Yugoslavia

The government is showing "arrogance" in regards to fresh efforts to resolve a longstanding name dispute between Greece and its northern neighbor, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), said New Democracy's Dora Bakoyannis.

Greece wants to settle a decades-old row this year over the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, its foreign minister said on Thursday - a move that could unblock the Balkan state's ambition of joining the European Union.

Namely, among the photographs showing Nazi German troops entering Europe's capitals during the Second World War, Vesic spotted an image with the inscription "Yugoslavia" that showed citizens welcoming the Nazis with cheers.

Because of its high purchasing power and its attractiveness as an investment location, Slovenia is an interesting market for German companies, despite its small size. Around 40% of German foreign trade with countries of the former Yugoslavia is accounted for by Slovenia.

WASHINGTON DC - The Western Balkans are back on the agenda in Washington, while negotiations between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on resolving the lingering name issue have just got under way in Brussels.

The display is conceived as a visual intertwining of the stories of Slovenian collectors and of Slovenian Africans, which provide insight into the background and nature of the ties between Africa and Slovenia, whose origin dates back to the times of the former Yugoslavia.

The UN war crimes court for former Yugoslavia descended into chaos during it last judgement on Nov. 29 when a Bosnian Croat defendant appeared to take poison to protest the upholding of his 20-year jail term.

Joska Broz spoke on the anniversary of the founding of the former state, where November 29 was celebrated as Republic Day.

He told Belgrade-based TV Pink that "nobody asked the people whether or not they wanted Yugoslavia to break up - it was a decision made by several powerful figures."

UZICE - Serbia has amended its laws and the media, too, must operate according to market principles, but state support is not lacking either, Minister of Public Administration and Local Self-Government Branko Ruzic said Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic thinks Serbia has "a big hole in diplomatic relations, because it underestimates some countries" - that are her friends.

Speaking for TV Pink, Dacic said this concerns those countries to whom "(Yugoslav president) Tito still means something," and who have "great positive memories from past relations with Yugoslavia."