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The OSCE is urging Albania to limit the immunity of public officials by changing laws and the constitution. The organisation’s Ambassador to Tirana, Eugen Wollfarth, said on Tuesday (April 19th) that the “volunteer

The census process in Kosovo ended on Tuesday (April 19th), four days later than initially planned. The Bureau of Statistics decided last week to extend the headcount in seven municipalities and according to reports, there

Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Macedonia are not at all marred by open political issues. Our duty is only to resume the cooperation, urged Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after meeting with his Macedonian host and counterpart Antonio Milososki on Wednesday in Ohrid.

Macedonian President George Ivanov refuted media statements that the country has reached an agreement with Greece on the name issue which will be announced after the parliamentary elections.

Serbia’s Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic has sent a proposal for an investigation into allegations of organ trafficking in Kosovo and Albania to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Jeremic sent the letter to Ban on Tuesday afternoon, after he discussed the issue with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, who was in …

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov heads to Macedonia on Wednesday for a one-day visit to discuss boosting bilateral ties and economic relations, especially in the energy and investment sectors.

Serbia needs to achieve political stability and unity for further progress in its EU accession bid, Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said on Monday (April 18th) at an EP-Serbia

Croatia will close two more chapters in its EU accession talks Tuesday (April 19th) when a delegation finalises negotiations on agriculture and rural development and regional policy at

Bulgaria would join the Schengen area, but France needs more time to be convinced of its readiness, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said on Monday. “Accession to Schengen requires a number of conditions to be completed — from technical preparedness and general behavior, to tackling crime

Bulgarian Socialist MEP Kristian Vigenin’s appointment as the new rapporteur to the European Parliament on all matters concerning Macedonia, has made officials in Skopje unhappy, media reports in Macedonia said. “The next rapporteur on Macedonia has to be a MEP who enjoys a great reputation and is well respected,” Macedonian …