Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said that Skopje and Athens have a real chance of settling a decades-old dispute over the name Macedonia by July.
Russian President Vladimir Putin helped usher in the Orthodox Christmas at services at the Church of Saints Simeon and Anna in St. Petersburg.
Greece's foreign minister says Athens wants to settle a decades-old dispute this year over the name Macedonia, which is claimed by both the Balkan country and a northern province of Greece.
A series of mild to moderate earthquakes has rattled Macedonia, causing panic and minor damage to houses near the epicenter.
Macedonia has introduced emergency measures against dense clouds of pollution that envelope its cities.
Macedonia's prime minister says he is ready to renounce his country's claim to be the sole heir of Alexander the Great’s legacy, a potential concession that could lead to the easing of a long-standing dispute with Greece.
Accused war criminals of the Balkan wars found "brotherhood and unity" in an unlikely place -- The Hague. Even former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic got into the spirit, bridging differences by giving fellow prisoners sweaters and other gifts. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
The UN Special Representative for the naming dispute between Greece and Macedonia, Matthew Nimetz, said on December 12 that the issue "can and should be resolved" next year after the parties met for the first time in three years in Brussels.
Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said that there will be an international investigation into a deadly 2015 shoot-out that has strained ties with neighboring Kosovo.
The World Bank has offered $200 million in loans to promote economic integration in the Western Balkans as leaders of the region vowed to deepen ties and work together toward joining the European Union.
A Macedonian court has ordered that three opposition lawmakers be held in custody for a month pending an investigation into their alleged involvement in violence at the parliament building earlier this year.
Nikola Gruevski, the leader of Macedonia’s VMRO-DPMNE, says he plans to step down “soon” as the head of the country’s conservative opposition party.
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