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Progress Reported In Talks To Settle Macedonia-Greece Name Dispute

Published: 26/04/2018

Macedonia and Greece are "very dedicated" to resolving their long-running name dispute, a UN mediator said on April 25 following talks between the two countries' foreign ministers in Vienna. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
EU 'Most Reliable Partner' For Western Balkan Countries

Published: 25/04/2018

European Council President Donald Tusk has said that the European Union aims to further strengthen economic and other cooperation with Serbia and the other Western Balkan countries as they edge toward ... Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
Hostility Toward Media No Longer Limited To Authoritarians, Watchdog Warns

Published: 25/04/2018

The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

EU Countries Agree On Thorny Text Of Western Balkans Summit Declaration

Published: 20/04/2018

The 28 European Union member states have agreed on a draft declaration ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit on May 17 in Sofia, overcoming internal divisions. Read more

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European Commission Recommends Membership Talks With Macedonia, Albania

Published: 17/04/2018

The European Commission recommended that the European Union launches membership talks with Albania and Macedonia, as the French president ruled out any expansion of the bloc until it is reformed. Read more

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European Commission To Endorse Accession Talks With Albania, Macedonia

Published: 15/04/2018

The European Commission will recommend that the European Union opens accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia, according to a draft document seen by RFE/RL. Read more

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Greek Foreign Minister Meets With Kosovo's President, Foreign Minister

Published: 13/04/2018

Kosovar President Hashim Thaci welcomed Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias as he continued his tour of Balkan nations on April 12. Read more

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Macedonian Government Survives No-Confidence Vote In Parliament

Published: 12/04/2018

Macedonia's government has survived a no-confidence motion initiated by the conservative opposition, which accused it of mishandling relations with neighboring countries while failing to control corru ... Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
'Dramatic Change' As Democracy Undermined Across Europe, Eurasia, Freedom House Finds

Published: 11/04/2018

Contempt shown by governments for independent institutions and civil society, attacks on the political opposition and independent media, as well as an incessant push to blend the ruling party with the ... Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

EU Prosecutors Indict 11 Kosovo Ruling Party Members On Corruption Charges

Published: 7/04/2018

Kosovo authorities have indicted 11 people from President Hashim Thaci's ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) for allegedly handing out state jobs to people based on their political affiliation. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
Hundreds Block Roads In Albania To Protest New Kosovo Highway Tolls

Published: 6/04/2018

Hundreds of protesters burned tires and blocked four main highways in Albania on April 5 to demand that authorities scrap new tolls on the main road linking Albania with Kosovo. Read more

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Fight Over Declaration Clouds EU's Western Balkans Summit

Published: 5/04/2018

Discord over the form and substance of a final joint statement for the European Union’s flagship Western Balkans summit in Sofia threatens to derail the meeting more than a month before it is to take ... Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

Kosovo, Albanians Protest New Tolls On Connecting Highway

Published: 5/04/2018

Protests have broken out over new tolls the Albanian government is charging on the main highway linking the country with neighboring Kosovo. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
Kosovo's Parliament To Probe Deportation Of Six Turks

Published: 4/04/2018

Kosovo’s parliament on April 4 voted to establish a panel to investigate how and why six Turkish citizens who are opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were arrested and deported to Turk ... Read more

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Scandal Over Turkish Deportees Unveils Rift Between Kosovo's President, Premier

Published: 4/04/2018

Kosovo's prime minister and its president are in sharp disagreement over the arrest and deportation of six Turkish nationals. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

EU Criticizes Kosovo, Turkey Over Deportation Of Six Erdogan Political Foes

Published: 4/04/2018

The European Union on April 3 criticized Kosovo's deportation of six Turks who were political foes of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying it "raised questions" about both Pristina's and Ank ... Read more

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Kosovo's Haradinaj Rejects Erdogan's Criticism Of Firings Over Deported Turks

Published: 3/04/2018

Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has rejected criticism from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his dismissal last week of lower-level officials in Pristina who deported six Turkish cit ... Read more

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Albanian Demonstrators Clash With Police In Toll-Road Protest

Published: 1/04/2018

Albanian police say 14 officers were injured during protests against new tolls being imposed on a road linking the country with Kosovo. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

Turkey's Erdogan Slams Kosovo Criticism Of Deportation Of Gulen-Linked Turks

Published: 31/03/2018

Turkey's president has slammed Kosovo's prime minister for being critical of the arrest and deportation of six Turkish citizens with ties to schools linked to the Fethullah Gulen movement that Ankara ... Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
UN Envoy Sees Progress In Macedonia Name-Dispute Talks, Issues Remain

Published: 30/03/2018

A United Nations negotiator leading talks to end a decades-old dispute over Macedonia’s name says progress is being made between Greek and Macedonian officials but difficult issues remain. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org
Kosovo's PM Fires Interior Minister, Secret Police Chief

Published: 30/03/2018

Kosovar Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has dismissed the interior minister and the secret-service chief after the arrest and deportation to Turkey of six Turkish nationals a day earlier. Read more

Source: www.rferl.org

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