Compiled by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov   1. Macedonia’s Parliament voted last Friday on the Prespa agreement that will result in Macedonia changing its name to North Macedonia. Two-thirds of the MPs supported the deal. Eight opposition MPs of ...

Composed by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov   1. Kosovo Interior Minister Bejtush Gashi was fired this Monday. Gashi served as an Interior Minister since April this year and the decision for Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to fire him ...

Originally published by EURACTIV.   Macedonia is still going through a painful reconstruction as a society. But if we really believe that the Western Balkans region belongs in Europe, it is time to insist on respecting European values.   “The ...

Compiled by Hristo Voynov and Eva Jovanova   1. Russia finally refutes the accusations that it tried to hack into the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands. Dutch intelligence claimed that a team of GRU ...

Adoption of appropriate measures to ensure that women, on equal terms with men, have the right to be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies and to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of ...

Compiled by Eva Jovanova and Hristo Voynov   1. Macedonia’s referendum on its name change did not meet the necessary turnout for its results to be taken into consideration. Around 37% of the Macedonian registered voters showed up and voted, ...

Around 37% (or 650.000) of the eligible voters cast their votes in last Sunday’s referendum on the Prespa agreement between Greece and Macedonia. The referendum provisioned Macedonia’s name change with the prospect of EU and NATO integration. More than 90% ...