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Macedonia has been waiting to launch EU membership talks for almost three years (Photo: Wikipedia)

Macedonia hopes to start EU talks this year

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS –Macedonia says it is ready to open EU accession talks in the second half of this year and has taken steps to reassure Brussels over violent incidents that marred the country's recent elections.

A series of gunfights claimed one life and left several people injured in the mainly ethnic Albanian-populated areas in Macedonia during the 1 June elections. Election monitors also reported a host of voting irregularities.

Following the events, the European Commissio...

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Macedonia has been waiting to launch EU membership talks for almost three years (Photo: Wikipedia)

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