The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged France not to block Macedonia’s accession to the NATO and EU. In Saturday’s discussion over the phone with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, Pompeo urged him to support NATO extending an invitation to Macedonia to join and the EU opening accession talks, following the signing of …
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Macedonia has made huge steps in energy sector reforms in one year, Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev said at the informal meeting of ministers of energy, industry and trade, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat, which was held Saturday in Durnstein, Austria. The meeting, which was also attended by Economy Minister Kresnik Bektesi, was focused on …
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Turkish police have apprehended 47 people accused of participating in the 2016 failed military coup, CNN Turk reported Saturday. This wave of arrests is part of a larger operation that began earlier this week, targeting 124 people accused of supporting US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan contends masterminded the 2016 attempted coup. …
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A government delegation led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will pay official visit to Austria on June 26 and to Poland on June 27. Zaev will meet in Vienna with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and will hold a joint press conference, Government Press Service told Saturday. Zaev will also hold a meeting in the Austrian Parliament, will address the …
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suddenly announced the presidential and parliamentary elections (one and a half years earlier than the regular term), it looked like a routine operation from theory – that victory is guaranteed and that the undisputed ruler of the state can manage with the great powers given to him by the …
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President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev entered a mutual “war”. After the adopted agreement was sent from the Parliament to Ivanov, Prime Minister Zaev said that the president should respect the decision of the parliamentary majority because it also represents the majority of citizens. But Ivanov does not give up. In such a …
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President Gjorge Ivanov has before him the ratified agreement with Greece voted in the Parliament of Macedonia. He also read the news that Macedonia is on the agenda to receive an invitation to join NATO at the next NATO meeting. President Ivanov is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of …
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At the invitation of his Skopje counterpart Petre Silegov, Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis will visit Skopje on Friday to attend events commemorating the 1963 Skopje earthquake, MIA’s Athens correspondent reports. “Giorgos Kaminis, the Mayor of Athens, will pay a visit to Skopje on Friday, June 22, at the invitation of the Mayor of Skopje Petre …
The agreement that was signed between Macedonia and Greece in the Prespa village of Nivici will be very important for Macedonia, whatever it may happen to it in the next 12-18 months. It will cause tectonic ethnic, political, sociological, economic, security and other movements in Macedonia, which will be much smaller in Greece. Although it …
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With 69 votes in favor, MPs in the Parliament ratified the agreement on a final name settlement with Greece. From the parliamentary speaker, Zoran Zaev, demanding the support of the MPs, said that Macedonia not only receives a new strategic partner in Greece, but also achieves the century-long aspiration of our ancestors to be recognized …
Theresa May, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, sent PM Zoran Zaev a letter of congratulations on the agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece, as well as its ratification in the Macedonian Parliament. “Such an important achievement would not have been possible without …
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Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani met Thursday with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Deputy Director General of Middle East and Europe Department, Chie Miyahara. Miyahara briefed Osmani on priorities in the sphere of cooperation within new Western Balkans Cooperation Initiative, Secretariat for European Affairs said in a press release. We have successful …
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VMRO-DPMNE, with the public warning to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that he wishes for another ‘April 27’, when the bloodshed in the Parliament was carried out, basically calls for a coup yet again. This time it is presented again as a spontaneous reaction of worried citizens who defend the dignity and honor of Macedonia after …
Ivo Vajgl, Member of European Parliament (MEP) and Macedonia Rapporteur in the EP, says the EU has sent a message to President Gjorge Ivanov on numerous occasions that Macedonia must look to the future. MEP Vajgl was quizzed by MIA regarding President Ivanov’s stance that he would not sign the bill ratifying the Macedonia-Greece name deal. …
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Macedonia’s Parliament adopted Wednesday the law on ratification of the Final Agreement for the settlement of the differences as described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the termination of the Interim Accord of 1995 and the establishment of a strategic partnership. Lawmakers voted 69-0 to ratify the agreement, while …
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We expect good news next week, Macedonia to start accession talks with the EU. We will help as much as we can, because the country needs to become a full member as soon as possible and the agreement with Greece is only an additional, a strong incentive in this direction, Hungarian Ambassador László Dux and …
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The agreement marks the beginning of the end of uncertainty for Macedonia and represents dignified and acceptable solution for both sides, with which the Macedonian identity and language is permanently confirmed, PM Zoran Zaev said Wednesday prior to start of parliament’s session at which name agreement with Greece should be ratified. “We have an agreement …
After his meeting Tuesday to discuss EU-Western Balkans cooperation in the area of migration, security, and border management with his Western Balkans counterparts as well as with European Commissioners Dimitris Avramopoulos and Julian King, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that Macedonia is firmly against setting up refugee camps on its soil. “Macedonia has been clear …
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said NATO hopes to start accession talks with Macedonia at the summit, which will be held in Brussels on July 11-12, after Macedonia reached name agreement with Greece. “I hope that there will be progress with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia because they have reached an agreement with Greece on …
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President Gjorge Ivanov calls on PM Zoran Zaev to immediately initiate impeachment procedure, highlighting that his position in regard to the name agreement is final and remains unchanged. “I call on Zaev to immediately initiate impeachment procedure i.e. procedure for determining the President of the Republic’s answerability by the same two-thirds majority vote necessary to …
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