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Heavy rain floods State Archive of Macedonia, risks devastation of invaluable documents

05/02/2018 14:39

Heavy rains over the weekend have flooded offices of the State Archive of the Republic of Macedonia in downtown Skopje. The offices are located on the sixth and seventh floor of the same building that also houses the Archaeological Museum and the Constitutional Court. Several members of the staff for two days are doing everything …

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“Treasury” trial adjourned until March 29

05/02/2018 14:36

Trial in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Treasury” has been adjourned until March 29. The trial judge said on Monday the reason for the postponement is the pending outcome of the appeals procedure before the Supreme Court of Greece regarding the extradition of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) section head Goran …

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Greek paper publishes Nimetz ‘set of ideas’ over name dispute

05/02/2018 14:05

The new name to be used internally and internationally after the country integrates in the EU, no mandatory constitutional change, non-exclusivity clause on terms “Macedonia” and “Macedonian” for commercial uses, the new name to be used not translated or translated at the discretion of each party, read the proposals from the ‘set of ideas’ of …

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No Language Law debate in Parliament this week either

05/02/2018 14:03

No date has been set yet for the Parliament debate on the 35,569 amendments to the Law on the Use of Languages. The law extends the official use of Albanian over the entire country, and it was passed on February 11. A week later, however, the President vetoed it and sent it back to Parliament, which …

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MANU and BAN will help carry out the Good Neighborly Relations Agreement

05/02/2018 13:01

The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN) during their meeting on Monday expressed readiness to help both governments carry out the Good Neighborly Relations Agreement. To do this, the academies will form an inter-academic group headed by their presidents. The inter-academic group, as MANU writes in its …

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Heavy lifting by heavy EU states required for Macedonia name compromise, says ex-PM

05/02/2018 12:54

Without a name compromise, the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse, Carl Bildt tweeted on Monday. “I think it will require some heavy lifting by heavy EU states and institutions to get a Macedonia name compromise. But without one the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse,” the former premier and foreign minister of Sweden wrote on his …

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Name, identity issues affect EU perception: poll

05/02/2018 12:36

The name and identity issues strongly affect the citizens’ perception over EU membership, shows the deliberative poll over the benefits and challenges from Macedonia’s EU accession, carried out by the Skopje-based European Policy Institute. The poll was conducted on 1-7 November 2017 on 1,200 respondents, as well as on 18-19 November 2017 on 150 respondents, …

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Organizers, police release vastly different numbers of Athens protest

05/02/2018 12:33

The protest at the main square in Athens on Sunday titled “Macedonia means Greece” was calm and incident-free, MIA reports from the Greek capital. Prior to the protest, organizers said people from all over the country arrived for the rally, expecting at least one million people to attend. On the other hand, the Greek police …

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“Treasury” trial begins

05/02/2018 12:09

Trial in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Treasury” begins in the Skopje-based Criminal Court on Monday. Former director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Saso Mijalkov, his office chief Toni Jakimovski, former UBK section head Goran Grujevski and former assistant minister of interior Nebojsa Stajkovic are indicted in the case. “Treasury” refers …

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Osmani: Protests should not influence name negotiations

05/02/2018 12:05

Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani described the peaceful and non-violent protests in Athens on Sunday as part of the public debate and a guaranteed right in a democracy, which should nonetheless have no influence over the name dispute resolution process. “However,” Osmani said before his meeting with Western Balkans ambassadors, “We should also not …

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Macedonia expects signal for clear Euro-perspective

05/02/2018 12:03

Macedonia expects a clear European perspective in the Enlargement Strategy, due to be released by the European Commission on Tuesday, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani. “We expect a clear signal for Macedonia regarding its perspectives, to get an accession talks date after the closure of open political issues in the context of …

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Theodorakis demands vote on Macedonia deal

04/02/2018 16:42

Greece’s composer and resistance icon Mikis Theodorakis on Sunday called for a referendum to be held on any government deal aimed at solving a long-running name row with Macedonia. “Macedonia was, is and will forever be Greek,” 93-year-old Theodorakis told a massive crowd of protesters gathered in Athens. “If a government considers signing on behalf …

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Greeks hold mass rally against use of Macedonia name in Athens

04/02/2018 15:57

Not a single protest against government anti-austerity measures, protests against wages and pensions cuts failed to gather as many Greeks as Sunday’s rally held in the central Syntagma Square in Athens against the use of Macedonia name, MIA’s correspondent from Athens reports. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens, including …

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Health Minister presents measures to reduce newborns and maternal deaths

04/02/2018 14:42

Short-term up to 3 months and long-term up to 6 months measures are planned to be carried out for reduction of newborns and maternal mortality rate in Macedonia. The package of measures is prepared in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and presented at Sunday’s press conference by Health Minister Venko Filipce, who …

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Turkey warns US troops over Syria clash risk

04/02/2018 14:08

Turkey on Sunday threatened to expand its operation against Kurdish militia in Syria to the town of the Manbij and even east of the Euphrates, warning that American soldiers risked being targeted in the area if they wore enemy uniform, AFP reports. Turkey on January 20 launched the “Olive Branch” operation in the northern Syrian …

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Athens Rally Live: “Macedonia is Greek”

04/02/2018 13:44

Under strong security measures, closed streets and metro stations, today in the Syntagma Square the long-awaited protest is held before the Greek parliament. Rally spokesman Michalis Patsikas told reporters that “it will be majestic. This has never happened before.” The keynote speaker at the rally will be the famous composer Mikis Theodorakis. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJFXjP3uLas” …

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Greece to hold rally and counter-protest over ‘Macedonia’ in Athens

04/02/2018 12:27

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks are expected to fill central Syntagma Square in Athens on Sunday to protest over Greek attempts to resolve a longstanding name row with Macedonia, MIA reports from Athens. Around 1,500 buses have been chartered to bring demonstrators from the provinces to the capital where the rally is to begin at …

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PM Zaev meets MEPs Bostinaru, Fajon and Picula

01/02/2018 18:52

Unreserved support for Macedonia’s EU integration bid was expressed Thursday at a meeting of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev with members of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Victor Bostinaru, Tanja Fajon and Tonino Picula. The MEPs urged PM Zaev, the government and all political stakeholders in Macedonia to settle issues …

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Forum for Democratic Macedonia voices support for name dispute settlement

01/02/2018 18:46

The Forum for Democratic Macedonia (FDM) welcomed Thursday the initiative for settling the name issue – the main obstacle to Macedonia’s integration with the European Union and NATO. Today’s visit of UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz to Macedonia, as well as the recent meeting of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras …

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UN name mediator meets opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader

01/02/2018 18:13

The name negotiations should resume within the UN framework and abide to the documents and principles of the Security Council, Interim Accord and the ruling of the International Court of Justice, opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski told UN mediator Matthew Nimetz. At the meeting, VMRO-DPMNE voiced concern over certain ‘irritating’ developments in Greece, which have …

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