Juncker: Slovenia-Croatia dispute jeopardises Balkan enlargement
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 January 2018 14:38
The border dispute between Slovenia and Croatia could block further enlargement in the Western Balkans, the European Commission president warned on Monday (8 January 2018).
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In three years, FYROM’s public debt will amount to 6,5 billion euros
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 January 2018 14:34
Based on the 2018-2020 fiscal strategy, public debt until 2020 in FYROM will be 6,5 billion euros or 53,5% of GDP. Data from the Central Bank indicate that until the end of last year, public debt was 47% of GDP.
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Turkey’s state of emergency to be extended once again: Deputy PM
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- Published on Tuesday, 09 January 2018 14:32
The state of emergency rule is set to be extended once again following an advisory decision made by the National Security Council (MGK), the government spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Jan. 8, 2018.
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Macedonian, Greek, Nationalists Mobilize Against 'Name' Deal
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- Published on Monday, 08 January 2018 09:04
As optimism grows about a rapid solution to Macedonia's dispute with Greece over its name, nationalists on both sides of the border are rallying against a possible compromise solution.
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President Erdoğan openly says US is behind Gülen
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- Published on Monday, 08 January 2018 09:03
The court case in which a former Turkish banking executive was found guilty of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran is a clear indication that the U.S. is behind the Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gülen, believed to be the mastermind of the July 2016 coup attempt, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said on 07.01.2017.
Albanian President on Orthodox Archbishop’s citizenship, UN Vote
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- Published on Friday, 05 January 2018 13:58
Albanian President, Ilir Meta, said the decision to give Albanian citizenship to Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania was fair.
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The ‘Macedonian issue’
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- Published on Saturday, 30 December 2017 10:54
Late conservative prime minister Constantinos Mitsotakis said in February 1993 that the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) was not that important, adding that “no one will remember [the incident] 10 years from now.”
Research ship harassed by Turkish coast guard
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- Published on Saturday, 30 December 2017 10:47
The Meteor, a research ship conducting research on behalf of the University of Heidelberg in Germany in the sea between Samothrace and Limnos in the eastern Aegean, was harassed on Friday (28.12.2017) by Turkish coast guard officers who warned the captain to leave, saying the vessel was in Turkish waters.
Kosovo’s minister for Integration: Demarcation should be ratified before the visa free regime is introduced
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 10:12
Kosovo’s minister for European Integration, Dhurata Hoxha declared today (26.12.2017) that she’s expecting from the political class to find the necessary consensus needed to ratify the agreement for the border deal with Montenegro.
According to her, it is very important for demarcation to be approved and citizens of Kosovo not to remain isolated.
Berlin offers new model for Turkey, EU
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 December 2017 10:10
An EU agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as close as possible to the bloc but are not yet ready to join, such as Ukraine and Turkey, Germany’s Foreign Minister has said.
Hristijan Mickoski to Lead Macedonia's Frail Opposition
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- Published on Sunday, 24 December 2017 12:08
Macedonia’s opposition right-wing VMRO DPMNE party elected Hristijan Mickoski as its new leader on Saturday (23.12.2017). He will succeed embattled former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who assumed party leadership in 2003.
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Albania’s vote against the USA in the UN
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- Published on Saturday, 23 December 2017 09:38
A debate has sparked in Albania a few hours after authorities in Tirana decided to vote against the decision of the US, which decided to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. President Trump decided to move the US embassy there and called on other countries to do the same.
Macedonia sets for a referendum on the dispute over the name
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- Published on Friday, 22 December 2017 12:04
Every solution over the name dispute should be made through a national referendum, where citizens will decide whether they will accept the country’s new name, as a compromise with Greece.
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Maltese law firm confirms Erdoğan company offshore bank account
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- Published on Wednesday, 20 December 2017 00:00
Shipping firm owned by Turkish leader’s brother-in-law opened account in Malta. 20 December 2017, 8:00am
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Serbia sets sight on enhancing overall relations with Russia
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- Published on Tuesday, 19 December 2017 17:04
MOSCOW, December 19, 2017 /TASS/. Belgrade intends to better its ties with Russia across the board, Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
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