Macedonia Closer To Postponing Spring Census

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Written by: Balkan Insight

By Sinisa Jakov Marusic
Macedonia may soon join neighbouring Albanian and Serbia and postpone its head count, planned for April, as country readies for early elections.
The head of Macedonia’s Census Commission, Vesna Janevska, says postponing the census is a viable option if the forthcoming general election campaign is deemed likely to interfere with the outcome.
“It would not be good if the census and an election campaign coincided,” Janevska said on Thursday.

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Macedonia To Hold Referendum On New Name

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Written by: EurActiv

Macedonia said it was ready to agree to a proposal by the UN’s special envoy to change its name and thus resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece, but that the decision would have to be approved in a nationwide referendum.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said that his country could agree to UN envoy Matthew Nimetz’s proposal to rename the country “Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)”.
Skopje is the capital of the small country and its name coincides with Greece’s southernmost province, an issue which has led Athens to block the country’s EU accession talks (see ‘Background’).

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