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Northern Greece mayor asks Athens for Alexander the Great statue
The mayor of Delta, in the northern region of Macedonia, has asked Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis to grant his municipality a bronze statue of Alexander the Great, which was purchased by the Culture Ministry in 1993 and given to City Hall but it has yet to go on public display, it emerged on Wednesday.
"Greece could provide alternative gas route"
"Greece could provide alternative gas route"
BELGRADE -- Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday an alternative gas supply route for Serbia and Hungary could come from Greece through Macedonia.
This scenario is considered after the recent cancellation of the South Stream gas pipeline project.
US military assistance contributes to Balkan armies' modernisation
US military assistance contributes to Balkan armies' modernisation
Experts say modernised military forces will be more prepared to confront extremists like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Macedonia Defence Minister Zoran Jolevski inspects equipment donated by the US military. [Defence Ministry of Macedonia]
Vraniskovski to be released soon, MPC expects talks with SPC
SKOPJE, MOSCOW - The criminal court in Skopje has ruled that the head of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, Jovan Vraniskovski, be granted conditional release on January 19, while the canonically unrecognised Macedonian Orthodox Church (MPC) expects a dialogue with the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) on its status to begin afterwards, with mediation from the Russian Orthodox Church (RPC).
Bulgaria Trades More with EU, Less with Third Countries - NSI
Bulgaria has expanded its trade with the European Union (EU),while it has contracted its trade with third countries, shows National Statistical Institute (NSI) data, which was published on Monday.
In the period January - October 2014 Bulgarian exports to the EU amounted to BGN 22.4 B, recording an increase of 2.4 % compared to the same period in 2013.
Montenegro Limits Foreign Work Permits
Under the new Labour Ministry restrictions, Montenegro will issue only 23,400 work permits for foreigners in 2015. Montenegro issued more than 25,000 work permits in previous years.
Kosovo and Macedonia co-operate on terrorism, cross-border crime
Kosovo and Macedonia co-operate on terrorism, cross-border crime
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding to advance collaboration between their prosecutors' offices.
Macedonia Justice Minister Adnan Jashari (centre) and Kosovo State Prosecutor Sule Hoxha (third from right) meet in Skopje. [AFP]