The leader of the ruling ethnic Albanian party in Macedonia has called on the government to focus on efforts to find a solution to the ongoing name row with Greece. Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration, on Sunday also warned the government against stirring up tensions between …

The President of Montenegro, Filip Vujanovic, is visiting Serbia in what is seen as a move by both sides to improve relations between the two countries. Vujanovic will meet his Serbian counterpart Boris Tadic. It is their first meeting after Serbia expelled Podgorica’s ambassador last year in objection to Montenegro’s …

France supports the lifting of EU visas for Macedonian citizens, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told Macedonian Premier Nikola Gruevski Friday in Paris. Macedonian media media cited Sarkozy as saying that France would unambiguously support any European Commission’s recommendation for lifting the visa regime for Macedonian citizens.