As a woman and as a mother, I will be kind and I will allow the accused Gordana Jankuloska not to appear in court hearings for more than 45 days after delivery, but after August 29, no excuses, nor sick leave will be permitted. Judge Dobrila Kacarska responded to former Interior Minister Jankuloska at yesterday’s …
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Bulgaria is very concerned about the escalation in Macedonia over the agreement on new name of the country, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev at Thursday’s press conference in Sofia after meeting his Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov. Radev urged Ivanov not only to be a participant, but also a leader in the dialogue between the institutions in the Republic …
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The press office of the Bulgarian government confirmed that the Thursday meetings of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva with the visiting Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov have been cancelled. “We don’t want to interfere in the home affairs of our neighbour [Macedonia]. Our position [on the solution to the Macedonia-Greece name dispute] is clear …
Bulgarian PM Borissov cancels meeting with President Ivanov Read More »
The court pronounced the first prison sentences for the attack on the Assembly, which took place on April 27, 2017 in Parliament. Stojan Pavleski was sentenced to three years in prison, and Cejo Gjorgievski was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for the criminal act of violence, that is, about the violent …
Sela case – Pavleski: I saved Sela’s life and they sentenced me to prison Read More »
Greek daily Kathimerini published the full text of the agreement achieved between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia on Tuesday was made public on Wednesday afternoon. The document is 19-pages long and was distributed to Greece’s political party leaders. On Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to brief the parliament on all aspects of …
The full transcript of the Greece-Macedonia agreement Read More »
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski had a brief meeting with the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev yesterday afternoon in the government, who handed over the agreement on the name dispute settlement. After the meeting, Mickoski said that he and Zaev had a brief meeting because, as he said, the whole topic was exhausted yesterday, and he had …
Zaev handed over the agreement to Mickoski, the meeting lasted 5 minutes Read More »
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on a joint press conference alongside his Greek counterpart in Moscow said he hoped that the deal over the new name of Macedonia would be in the interest of Athens and Skopje and that it would be endorsed by the citizens of the two countries. “We have always said that …
President Gjorge Ivanov said Wednesday the name agreement reached with Greece is detrimental for the Republic of Macedonia, adding he would not sign it. In a TV address, President Ivanov said the agreement reached between Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras abandoned the country’s positions that the Constitution would not be changed …
President Ivanov: Agreement is detrimental for Macedonia, I will not sign it Read More »
The non-paper of the name agreement between the premiers of Macedonia and Greece leaked to the public in Greece is an interpretation and does not correspond with the original articles of the deal, according to government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski. “The foundation of the agreement defines how Greece interprets the term Macedonia. They too have accepted …
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A meeting between Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski will be held in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. The meeting comes after today’s press conference of Mickovski calling for an urgent meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zaev to review the provisions of yesterday’s agreement …
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski is calling for ‘urgent and extraordinary’ meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov and PM Zoran Zaev to go through the provisions of the deal reached by Macedonia and Greece on the name Republic of North Macedonia to be used both internationally and bilaterally. Having already submitted a request for a meeting with …
Mickoski calls for urgent meeting with Ivanov and Zaev Read More »
British Ambassador to Macedonia Charles Garrett on Wednesday welcomed the agreement reached by the premiers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras on the Macedonia-Greece name dispute saying it would pave Macedonia’s way for integration into the EU and NATO. According to him, it is beneficial not only for Macedonia, but also for the region. Ambassador Garrett, …
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President Gjorge Ivanov will address citizens during the day following his two-minute meeting with PM Zoran Zaev and FM Nikola Dimitrov at which they briefed him about the deal reached on name issue, Ivanov’s Cabinet said in a press release. The Republic of North Macedonia, erga omnes, change of the Constitution and gradual introduction of …
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The Secretary General of the 47-nation Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, has warmly welcomed the agreement achieved between the Prime Ministers of Greece and Macedonia on the name issue. “This agreement has been a long time coming. It shows that talking, listening and understanding each other’s concerns allows us to find solutions to even the …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov met Wednesday with the President Gjorge Ivanov and briefed him about the deal reached by Macedonia and Greece in the name talks. Zaev and Dimitrov had a constructive attempt to present and discuss the content of the agreement, but Ivanov interrupted them and walked out of …
Ivanov walks out of the name agreement meeting with Zaev and Dimitrov Read More »
2,098 people have received Bulgarian citizenship by origin since the beginning of the year, Bulgarian Deputy Chairperson Iliana Jotova said. She specified that the largest number of them, 1,402 persons are from Macedonia. In 2017, a total of 1,436 people acquired Bulgarian citizenship. She clarified that most people acquired Bulgarian citizenship on the basis of …
1,402 Macedonian citizens received Bulgarian citizenship in 2018 Read More »
Bilateral cooperation, as well as the situation in the Western Balkans, will be the main topics discussed by the foreign ministers of Russia and Greece, Sergey Lavrov and Nikos Kotzias, at their meeting in Moscow scheduled for today. According to a statement issued by the Greek Foreign Ministry, Kotzias, who will travel to Moscow today, …
The United States congratulates Prime Ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras and welcomes the historic agreement to resolve the name dispute. This resolution will benefit both countries and bolster regional security and prosperity. Prime Ministers Zaev and Tsipras demonstrated vision, courage, and persistence in their pursuit of a mutually acceptable solution, US State Department spokeswoman …
US State Department: US welcomes the historic name agreement Read More »
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will meet on Wednesday at 10:00h with the President Gjorge Ivanov to brief him about the deal reached by Macedonia and Greece in the name talks. Republic of North Macedonia, used both internationally and bilaterally, which will be further regulated in line with an amendment to the Constitution, …
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On September 8, 1991, when Macedonia declared independence after a referendum, no one could predict that the country would have to wait for 27 years to get its name recognized by its southern neighbor and the entire international community. On the request for recognition under the constitutional name in the United Nations, on the basis …
