Word: macedonia
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...President's speech, which lasted approximately thirty minutes, dwelt on the complexity of Greece's role in international affairs in the Balkans. He focused on the regions of Macedonia and Cyprus as trouble spots for the Hellenic Republic...
...Macedonia has historically been a Greek region but is currently part of Bulgaria--a fact which in the past caused considerable tension between Greece and Bulgaria...
...latest figure available. An estimated 2 million of Serbia's 10 million people live below the poverty line. The embargo also limits the country's ability to make an industrial recovery. Sanctions-busting on a grand scale -- mainly through Romania and Bulgaria and, to a lesser extent, Macedonia -- keeps stores filled with all manner of goods, but few people can afford them at whatever price...
...ancient hilltop monastery in Macedonia, a young monk named Kiril (Gregoire Colin of Olivier, Olivier) finds a frightened girl (Labina Mitevska) hiding in his cell. She is, we learn, the victim of ethnic hatred, and once her enemies track her down, the peace of this retreat is violently, permanently shattered...
...Before the Rain" grants us a look into a society about which we know little. The images of these intriguing characters, sometimes seductive and other times repulsive, force the audience to recognize the tragedy of Macedonia. My only regret is that the film choose to concentrate on the events surrounding this rain. Forced to utilize underdevloped characters, this film leaves us feeling a bit unsatisfied when in all other respects it is truly exhilirating...