Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday (Feb. 21) in Berlin. The meeting will be held within the visit of Macedonian government delegation led by PM Zaev to Germany, government press service told. After the meeting Merkel and Zaev will hold a joint press conference. During his visit, Zaev …
Giving testimony at a trial regarding the violent events in Parliament on 27 April 2017, Zijadin Sela – MP and leader of the Alliance for the Albanians – said in the press room he had been knocked over with a flag pole and had heard threats that he was going to be killed. While receiving …
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Moderate optimism for finding a solution to the name issue has been expressed by the former Greek ambassador to Macedonia, George Kaklikis. Speaking to CNN.gr, he referred to his tenure as ambassador to Macedonia, especially the year 2001 when Macedonia and Greece had been very close to reaching a solution after the Greek government had initiated …
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TV journalist Ivona Talevska on Monday was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges in a case opened by the Special Public Prosecution (SPO). A court also ordered her to pay back tax money in a period of one year. She should pay taxes estimated at nearly MKD 1,7 …
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The United States doesn’t support exchange of territories, says the US embassy to Kosovo. Its statement reads that the US doesn’t back swapping of territories or the establishment of a precedent that could cause more problems than solutions. “All parties need to be creative in finding solution.” As part of the Brussels dialogue, it adds, …
There is a ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ made between Russia and the US and its Western allies in the 1990s that NATO will not expand eastward towards the borders of Russia. It has been breached with the three enlargements of NATO. Now, they want to embroil the Balkan region into this game, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
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Slovakia supports Macedonia’s EU and NATO integration process and will assist the country in significant areas, agreed Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Slovak Ambassador Henrik Markus at Monday’s meeting. Interlocutors referred to the positive climate for progress in Macedonia, as well as the possibility for expert support from Slovakia in the EU accession negotiations, the …
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Journalist Ivona Talevska admitted guilt on Monday regarding the tax evasion charges in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case codenamed “Tifani”. “I admit the guilt for the actions cited in the SPO indictment,” said Talevska. The defense asked the court to take into consideration Talevska’s admission, as well as the fact that she is a …
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Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani met Monday with French Ambassador Christian Thimonier on occasion of the formal inclusion of French technical expert Francois Lafond as a full member of the Secretariat for European Affairs. Vice Premier Osmani thanked France for the sincere support to Macedonia, highlighting its importance as Union member-state in the …
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is coming to Skopje again by the end of February or the beginning of March, sources from the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told MIA. Greek media reported that Kotzias would pay a visit to Skopje this week, but the packed agendas of the countries’ FMs are cited as the …
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President Gjorge Ivanov, accompanied by First Lady Maja Ivanova, is paying an official visit to the Republic of Turkey. President Ivanov will meet host Recept Tayyip Erdogan and lay a wreath at the Ataturk Mausoleum in Ankara. During the visit, Ivanov will also deliver lecture titled “Challenges of University Education in the third Millennium” before …
Macedonia expects to reach a settlement of its decades-old name row with Greece by a NATO summit in the summer, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told Austrian radio station ORF, Reuters reports. “I believe we will be able to conclude the negotiations successfully by the NATO summit in July,” says PM Zaev. He adds, “We have an …
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Macedonia’s road to EU and NATO needs to be unblocked, says Munich Security Conference (MSC) chairman, ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger. “Macedonia’s road to EU and NATO needs to be unblocked – long overdue”, wrote Ischinger’s on Twitter. The MSC chairman replied to a Twitter post by Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, who said Macedonia has been a …
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Early plans for a European army failed in the wake of World War II. EU states have since taken numerous small steps to integrate their armed forces, bringing the idea of a Europe-wide military ever closer to reality. Military treaties for a joint European army were signed just a few years after the end of …
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At the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), Macedonia’s Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska held numerous meetings with her counterparts from Canada Harjit Sajjan, Bulgaria – Krasimir Karakachanov; Lithuania – Raimundas Karoblis; Montenegro – Predrag Boskovic, as well as NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller, Euro-Commissioner Johannes Hahn and MSC Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger. At the …
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Macedonian Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi attended Sunday the celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Kosovo independence. On the occasion, Xhaferi attended a formal session of Kosovo Parliament and a military parade. He was also a guest at Kosovo President Hashim Thaci’s reception of in honor of the jubilee, the Speaker’s Office said in a press …
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Afrim Gashi has been elected Sunday for a new leader of the opposition ‘BESA’ Movement. At the party’s first congress in Tetovo, Gashi scooped 522 votes out of 575 delegates. From this day on BESA will be a party not only of Albanians, but of all people living in Macedonia, Gashi said. He notified his …
The Athens-Skopje name negotiations have reached a prefect momentum, contrary to the claims of opposition New Democracy leader that there are no favorable circumstances at the moment for a solution, Greek Minister of Administrative Reform Olga Gerovasili says in an interview with the new agency ANA-MPA. ‘At the moment the negotiations are underway under the …
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Serbia is only wasting time to obstruct Kosovo, as the country’s independence is an irreversible process, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says in an interview for the TVN1. ‘I am aware of the challenges we have with the consolidation of Kosovo’s international status. However I am certain that Kosovo will be part of the UN, UNESCO, …
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A concert of Macedonian prominent pianist Simon Trpceski at one of the prestigious halls in Brussels ‘Bozar’ late Saturday mesmerized the audience, MIA reports from the Belgian capital. Accompanied by the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra, Trpceski performed the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 – the work of art of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. …
