International Republican Institute

More than half of the residents of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) agree that the Balkan nation should join NATO and the European Union under the name "Republic of North Macedonia" as part of the deal signed with Greece in June, a recent poll has shown.

A nationwide survey by the International Republican Institute, IRI, shows that Macedonia's optimism and support for joining NATO and the EU has increased ahead of the September 30 referendum on the country's "name" deal with Greece.

About 86 per cent of Bosnians believe the country is heading in the wrong direction while only 9 per cent believe it is moving in the right direction, a new poll suggests.

The data come from the International Republican Institute, IRI, which released the new poll on Tuesday.

A survey by the Washington-based non-profit International Republican Institute, coordinated by US performance-based consulting company Gallup Organization, reveals that far more people want the country to join the European Union than its Kremlin-backed alternative.

The number of Macedonians who see the political situation in the Balkan country as "peaceful and stable" rose from only 5 per cent in March to 44 per cent in August, a survey published on Monday by the International Republican Institute, IRI, an NGO, says.

BELGRADE - Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic received a Tunisian parliamentary delegation currently visiting Serbia, discussing ways to improve inter-parliamentary cooperation and overall relations between Serbia and Tunisia, especially in the sphere of economy, on Monday.