Athens, 14 January 2018 – Panos Kammenos, the leader of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), has proposed holding a referendum on the name dispute, MIA reports from Athens. “The Greek people will have to decide on the unprecedented, in the history of man, [decision to] cede their history and civilization to another people,” Kammenos said in …
Athens, 14 January 2018 – Online edition of Greek newspaper Real says Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras during the World Economic Forum in Davos, MIA reports from Athens. “Tsipras will meet Zaev on January 24, a fact that confirms reports over large progress achieved at the last meeting between the countries’ foreign …
Athens, 14 January 2018 – A poll has showed that 68 percent of Greeks are against including term ‘Macedonia’ in the name, MIA reports from Athens. A Marc poll for Greek newspaper Proto Thema shows that only 23.6 percent of respondents agree over the inclusion of term ‘Macedonia’ in a compound name. According to the results, 63.8 …
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Turkey’s president vowed to oust Kurdish fighters from Afrin, northern Syria, Saturday as Syrian rebels also said they are bracing for such an operation, AP reports. Speaking in the eastern province of Elazig, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, that Turkey will intervene if the “terrorists in Afrin do not …
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Athens, 14 January 2018 – Georgios Katrougalos, Greece’s Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said the possible name solution should not be a tool for irredentism, MIA reports from Athens. “We are negotiating a name that will make a clear distinction between the historical Greek Macedonia and the country which capital is Skopje, a name that will …
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Kosovo on Thursday welcomed the Macedonian Parliament for adopting the law on the use of languages. According to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, it is a top democratic achievement for the neighboring country, one of the first nations that have recognized Kosovo. Macedonia recognized Kosovo in 2008. “To advance the political rights of the Albanians in …
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Skopje/Thessaloniki 11 January 2018 – The Macedonian, Greek Foreign Ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, expect for UN mediator Matthew Nimetz to offer an initial framework that will make substantial progress in surpassing Skopje-Athens differences over the name. Dimitrov and Kotzias discussed Thursday in Thessaloniki on the methodology, approach of the two countries and the …
Skopje, 11 January 2018 – The Law on the Use of Languages complies with the Constitution and Amendment V adopted 17 years ago, said ruling SDSM on Thursday. “The law changes do not jeopardize the constitutional position of the Macedonian language and its Cyrillic letter as an official language at the entire territory of the country, as …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) hosted Thursday a meeting of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and political directors of the Western Balkan countries (WB6). MoFA State Secretary Viktor Dimovski and EEAS Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jean-Christophe Belliard co-chaired the gathering, which discussed on the European perspective of the …
Tirana, 11 January 2018 – Today’s adoption of the law on the use of languages in Macedonia dominated the headlines in Albania. Albanian media have been widely reporting about the adoption hailing it as ‘a historic event’ that finally makes the Albanian language in Macedonia official. Top state officials also welcomed the law’s adoption. “The enactment …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – The adoption of the Law on the Use of Languages concludes the normative aspect of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, MP Artan Grubi said Thursday. “Fifteen years after the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, today’s adoption of the law on languages marked the conclusion of the normative aspect of this peace …
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Veles, 11 January 2018 – The Ministry of Transport and Communications has issued the required permits for modernization of toll collection stations at Corridor X, including the e-tolls project worth EUR 18,72 million. “The Romanovce station near Kumanovo is in the final stage of reconstruction. Works are also ongoing at stations near Sopot, Veles, Gradsko and Petrovec”, …
Stip, 11 January 2018 – Two Dutch textile companies operating in Stip will enlarge their production and increase the number of employees, one of which aiming to manufacture branded products, thus increasing the products’ value but also the workers’ labor, said Wouter Plomp, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on Thursday. Seven Dutch textile companies are …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – The Skopje-based Culture and Information Center (KIC) is hosting annual exhibit “Small Format 2017” of the Macedonian Artists Association (DLUM). The display, which runs through January 20, includes more than 100 artworks in diverse techniques by 54 authors from Macedonia. DLUM and KIC have also presented this year’s awards to Dragan …
Brussels, 11 January 2018 – Britain, France and Germany made a joint plea to Donald Trump on Thursday to uphold a pact stopping Iran getting nuclear weapons, a day before the U.S. president is expected to decide whether to re-impose sanctions in a move likely to sink the deal, Reuters reports. In sharp contrast to Trump’s view …
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Sofia, 11 January 2018 – Bulgaria expects to apply to join the European exchange rate mechanism known as ERM-2 by June as a preliminary to adopting the euro, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on Thursday, Reuters reports. The Balkan country, which currently holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, is eager to join the euro zone and …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – Macedonia’s Parliament on Thursday adopted the Law on the Use of Languages. 69 MPs voted in favor of the law. The law was passed by a double majority, i.e. 27 deputies of minority communities voted for the law with one being in abstention. The debate on the law on languages …
Brussels, 11 January 2018 – The European Union expects the ruling authorities and the opposition in Macedonia to continue with the implementation of the Przino Agreement and work on the Urgent Reform Priorities, bringing the country back on the Euro-integration track, European Commission sources told Deutsche Welle. These requirements are integrated in the documents drafted by the …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – The Parliament elected Darko Kostadinovski and Osman Kadriu as new constitutional judges on Thursday. Kostadinovski and Kadriu replace Natasa Gaber Damjanovska and Gzime Starova, whose terms expired in October 2017. Darko Kostadinovski holds a PhD in international law from the Skopje-based University Ss.Cyril and Methodius. He comes from the post foreign policy …
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Skopje, 11 January 2018 – A court in Skopje has set a date for a trial against the attackers of MP Zijadin Sela on charges of attempted murder. The trial is scheduled on January 26 at the Criminal Court in Skopje, court sources told MIA on Thursday. Sela, leader of the Alliance for Albanians party, suffered …
