North Macedonia parliament approves a new nationalist-dominated government

North Macedonia’s lawmakers on Sunday (23 June) approved a new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won general elections in May banking on voters’ anger at the slow pace of European Union integration.

North Macedonia set for rocky ties with EU as nationalists win presidential, parliamentary election

North Macedonia appeared to be on a collision course with its EU neighbours Greece and Bulgaria, as the nationalist opposition swept parliamentary and presidential elections on Wednesday (8 May).

North Macedonia elections set to ramp up tensions with EU neighbours

North Macedonia appears set to be on a collision course with its EU neighbours Greece and Bulgaria with double-header elections Wednesday (8 May) poised to return the country’s nationalist opposition to power.

North Macedonia nationalist rides high in first round of presidential election

North Macedonia’s nationalist candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova claimed victory in the first round of presidential elections on Wednesday (24 April) — the first in a series of votes that could decide whether the Balkan country will join the EU.

Serbian opposition leader left partly paralysed by attack, say family

Secret service agents allegedly beat up Nikola Sanduloviฤ‡ after he apologised for crimes against ethnic AlbaniansThe family of a Serbian opposition leader who was allegedly beaten up while in detention by the countryโ€™s secret service say he has been le…

EU ambitions are โ€˜glueโ€™ holding Balkans together, North Macedonia says

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani issues plea for some movement as countries’ membership bids stall.