Skopje, Macedonia News

Skopje People swarmed the counters in fear of fines To the vast relief of many Macedonians, the country's Ministry of Interior has decided to prolong the deadline for changing of the country's old identity cards with new ones from the end of this year to 2012.

"Did you see it?! It's not that great. It could have been much better. How could they waste so much money on such a lame ad?" These are some of the things we hear in Pristina nowadays.

Macedonia's prime minister Nikola Gruevski, left, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso address a joint news conference at the end of a meeting in Brussels, December 2 2009.

ATHENS, Greece -- Prime Minister George Papandreou and Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas have told Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki that their country's position regarding Skopje's efforts to get a date for starting EU accession talks has not changed, Macedonian media reported on Tuesday .

International Security Assistance Force soldiers, from Macedonia and the 2nd battalion, 1st brigade, patrol a neighborhood November 19, 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will meet with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday , sources from the government told Makfax news agency Monday.

Carl Bildt, the straight-talking Swedish foreign minister, has made a final effort on behalf of his country's EU presidency to defuse Turkey's blocked EU accession talks, and to lift obstacles to opening accession negotiations with Macedonia.

Skopje Skopje, Macedonia Macedonia's Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday that a 77 years-old man is the country's second swine flu related death.

Culture brings the US and Macedonia closer. By Goran Trajkov for Southeast European Times in Skopje -- 26/11/09 Co-ordinator Olivera Trajkova hosts a Thanksgiving dinner at the American Corner in Skopje.

US: Skopje-Athens Meeting Crucial Skopje Philip Reeker The announced meeting between the Macedonian and Greek Prime Ministers Nikola Gruevski and George Papandreou may prove crucial for a quick settlement to the name row between the two countries, the United States Ambassador to Skopje, Philip Reeker said.

The Hague Tribunal Trial Chamber rejects Karadzic's request to be allowed to appeal the Tribunal's decision appointing counsel to represent him.

The presidents of Macedonia and Bulgaria discussed on November 20 Sofia's continued support for Skopje's bid to begin formal negotiations for joining the European Union, the Bulgarian Presidency said in a statement.

Skopje Bulgaria supports and will continue to support Macedonia's bid to join the European Union and NATO, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Monday after meeting with his Macedonian counterpart, Nikola Gruevski.

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic made the statement in Belgrade after meeting Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas.

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Vasko Naumovski on Thursday asked European leaders to set a date for the start of Macedonia's EU accession talks, when they gather at their summit in December.

Civil tolerance march will be held in Skopje on occasion of International Day for Tolerance on Monday.

Karadzic: Flawed Tribunal Decision Radovan Karadzic asks the Hague Tribunal to grant him the right to appeal the Tribunal's decision ordering the appointment of a Defence attorney to represent him.

It is abundantly clear that this year's electoral campaign for Prishtina has undergone a surreal metamorphosis, moving away from the naff promises of previous years and towards hardcore acerbity full of rant and rave.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Monday that resolving the name dispute with Macedonia is a precondition for Skopje's accession to the EU.

Skopje Sinisa-Jakov Marusic Archive photo Torrential rains in Macedonia over the weekend and into the early part of this week have flooded and caused damage to several western and central parts of the country.