Macedonia

A fresh political initiative that takes into account the concerns of Macedonians and ethnic Albanians is urgently needed

Social democracy faces much the same problems of policy credibility in the Western Balkans as in Western Europe

Government and opposition have reverted to last year's ultimatums and street confrontations

Other states blame Greece for failing to defend Europe's borders from an overwhelming influx of migrants

The migrant crisis will dominate the continent's politics

As immigrants try to get in, the United Kingdom contemplates leaving and Greece finds membership increasingly impossible

The presence of obstacles on the road to Albanian unification does not mean unification will never happen.

Prime minister has strong support among the Macedonian majority that he may use to survive the latest scandal