Italian Ambassador to Skopje, Carlo Romeo, says that North Macedonia and Albania actually were ready for a date for accession talks with the EU in June 2018, but that the EU ministers at the Luxembourg meeting had to come to a compromise. In an interview with Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent Daily newspaper, he emphasizes that he has …
Ambassadors of EU member countries in Skopje have made it clear that the date for the launch of accession talks with the EU depends on the reforms and political dialogue. Dutch ambassador, Wouter Plomp called on majority and opposition in parliament to come to an agreement in order to adopt the bill on Special Prosecutor’s …
Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska is taking part Wednesday and Thursday in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels. Ministers will discuss defence expenditures of NATO countries. Each country has a target of 2 percent of GDP on defence by 2024 to contribute to the Alliance’s operations. According figures for 2019 defence spending, more …
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North Macedonia’s Members of Parliament are set to vote on the government reshuffle motion with the names of new ministers, as part of the Parliament’s 103rd session. The Parliament will vote on new ministers including Trajan Dimkovski for agriculture, Naser Nuredini for environment, Hysni Ismaili for culture, Goran Milevski for local self-government, Sadula Duraki for …
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The Prespa Agreement required enormous courage and vision, which I believe has been perceived in Germany. That is why North Macedonia has no Plan B. Our Plan B is start of accession negotiations by the year-end, says President Stevo Pendarovski in an interview with the web edition of German newspaper Der Spiegel. Referring to the …
It would be great if the ratification of North Macedonia’s accession protocol could finish by December, when the NATO leaders’ meeting in London is to take place, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday at a press conference ahead of the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels. “All allies …
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Hungary has ratified North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi attended the vote at the invitation of his Hungarian counterpart László Kövér. In the Hungarian Parliament, 153 MPs unanimously voted in favor of the ratification, the Parliament Speaker’s Office said in a press release.
MPs are set to vote Wednesday on the government reshuffle motion containing the names of new ministers, as part of the Parliament’s 103rd session. The MPs are to vote on new ministers including Trajan Dimkovski for agriculture, Naser Nuredini for environment, Hysni Ismaili for culture, Goran Milevski for local self-government, Sadula Duraki for political system and …
The financial police and the Ministry of Interior conducted a coordinated crackdown on suspected smuggling of goods and customs fraud in the Skopje village of Ljuboten. Several media reported it was allegedly an operation to suppress tobacco smuggling. The Financial Police Directorate said it was in the interest of the investigation not to reveal details …
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One of the main assumptions was that the Supreme Court would save former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at the last minute before the main verdict, but the files of the “Tank” case did not reach the highest court on time, so Gruevski fled to Budapest where he was granted political asylum. After former Interior Minister …
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski met with Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Monday during his official visit to the country. President Pendarovski and German FM Maas agreed that both countries have fostered relations based on friendship, trust and mutual respect, the President’s Office said in a press release. President Pendarovski said Germany is North …
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Postponing the start of the accession negotiation was unfair for your country, because everyone was aware of the schedule and there was enough time for preparation. I find the argument about the lack of time as ridiculous, because you have been a candidate country for 14 years and this is enough time, said Hungarian Foreign …
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North Macedonia will always have our support on its road to European Union membership and the votes of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, heard an event regarding the handover of the V4 Presidency. Czech Ambassador Miroslav Toman, whose country takes over the presidency from Slovakia on July 1, said North Macedonia could be certain …
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Deputy Minister of Education and Science Petar Atanasov announced his resignation from the post, saying his position is unattainable and ineffective, while changes in the sector have not materialized. “It was with great pleasure and faith that I took the post, which I have held for the past 10 months. I entered a system that not …
In an interview with ERT3, Greece’s Prime Minister Tsipras says the delay of North Macedonia’s accession negotiations is owed to the German Bundestag’s impossibility to give the green light “because of the summer break”. “The delay of North Macedonia’s accession negotiations is not a result of the country’s failure to implement reforms, but mainly because of …
Former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska will not go to jail July 1 to serve her six-year prison sentence for the “Tank” case. The Supreme Court upheld the request to postpone the prison sentence and sent the decision to the Criminal Court. The serving of the prison sentence is postponed until the Supreme Court decides upon …
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and the Mnister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi will take part in a ministerial Western Balkans conference in Stockholm. As part of the visit, Minister Dimitrov is scheduled to meet with Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén. At the ministerial Western Balkans Conference …
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Today, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev unveiled the names of the new ministers for agriculture, environment, culture, local self-government and political system and relations between the communities. These include Trajan Dimkovski (Minister of Agriculture), Naser Nuredini (Minister of Environment), Hysni Ismaili (Minister of Culture), Goran Milevski (local self-government) and Sadula Duraki (political system and …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today is expected to forward to Parliament the list of names of ministers who will be part of the reshuffled government. The motion should be adopted by MPs at a session due to take place this week. Directors and members of steering and supervisory boards in the public enterprises …
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The divisions in Europe and the interests of the countries that formed the EU are the main reason for the decision to postpone the date for accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania. This is the general assessment of many diplomats in the main European capitals, including officials in the European Union for the (un)expected …
