Macedonia

Berlin hosts conference on Balkans and SE Europe

BERLIN -- A conference on Southeastern Europe and the Western Balkans is to be held in Berlin on Wednesday.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić will attend.

In the first eight months of 2014, Macedonia attracted €176 million in FDI, which was 11 €million less than the same period last year, data from the Central Bank show.

Macedonia attracted only €251 million in FDI in 2013, which was the worst score in the region, below Kosovo, which attracted slightly more - €259 million.

Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) are nowhere near a solution to the name dispute, the Balkan statelet’s foreign minister, Nikola Poposki, said on Saturday.

BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov agreed during a meeting they had in Belgrade on Saturday that there was room for improvement of economic cooperation between the two countries.

Macedonia's Transport Minister Mile Janakieski expects the Bulgaria-Macedonia rail line to start functioning in 2022.

The transport ministers of Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Albania participated Friday in a conference held in Sofia.

BELGRADE - President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov arrived on an official visit to Serbia on Friday at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

President Ivanov received a ceremonial welcome in front of the Palace of Serbia, and the meeting between the two presidents will be followed by the talks between the two countries' delegations.

BELGRADE - President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov arrived on an official visit to Serbia on Friday at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

President Ivanov received a ceremonial welcome in front of the Palace of Serbia, and the meeting between the two presidents will be followed by the talks between the two countries' delegations.

Macedonian president visits Serbia

BELGRADE -- Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has arrive in Serbia for an official visit on Friday, at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolić.

The visit is made in the spirit of friendship and close ties between the two neighboring nations, the Serbian president's media office said.

BELGRADE - President of the Republic of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov will arrive in Serbia for an official visit on Friday, October 31, at the invitation of his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic.

The visit is made in the spirit of friendship and close ties between the two neighboring nations, the Serbian president's media relations office said in a release.

Industrial output in Macedonia in September rose by 9.1 per cent in comparison with the same period last year, data show. This is the biggest growth since the country exited the economic downturn in 2012.