Macedonia
Macedonia President Denies Zaev Right to Form Govt
Macedonia's President has refused to give Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev a mandate to form a government, despite his majority in parliament, claiming he had the potential to "destroy the country" by accepting the demands of the country's ethnic Albanian parties.
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FYROM Opposition Claims Coalition Deal With Albanians; Gruevski: Drop Tirana Platform
FYROM's (Macedonia) opposition Social Democratic Union (SDSM) leader has submitted signatures of support from three ethnic Albanian political parties to President Gjorge Ivanov, saying he has secured enough support in parliament to form a government.
Turkey test her luck! The TCG Cesme survey vessel to the Aegean…again!
Turkey wants to test the Greek reflexes and attempts to answer to the clear Greek warning that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Kotzias gave a few hour ago. Ankara announced that the oceanographic survey vessel TCG Cesme will conduct “scientific surveys” in international waters. The area is near the islands of Thasos, Limnos and Samothraki at the Northern Aegean Sea.
Macedonia, Croatia Risk Trade War Over Wine
Macedonia's Agriculture Ministry says it is mulling retaliatory measures against Croatian products if Zagreb fails to lift recent additional restrictions on Macedonian wine imports that has forced entire shipments to be delayed by long and expensive inspections.
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EP Calls on Albania to Recognize Bulgarian Minority
The European Parliament has called on Albania to make sure the rights of all minorities - and specifically ethnic Bulgarians - are safeguarded and legally enshrined.
EP Ruling on Bulgarians in Albania Sparks Negative Reaction from Macedonian Media
A European Parliament document calling on Albania to recognize a Bulgarian minority and legally enshrine its rights has prompted a harsh response in Macedonian media.
Macedonian news website Dnevnik.mk has described the EP move as "surprising".
Thessaloniki: A more popular destination by the year
Thessaloniki at the Central Macedonia province of Greece, had a 5,56% increase in visitors again in 2016. In total 2.309.617 booking compared to 2.187.932 it had the year before. This corresponds to tourists as well as business visitors.
Waste management PPP project launched in Kozani
Twelve municipalities in Greece's Western Macedonia region have launched the pilot phase of a 48-million-euro integrated waste management project financed through a public-private partnership (PPP).
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Austrian FM defends closing borders to deter migrants
Austria's foreign minister says closing the so-called "Balkan route" to migrants seeking to reach central and northern Europe was the right move.
More Than 10 000 Dual Nationals Included in Electoral Rolls of Bulgaria's Kyustendil
More than 10 000 dual nationals of Bulgaria and Western Balkan states have been included into the electoral rolls in Kyustendil in the southwest of the country.
The foreign nationals' entries include their addresses in Kyustendil region, but they rarely show up to vote, according to the Bulgarian National Radio.