Macedonia News

NATO on Friday concluded its three-day summit with grave divisions on enlargement and progress on Afghanistan. via People's Daily Online

“We're headed to a good day tomorrow.”

NATO leaders begin negotiations in earnest over Afghanistan Thursday, after the opening day of their summit in Bucharest saw a successful French offer of more troops, but a public disagreement over the ... via Raw Story

President Branko Crvenkovski said on Sunday he wants to clarify Skopje's strategy in resolving the name dispute with Athens after it cost the country an invitation to NATO membership last week. via Balkan Times

From correspondents in Europe, 08:01 AM IST A row over the organisation's enlargement dominated the second day of NATO's summit in Bucharest Thursday, delaying and overshadowing crucial talks on international ... via India eNews

“America's position is clear: Macedonia should take its place in NATO as soon as possible.”

President George W. Bush reassured Macedonia on Saturday that the United States believed it should join NATO as soon as possible. via Reuters

“There was a clear consensus on Albania and Croatia”

Greece successfully blocked Macedonia's NATO bid03 April 2008 Bucharest _ Macedonia will only receive an invitation to join NATO once the 'name' row with Greece is resolved. via Free Republic

“It is a decision which goes against stability in the Balkans. It encourages all the radical forces”

NATO leaders agreed on Thursday the former Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia would one day join NATO despite opposition by former Soviet master Russia. via Canada.com

By contributing to peacekeeping missions abroad and implementing necessary reforms at home, Macedonia has proven its dedication to NATO's goals, Defence Minister Lazar Elenovski tells Southeast European Times ... via SETimes news

“They have made that offer for the east of the country and the United States, building on that offer, has agreed to offer troops in the south”

France will send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan freeing up US forces to move south fulfilling a Canadian request, a NATO spokesman confirmed on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Bucharest. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Athens, Apr 2 Greece will veto Macedonia's entry into NATO, because there is no margin for resolving the conflict about the name of the ex Yugoslavian republic, Greek Foreign Affairs Secretary Dora Bakoyani. via Prensa Latina

NATO & SE Europe Politics Rating The Macedonian parliament will sit on the possible change of the constitutional name of the country at the last possible minute before Nato's April 2-4 2008 summit in Bucharest ... via Seeurope.net

As the region's oldest member of both NATO and the European Union, we feel a heightened sense of responsibility for our neighborhood, an obligation to be constructive, pragmatic and supportive. via ANA - Athens News Agency

March 24. KAZINFORM During the three-day visit to Skopje, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Kazakhstan Rashid Ibrayev explained main provisions of Kazakh President's address Growth of Welfare of ... via Kazinform

President Branko Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki reviewed Wednesday the latest proposal of UN mediator Matthew Nimetz for settling the dispute with Greece over ... via Macedonian Radio Television

“Both governments have a very strong desire to resolve this issue”

A meeting of EU foreign ministers in Slovenia later this week could prove the last chance for Macedonia and Greece to end their name dispute before the start of the NATO summit in Bucharest next week. via SETimes news

“The selection of prosecutors working in such a unit is vital”

Measures should be in place and made irreversible before, not after, a candidate country joins the EU. via SETimes news

“We instructed them on how to protect their rights”

Macedonia's overcrowded prisons, with living conditions well below standards established by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, are to be improved by May 2010. via SETimes news

Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's biggest telephone company, agreed to buy 20 percent of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA for 2.5 billion euros and aims to increase the stake in the Greek company. via Bloomberg.com

Furniture from around the world is on display in the Macedonian capital. Also in news this week: BiH's only oil refinery posted losses in 2007 and a foreign consortium will build a bridge over the Sava River in ... via SETimes news

“It would be right for these countries to be invited to join the organisation at its forthcoming summit”

Estonia and Turkey achieved a historic milestone in their relations this week. Also in diplomacy: Bulgaria's parliament speaker visits Greece. via SETimes news