Politics

Despite the change in power and many previous check-ups of the electoral roll to remove fictive voters, Macedonia’s list of voter remains marred by old problems, civil associations warn as the country prepares for the September...

It is in Germany’s interest for Turkey to be “economically prosperous,” said Chancellor Angela Merkel. But she warned this couldn’t be at the expense of state interventions, as the Turkish lira continues to drop. German Chancellor...

Montenegro’s prospects of joining the European Union and illegal migration are expected to be on the table at Dusko Markovic’s first meeting as premier with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic will be hosted...

International and domestic media watchdogs have accused the government and the opposition of sneaking in legal changes that will further curb press freedom and distort the media market in Macedonia. Macedonia’s government and the opposition have...

Hashim Thaci has suggested a referendum on proposals to change borders as part of a deal between Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations, but analysts pointed out that no law currently exists in Kosovo that would allow such a plebiscite. On...

Macedonia’s right-wing opposition has increased in popularity amid the ongoing, emotionally-charged debate about the forthcoming referendum on changing the country’s name, a survey suggests. Macedonia’s right wing VMRO DPMNE party has boosted its popularity in the...

Koha Group, publisher of one of the most popular Kosovo dailies, Koha Ditore, announced it will stop covering President Hashim Thaci after he stated that the paper is working for Serbia’s leader Aleksandar Vucic. Koha Ditore announced...

Partition would herald the demise of Kosovo as a multi-ethnic society, and mark the failure of the EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia aimed at mutual recognition within Kosovo’s current frontiers. Partition is not a new...

Jeremy Corbyn has broken his silence over the antisemitism row engulfing Labour, acknowledging the party has “a real problem” over the issue but strongly rejecting the idea that it poses any threat to the Jewish community in the UK....

Senior members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) met the wife of the Russian billionaire who allegedly gave financial support to a woman accused of being a secret agent for Moscow in the US. The NRA...