2010-03-12The Greek government's attempt to ban smoking in public is being widely ignored. While the law is in line with EU recommendations, the business community argues that the economy is bad enough without hassling paying customers.

2010-03-15While oil and electricity remain the mainstays of Macedonia's energy supply, natural gas is seen as the resource of the future. Proponents have been lobbying for the clean alternative to oil for more than 20 years.

2010-03-10WASHINGTON, United States -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Tuesday (March 9th) that US President Barack Obama supports his call for...

2010-03-10WASHINGTON, United States -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced on Tuesday (March 9th) that Greece has been added to the list of...

2010-03-11ATHENS, Greece -- Thousands of workers walked off their jobs on Thursday (March 11th), the third 24-hour general strike in a month. The action, organ...

2010-03-12THE HAGUE, The Netherlands -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued a joint letter Thursday (March 11th), urgin...

2010-03-14ATHENS, Greece -- President Karolos Papoulias was sworn-in on Friday (March 12th) for a second term during an inauguration ceremony in parliament att...

2010-03-15BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Eurogroup finance ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday (March 15th) to discuss a plan in response to Greece's financial c...

2010-03-15SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Border police rescued two Albanian immigrants trapped on Korab Mountain on Sunday (March 14th). The search lasted more than 30 h...

2010-03-16NICOSIA, Cyprus -- UN envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer rejected media speculation Monday (March 15th) about an upcoming international conference on C...

2010-03-16BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU finance ministers meet in Brussels on Tuesday (March 16th) to discuss the situation in Greece, whose officials are to present...

2010-03-16STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute published a report Monday (March 15th) listing Greece among the world's top...

2010-03-17ANKARA, Turkey -- A prosecutor has requested 15 years of jail for each of three admirals suspected of plotting a coup to destabilise the government o...

2010-03-17BRUSSELS, Belgium/BUDAPEST, Hungary/ATHENS, Greece -- EU finance ministers don't think the moment has come to provide financial assistance to Greece,...

2010-03-18BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Wednesday (March 17th) said he would consider seeking financial assistance from the IM...

2010-03-18SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The government has until June 9th to respond to Greece, regarding the complaint Skopje filed with The Hague-based International...

2010-03-12The global downturn translates into fewer holiday travellers in the Balkans. Also in business news: Turkey has the most billionaires in the region and an Italian company plans an automobile plant in Montenegro.

2010-03-15Traian Basescu is inducted into the Romanian Academy of Science. Also in science news: a robotics centre opens in Sarajevo, and Serbian officials are the first to e-sign their biometric ID cards.

2010-03-16Croatia urges dialogue to overcome conflicts among states from the former Yugoslavia. Also in diplomatic news: Macedonia's foreign minister visits Kosovo, while Serbia and Albania sign an anti-terrorism agreement.

2010-03-17Blanka Vlasic of Croatia strikes gold in the Women's High Jump. And in cultural news: Skopje hosts the third international pantomime festival, and Kosovo's Chopin Association presents ten concerts.