Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sent a letter to congratulate Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on the agreement solving the Macedonia-Greece name issue and establishing strategic partnership between the two countries. In the letter, signed by PM Orban also on behalf of the Visegrad Group, he welcomes the agreement reached by Macedonia and Greece to …
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The current strategy of VMRO-DPMNE looks like they want to defend themselves from a tsunami with an umbrella. It seems that the main opposition party failed to understand that the process of full implementation of the Prespa agreement is still greater than them. The geostrategic position and the decision of the great powers and the …
When the president of VMRO-DPMNE came in the company of Tanja Karakamiseva-Jovanovska at the leaders’ meeting at 6pm, many failed to hide their surprise. The question was raised-why, apart from three vice-presidents, general secretary, about forty MPs, current and former officials, Hristijan Mickoski decided to bring the professor of constitutional law and political system to …
The leaders of the largest political parties, who convened Thursday in Skopje to discuss the appointment of members of the State Election Commission (SEC), the name referendum, and the wording of the referendum question, will continue to seek solutions in the coming days. The leaders of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, of DUI, Ali Ahmeti, of VMRO-DPMNE, …
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Montenegro received a new negotiator with the European Union on May 24. The former, Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic was forced to resign because three months earlier, the Corruption Prevention Directorate accused him of conflict of interests and limitation in performing public functions. He was accused because while he was as the minister for European affairs, he …
Numerous governments and security agencies are skeptical about the end the hostilities in Syria and the defeat of ISIS. The dissolution of the Islamic State army is causing fear related to the consequences of the return of terrorists to their homes. This fear is not about transferring a war to Europe or other regions, but …
Голем број влади и безбедносни агенции се скептични околу крајот на војната во Сирија и поразувањето на ИСИС. Распуштањето на армијата на Исламска држава предизвикува страв поврзан со последиците од враќањето на терористите во своите домови. Овој страв не е поради пренесување на војната во Европа или во други региони, туку во однос на начинот …
A fresh round of talks has started following yesterday’s leaders’ meeting at the Skopje-based MPs Club, this time including only the leaders of the four main parliamentary parties – Zoran Zaev of SDSM, Ali Ahmeti of DUI, Hristijan Mickoski of VMRO-DPMNE and Bilal Kasami of Besa. Thursday’s meeting takes place at the request of the …
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Parliament at its Thursday’s continuation of the 53rd session unanimously adopted the Declaration on supporting Macedonia’s accession process for NATO membership. The Declaration was adopted by a vote of 76 in favour without any votes against or abstained. SDSM’s MP Hari Lokvenec said that NATO admission directly brings security and stability, and also indirectly affects …
On Saturday, we watched a spectacular wasteful spending of the citizens’ money from the state budget by organizing celebrations that, besides having no occasion, were completely unsuccessful. Many spoke of their political and economic unjustification – the former one can be subjective, but the latter, the economic unjustification, is exact. We received a statement from …
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The referendum, which should be held this coming autumn in accordance with the name agreement with Greece, will be put on the table at the leaders’ meeting later in the day, announced Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. “At the leaders’ meeting I expect us to define the referendum issue, meaning to set a date when the referendum …
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It was not hard at all to assume that Macedonia will face strong pressure from outside and from within not to become a member of NATO and the EU. Not to join an alliance with the most developed, the most powerful and the richest countries in the world. You’d say they are right, it is …
The disagreements between the majority and opposition for the election of the new members of State Election Commission (SEC) is acting as an obstacle in deciding the date for the holding of the referendum on the country’s new name, “North Macedonia”. Given the delays that the referendum is seeing, the government has approved the amendments of …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has called a meeting today with political leaders in the country to discuss the current developments which relate to the referendum regarding the name. According to the government, this meeting will discuss the election of the members of the State Election Commission, because this institution has long been dysfunctional following the …
Representatives of the Project Hope Foundation will make an assessment of the existing capacities of several maternity hospitals in Macedonia, towards their enhancement, especially equipment-wise, Health Minister Venko Filipce said on Wednesday. The Health Ministry and Project Hope are organizing a workshop that focuses on lowering maternal and infant mortality in the country. Project Hope …
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These days, everyone hopes that Macedonia can become a NATO member within 12-18 months, and that pre-accession negotiations for EU membership can start in the same period, which according to objective expectations can be completed no later than 10 years. The Slovenian Ambassador, for example, with very good will and optimism, recently in a television …
The Ministry of the Interior will dislocate the Reception Center in Gazi Baba and will build a new one near the Bardovci settlement in Skopje. It has no connection to the homeless settlement to be built near Vizbegovo near Skopje. None of these two was a refugee camp as the public have speculated for months, …
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Let’s get down to work. We have a rendezvous with history. We have no time to lose. We are at the very start of a long journey, Johannes Hahn, EU Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner, said Tuesday addressing a session of the National Council for EU Integration in Skopje. “It will be important to ensure inclusiveness and unity of …
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More often than not the common good in Macedonia has been victim to special interests of small groups of people, who have trampled public interest with impunity, in order to enrich and empower themselves. No more was this true than during the past decade and previous government, which got its way whatever it set its …
The door of the EU remains wide open for Macedonia and it’s up to you to seize the opportunity. It is up to you to decide on the future of your country, EU Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn said Tuesday in Skopje who officially launched the preparatory process for opening EU accession negations. The door …
