PM Zaev and economy ministers Angjusev and Bektesi to attend WEF in Davos


Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev and Economy Minister Kresnik Bektesi will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos from January 23 to 25. The event brings together over 2,500 leaders from business, government, international organizations, civil society, academia and media. At the annual Davos …

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Nimetz: Failure to ratify Prespa Agreement would have profound consequences


UN mediator Matthew Nimetz  for the name dispute talks between Greece and Macedonia, said that failure to ratify the Prespa Agreement would have profound consequences for both sides, Kathimerini reports. “If the Prespa Agreement does not come into effect, the consequences of the failure will be profound and both sides might well reconsider many elements …

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Heated debates in Greek Parliament on ratification session of the Prespa deal


Greek Parliament has started the debate on the ratification of the Prespa Agreement. New Democracy MP Nikos Dendias asked that Macedonia’s Constitution following the constitutional revision is distributed to them, saying “this is a required prerequisite for discussion, because we need to understand the reality if the Greek parliament endorses the agreement.” Democratic Alliance MP …

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NATO intelligence chief visits Skopje for talks on defense reforms


The head of NATO’s intelligence and security division, Ambassador Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven, started three days of talks in Skopje on Monday focused on reforming the country’s defence and security institutions. While in Skopje, Mr von Loringhoven will hold meetings with half a dozen senior government officials, including Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and President Gjorge …

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Health ministries of Skopje and Sofia sign cooperation plan


Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev and his counterpart from Macedonia, Venko Filipce, signed a co-operation plan on January 22, setting out areas where the two ministries will work together over three years, the Health Ministry in Sofia said. The cooperation plan arises from a Cabinet decision in December 2018, which also sets out the objectives, …

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Financial Times: Macedonian solution is a positive step for Europe


A deal to settle a 27-year-old dispute between Greece and Macedonia that comes to the Greek parliament for ratification this week provides a rare achievement to celebrate in the Western Balkans, says The Financial Times in an article published Tuesday. Macedonia has been stuck in an economic and geopolitical no man’s land since it was …

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Greek opposition parties demand Macedonia’s Constitution to be submitted for consideration


Greece’s Committee for National Defense and Foreign Affairs members’ debate on the Prespa Agreement in Greek Parliament resumed Tuesday with right-wing politicians asking that the Macedonian Constitution be submitted for consideration in full. New Democracy’s foreign policy official Giorgos Koumoutsakos asked to see the Macedonian Constitution in its entirety as well as the letter by …

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VMRO-DPMNE demands Foreign Minister Dimitrov to answer questions by MPs


VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group has demanded Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov to answer MPs’ questions, following a declaration according to which the people of this country were full of “complexities”, made by the minister during a parliamentary committee meeting. MPs are expected to vote on this motion on January 28. According to VMRO-DPMNE’s lawmakers who signed …

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Greek Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee continues debate on the Prespa Agreement


Greece’s parliament’s committee on defense and foreign policy is to resume Tuesday at 10:30h the debate on Prespa Agreement ratification. A plenary session will take up the debate on Wednesday, before a vote set for late Thursday, said Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis said. The process on Prespa Agreement ratification started Monday while the debate of committee …

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Erjavec: Slovenia gives support to Macedonia for NATO membership


Slovenia has accepted the Protocol for Macedonia’s accession to NATO, which should be ratified by all NATO member states, before Macedonia officially becomes NATO’s 30th member. NATO Accession Protocol has been accepted by all member states without a problem, and now Greek Parliament is expected to ratify Prespa Agreement, followed by the ratification process of …

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Interview with Maja Moracanin: it’s not the right time for early general elections


Maja Moracanin is a lawmaker in the Macedonian Parliament, and last year she became the head of DOM, the only green party in our country. Right before the upcoming presidential elections, Moracanin, in an interview with Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent newspaper, says that the new president should be a person who will unite all citizens, and that …

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25 injured police officers and 7 arrested in the protest against the Prespa Agreement in Athens


At least 25 police officers were injured and seven people arrested, police report in Athens over the mass protests against the Prespa Agreement with the Republic of Macedonia. Demonstrators threw rocks, flares, firebombs, paint and other objects at riot police who responded with repeated volleys of tear gas. Some protesters jumped over a fence and tried …

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