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Armed clashes in Kumanovo between police and armed group

May 9, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

There were armed clashes on May 9 between police and an armed group in the centre of Kumanovo in northern Macedonia.

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Europe 

Second night of protests in Skopje

May 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Thousands of citizens held a quiet protest in Skopje on the night of May 6 in front of the parliament

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Europe 

EU worried by situation in Macedonia

May 6, 2015May 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman of the head of EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini declared that the European Union is closely following the

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Bulgaria 

DOM party leaves governing coalition in Macedonia

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Party for the Recovery of Macedonia has abandoned the governing coalition of VMRO-DPMNE of PM Nikola Gruevski. This party

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Europe 

Protests escalate in Skopje, clashes between police and protesters

May 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Violence and clashes between police and protesters were seen on the night of May 5 in front of the government building

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Europe 

Wiretapping scandal: Mass protest in Skopje demands Gruevski’s resignation

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Hundreds of citizens protested in front of the government building in Skopje on the night of May 5, following the publication

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Bulgaria 

Skopje votes to twin with Sofia

April 19, 2015April 20, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The city council of Skopje has voted unanimously to “twin” the city with Sofia, in a move welcomed by Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Political crisis in Macedonia raises serious concerns

March 22, 2015March 24, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The internal political crisis in Macedonia, caused by revelations of human rights violations and mass wiretapped phone conversations,including of diplomats

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Europe 

New IMF report urges Western Balkan countries to complete reform process

March 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, IMF, Macedonia, Serbia

Western Balkan countries have attained major economic achievements in the past 15 years, but need to complete the transition to

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