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  1. EU to rap Turkey on freedomsRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Gulf Times

    ... at their summit a European Commission recommendation to open entry talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia . It urged Macedonia and Greece to settle a name dispute over the former Yugoslav republic. Greece has vetoed Macedonia 's ... 4 comments

    Related Topix: Turkey, Middle East, World News, Europe

  2. Papoulias denies Macedonia's name and languageRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Macedonian Radio Television

    Besides, Greece's name dispute with Republic of Macedonia, Greek President Karolos Papoulias denies Macedonia's name of the country, nationality and language. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Karolos Papoulias, Greece

  3. Macedonian Police Busts Heroin ChannelRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    Kosovo honours a hero. To the hero the spoils? Brushing a lock of hair from her face and gazing into her eyes, the former president asks the comeliest government official to hand, "So what did you think of my speech?" No Monica she, her answer stays on the vertical and is rather better sculpted than the two and half-metre effigy just unveiled ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Skopje, Macedonia

  4. Macedonian PM Dampens Name HopesRead the original story w/Photo

    13 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    ... exchange of views and also I expect the meeting to contribute to an overall improvement of the atmosphere between Macedonia and Greece. I don't have any expectations that the meeting will result in a solution to the long-standing issue, that's been ...

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

  5. Macedonia seizes more heroin in crackdownRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

    ... nd the heroin hidden in a truck that had traveled from Turkey and crossed part of Greece before being stopped near Macedonia's capital Skopje.

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  6. Macedonia Press Review a " November 25Read the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    Skopje Macedonia Press Here are the top stories in Macedonia's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

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    Related Topix: Skopje, Macedonia, World News, Macedonia, Greece, Skopje, Greece, Greece

  7. Slovenia Greets Visa Scrapping for MacedoniaRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | BalkanInsight.com

    Skopje Skopje Slovenia wants Macedonia to join the European Union as soon as possible and welcomes the scrapping of the EU's visa requirement, visiting Slovenian Interior Minister Katarina Kresal said on Tuesday in Skopje.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Macedonia, Greece, Skopje, Macedonia, Skopje, Greece, Greece

  8. Scant optimism about Gruevski - " Papandreou meetingRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | The Sofia Echo

    The meeting in Greece on November 27 2009 between Greek prime minister George Papandreou and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski is hardly likely to produce progress in resolving the dispute between the two countries about the use of the name Macedonia, media reports in Skopje said.

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

  9. Macedonia, Greece meet over 'name dispute'Read the original story

    22 hrs ago | EurActiv.com

    The prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Gruevski and George Papandreou, will meet on Friday to find ways of averting a Greek veto on the opening of EU accession talks with the former Yugoslav republic, according to media reports from the region.

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

  10. Number of researchers rising globally but women still in minority - " UN reportRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    ... South Asia women only represent 18 per cent. The report noted that in Europe only the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova and Serbia have achieved gender parity. In the Commonwealth of Independent States ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Moldova

  11. Ghosts of past endanger Macedonia's futureRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | B92

    ... Atanas Pcelarski explains the meaning of words from the world of Classical Antiquity in modern Macedonian. "Macedonia is the source of the world. Languages, themes about God, religion, the legal system, they all stem from Macedonia," he declares. ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Macedonia, Greece, Skopje, Greece, Greece, Skopje, Macedonia, Opinion

  12. Poster exhibition within second international student competitionRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Macedonian Radio Television

    "Power vs. Poverty" is the topic of the second international student poster competition, organized by "Plakart" from Skopje.

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    Related Topix: Europe, Skopje, Macedonia, World News

  13. Public announcement for submission of IPARD applicationsRead the original story

    Tuesday | Macedonian Radio Television

    The onsite activities of the campaign IPARD Opportunities for the Macedonian Agriculture" begin today.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Europe, World News, Skopje, Macedonia

  14. Bulgaria, Greece to Open Makaza Border Crossing Point in 2010Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Sofia News Agency

    ... Papulias had further informed Parvanov about the official Greek position regarding the name of the Republic of Macedonia. A program for bilateral collaboration in the areas of education, science and culture for 2009-2011 period has also been signed ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Georgi Parvanov, Thraki, Greece, Greece, World News, Komotini, Greece, Bulgaria, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria

  15. Bulgaria's Nominee Seeks Enlargement PortfolioRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Sofia News Agency

    ... publicly advocating a particular brief, her candour is unusual. Asked about the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's EU membership hopes, the 40-year-old sociology professor said "we hope that our neighbour will get the date for starting ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News

  16. US: Skopje-Athens Meeting CrucialRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | BalkanInsight.com

    ... are looking forward to this meeting, which is crucial for name talks," Reeker told local media. "We believe that Macedonia and Greece can find an acceptable solution," he added. When asked whether the USA supports solving name issue in stages, ...

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

  17. Eurocontrol Unit Rate Proposals UnacceptableRead the original story

    Tuesday | IAG Blog

    ... General and CEO. Eight states proposed to freeze unit rates at 2009 levels: Belgium, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Cyprus, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Slovenia and Slovakia Seven states proposed reductions below 2009 levels: Portugal, ...

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    Related Topix: Travel, Belgium Travel, Europe, World News, Germany Travel

  18. NewsRead the original story

    Tuesday | EKathimerini

    Papandreou invites Albanian and FYROM leaders to meeting Prime Minister George Papandreou yesterday invited his counterparts from Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Sali Berisha and Nikola Gruevski respectively, for an informal three-day meeting on Friday at the Prespes Lakes national park.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Albania, Sali Berisha, Nikola Gruevski

  19. Macedonia Press Review a " November 24Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | BalkanInsight.com

    Skopje Macedonia Press Here are the top stories in Macedonia's main newspapers. Balkan Insight has not verified the reports and cannot vouch for their accuracy.

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    Related Topix: World News, Skopje, Macedonia, Macedonia, Greece, Skopje, Greece, Greece

  20. Support For Athens-Skopje TalksRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | BalkanInsight.com

    ... Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told media. The two countries' Prime Ministers, Greece's George Papandreou and Macedonia's Nikola Gruevski, are expected to discuss modalities that should ultimately lead to the lifting of a Greek blockade on ...

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    Related Topix: Macedonia, Greece, Europe, Skopje, Greece, Greece, World News, Skopje, Macedonia, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)