Macedonia NewsNews on Macedonia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.EU foreign ministers argue over Macedonia's EU accession prospects- June 19, 2008 Macedonia's possible launching of EU accession talks this year sparked heated debate among European foreign ministers at a meeting Monday in Luxembourg.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/eu-foreign-ministers-argue-over-macedonias-eu... Rerun vote seals Macedonian ruling party's victory- June 18, 2008 A peaceful repeat vote at a dozen polling stations in Macedonia Sunday confirmed the ruling coalition's landslide victory in parliamentary elections that had initially been marred by violence, election officials said.Held under tight police security, the rerun had not been expected to change the overall result from June 1 elections. But it was meant to determine which of the two main ethnic Albanian parties would be invited to join the governing coalition.State electoral commission spokesman...http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/rerun-vote-seals-macedonian-ruling-partys-vic... Macedonian police arrest credit card fraud suspects- June 11, 2008 Police arrested three people for allegedly stealing 25,000 euros in three months.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonian-police-arrest-credit-card-fraud-su... Helsinki Committee describes June 1st snap elections as worst in Macedonia's history- June 10, 2008 SKOPJE, Macedonia -- The June 1st snap elections were the worst in Macedonia's history, the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights said in a report published on Monday .http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/helsinki-committee-describes-june-1st-snap-el... Macedonia: - Violence Has No Ethnicity'- June 9, 2008 The unruly elections gave Macedonia's reputation another serious blow. Early parliamentary elections in Macedonia on 1 June were marred by violence, the death of one person, and the suspension of voting at two ...http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonia-violence-has-no-ethnicity?fromrss=1 Macedonian vote partially annulled after violence- June 7, 2008 The State Election Commission announced late Saturday it would nullify results from 193 polling stations after detecting fraud and other irregularities in the violence-marred parliamentary election last Sunday.The voting was annulled on several grounds, including ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and violence.'The commission has decided unanimously that a rerun vote will be held at these polling stations (involving) a total of 170,000 voters,' commission chairman Jovan Josifovski told a press.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonian-vote-partially-annulled-after-viol... Macedonia's centre-right claims election victory- June 6, 2008 Published: Monday 02 June 2008 07:27 UTC Last updated: Monday 02 June 2008 07:28 UTC Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevsky has claimed victory for his centre-right VMRO-DPME party in Sunday's parliamentary ...http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonias-centre-right-claims-election-victo... OSCE, ODIHR say elections in Macedonia were substandard- June 4, 2008 Sunday's elections in Macedonia failed to meet international standards, according to the OSCEODIHR observation mission, which added that violence and intimidation undermined efforts for European integration.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/osce-odihr-say-elections-in-macedonia-were-su... Macedonia's Thaci says he will leave politics after Sunday's elections- June 3, 2008 SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Democratic Party of Albanians leader Menduh Thaci said on Thursday that he plans to leave politics after Sunday's elections to make way for new faces.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonias-thaci-says-he-will-leave-politics-... Macedonia vote seen falling short of standards- June 2, 2008 Macedonia's parliamentary election did not fully meet international standards but a final verdict will depend on a repeat of voting in several ethnic Albanian areas hit by violence, monitors said on Monday.http://www.topix.net/world/macedonia/2008/06/macedonia-vote-seen-falling-short-of-standard... |