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The Greek Foreign Ministry expressed concern Friday after protesters stormed the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(FYROM) on Thursday and attacked MPs.

In a statement, the ministry bemoaned the fact that FYROM "is slipping into a deep political crisis" and urged that a "culture of compromise" prevail in the tiny Balkan nation.

The European Parliament sent a stern warning to EU membership candidate Turkey on April 14, accusing its government of "backsliding" on democracy and the rule of law.
 

Two protests calling for genuine judicial reform are taking place near the building of the Bulgarian Parliament on Wednesday.

Participants in one of the protests will drink coffee in support of the judicial reform and the constitutional amendments and against the alternative proposals of the second largest opposition party - DPS.

Party warns that "1990s are back"

BELGRADE -- Serbian society is unsafe today, the 1990s are returning, says the Social Democratic Party (SDS) spokesman Konstantin Samofalov.

According to him, "it is clear to everybody that freedom of the media is under threat in our country, and censorship and self-censorship increasingly common."

BELGRADE - Serbian society is unsafe today, the 1990s are returning and it is clear to everybody that freedom of the media is under threat in our country, and censorship and self-censorship are increasingly common, Konstantin Samofalov, spokesman for the Social Democratic Party (SDS), said Wednesday.