UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have reaffirmed the strong support to Macedonia’s EU and NATO accession at a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Vice Premier Bujar Osmani in London. The meeting was held in the framework of the reception for Western Balkans PMs, the Government said in a …
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SDSM leader and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, accompanied by party board member and Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski met in London with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and vice-president Emily Thornberry. Interlocutors affirmed the joint commitment of one society for all – an inclusive society based on the principles of social justice, fair taxes and support …
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The request for the neighboring country to amend its constitution is a firm negotiating stance of Greece’s government, spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos says in an interview with the radio ‘Real FM’. Tzanakopoulos once again notifies his country’s stances related to settling the Athens-Skopje name dispute, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Greece stands for a complex …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev took part Monday at the prime ministers’ panel within the Western Balkans Investment Summit in London, organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Prime ministers referred to the priorities in regional networking projects and economic cooperation, the most important challenges for the successful realization of joint priorities, as …
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“There is no need to change the Constitution. It is a home rule-book. It does not implicate the outside,” Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in an interview for Euronews, MIA Athens correspondent reports. “We amended the Constitution in 1993,” Zaev said, “because of the feelings of our Greek friends. They wanted to be more …
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European Parliament’s Macedonia Rapporteur Ivo Vajgl has urged the opposition to engage in the work of the Parliament, saying the ruling authorities and the opposition must work together for the well-being of the country. MEP Vajgl, who takes part at a conference of Committees for European Affairs/Integration of countries within the Stabilization and Association Process of South-East Europe (COSAP) …
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The United States and Europe have helped Macedonia in getting out of a deep political crisis, said U.S. Ambassador Jess Baily at a conference of Committees for European Affairs/Integration of countries within the Stabilization and Association Process of South-East Europe (COSAP) in Skopje on Monday. The ambassador believes that the successful completion of reforms in Macedonia requires the transformation …
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Macedonia must persevere in its reform efforts towards getting a date for accession talks, heard the 13. conference of Committees for European Affairs/Integration of countries within the Stabilization and Association Process of South-East Europe (COSAP) in Skopje on Monday. Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said the country must use the EU accession process for a leap towards real European …
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Athens prefers that the new name is in Macedonian language, without translation and as one word, reads Greek daily “Ta Nea” in Monday’s analysis of the draft-treaty that Greece will present to Macedonia, MIA reports from Athens. The paper claims that Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias handed over the 20-page document to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras …
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“Each country must guarantee its security no matter what, and to become a NATO member it should vouch for its contributions to global stability. We are working on our national security as well as NATO membership,” Minister of Defense Radmila Sekerinska said Monday in a response to a question about Macedonia’s NATO prospects this year. …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says in an interview with German weekly Der Spiegel he expects a solution over the name issue, claims it is not necessary to change the constitution and a possible agreement can be guaranteed by an international treaty, while adding that a name without translation is unacceptable. PM Zaev says he cannot …
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Macedonia observes Monday 14 years from the death of President Boris Trajkovski, who was killed in a plane crash near Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Family members, delegations and citizens will lay flowers at Trajkovski’s grave in Skopje. President Trajkovski died in a plane crash on 26 February 2004, when the US-made Beechcraft King Air 200 tried to land …
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Macedonia has been covered by snow, mostly in Mavrovo (78cm), Lazaropole (51cm), Krusevo (41cm) etc. There are 15cm of snow in capital Skopje. Weather in Macedonia on Monday will be overcast and cold, with snowfalls across the country. Temperatures will range between -4C and -1C. Similar weather in Skopje with temperatures up to -1C.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev accompanied by a Government delegation takes part at a Western Balkans Investment Summit in London on Monday. The investment summit organized by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) brings together heads of government of Western Balkans states, who will present the investment potentials before 200 representatives of companies interested …
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President Gjorge Ivanov held Sunday a meeting with the President of the European Commission (EC), Jean-Claude Juncker, his office said. Talks focused on the current political situation in the Republic of Macedonia, the EU integration process and the key challenges facing the region and the European Union. President Ivanov expressed gratitude to Juncker for his …
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Skopje, 25 February 2018 (MIA) – President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker said Sunday that he hadn’t come to Skopje to announce an exact date for the opening of EU negotiations, but underscored that Macedonia was on the right track after making progress. “We haven’t come here to announce a date, we are here …
The Appellate Court in Skopje yesterday extended the detention of 13 people, including former interior minister Mitko Cavkov and opposition VMRO-DPMNE MPs Krsto Mukoski and Saso Vasilevski for their involvement in the violent incidents in Parliament on 27 April 2017. Their detention measures have been extended four times so far, MIA reports. The Appellate Court …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Sunday he was confident that Macedonia and Greece would manage to find a dignified solution to the name dispute. “I believe a solution will be found, which will be dignified for both sides, a solution that won’t encroach the identity of the Macedonian people and also won’t encroach the identity …
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President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker has embarked on a tour of the six Western Balkan countries, with Macedonia being his first stop on Sunday. Juncker is accompanied by Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. The visit is part of their tour of the region to present the EU Western Balkans …
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Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos in a letter to the EU Commissioners in charge of enlargement and regional policy, announced Greece’s intention to support Macedonia’s bid to join the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (AII), MIA reports from Athens. ‘Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos in a letter to the EU Commissioners in charge of …
