Jess Baily
Fresh Crisis Talks Expected in Macedonia
Macedonia's warring political leaders hold a new meeting on Monday in the hope of reaching an agreement on a transition government that will lead the country into early elections due to take place by next April at the latest.
The key question is whether Prime Minister and VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski will step down ahead of the polls.
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Macedonia Leaders Pledge to Honour Election Deal
After an hour of talks in Skopje, Macedonia's political leaders agreed to honour the snap election deal brokered on June 2 during the visit to Skopje of the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, as a basis for future talks.
Hahn has extracted an agreement on a transition period leading up to snap elections that must take place by next April.
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Macedonia Awaits Fresh Round of Crisis Talks
The meeting, which comes after last week's failure to strike a deal about a transitional government at the talks in Brussels, is expected to gather leaders of the four main political parties as well as the EU and US ambassadors to the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily.
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Macedonian leaders fail to reach final deal to end crisis
Macedonian political leaders failed to reach a final agreement to resolve the country's political crisis in marathon talks in Brussels on June 10, the European Union said.
Macedonia Leaders' 4-Hour Talks End with No Results
A third meeting of Macedonian political leaders has failed to produce any tangible results, local media outlets say.
Heads of four parties held another round of talks in the country's capital Skopje amid a political crisis, with socialist opposition leader Zoran Zaev demanding the government's resignation in a wiretapping scandal.
EU, US Broker New Crisis Talks in Macedonia
Macedonian leaders meet in Skopje on Tuesday for talks on the country's crisis facilitated by the US ambassador, Jess Baily, and the EU ambassador, Aivo Orav.
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Macedonia Political Leaders Fail to Reach Agreement, to Meet Again on 26 May
The second meeting of the leaders of Macedonia's four biggest political parties aimed at resolving the political crisis in the country ended inconclusively on Monday, telma.mk reported.
The leaders agreed to meet again on 26 May.
Macedonia's Political Leaders Meet Again to Try to Resolve Crisis
The leaders of Macedonia's four biggest political parties met on Monday in a fresh attempt to ease tensions and find a way for resolving the months-long political crisis.
Tens of Thousands Expected to Join Anti-Government Protest in Macedonia
Thousands of people are expected to seek the resignation of Macedonia's Conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevsku during a protest rally in Skopje on Sunday.
According to opposition Social Democrat leader Zoran Zaev, some 70,000 people are expected to join the rally.
Macedonian Party Leaders to Continue Anti-Crisis Talks on Monday
The leaders of the four biggest political parties in Macedonia have agreed to continue their talks on Monday to make another attempt to ease political tensions in the country, MIA news agency reported.