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My Part in Ceaucescu’s Downfall

23 December 2009 | By Marcus Tanner

Marcus Tanner I’ll always remember the Romanian revolution because it’s the only time in my life I felt like royalty. We’d been waiting on the Yugoslav border, near Timisaoara, for days, as soon as the first news broke on the BBC about “disturbances” in the city.


Albania Gifts 400,000 Euros to Serb Enclave
23 December 2009 |

After a meeting with representatives of the Serb minority in Kosovo, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Thursday the gifting of a 400,000 euro grant to the community of Gracanica.

Artifacts Could Boost Macedonia’s “Name” Position
28 December 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic

Freshly uncovered ancient artifacts could strengthen the Macedonian position in the “name” talks with neighboring Greece if only Athens would recognise the argument of facts, Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said on Sunday.

Osmic: Another Trial for Bugojno Crimes Begins
28 December 2009 |

The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina will seek to prove that Alija Osmic, accused of crimes committed in Bugojno, was able to understand and control his actions and that he was aware of the fact that he was violating the rules of international law.



Macedonia Press Review – November 6

Skopje | 06 November 2009 | Sinisa-Jakov Marusic
 
Macedonia Press
Macedonia Press
Here are the top stories in Macedonia’s main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

DNEVNIK
People from Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia will be able to travel freely in to the Shengen countries even before the New Year. Slovenia proposed. Other EU members have accepted the abolition of visas for these countries from 19 December.

UTRINSKI VESNIK

Swine flu is starting to gain momentum in Macedonia as well as in the other Balkan countries, the daily reports. Four new suspicious cases were reported yesterday alone. The authourities assure that the state is capable of coping with possible outbreak. For now the official number of infected stands at 51.

VREME
The UN mediator Natthew Nimetz will probably not propose a new package at the 16 Novemner Athens,Skopje name talks. The main focus will be to discuss the scope of use of the proposed compromise name Republic of Northern Macedonia, the daily cites sources involved in the negotiations.



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