written by: Ioannis Michaletos The perennial issue of the existence of strong organized crime structures in the Balkan region is of great concern for the whole of Europe, due to the importance of this region as a main geo-economic hub between the European Union, Turkey and the Middle East, and …

Macedonia needs to boost its reform process and reach a name agreement with Greece in order to avoid slowing down its EU bid, the head of the European Commission said during his visit to Skopje. “Now is the time to settle the name issue, and the new climate of confidence …

The Macedonian parliament will be dissolved on Thursday, April 14. Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski said the meeting was due on Thursday. The decision to hold early elections on June 5 would be signed on April 15.