Erol Rizaov These past few days, when I read that Macedonia has about 100,000 people in the state administration, more than twice since the beginning of independence, the first person that came to my mind was Professor Dimce Koco, who taught me about art history 50 years ago, and then Janez Jansa, the former Slovenian …
The construction of Skopje-Blace highway and its connection to Pristina-Blace highway, whose construction is underway, will slash the travel time between Skopje and Pristina from over 2 hours to less than an hour. This was said by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who chaired Wednesday the first ministerial meeting focused on reviewing possibility …
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The Macedonian government has tasked the director of the State Archive to draft an action plan on the construction of a new building for the purpose of long-term preservation of archival records, Minister Zorica Apostolska told reporters on Wednesday elaborating the government’s decision to build a new building for the State Archive of Macedonia. The …
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– Greek Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos is a moderate optimist regarding the name issue settlement, saying the ball is in the other side’s court. “With regards to a solution, I am still a moderate optimist there is a window of opportunity and certain progress has been made on many issues. The ball is …
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The real chance for Macedonia to soon join NATO is the biggest difference when talking about the country today compared to the past, said United States Ambassador Jess Baily at debate “NATO and You”, organized by the Defense Ministry, the Euro-Atlantic Council of Macedonia (ATA Macedonia), the NATO Liaison Office Skopje and the Croatian Embassy to Macedonia …
“EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn are expected to visit Macedonia on April 18, a day after the release of the progress reports of the European Commission”, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Tuesday. “It is expected the visit to take place after the reports are published, slated for April 17. …
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Lt General Evgeny Buzhinsky said diplomatic tensions risk becoming ‘worse than the cold war’ – and claimed the West is trying to overthrow Vladimir Putin’s government. A retired Russian general has warned that the fallout from the Salisbury attack could trigger “the last war in the history of mankind”. Lt General Evgeny Buzhinsky said diplomatic …
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The sign with the new name International Airport – Skopje has been placed at the airport building. The Government renamed the airport from Alexander the Great to International Airport – Skopje as a sign of good will in relations with Greece. The move prompted the arrival of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in a Greek-owned …
On 17 May, Bulgaria will host the EU Summit with countries of Western Balkans, which is expected to finalize an agreement on transport, energy and digital connections in this region. While everything seemed to be on the right tracks, the Bulgarian rotating presidency of the EU has faced the refusal of five countries which have …
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“The question is not whether Macedonia has alternatives to the NATO membership, but do those alternative have enough quality,” said NATO National Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski on Tuesday. Pendarovski took part at roundtable “Alternatives to and for NATO: Macedonia’s Integration, Political Reality, Future Solutions and Opportunities”, held within the Diplomatic Forum at the Skopje-based Faculty of …
The Financial Police Office said Tuesday it had filed charges against former health minister Nikola Todorov for neglect of duty. Charges have been also pressed against a man who was the head of the unit for implementation of a project on reconstruction and completion of construction of buildings of the public health institutions in Macedonia within …
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Fugitive Russians in the UK are effectively “hostages” of Western spy agencies, the father of Alexander Litvinenko, an intelligence officer who was poisoned in London a decade ago, told RT, sharing his insight on the Skripal case. Walter Litvinenko used to support the theory of Russia’s involvement in the 2006 poisoning of his son, Alexander, …
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Greek media reports over a fresh meeting between Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias on April 12 have been confirmed by Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis. In an interview with state-run TV station ERT following his meeting with FM Kotzias, Theodorakis says a new meeting would be held next Thursday. “I have …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev welcomed Monday the decision of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE to go back to Parliament. According to him, it is a contribution to a functioning democracy in the country. Zaev said that the dialogue with the opposition was moving in the right direction. “Working groups are convening and a majority of the …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says that he’s optimistic that a solution will be found about the name dispute, following the last round of talks held in Vienna between Foreign minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Greek counterpart, Nikos Kotzias, in the presence of the UN envoy, Matthew Nimetz. “I have had a meeting with Foreign Minister …
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Parliament will hold a session focused on reform-oriented laws on April 10 or April 11, it was concluded Monday at a meeting of Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi with the coordinators of parliamentary groups. No representative of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE was in attendance. Late on Sunday, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski announced that VMRO-DPMNE would return …
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In the middle of next week, following the Orthodox Easter holidays, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will travel to Skopje again, where he will meet with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The date has not yet been determined, but the visit has already been agreed, report diplomatic sources. The intensification of meetings between Kotzias and Dimitrov, …
Opposition MP Georgios Koumoutsakos has criticized the Greek government over the name talks, saying they only confirm the existing impasse, MIA reports from Athens. “As far as we know, there are serious complications. In fact, Kotzias’ visit to the neighboring country started and ended with the landing at the airport in Skopje. In addition, the …
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Hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Case (SPO) case code-named “Titanic” has been adjourned until April 12. The defense urged for the postponement in order to make an insight into the evidence and prepare for the main hearing. On the other hand, the SPO prosecutor said the defense’s objective is to delay the proceedings. “Titanic”, the first …
Deputy PM Bujar Osmani expects the upcoming European Commission’s progress report to valorize entire previous work, and give a clear recommendation for launching of Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Osmani published this on his Facebook profile, in a Sunday video-address in Macedonian, with Albanian subtitles, stressing that communication in both languages is easily understandable and acceptable. He …
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