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Arrests in North Macedonia after raucous celebrations by members of ethnic Albanian minority
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Arrests in North Macedonia after raucous celebrations by members of ethnic Albanian minority

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Police in North Macedonia have arrested 10 people following raucous celebrations — allegedly including gunfire — by members of the country’s ethnic Albanian minority to mark an Albanian national holiday, officials said Friday. Hundreds of people took part in celebrations late Thursday of Albanian Flag Day in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, and other cities. Thursday night’s …

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Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia
1 year ago

Albania returns 20 stolen icons to neighboring North Macedonia

Associated Press  

TIRANA, Albania — Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said. The icons, frescoes and other pieces were taken from churches and cultural centers in southeastern Albania and in the neighboring North Macedonia. In 2013, North Macedonian experts recognized the icons when Albanian television stations broadcast Albanian Prime …

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EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route
2 years, 1 month ago

EU expanding border guard presence along busy Balkan route

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The European Union signed an agreement Wednesday with North Macedonia to deploy officers from the bloc’s border protection agency Frontex in the small Balkan country as it expands its reach into nearby non-member states. The signing ceremony in North Macedonia’s capital Skopje was attended by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Home Affairs Commissioner …

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EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria
2 years, 5 months ago

EU urges N Macedonia to back proposed deal with Bulgaria

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — European Council President Charles Michel urged North Macedonia on Tuesday to back a French-proposed compromise on ending a dispute with neighboring Bulgaria that’s blocking the country’s long-delayed European Union accession bid. Violent protests erupted in North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, where demonstrators tried to storm government buildings, after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the proposal — which …

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Germany’s Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia’s EU bid
2 years, 6 months ago

Germany’s Scholz tries to unblock North Macedonia’s EU bid

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited North Macedonia and Bulgaria on Saturday in a bid to resolve the dispute between both countries that has seen European Union membership talks with both North Macedonia and Albania blocked. Bulgaria refuses to approve the EU’s membership negotiation framework for North Macedonia, effectively blocking the official start of accession talks with …

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Bulgarian PM visits North Macedonia to boost battered ties
2 years, 11 months ago

Bulgarian PM visits North Macedonia to boost battered ties

Associated Press  

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — The new prime ministers of North Macedonia and Bulgaria agreed Tuesday to redouble efforts to improve relations between the Balkan neighbors, which soured after Bulgaria blocked North Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s visit to Skopje came only two days after North Macedonia’s parliament confirmed the country’s new cabinet, led …

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