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Macedonia Also Moves to Close Western Balkan Route to Migrants

Macedonia has also moved to close its borders to migrants traveling on the so-called Western Balkan route.

No new arrival of asylum-seekers in the Gevgelija refugee transit centre has been registered for more than fifty hours, which means that this section of the Western Balkan route has been practically closed.

Kosovo Exports Register Meagre Growth in 2015

Exports from Kosovo grew by just 0.23 per cent in 2015, accounting for a total export income of 325.3 million euros, according to the latest report on foreign trade by the country's statistical agency.

Industrial goods, mainly raw metals, represented the country's leading exports at around 45 per cent of the total amount.

Albania Aims to Open EU Talks this Year

Albanian officials hope the country can open accession talks with the European Union by the end of this year, once parliament has adopted a package of EU-mandated judicial reforms.

Albanian officials have asked the European Commission to issue an intermediate progress report once the package of changes has passed through parliament.

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