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The article offers information on the Western Balkans Ministerial Conference held on December 18, 2015 in Stockholm that discussed the process of European Union enlargement.

The article offers information on the Western Balkans Summit in Vienna, Austria on August 27, 2015. Topics discussed include the concerns over migrant crisis in Europe, bilateral disputes, and the process of the European integration. The event featured speakers and attendees such as Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.

The article reports on the July 27, 2016 meeting between Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Poposki and International Visegard Fund executive director Beata Jaczewska and Western Balkans Fund executive director Gjergj Murra, where they discussed possibilities of funding regional cooperation projects.

The article reports on the Third Western Balkans Summit of the Berlin Process held in Paris, France, wherein Macedonia was represented by a delegation led by Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev and focused on three issues including migration and refugees, cooperation in areas of security and counterterrorism operations, and European perspectives. Also mentioned are details of the business forum held in conjunction with the Summit, where Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Pesevski was present.

The article reports on the participation of Macedonia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Poposki at the conference "The Western Balkans: Towards a European Future," held in Brussels, Belgium on May 4, 2016, focusing on good governance, migrant crisis, and security issues.

Information on topics including cooperation and migrant crisis that were discussed at the Eastern Mediterranean-Western Balkans Route high-level conference held in Luxembourg on October 8, 2015, and also mentions that the conference was attended by Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki.

The article reports on the attendance of Dragana Kiprijanovska, Deputy Foreign Minister of Macedonia, Spain, at the conference "Regional Cooperation in the Western Balkans," hosted by the Aspen Institute in Budva, Montenegro from September 14-17, 2015.

The article offers information on the meeting of Macedonia Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki with Western Balkans Director Fiona McIlwham at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on September 15, 2015 about the relationship between the two countries.

The article reports that Macedonian Deputy Foreign Minister Dragana Kiprijanovska attended the "Democratic Governance and Public Administration Reform in the Western Balkans" Conference in Belgrade, Serbia on June 15-18, 2015.

The article reports that the regional meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) contact points in the Western Balkans countries was held in Skopje, Macedonia on June 4, 2015 hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in the Republic of Macedonia.

The article discusses participation of Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in the ministerial meetings of the countries of the Visegrad Group and the Western Balkans, and the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Budapest, Hungary on October 30-31, 2013.

The article informs that Owen Jenkins, director for the Western Balkans and European Union (EU) Enlargement in the British Foreign Office, visited the Republic of Macedonia on September 19, 2014 and met Nikola Poposki, foreign minister, to discuss the British support in the country's EU integration.

The article offers information on the Germany- European Union (EU)-Western Balkans Summit held in Berlin, Germany on August 28, 2014 which was attended by delegates from countries including Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Albania, the Republic of Serbia.

The article reports that Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki has attended the Western Balkans Conference and Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the Central European Initiative (CEI) in Vienna, Austria on June 3, 2014.

The article offers information on the seminar titled "Western Balkans: Coming Closer to the European Union, Strengthening Capacities of State Institutions in Anticipation of Upcoming Institutional Challenges" was held in Skopje, Macedonia.

The article presents an interview with Ivo Josipović, President of the Republic of Croatia. Topics discussed include exchange of open and high-level dialogue between the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Macedonia to develop healthy relations among them, advancement in the European integration processes of countries within the European Union region in 2014, and improvement in the bilateral economic cooperation between Croatia and Macedonia.

The article offers information that Nikola Poposki, Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has attended the conference entitled "10 Years after Thessaloniki: An Appraisal of the EU Perspective and Challenges in the Western Balkans" in Dublin on May 24, 2013.

An interview with Renatas Juška, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Macedonia, is presented. When asked about the foreign relation between Lithuania and Macedonia, he says that Lithuania supports Macedonia in its integration into the European Union (EU). He states that the Republic of Lithuania will take over the Presidency of the Council of the EU in July 2013. He discusses the condition of the internal energy market in Lithuania.

The article reports on the promotion of opportunities for participation in the International Visegrad Fund's programs for cooperation with the Balkan nations intended for non-governmental organizations and the administration at Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 10, 2014.

The article informs that Aivo Orav, ambassador of the European Union to Macedonia and the delegation of the European Commission met Nikola Poposki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia, to discuss the effort of the Macedonian institutions for the European Union integration.

The article reports on the participation of Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki in the European Union-Western Balkans Ministerial Conference held in Thessaloniki, Greece on May 7-8, 2014.

The article discusses the conference "The Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa: Increasing Transnational Security Threats to the Western Balkans" hosted by Institute for Geostrategic Research and Foreign Policy at Macedonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on May 17, 2016.

The article reports that Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki attended in the Ministerial Meeting of the Visegrád Group (V4) and the Western Balkan countries in Prague, Czech Republic on November 12-13, 2015 under the auspices of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The article focuses on the two decades of cooperation and friendship between Macedonia and Estonia, citing Estonia's active sharing of its own reform and European Union (EU) accession experiences with the Macedonian partners. Topics discussed include the Estonian honorary consulate in Skopje which opened in 2008, its first consular institution in the Western Balkans, the growing reciprocal trade turnover in the last five years, and Macedonia's European and Euro-Atlantic integration endeavours.

The article focuses on the Macedonian Central European Initiative (CEI) presidency in 2015. Among its priorities are the promotion of the advantages of the Western Balkans and the development of the energy and transport infrastructure connecting CEI member states. It cites the commitment of CEI to supporting European integration through cooperation between and among its member states.

The article offers information on the a forum dedicated to the European union (EU) integration of the Western Balkans in Dubrovnik, Croatia from July 10-12, 2014 which was attended by Macedonian foreign minister Nikola Poposki.

The article presents views from the readers about the impact of Ukranian crisis on politics, the importance of security, stability and future for the future of the Western Balkans, and United Nations-appointed dispute mediator.

The article offers information on the conference titled "Investment in the Western Balkans" organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, England on February 24, 2014 which was attended by Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki.

The article focuses on Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov's visit to Austria on December 3-4, 2013 where he addressed the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Center for Global Dialogue and Cooperation and also agreed with Austrian President Heinz Fischer to integrate Western Balkans into the European Union.

An interview with Renate Kobler, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Austria to Republic of Macedonia, is presented. She discusses strengthening bilateral relations between Republic of Macedonia and Federal Republic of Austria for intensifying cooperation. She shares direct investments of Austrian companies in telecommunications, electricity and banking for development of economic cooperation. She also mentions her assessment on cultural cooperation between these two friendly countries.