Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in the Greek-Macedonia “name” talks, arrives in Skopje today to commence a fresh round of consultations on a dispute that has kept the country from NATO membership. Media speculate that the UN mediator will not bring any new name proposals for Macedonia to the table.

Milorad Dodik, prime minister of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska, has told Serbian media that Bosnian Serbs are hoping to play an active role in Serbia’s next parliamentary elections. “We are not seeking integration that would mean major participation in Serbia’s political life, but we’d like for our people …

Macedonia’s ruling VMRO-DPMNE party and the country’s largest opposition movement, the Social Democrats, have ruled out the formation of a government of national unity. The unity administration proposal was raised Friday by a smaller opposition movement, the New Social Democrats, NSDP.