April 04, 2011 John James Smith The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is one of the world´s newest nations established towards the end of the 20th century. In September, 1991 the mixed population of ethnic Slavs (majority ca. 64%), Albanians (largest minority ca. 27%), Vlachs, Roma, Turks, and Greeks of this former Yugoslav state voted for independence in a […]

Outspoken critics of FYROM’s prime minister are finding themselves facing heavy fines for denigrating him. by Ljubica Grozdanovska Dimishkovska 3 March 2011 SKOPJE | Agim Tairi was on a street in Skopje one day in February when he spotted an old friend, Rade Spasovski. The men, who had not seen each other in a decade, began swearing at each other, […]

By Barbara Frye + March 3rd, 2011 Actually, I don’t even believe that, but it’s an opinion and, unlike people in FYROM, I have a right to express it. As our Skopje correspondent, Ljubica Grozdanovska Dimishkovska, writes today, some people have been ordered to pay fines for insulting the prime minister, and under FYROMian law, that’s a legitimate punishment. Are […]

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can become the next hot spot in the world. Recently, the local Interior Ministry called the administrators of Facebook to block the profiles of the users who incite ethnic strife. It is not ruled out that the country may soon become another stage for the Slav-Albanian conflict. In mid-February in the capital of the […]

Strange as it may sound, the head of the (unrecognised) Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC), Archbishop Stefan lashed out in a Christmas interview for the media at young mother Spaska Mitrova, who has been harassed by the Skopje authorities for taking Bulgarian citizenship. Lazar Mladenov, president of the Bulgarian Cultural Club in Skopje, looks into the matter. This commentary was sent […]

Τρόπους ώστε να πειθαναγκάσουν την ελληνική πλευρά να αποσύρει την απαίτηση να αλλάξουν τα διαβατήρια των πολιτών της FYROM (προκειμένου να αντικατασταθεί ο χαρακτηρισμός της υπηκοότητας των Σκοπιανών σαν «Μακεδόνων» από άλλο επίθετο) εξέταζαν στα τέλη του 2009 Αμερικανοί και Γάλλοι αξιωματούχοι. Σε ένα από τα διαβαθμισμένα έγγραφα του αμερικανικού υπουργείου Εξωτερικών που αποκαλύφθηκαν από την ιστοσελίδα wikileaks, γίνεται αναφορά […]

The Obama administration in Washington D.C. is pushing the Skopian Republic to accept the predominant name for the country which is “Vardaska Makedonija”. However the United Nations official proposal of “Northern Makedonia” remains on the table. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Hilary Clinton was very clear about the intentions of the Obama government at a recent U.S. – E.E. meetingt . […]

The Obama Administration Must Push for Fyrom’s Accession to NATO at the Lisbon Summit Published on October 14, 2010 by Sally McNamara and Morgan Roach On November 19, NATO leaders will meet in Lisbon for a formal heads-of-state summit. The dominant issue for the United States will be the adoption of NATO’s new Strategic Concept, the first of the new […]

Milosevic still alive in FYROM Published: 22 September 2010 Those who think that followers of the late Slobodan Milosevic in the former Yugoslavia are on the political garbage heap are terribly wrong. Not only have such people not been thrown out of today’s politics, but they still continue to manage many parts of the post-Yugoslav geopolitical space, writes Lazar Mladenov, […]

Radical Islam on rise in Balkans Radical Islam on rise in Balkans By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES (AP) SKOPJE, FYROM — An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans. “Oh Osama, annihilate the American army. Oh Osama, […]