Republic of Macedonia

Zoran Zaev, head of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM, has set five terms that he said the government of Nikola Gruevski must meet if they plan to end the post-election crisis.

Macedonia's parliament was expected to endorse the PM's new cabinet since the ruling parties led by Nikola Gruevski's VMRO DPMNE won a solid majority in the assembly at the April general elections.

The vote was 77 in favour and 6 against. No one abstained.

The session passed without almost any opposition MPs present in the chamber.

Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, said their leader, Zoran Zaev, had accepted a proposal to meet Prime Minister and VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski in the coming days to discuss ending the crisis that could worsen Macedonia's EU and NATO membership hopes.

It remains to be seen whether Gruevski's proposed date of Friday is acceptable for the opposition.

The Economic Chamber of Macedonia, which has launched the initiative for a joint purchase of shares in Macedonia’s main maritime transport hub - which is now being privatized - says they are not discouraged by tough tendering conditions.

Ancient Bulgarian Black Sea town of Nesebar has been named one of the top 10 greatest tourist destination in the Balkans.

The Macedonian Puls24 website has ranked the best locations in the Balkan peninsula which can compete with the world's most popular tourist attractions.

People in the two Balkan countries will be able to use PayPal services as of this week, the company announced.

The entry of PayPal to Macedonia and Montenegro forms part of an expansion of services to ten new countries across the world.

The DPA’s central presidency said this weekend that it would not become part of the new government led by Nikola Gruevski that is to be officially elected in parliament on Thursday.

The party said it did not believe that Gruevski and his allies, who led the last government, could make a breakthrough on the country's priority issues.

The construction sector, which grew by 13.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2014, is seen as the main driver of the current growth rate, which matches official economic forecasts for the year.

The new government platform submitted by Nikola Gruevski after he won the April general elections set economic growth for this and next year at three to four per cent.

BECICI - Head of the Serbian team for the accession talks with the EU Tanja Miscevic has said that the screening regarding chapter 23, which refers to the judiciary and basic rights and will probably be the starting point of the talks next year, can be expected in late June or early July, and that the Serbian team is already working on a plan for that chapter.

BECICI – An annual Southeast Europe (SEE) summit of finance ministers and central bank governors, which will discuss financial future of the region, will start in Becici, a coastal tourist resort in Montenegro, on Friday.