Sentiments towards the EU expressed by some civil society actors increasingly overlap with those of anti-EU forces.
Right-wing party secures a parliamentary majority, and its candidate has become the country’s first female president.
The vote is the first in a series of polls that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the EU.
As the war enters its 571st day, these are the main developments.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.
The Macedonian civil society has joined the right in rejecting a deal with Sofia and Brussels. This is dangerous.
The development comes after North Macedonia resolved a long dispute with its EU neighbour Bulgaria.
Lawmakers pass a deal aimed at settling a dispute with Bulgaria, clearing the way to long-due EU membership talks.
Northern Macedonia’s concessions on ethnic rights as part of EU accession talks prompts violent protests in Skopje.
German chancellor promises to help the region reinvigorate their long-stalled membership campaign.
Several European countries prevent Lavrov’s plane from passing through their airspace, forcing him to cancel visit.
The 2004 kidnap and torture of Khalid el-Masri exposed the CIA’s rendition programme and its effects still felt today.
The Balkan country gives five Russian diplomats five days to leave, saying they violated diplomatic norms.
Countries denounce reported killings and disappearances of former members of Afghan security forces.
