Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov is on a visit to Washington since Tuesday. The president is expected to meet with US congressmen, whom he would ask for support in the name dispute with Greece. Yesterday Ivanov met with Senator John McCain.

Amnesty International urged European Union officials to insist that Croatian authorities prosecute all war crimes committed during the 1990s. The EU was also urged to consider AI’s concerns when deciding whether to close the chapter on the judiciary and fundamental rights in Croatia’s accession talks, Program

President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, has stated that a compromise solution will be found for Bulgaria and Romania’s entry to the Schengen zone in the next months. Buzek has stated that the two countries are obliged to fulfill the requirements for entering the Schengen zone.