Greece’s Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis stated that the Government has not fully explained the positive aspects of the Prespa Agreement. In an interview with the Greek newspaper Documento, Speaker Voutsis says that instead of explaining the agreement to the people, the Government has put it on standby, believing that the positive aspects of the deal …
Erol Rizaov The three presidential candidates in the pre-election campaign are “dead” serious, uptight, a bit scared and more grumpy than smiling. It’s difficult for them to overcome the stage fright at a reasonable level. I do not believe that they have no sense of humor at all, to tell a joke or two at …
Of the total of 28 deans for which the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption started a procedure, 23 filed personal property declarations, while five have not yet submitted them. The Anti-Corruption Commission underlines that they have adopted a decision to initiate a misdemeanor procedure for deans at state universities, from the St. Cyril …
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Erol Rizaov Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, the supreme and non-party presidential candidate of VMRO-DPMNE, highlighted her personal professional experience, her knowledge in the field of constitutional law, the decades-long experiences of comparative study of the problems of power-sharing. This will allow her to correct the Prespa Agreement with Greece and to save it permanently as the unchangeable …
Media outlets in both countries have recently reported that hundreds of refugees are staying on the Greek side of the border with North Macedonia in an attempt to cross this border. According to authorities in North Macedonia, rumours spread on social media has led to a high concentration of refugees on the border. Refugees want …
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Kosovo and Serbia have entered the final phase of dialogue which aims at normalizing ties between the two countries. However, this process of dialogue has recently come to a halt and no meetings have taken place between the presidents of the two countries in the past four months. This stalemate has worried EU representatives. EU …
Skopje based Institute for Political Studies has published an opinion poll ahead of presidential elections in North Macedonia. The survey has been conducted from 23 to 27 of March this year, while the number of respondents in the poll was 1110. According to the survey in question, the government backed presidential nominee, Stevo Pendarovski leads …
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Petar Arsovski I have the impression that our whole lives have passed in the meantime. Perhaps this is the curse of my generation, perhaps a lasting endemic phenomenon for this region. While we are stuck with what kind of napkins the stewardess serves us, this airplane makes a 180 degrees turn. So, focused on the …
Ljupco Popovski The editor-in-chief of the pro-government Islamist daily Yenisafak, Ibrahim Karagul, accused the opposition on Tuesday of carrying out a “coup” by defeating the local elections in Istanbul. He demanded via Twitter: “Elections in Istanbul must be repeated. Because on March 31, a coup was carried out against Turkey in an open stage through …
I hope member states will decide to open negotiations with North Macedonia at the June Council meeting, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Thursday during his lecture at the Faculty of Security within the Faculty’s diplomatic forum. “A lot has been achieved. When one looks back, there is a big difference – the country that saw …
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The Polish Parliament ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday. 388 lawmakers voted in favor, one against and two abstentions. The accession of North Macedonia to NATO will contribute to stabilization of the Balkans and will help in continuation of the reforms in this part of Europe. The entry of North Macedonia into NATO …
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Government circles express satisfaction over the visit of the Greek Prime Minister to Skopje, as the government stresses after 30 years of inertia, tension and suspicion, the implementation of the Prespа Agreement acts as a bridge of strategic cooperation in a number of critical areas. Government officials refer to the internationally acclaimed press reports that …
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The latest statement made by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn that North Macedonia will be given a date in June and that this date will only act as a starting point for the preparative phase of EU negotiations, has triggered many reactions in Skopje. Deputy PM for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani said that Hahn’s statement …
A bishop from the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” will accompany a Bulgarian Orthodox Church delegation to Jerusalem at Easter 2019 to fetch the “Holy Fire”. This emerged at a meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Orthodox Church Stara Zagora Metropolitan Kiprian, who heads the church’s commission on relations with the church in North …
33 MEPs from 16 countries support Zaev and Tsipras to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. This is the first time that such a pioneering agreement, like the Prespa Agreement, is being reached in the Balkan region, write the MEPs from 16 countries and six political groups in the European Parliament, who signed a letter …
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The US Department of State officially submitted to the US Senate all the necessary documents for ratification of North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his speech at the reception to celebrate NATO’s 70th anniversary at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC. “This year, we’re preparing to welcome …
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EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn’s statement in the European Parliament that he would propose “entering preparatory stage for accession negotiations” for our country, despite all the apathy from the efforts for EU integration – echoed like a bomb. Despite the fact that no one has ever received a recommendation for such a stage, which is even …
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With your support, North Macedonia will soon become the thirtieth member of our Alliance, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in his address to the United States Congress. “And NATO’s door remains open,” Stoltenberg said. “What started in 1949 with 12 members, has proven a powerful force for peace. An Alliance that others strive to …
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The Parliament in Poland is set to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday morning, said Polish Ambassador to the country Wojciech Jerzy Tyciński Wednesday at a diplomatic panel titled ‘Road to Brussels’, organized as part of the NATO week. “It’s not a coincidence that the ratification vote is taking place these days,” Tyciński …
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Opposition in Albania held another demonstration in front of the country’s parliament today where there were violent clashes between opposition’s supporters and the numerous police forces that were there to maintain order. Meanwhile, demonstrators also threw smoke bombs and other strong objects towards law enforcement officers. Police on the other hand used water cannons to …
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