Macedonia's president and premier disagree over name dispute

In Macedonia, president Branko Crvenkovski accused premier Nikola Gruevski of hurting the name talks with Greece. Crvenkovski accused Gruevski of not taking a firm position on the latest proposals by UN envoy Nimetz, saying "Gruevski’s intention is to avoid any responsibility.”

The name dispute has been dragging on for 17 years, but is now threatening Macedonia's accession to the European Union and NATO because of Greek opposition.