Macedonia: anatomy of a crisis

Like putting a plaster on a wound that has not been cleaned, an EU-mediated deal to stabilise (but not necessarily democratise) the country is being negotiated behind closed doors.

ESO: Background information: EU and US broker early elections in Macedonia http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-and-us-broker-early-elections-in-macedonia/

http://eeas.europa.eu/the_former_yugoslav_republic_of_macedonia/index_en.htm http://eeas.europa.eu/the_former_yugoslav_republic_of_macedonia/index_en.htm

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