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4 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

Fresh Snowfall Prolongs Balkan Winter Weather Misery

Heavy snowfall continued over the weekend in the Balkans, claiming more victims, blocking traffic and exacerbating problems in areas already cut off by the extremely cold weather.

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10 hrs ago | Balkans.com

Toxicology and optical labs in FYR Macedonia's city Skopje put into service

Macedonia's PM Nikola Gruevski and ministers of health and education - Nikola Todorov and Pance Kralev - put into service on Sunday two new laboratories at the Institute of Occupational Health in Skopje.The goal of the labs is to improve conditions for toxicological and... Macedonia's PM Nikola Gruevski and ministers of health and education - ... (more)

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Sun Feb 12, 2012

Eastern Daily Press

East of England MEP Richard Howitt reveals how he feared for his life in Macedonia plane drama

One of the region's Euro MPs has revealed how he feared he was going to die when the plane he was on was forced to make an emergency landing in Macedonia.

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Related Topix: Macedonia, Greece, World News, Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft

Fri Feb 10, 2012

BalkanInsight.com

Macedonia Press Review - February 10, 2012

DNEVNIK The daily looks at the recent relations between United Kingdom and Macedonia.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Global Voices Online

Macedonia: Coping With Ice and Snow in Skopje

GV Author Filip Stojanovski posts pictures of Skopje's snowy and icy streets and reports on his blog: "[] the pavements and the side streets in the municipality of Centar remain icy.

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BalkanInsight.com

UN "Name" Mediator to Visit Macedonia, Greece

The United Nations mediator in the "name" dispute between Macedonia and Greece, Matthew Nimetz, is to visit both countries this month to examine their commitment to solving the long-standing issue.

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Related Topix: Europe, Macedonia, World News, Greece, Nikola Gruevski

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Global Voices Online

Macedonia: Problems With Transparent Online Reporting of Air Pollution in Skopje

The city-owned "Skopje Breathing" online system, which informed residents of air pollution levels, stopped functioning in early January 2011.

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Palm Beach Post

Severe frost paralyzes Danube shipping

In this photo Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 photo people stand next to a natural ice sculpture that was formed after the wind blew waves over the boardwalk of Lake Geneva at the Port of Choiseul in Versoix near Geneva, Switzerland.

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BalkanInsight.com

Macedonia's Road, Power Plans Worry Naturalists

Macedonia is going ahead with two major infrastructure projects this year despite European ecologist groups' warnings that construction could devastate local species.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

BalkanInsight.com

Architect Shuns Macedonian Government HQ Revamp

After the government on Friday said it had chosen a baroque facade for its HQ, architect Petar Mulickovski said he had turned down an invitation to be an advisor to the project.

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Balkans.com

Turkish Airlines become FYROM's only regular carrier

The FYR Macedonia's Civil Aviation Agency has confirmed that Turkish Airlines has been given the status of a "regular carrier", thus granting it numerous privileges over other airlines operating to the country.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

Washington Times

Macedonia complains Greece is 'irrational'

Greece is being "irrational" in opposing Macedonia's bid to join NATO because it objects to the country's name, the Balkan nation's foreign minister says.

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BalkanInsight.com

Pollution Website Closure Worries Macedonian Greens

Environmental activists in Skopje are urging the city to put back on line a web page allowed people to check air pollution levels in the capital.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

PR-inside.com

Macedonia Business Forecast Report Q1 2012 - new country guide report published

Moreover, we expect the political stalemate between the two countries to continue.

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SETimes news

Macedonian court decision to limit lustration sparks controversy

Many citizens are concerned that the constitutional court decision to exempt large groups of people from lustration may lead to further human rights abuses.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Balkans.com

A British high-tech company will invest in FYR Macedonia

A British high-tech company will invest in FYR Macedonia, thus opening 50-200 new jobs, Bill Pavleski, Minister in charge of attracting foreign investments, told reporters late Tuesday at a humanitarian gala dinner in Skopje, organized in honor of the visiting British business... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you ... (more)

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WDBO-AM Orlando

Macedonian carnival sparks new religious tension

Vandals have targeted an Orthodox church and a historic mosque in Macedonia, the latest in a string of incidents after carnival-goers mocked Muslims.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

BalkanInsight.com

Greece Protests Over Macedonia's Triumphal Arch

On Thursday afternoon, the head of the Greek Liaison Office in Skopje, Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou, handed the demarche to the Macedonian Foreign Ministry.

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Related Topix: Europe, Macedonia, World News, Greece, Nikola Gruevski

BalkanInsight.com

Macedonian Artists Keep Silent Over Skopje 2014

As the government-sponsored facelift of the Macedonian capital, dubbed Skopje 2014, gains new additions almost every month, it is drawing increasingly vocal criticism from the outside world.

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Thu Jan 26, 2012

The Sofia Echo

Flight diversions, delays at Sofia Airport because of heavy snow: Update

Some flights that had been due to land at Sofia Airport on January 26 2012 were diverted to other airports as heavy snow fell on Bulgaria.

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