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Turkish Health Sector Eyes Balkan Market
Turkey has emerged as a key health tourist destination for Balkan citizens unable to access, or pay for, medical treatment at home.
Branko Crvenkovski, the Social Democrats’ Big Hope
A veteran of the political scene since the early 1990s, the former president and two-time prime minister is seen as the Social Democrats’ best hope to unite the party against the ruling VMRO-DPMNE.
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Nikola Gruevski: Economic Reformer Turned Nationalist
Born on August, 31, 1970, in Skopje, Macedonia’s Prime Minister, the leader of the ruling centre-right VMRO-DPMNE party, is an economically savvy technocrat who over time has developed into a hard-line nationalist.
Macedonia Election Dampens Hope of Name Breakthrough
Early elections are more likely to retard rather than expedite a solution to the longstanding dispute with Greece over Macedonia’s name.
Ljubco Georgievski: Hawk Who Turned Into a Dove
Yesterday’s nationalist firebrand now espouses a ‘21st-century patriotism’ based on economic growth and a fast resolution to the name issue with Greece.
Davutoglu: ‘I’m Not a Neo-Ottoman’
The Turkish foreign minister on why Turkey is a Balkan country, neo-Ottomanism, achieving lasting peace in the region and relations with Serbia and Macedonia.
Ljube Boskoski: Macedonia’s Self-styled Freedom Fighter
The former ally, turned enemy, of Nikola Gruevski won’t win the June elections - but he can expect to poach a number of centre-right votes from the premier and his VMRO party.
Radmila Shekerinska: Brussels’ Favourite Macedonian
After losing to Nikola Gruevski once already in the 2008 elections, the woman with a hotline to Washington and Brussels is back in the ring, as the Social Democrats’ Prime Minister-in-waiting.
Economy to Dominate Macedonian Poll
Analysts say the upcoming elections must stabilise the country’s turbulent political scene, marred recently by opposition boycotts and disputes about the election date.
Rufi Osmani: Lone Wolf on Macedonian Albanian Stage
The fiercely independent minded mayor of the western town of Gostivar is determined to shake up politics in Macedonia’s large Albanian community.
Skopje Revamp Devours Macedonian Heritage Funds
While pouring millions into building new monuments in the capital, the government is letting the country’s priceless existing heritage fall into decay.
Dream of World Court Victory Tempts Macedonia
While Skopje hopes that a favourable ruling from the International Court of Justice will put Greece in its place, some experts sound a warning note.
Macedonia's Media Feel Pressure to Conform
Reports of newspaper closures and changes in editorial line fuel fears that critically inclined media face a difficult future.
Census Delay Now Looks Inevitable in Macedonia
Official postponement of headcount seems a matter of time, as head of junior coalition party joins chorus of voices calling for census to take place after next general election.
Macedonia Erects Lasting Tribute to Holocaust Victims
The world’s fourth Holocaust museum aims to ensure that the country that lost a higher percentage of Jews to Nazi concentration camps than any other does not forget them.
