Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, after today’s resignation of Greece’s Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, spoke with his Greek counterpart, Georgios Katrougalos, who assured him that the Greek government remains committed to completing the work with the Prespa Agreement. “Macedonia has solved the major problem related to its foreign policy, which pulled the country down for …
Bulgaria’s national interest regarding Macedonia is to have a stable and secure neighbor. It will be such when it will join NATO and the European Union, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva said. She said ‘the country will not compromise the conditions that have to be respected to become part of the entire EU negotiation process.’ …
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Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior Independence Greek (ANEL) coalition partner in government, announced Sunday that his party is withdrawing from the government due to its opposition to the Prespa Agreement. The announcement came after his meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. After the leader of the Independence Greek Party (ANEL) Panos …
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Few thousand people turned out Saturday in Belgrade for the sixth week of street protests against populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. Demonstrations first started after thugs beat up an opposition politician in November, prompting calls for more democracy and an end to political violence in Serbia. In December, Vucic said he would …
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The United States welcomes the decision by Macedonia’s Parliament to adopt the constitutional amendments needed to ratify the Prespa Agreement with Greece. Macedonia’s leaders demonstrated vision, courage, and persistence in their pursuit of a solution to the name dispute, which will allow Macedonia to take its rightful place in NATO and the EU as the …
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In response to the vote in the Parliament to amend the Constitution and rename Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that the process was unconstitutional and called for the Parliament to be dissolved and early general elections to be held along with the presidential elections next spring. The people gives the power and the people …
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In the next few days, along with our friend Greece, we shall discard isolation and misunderstandings and confirm the historic deal, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday at press conference, following the Macedonia’s Parliament endorsement of the constitutional amendments, necessary for implementing the Prespa Agreement with the southern neighbor. ‘I am certain that the Greek …
United Nations mediator in the name negotiations Matthew Nimetz welcomed the final steps taken by the Macedonian Parliament towards implementing the Prespa Agreement. ‘I welcome the final steps taken by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia towards the implementation of the Prespa Agreement. I wish to congratulate the Parliament and the country’s citizens …
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev. The Greek Prime Minister congratulated Zoran Zaev on the successful completion of the revision process of the constitution of Macedonia on the basis of the Prespa Agreement. /IBNA
The United States welcomes today’s historic decision in Parliament, said US Ambassador to Skopje, Jess Baily, on tonight’s vote in Parliament. “Today, Macedonia reached a historic decision. Your Parliament voted to adopt the constitutional changes required to implement the Prespa Agreement with Greece. The United States welcomes the decision of your elected officials. When the …
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‘We express our wholehearted congratulations on the Parliament’s vote on the constitutional changes today. This is a crucial step in implementing the historic Prespa Agreement. Political leaders and citizens alike have shown their determination to seize this unique and historic opportunity in solving one of the oldest disputes in the region, and decisively move forward …
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With 81 votes in favour, the Macedonian Parliament adopted the amendments to four articles of the Constitution and thus accepted the name agreement with Greece. Once the parliament in Athens ratifies the process, the country’s new name will be the Republic of North Macedonia, and there will be other interventions in the Constitution. In return, …
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The eight independent VMRO-DPMNE MPs who originally supported the constitutional changes have also agreed to support the amendments’ final adoption, which will secure the majority necessary to implement the Prespa Agreement. “We have come to an agreement on the final amendments to the Constitution, securing at least a two-thirds majority,” the Government’s press service said. …
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The ruling SDSM claims that the misunderstandings with Besa have been overcome. Their demands, at present, will not be accepted, but will later be covered by legal solutions. Thus, the government provides the required majority of 80 MPs for accepting constitutional changes. Panco Minov will also vote for “in favour”, but it is uncertain whether …
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While awaiting the beginning of the parliamentary session for the final phase of constitutional changes, political circles speculate that the BESA of Bilal Kasami and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev have reached an agreement on the demands of the Albanian opposition party. There are talks that an agreement has been reached, and that one of Kasami’s …
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Ilo Trajkovski What do lying and statistics have in common? Statistically, we ate sarma for New Year’s Eve. Namely, some ate meat, and others fasting cabbage. On average, everyone ate sarma! I remembered this anecdote recently, thanks to the perseverance of the Director of the State Statistical Office (SSO). His arguments against the inclusion of …
Erol Rizaov The constitutional changes will be adopted in the Parliament of Macedonia. It is a historic necessity and a good knowledge of all participants in making the most significant decision in the Assembly of independent Macedonia which marks the entrance with golden letters on the right page of history. To run away from parliament …
The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office should maintain its independence because it proved to be a great solution and it should not be equal in the ranking of the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime, said Justice Minister Renata Deskoska at today’s press briefing. – I believe that political parties should support the maintenance of the capacity …
For all of us in Europe, it is good to have an important resolution here with regard to the issue of North Macedonia, and bold approach is a prerequisite for this, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday at a meeting with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his statements at the beginning …
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