Articles from Macedonian Press Digest (October 20, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A few civic associations for protection of human rights are going to organize a parade in Skopje on 17 November expressing support for the free expression of the sexual orientation.			59
Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Vasko Naumovski believes that Macedonia will be a country that will finish talks for EU membership fastest because it has had the candidate country status for four years and during that period conducted reforms that are usually carried out once talks begin.			81
DR (New Democracy) insists that two ethnic Albanians become members of the President's Security Council.			29
Economy Minister Fatmir Besimi explained at a briefing Monday that a new action plan was being prepared in keeping with the EC recommendations as regards the regulations in the energy sector.			45
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso confirmed in Brussels Monday that the EC recommendation for Macedonia.			39
Experts agree that the border demarcation between Macedonia and Kosovo confirms Macedonia's sovereignty and resolves a longstanding problem.			32
Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki is in Strasburg taking part in the preparations.			32
Former NATO Ambassador to Macedonia Nicolaas Biegman presented evidence about the Sopot case at a closed meeting of a parliamentary group Monday.			38
Former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski says in his today's interview with Utrinski vesnik that Prime Minister Gruevski is shunning procedures where the referendum is mandatory (the border with Kosovo) and is going to impose a referendum over an issue which he has the right to close on its own.			74
Health Minister Bujar Osmani rejected criticisms that Macedonia was going to pay the most expensive vaccines against the A/H1N1 flu type.			36
Macedonia loses millions of euros in concessions fees for management of its mines for non-ferrous metals.			38
Macedonian Ambassador to Serbia Ljubisa Georgievski was summoned to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgrade.			36
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and his Israeli counterpart Shimon Perez met in Jerusalem Monday.			23
On the occasion of the day of the Macedonian revolutionary fight, 23 October, Friday will be a non-working day for all Macedonian citizens.			31
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski cut his visit to Australia short and cancelled his attendance at the consecration of the church Rozdestvo na Presveta Bogorodica in Melbourne, which is under Metropolitan Petar's jurisdiction.			88
Professor Denko Malevski told the paper that the ratification of the border demarcation agreement by the Parliaments of Macedonia and Kosovo made the agreement effective.			44
SDSM president Branko Crvenkovski hailed the positive EC report and recommendation for starting accession talks.			76
SDSM president Branko Crvenkovski said the border demarcation deal was a perilous deal and was an exchange of territories.			43
Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says relations between Belgrade and Skopje are going to get strained more.			49
Skopje's heating utility, Toplifikacija, cut off the heating energy supply of the University of Ss Cyril and Methoduius due to unsettled bills.			49
The European Parliament is going to vote through the visa liberalization.			15
The exhibition of the legendary Spanish artist Salvador Dali opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art.			20
The Federation of Trade Unions called on the free trade unions to stage massive protests.			23
The Government handed Monday employment decisions to 240 members of ethnic groups in line.			18
The independent students' movement "Free Index" is going to stage massive student protests today calling for a better living standard of students.			50
The paper comments on its front page that the closed border is now opening many questions: whether the border demarcation was done in compliance with the Constitution, whether the parallel parliamentary sessions in Skopje and Pristina is evidence this was a result of big pressure from the international community, what is the border line now and whether time has come for the country to finally change its name.			97
Vreme has learned that the daily papers owned by the German company WAZ, Utrinski vesnik and Dnevnik, are facing bankruptcy.			47