Disputes - international:
dispute with Greece over its name; the border commission formed by The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro in April 1996 to resolve differences in delineation of their mutual border has made no progress so far; Albanians in F.Y.R.O.M. claim discrimination in education, access to public-sector jobs, and representation in government
Illicit drugs:
increasing transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and hashish; minor transit point for South American cocaine destined for Europe