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Macedonia Campaigns Started Too Soon, OSCE Says
The interim report released on Thursday, covering the period March 10-26, says the presidential candidates started promoting their campaigns before the campaign's official start date - March 24.
Mosquito spraying to start in Greece due to West Nile threat
Deputy Health Minister Zeta Makri on Thursday gave the go-ahead to local authorities in Attica, Larissa in central Greece and eastern Macedonia in the north of the country to start spraying chemicals from the air to ward off mosquitoes which have appeared early this year following a mild winter.
EP Uses Skopje Photos to Advertise Bulgaria's Capital
Pictures from Macedonia's capital Skopje can be seen at the European Parliament's visitors center in a short film dedicated to Sofia.
The story presented by the film starts with the 1997 protests that rocked Bulgaria's capital and goes on with later years of transition to market economy in the country.
Macedonian MP Candidates Pass Collaborator Test
The state office tasked with rooting out former informants said it has checked all 1,500 political party candidates for the 123-seat parliament and established that none of them collaborated with the intelligence services in the Communist era.
Serbia lowest-ranked in region on enabling trade index
Serbia lowest-ranked in region on enabling trade index
BELGRADE -- Serbia fell on the list of the Global Enabling Trade Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and is now 89th among 138 countries.
Two years ago, in the previous report, Serbia was 71st of 132 countries, the Beta news agency reported.
Monitors Prepare for Macedonia's Double Elections
Local and international organizations seeking to follow the election process will have registered just over 3,000 monitors with the State Electoral Commission by the end of the deadline on Wednesday at midnight.
The civil association MOST, which provided most local monitors for Macedonia's previous elections, said it plans to deploy 2,240 monitors.
Former Thessaloniki governor exits New Democracy
Panayiotis Psomiadis, a former governor of Central Macedonia, has resigned from conservative party New Democracy, the AMNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
According to agency reports, Psomiadis left the conservative party after being refused a candidate spot on New Democracys European Parliament list in view of next month's elections.
Macedonia PM Says Opposition 'Sound Greek'
As election races hot up in Macedonia, the ruling VMRO DPMNE party has accused the opposition of holding standpoints on the sensitive issue of the country's name issue that betray national interests.
The opposition has meanwhile accused the ruling parties of taking too hard a line on the name issue, and of excluding them from any discussion about it.
In Macedonia, an effort to stop corrupt police
In Macedonia, an effort to stop corrupt police
Three police officers face charges connected to a human trafficking investigation.
Macedonia is examining suspected cases involving legal infractions by members of the police force. [Miki Trajkovski/SETimes]
NGOs join to promote social entrepreneurship
NGOs join to promote social entrepreneurship
Macedonia President Spurns TV Debate With Rivals
President Ivanov, who is seeking another five-year term, is the only one of the four presidential hopefuls who has not yet replied to a call to take part in a debate organized by the US-backed National Democratic Institute, NDI.
Macedonia Urged to Regulate Political Advertising
As the country gears up for nationwide polls, media experts said that more needs to be done to limit the coverage gifted to parties by broadcasters.
Regional countries to seek EU observer status
Regional countries to seek EU observer status
Bulgarian ABV Movement Presents Election List for 2014 EP Vote
Bulgarian MEP Ivaylo Kalfin tops the election list of the ABV Movement (Alternative for Bulgarian Revival) for the European Parliament elections on May 25.
Macedonia Ruling Party Savages Journalist and NGO
Macedonia's ruling VMRO-DPMNE party has slated CIVIL-Center for Freedom, a local NGO monitoring the April presidential and general elections, calling it a “so-called NGO” that “spreads lies” and works for the opposition Social Democrats.