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Macedonia’s Ivanov to stand for a second term as president

February 26, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The current president of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, confirmed on February 25 2014 that he will stand for a second term

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Perspectives 

Serbia lands in Brussels, Skopje ends up in Strasbourg

February 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

Serbia has demonstrated that politics is indeed the art of the possible. Thirsty for any successful story in the Balkans,

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Europe 

Macedonia to hold presidential elections on April 13 2014

February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Presidential elections in Macedonia will be held on April 13 2014. The decision was signed on February 1 by the

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Central and Eastern Europe in 2013: Emerging and submerging

January 6, 2014February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

There were record floods, changes of government, protests – lots of those – and the European Union got larger by

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Protests in Skopje: Albania, say ‘no’ to Syria’s chemical weapons

November 15, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania, Macedonia

A protest was held on November 14 2013 against the arrival of Syria’s chemical weapons in Albania and as a

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Europe 

New round of talks on Macedonia name dispute in New York

October 24, 2013October 25, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

The ministry of foreign affairs of Macedonia said on October 24 2013 that a two day round of talks on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister confirms he used ‘FYROM’ name

October 24, 2013October 24, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kristian Vigenin, Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin confirmed on October 23 that during a visit to meet his counterpart in Athens a

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Europe 

More than 1100 refugees from the war in Kosovo still in Macedonia

October 19, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia

More than 1100 refugees from the 1999 war in Kosovo are still in Macedonia. The United Nations High Commission for

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Europe 

European Commission releases regular reports on Western Balkans countries – key points

October 16, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Commission, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia

The European Commission (EC) released regular reports on the countries of the Western Balkans that are not members of the

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