Zaev-Nimetz: Right moment for mutually acceptable, dignified solution to name dispute

The Skopje-Athens name talks under the auspice of the United Nations and Ambassador Nimetz will resume, but from this moment on the foreign ministers will lead the negotiating teams of both countries, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Thursday at a meeting with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz. Nimetz on his part presented his ideas, opinions on …

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President Ivanov: Name solution without encroaching on identity

The settling of differences over the name must be in compliance with international law and international treaties, President Gjorge Ivanov told Matthew Nimetz, UN special envoy in the name talks, at their meeting Thursday in Skopje. Welcoming steps aimed at intensifying the dialogue, Ivanov noted that a name settlement could be sought only in the …

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President Ivanov meets CoE Human Right Commissioner Muiznieks

President Gjorge Ivanov and Council of Europe (CoE) Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muiznieks, shared opinions Thursday about ongoing reforms, rule of law and respect of human rights in Macedonia. Macedonia has been nourishing the highest standards for protection of human and minority rights, Ivanov said at the meeting. As a unitary and multi-ethnic state, Ivanov …

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Zaev: Partnership between governments, private sector and education for progressive society

The partnership between the governments, the private sector and the education systems provides motivating and progressive society, PM Zoran Zaev said at Thursday’s opening of Institute for Business & Management Heidelberg – Skopje, which organises the first international conference titled “International Standards in Controlling – Implementation in Practice” in cooperation with the Academy of Banking …

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Treaty on good neighborliness increases trade between Bulgaria and Macedonia

Trade between Bulgaria and Macedonia grew by nearly 11 per cent in 2017 whereat Bulgarian exports to Macedonia increased by 3 per cent, economic analyst Ljubomir Levicharov said explaining that it is because of the treaty on good neighborliness signed between the two countries, Bulgarian TV Evropa reported. Experts say that he interest for business …

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Greece loses if neighbors do not integrate in NATO, EU: Thessaloniki Mayor

 Instead of making it easier for our neighbor, we call them Gypsy-Skopians, says Thessaloniki mayor Yiannis Boutaris, MIA reports from Greece. “We are losing our dignity in NATO and the European Union, making it harder for our neighbor who seeks its identity like a small child. Then what we do? We are calling them Gypsy-Skopians. …

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Neither Trump nor Putin are wanted as leaders of Macedonia, Gallup poll reveals

Macedonians prefer Vladimir Putin to Donald Trump to be the leader of Macedonia, but a convincing majority said they won’t chose either of them to lead the country, show results of the Gallup International’s 41st Annual Global End of Year Survey. Asked to pick between Putin and Trump as leaders of Macedonia, 29% of the respondents …

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Spokesman Bosnjakovski: Decision to rename Skopje’s airport and highway to be adopted soon

Under a decision of the government, to be adopted soon, the Skopje Airport and the highway will be renamed as announced after the Davos meeting of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras. “A decision should be made by the government and it is supposed to happen in the coming period,” government …

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Stoltenberg: NATO to invite Macedonia once name dispute is resolved

NATO will extend an invitation to Macedonia to join the Alliance once a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue within the UN is reached, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told Wednesday’s edition of Belgrade daily Politika. Referring to the security situation in the world and the Balkans, he spoke about his visit to Skopje …

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UN mediator Nimetz arrives in Skopje to meet Ivanov, Zaev, Dimitrov, Mickoski and Ahmeti

UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz following his visit to Athens, has arrived Wednesday in Skopje for two-day talks with the Macedonian top officials. Nimetz with his associates was in the Skopje hotel “Holiday Inn” Wednesday morning, but he did not give any statement to the media. Nimetz is to give a statement after his meeting …

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Deputy PM Osmani meets with Austrian diplomat Linhart in Vienna

Macedonia’s EU integration progress and the European Commission’s Western Balkans Enlargement Strategy, due on Feb. 6, was the main topic of discussion at a meeting of Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani with Michael Linhart, Secretary-General of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, as part of Osmani’s visit to Austria. In the meeting, Osmani briefed his interlocutor about …

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FM Kotzias: Greek draft agreement on ‘all open issues relating to the name’ is negotiable

The agreement will not be a matter of ‘take it or leave it’ as the other party will have an opportunity to intervene with own proposals, Greek FM Nikos Kotzias said Tuesday in regard to a draft document covering ‘all open issues relating to the name’ he had announced at yesterday’s interview with the state …

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It’s time for making decisions, UN’s Nimetz says in Athens

There’s momentum, it’s time for making decisions, UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz said after his meeting Tuesday in Athens with Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. Nimetz and Kotzias discussed the ideas tabled by the UN envoy two weeks ago. After being briefed on the government’s positions, Nimetz said there were willingness demonstrated by the two …

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Open Budget Survey 2017: Macedonia lacks budget transparency

Macedonia has been ranked amongst the countries having poor budget transparency, the Center for Economic Analyses  (CEA) said Tuesday citing the Open Budget Survey 2017 of the International Budget Partnership (IBP). After the erosion of fiscal discipline and wide-scale abuse of executive power to the point when the ruling party’s style of governance by the …

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Zbogar hopes Macedonia to reach national consensus over name dispute

It is very good news that the UN name mediator Matthew Nimetz is visiting the region, because the best solutions can be found only through dialogue, EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar said Tuesday answering journalist question about the EU’s expectations from Nimetz’s visit and from the name dispute negotiations between Macedonia and Greece. “In …

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: By revealing ultimate positions, room for negotiating is reduced

Ahead of the visit of the UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz, appointed to mediate the name talks, we emphasize that by publicly revealing ultimate positions, the room for negotiating could be diminished, the office of Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov told MIA. “On our part, we have shown good will for a mutually acceptable solution that …

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Still unclear when Parliament will discuss the 35,569 amendments

It is as yet unclear when Parliament will discuss the amendments to the Law on the Use of Languages submitted by opposition party VMRO-DPMNE. Out of the total 35,569 amendments, only 17,000 have been translated into Albanian so far, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said on Tuesday. The amendments, according to Xhaferi, are a political issue, and VMRO-DPMNE’s …

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