Commissioner @JHahnEU downplays attacks on Serbian media freedom.

Extraordinary news.

Skopje's revamp.

Constructing history both sides of the border.

A journey through Yugoslavia in 1952. Beautiful writing.

Indeed!

Here's hoping....

Former speaker of Macedonian parliament Ljupčo Jordanovski, who was acting president of the country after Boris Trajkovski died in a plane crash, has died at the age of 57. I met him a couple of times and he seemed a decent guy. But was surprised when he was (briefly) appointed ambassador to the US as his English was not that great.

Don't these academics have anything better to do with their time?