Macedonia name dispute with Greece threatens NATO bid
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Greece says former Yugoslav's state name â the same as a Greek province â is not acceptable.
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Differences over Kosovo and U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe loomed large at talks Thursday between Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his NATO counterparts.
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Several NATO countries have voiced reservations about a proposal to expand the alliance's training role in Iraq, blocking an expected final agreement, NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer warned.
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Macedonians voted Wednesday in parliamentary elections considered crucial for the tiny Balkan nation&#039;s aspirations of eventual membership in the European Union and NATO.
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SANTIAGO, Feb 9 (IPS) - Tensions are rising between Chile and the European   Union (EU) in the dispute that has erupted over new barriers to  imports of  Chilean salmon.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania  - NATO defense ministers  will discuss on Wednesday a controversial call by the United  States under which the alliance would take over military  operations in Afghanistan.
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A US decision to call Macedonia, &quot;Macedonia,&quot; has raised the ire of Greece, which is threatening to keep the country out of the European Union.
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Greece on Thursday sharply protesteda US decision to recognize the former Yugoslav state on its northern border as &quot;Macedonia&quot;, the same name as a northern Greek province where Alexander the Great was born.
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Macedonia&#39;s president has confirmed that the United States has informed him of plans to officially recognize his country as the &quot;Republic of Macedonia,&quot; a decision that drew protests from Greece.
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Â· Europe tour may anger Kremlin before G8 summitÂ· Moscow comments are unhelpful, says Nato
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The mounting tension on Turkey's border with Iraq and US demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands
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The NATO mission in Afghanistan threatens a rift between nations willing to participate in combat operations and those that are not.
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Opponents of a Western-backed deal giving Macedonia's Albanian minority greater local powers say they are within striking distance of forcing a referendum on the issue.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 20 -- An increasingly angry dispute over U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Central Europe is adding strain to already fragile U.S.-Russian relations.
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NATO said on Monday it was very  concerned at Russia&#39;s decision to suspend participation in a  landmark treaty on the deployment of armed forces in post-Cold  War Europe.
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Kosovo has asked NATO to  secure a large reservoir in the north out of concern Serbs  living there might cut vital water supplies if the Albanian  majority declares independence from Serbia within weeks.