AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLanguage Rights Clash: Albanian students in Skopje plan a May 18 protest on the Stone Bridge to demand the bar exam be taken in Albanian, reigniting a wider fight over whether language equality is respected in practice after the Ohrid Agreement. Political Pressure: A new wave of claims and counterclaims is swirling around the Albanian community’s role in North Macedonia’s politics, with critics saying some actors weaken rights while others argue the real goal is equal citizenship and a fair EU path. Regional Tensions: Serbia is also pushing nationalist rhetoric tied to Kosovo and Montenegro’s independence anniversary, as Podgorica rejects Belgrade’s framing of the celebrations. Security Update: In the wider region, the US has charged an Iraqi man accused of coordinating nearly 20 terror attacks targeting Jewish sites across Europe, Canada and plots linked to the US. Disaster Readiness: Meanwhile, Turkish and Balkan rescue teams trained together in Thessaloniki in a three-day emergency drill.
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