![]() "There are many issues between the two countries -- some of them are long term, some are short-term issues -- but I think both countries agree that the core issue is the name," said Matthew Nimetz, the UN envoy in the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece. [File] |
14/08/2008
14/08/2008

EU foreign ministers agreed on Wednesday to consider a plan for sending monitors to observe the cease-fire in Georgia but appeared divided on the 27-nation bloc's future relationship with Russia.
14/08/2008

While leaders in Pristina and Tirana reject any links between the Kosovo conflict and the fight over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Serbs find themselves caught in a diplomatic bind.
14/08/2008

Although police beatings are declining in Macedonia, the further reduction of human rights violations will require a collective effort.
14/08/2008

Montenegro's water polo team remains undefeated in its quest for gold, while Croatia and Serbia racked up victories in the same sport.
08/08/2008

A decision by Turkey's highest court not to ban the Justice and Development Party has come as relief for many. But has the party learned a lesson from the ordeal?
13/08/2008

An Israeli producer wins Kosovo's first Dokufest prize in Prizren. Also in cultural news this week: Greece opens its first cultural centre in Belgrade, and cultural tourism in Albania is on the rise.
11/08/2008

Croatia's leaders have a tricky decision ahead of them. The Non-Aligned Movement helped Zagreb win a Security Council seat. But now the country, a new NATO member, is mulling a withdrawal from the organisation Tito founded.