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Greece will improve its stability program, measures, which have to strengthen the economy in compliance with the recommendations of European representatives, which have visited the country over the last three days. The financial minister George Papaconstantinou announced the intention of the Greek Parliament to present before Brussels a concrete and …

The President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy prefers the name “Macedonia” and noted it in his first speech on Friday during his visit to Germany, Macedonian Untrinski vesnik newspaper writes. Rompuy has delivered his first official speech before representatives of a local party not at a summit of …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said the chairman of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) Ali Ahmeti had not asked him for government reshuffles, Macedonian Vecer daily writes. If a minister decides to quit, it is their right, the prime minister added. Gruevski’s words came after the reports in the …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …

The Spanish EU presidency in Brussels has informed representatives of EU states about Serbia’s request to receive candidacy status for admission to the EU. A short information about the Serbian candidacy was presented at the meeting of the EU Western Balkans Committee and the EU Permanent Representatives Committee.

Leader of the Union for Macedonia Ljube Boskovski asked for early elections to be held in Macedonia. Boskovski called on Prime Minister (PM) Nikola Gruevski to hold early elections the issue on what support the present have among citizens to be resolved once and for all. Boskovski claimed a research …

Czech candidate for EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule considers Croatia will close the EU accession talks in 2010. According to Fule his main talks will be each future expansion to be fell prepared. “The judicial reforms and the main rights are big challenge for Croatia,” Fule noted.

Relations between Serbia and Croatia reached another critical juncture after Croatian President Stjepan Mesic on Thursday decreased by one year a jail sentence of a convicted war criminal, who took part in the executions of ethnic Serb civilians in the Pakracka Poljana region of western Slavonia in late 1991. Serbian …

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic during his visit to Kosovo on Friday was honored by the Kosovo’s President with the “Golden Medal of Independence”, while Pristina declared him an honourary citizen. During the meeting with his Kosovar counterpart Fatmir Sejdiu, Mesic said the award is the highest the newest state in …