EU urges Macedonia to drop block on 'Albanian language row' government
By Kole Casule | SKOPJE
The EU on Thursday asked Macedonia's president to reverse a move to block a coalition including ethnic Albanian parties from forming a government, urging political leaders to step back from a dispute that risked sparking conflict.
President Gjorge Ivanov on Wednesday refused to give his backing to the coalition of Social Democrats and ethnic Albanian parties, arguing its pledge to allow wider official use of the Albanian language amounted to foreign interference in Macedonia's affairs.
After meeting Ivanov and other political leaders in Skopje, the European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini urged him to reconsider. Hours earlier Russia criticized the coalition deal.
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Quite a bit on these protests, etc. in Macedonia over the last week, as to them not wanting Albanian as a 2nd language as I understand the situation.
