A marital dispute between a Macedonian woman, holding Bulgarian citizenship, and her ex-husband is evolving into an international issue. The contestants: Macedonia, former Yugoslav republic turned aspiring EU-member, and member-of-the-club Bulgaria.
At first glance, the issue is the usual battle for custody among divorcees: A provincial court in Macedonia has stripped 25-year-old Spaska Mitrova of custody of her three year-old daughter and awarded it to the child's father, Voijslav Savi...
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