Sofia has urged its neighbour to take three clear steps if it wants to secure Bulgarian support for Macedonia’s EU integration process.Bulgaria has set its neighbour three conditions in return for its support in aiding Macedonian integration into the European Union. Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov sent a letter to …

Many Macedonians hope that Johan Tarculovski, the only Macedonian national convicted for war crimes by the Hague Tribunal, could soon be released following the recent acquittals of Kosovo’s Ramush Haradinaj and Croatia’s Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac.“Free Johan immediately!”, “Only our Johan remains to rot in jail”, and “End the …

Most Balkan countries appeared likely to abstain from Thursday’s vote on upgrading Palestine’s status, which looked set to pass the General Assembly easily.Most Balkan countries looked set to abstain from Thursday’s vote on Palestine’s request for upgraded observer status at the United Nations. The General Assembly appeared likely to endorse …