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Persecution, prosperity, paranoia and provocation – a last word on the Greece-Macedonia name dispute. A useful test for an outsider trying to analyse an argument is to...

EU supports continuation of membership talks with Croatia and Turkey, but gives no date for start of talks with Macedonia. The leaders of the European Union's 27 member...

A proposal good enough to end the dispute over the name of the 'former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia'? In October the European Commission recommended opening negotiations...

It may take a name change to get Macedonia closer to EU membership. Macedonia – known as “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” to European Union bureaucrats, for...

Socialist party predicted to return to office and there are hopes for better relations with Turkey and Cyprus. The general election in Greece on Sunday (4 October) offers...

Alexander the Great, emperor of Macedonia and exemplar for modern leaders and diplomats. Cast your mind back to 7 April 1993, when Resolution 817 was adopted by the United...

Is a name a precondition for becoming a member of the EU or NATO? What about a name that is a legal formulation almost like a number, or a negative along the lines of ‘the...

For anyone who cares about peace in the Balkans, few things matter more than keeping intact the country most of the world calls the ‘Republic of Macedonia'. Its perilous...

Pity the poor Macedonians. Government ministers were gathered on Friday evening (16 December) at the home of the prime minister ready to celebrate the EU's decision to grant...

The Commission is to give next Wednesday (9 November) a largely positive assessment of Macedonia's readiness to start membership talks with the EU. Following the country's...

The Eurovision Song Contest is a rare chance for ordinary Europeans to show their shared appreciation of cheesy music and tinselly smiles. There were some nice notes of...

Erhard Busek is Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for South East Europe. We asked him: How can the referendum result in Macedonia in which the turnout was 26.5% be...

OPERATION Concordia in Macedonia, the EU's first ever military deployment, was this week replaced by a police mission. Some 200 police officers are due to take part in...

I wish to protest against the accusations by Tim Wilson (‘Greeks' abuse of minorities', Letters, 12-18 December) made by someone who clearly has no contact with Greek...

I would like to draw your attention to civil rights abuses taking place in Greece against ethnic minorities and gays. I live in Athens and can testify to several incidents I...

GREECE could face legal action for siphoning off EU subsidies to fund farmer organisations, the European Commission is warning. Agriculture chief Franz Fischler has...

Madrid's grip on top Commission posts has been strengthened with the appointment of Fernando Martin Valenzuela Marzo as deputy director-general in the external relations...

WHEN UK junior Foreign Minister Tony Lloyd embarks on a bridge-building tour of the Balkans next week, one of his encounters will be particularly significant. Next Tuesday...

Greek naval and air units are on the alert this month to counter what Athens views as an implicit Turkish security threat to the boundaries of Greece's far-flung Aegean...

FEARS that Albanian anarchy could spill over to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) may be unfounded, but tension in southern Serbia does pose a long-term risk...