Democratic Renewal

The draft proposal France sent to North Macedonia last week to unclog the country's EU accession talks, by removing the Bulgarian blockade over history and identity issues, is to be sent to the parliament, a meeting between the partners in the ruling Social Democrat-led coalition on Sunday decided.

The French presidency's proposal to resolve the dispute shook the Macedonian government after three small parties threatened to leave if the cabinet approved a draft sent to the Bulgarian parliament to end the dispute between Skopje and Sofia.

After previously saying they saw no reason for it, North Macedonia's main ruling Social Democrats on Monday offered to support an opposition resolution on the country's language and identity in regards to ongoing talks with neighbouring Bulgaria.

Ljubljana – As Slovenia marks the 30th anniversary of the independence referendum, signatories to the cross-party agreement on the plebiscite say it should provide an inspiration to the leaders of today where the focus should be on dealing with the coronavirus epidemic.

Former-Greek President Kostis Stefanopoulos died on Sunday night at the age of 90. He passed away at the Errikos Dunant Hospital at 11.18pm following multiple organ failure, after being admitted for treatment on November 17 with serious respiratory problems.