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Albanian and Macedonian deadlock (part 1)

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Twenty years after its independence, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is still seeing its EU membership negotiations stall over a longstanding name dispute with Greece. Skopje’s recent urban facelift has only added fuel to the fire. We also tell you why a national census requested by the EU has had to be abandoned. And we give you a taste of the local cuisine, often described as the Balkans' finest.

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Senior Producer: Loick Berrou
Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producer: Magali Faure
Assistant Producer: Domitille Blanc
Reporter: Alix Le Bourdon
Cameraman: Stéphane Bodenne
Video editing: Audrey Le Narvor and Max Paquereau 

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