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Greece and FYROM discuss trust-building measures
The reopening of a border crossing used by communist general Markos Vafiadis during Greece?s civil war and the restoration of a 19th century railway service are two of 11 confidence-building measures discussed between Greece and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), which remain estranged over a name dispute.
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Macedonia Gays Charge Govt With Homophobia
Macedonian gay rights activists on Thursday laid a funeral wreath in front of the government headquarters to symbolically "bury" the embattled government of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
Slavco Dimitrov, one of the activists, told the protest meeting that the government routinely turned a blind eye to anti-gay violence.
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Greek, FYROM ministers agree to boost trust
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his counterpart in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Nikola Poposki, on Wednesday agreed on a list of 11 confidence-building measures (CBMs) aimed at boosting bilateral ties at critical moments for both countries.
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Macedonians Plan Noisy Protest to Get Rid of Gruevski
A coalition of opposition parties and NGOs called "Citizens for Macedonia" has called on people to bring metal cooking pots and lids, spoons and everything else that can make noise to make "the loudest protest thus far" against the government of Nikola Gruevski.
Greek Minister on Trust-Building Mission to Macedonia
The Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, is visiting Macedonia on Wednesday on a mission to rekindle ties between the estranged neighbours.
Young Woman Self-Immolates in Macedonia's Skopje
A woman aged between 20 and 30 has died after setting herself on fire in Macedonian capital Skopje, local media outlets report.
Witnesses say she poured herself with an inflammable liquid just before setting fire to her body, according to Macedonia's Utrinski vesnik.
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Macedonia Leaders Pledge to Honour Election Deal
After an hour of talks in Skopje, Macedonia's political leaders agreed to honour the snap election deal brokered on June 2 during the visit to Skopje of the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, as a basis for future talks.
Hahn has extracted an agreement on a transition period leading up to snap elections that must take place by next April.
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Macedonia Awaits Fresh Round of Crisis Talks
The meeting, which comes after last week's failure to strike a deal about a transitional government at the talks in Brussels, is expected to gather leaders of the four main political parties as well as the EU and US ambassadors to the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily.
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Turkish Halkbank opens new branch in Macedonia
Halkbank, one of Turkey's biggest banks and a state-run lender, on June 17 opened its 33rd branch in the Cair municipality of the Macedonian capital Skopje.
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Macedonia, Greece Mull Steps to Rebuild Trust
Greek Foreign Ministry officials are expected in Macedonia on Thursday to determine a list of steps towards greater bilateral cooperation, a source from the Macedonian Foreign Ministry told BIRN.
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