Pendarovski: Start of EU accession negotiations is a deserved and required step

The start of North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations is deserved and required, for the purpose of stimulating comprehensive reforms and enhancing political culture in the country, President Stevo Pendarovski told EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar. “We expect the leaders of EU member-states to be consistent to their promises and acknowledge the work done, enabling North Macedonia’s …

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Inauguration in the shadow of the absent

Erol Rizaov The public in North Macedonia should know the truth why Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski and presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova did not attend the inauguration of the first President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski. The government said Zaev took four days off. Whether Mickoski and Siljanovska really …

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Zaev congratulates Pendarovski: Today we get a leader who joins us in moving forward

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev extended a message of congratulations to Stevo Pendarovski on his inauguration as President of the country. “Today our country gets a new president, Stevo Pendarovski, a leader who joins us in moving forward, in our joint initiative to make North Macedonia a beautiful place to live. Today Pendarovski assumes …

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Milososki: The country got a president elected with ‘loan and political mortgage’

VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki said the country got a president elected with ‘loan and political mortgage.’ “He got a political loan from politicians and parties who will be expecting him to pay off the loan. But it won’t be Pendarovski who will be paying the loan, it is the politician he agrees with ‘102.5%’ in …

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Vucic: North Macedonia and Serbia will ‘mute the noise’ in their relations

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he believes North Macedonia and Serbia will ‘mute the noise’ existing recently. Speaking to the press after the inauguration of President Stevo Pendarovski, Vucic said he would extend an official invitation to his new counterpart to visit Belgrade. Asked whether the ‘noise’ in the two countries’ relations – turned on …

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Greek FM Katrougalos congratulates Pendarovski

Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who attended Pendarovski’s presidential inauguration, extended wishes from Greece’s state leadership for successful performing of duties in new, positive climate created by the Prespa Agreement. “I conveyed to the new President of North Macedonia, Mr. Pendarovski the wishes of our country’s state and political leadership for successful performing of duties …

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Ivanov says farewell via Facebook

Now-former President Gjorge Ivanov handed over all presidential duties to President Stevo Pendarovski, who was inaugurated on Sunday. On this occasion, the Ivanov family addressed the citizens via Facebook. “It was my huge honor and pleasure to serve as President of the Republic of Macedonia in the past ten years. I wholeheartedly thank the Macedonian …

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Pendarovski: It is time to heal the open wounds of our recent past

North Macedonia’s newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski, after officially taking oath of office on Sunday delivered inaugural address before lawmakers, government officials, religious leaders, army representatives, diplomatic corps and foreign guests, saying that he will be president of all citizens, not just to those who voted for him. “I want to publicly say and commit …

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Dimitrov-Katrougalos: Continuation of positive dynamic of relations and cooperation between the two countries

North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who represented Greece at the inauguration ceremony of President Stevo Pendarovski, met today and expressed readiness for continuation of positive dynamic of relations and cooperation development between the two countries. Affirming the readiness to continue the positive dynamics in which the relations and …

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Pendarovski officially takes oath as North Macedonia’s new President

Stevo Pendarovski officially takes oath of office on Sunday during Parliament’s session officially starting his five-year mandate. The inauguration ceremony was attended by outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov, former President Branko Crvenkovski, wife of former President Boris Trajkovski, Vilma Trajkovska, government officials, Chief of ARM General Staff, Governor of National Bank, religious leaders, judiciary officials, as …

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Pendarovski’s inauguration in Parliament today at noon

Newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski will be inaugurated today at a session in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, thus formally launching his five-year term. The inauguration will also be attended by Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic, Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk …

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Petty and pitiful people

Erol Rizaov After losing the elections and declaring victory, VMRO-DPMNE’s top people cannot seem to stop boasting and crying all at the same time over major election irregularities. They talk all over that their victory is clean because it is Macedonian, and the government’s defeat is dirty and rigged because it is a gang of …

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Purple Ohrid

Kostadin Bogdanov The color purple is a shade that is obtained by mixing red and blue. Just as the two major parties skillfully mixed during the two rounds of the presidential elections and the mayoral elections in Ohrid. According to people’s general perceptions, the color purple symbolizes nobility, power, luxury, ambition, creativity, pride, independence… But …

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The Pope’s Mosaic

Goran Adamovski Macedonia was more than a dignified host to Pope Francis. The approximately ten hours that the Holy Father spent on Macedonian soil could convince him of the words he had said before landing at the Skopje airport: “The most beautiful mosaics are the ones that are richest in colors.” The energy that could …

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Western Balkan leaders meet in Tirana, Vucic walks out of photo shoot

Western Balkan leaders have met today in Tirana for the Brdo-Brijun summit. This meeting is being hosted by the country’s president, Ilir Meta. Polish president, Andrzej Duda and the head of EU foreign policy, Federica Mogherini are this summit’s guest of honors. This summit, which also coincides with Europe Day, aims at conveying an important …

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