Macedonia
Skopje talks could buoy Balkan EU enlargement hopes
EU defers decision once again on starting accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia
EUEU immigration policy is expanding its reach
EU border agency Frontex is starting operations in Albania to crackdown on irregular migration in the Balkans
AlbaniaGreek premier may carry on in minority government
Tsipras should win parliament's confidence vote; votes on creditors' prior actions and Macedonia's name are trickier
GreeceAsylum for fugitive would deepen Hungary’s isolation
Budapest has helped fugitive Macedonian ex-premier but will have to consider whether to defy West and grant him asylum
HungaryMacedonian premier will try to build on ‘name’ success
The parliamentary vote in Skopje starting the process towards ‘North Macedonia’ returns the ball to Greece’s court
MacedoniaEven elections may not free Macedonian ‘name’ impasse
Zaev will probably need to take name change to early elections but a bigger government majority is hardly assured
MacedoniaGreek coalition may fall before policy shift unfolds
With an eye to elections that must be held by October 2019, the government has announced extensive economic handouts
Greece
