Macedonia

Comment: Broad Autonomy Vs Independence

Albanians must accept that no solution is possible without the consent of Serbia - and the most that Belgrade can offer is broad autonomy.

2 Aug 05

Politicians in Serbia are straining to persuade the world not to grant the Kosovo Albanians statehood.

2 Aug 05

If the parties fail to agree on Kosovo's future, an imposed solution based on “conditional independence” looks ever more likely.

2 Aug 05

Freedom of information law only first stage in process requiring radical change in culture of official secrecy.

2 Aug 05

Work permits enable over 600,000 Albanians to work legally across the border, keeping whole communities at home out of poverty.

2 Aug 05

Plagued by divisions, nationalists are far from offering a serious challenge to the ruling Social Democrats.

2 Aug 05

Graphic images shake Serbs' collective amnesia about wartime atrocities in Bosnia.

2 Aug 05

Party squabbles over who should lead Kosovo's final status talks are dogging run-up to crucial discussions.

2 Aug 05

An attempt by Kosovo to hike customs tariffs on Macedonian products is causing anxiety in Skopje.

2 Aug 05

The demise of the union’s constitutional treaty may have dealt Balkan countries’ membership aspirations a severe blow.

2 Aug 05

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