Praise of Folly


Orient Express Macedonians in Greece were pleased with the agreement. They knew it was good, without even reading it!? They say, it must be more than good since Greeks are so infuriated. In Macedonia, the Macedonians who shout at the top of their lungs – The country is finished, this is a disaster, betrayal, capitulation, …

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VMRO-DPMNE calls for a coup


VMRO-DPMNE, with the public warning to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that he wishes for another ‘April 27’, when the bloodshed in the Parliament was carried out, basically calls for a coup yet again. This time it is presented again as a spontaneous reaction of worried citizens who defend the dignity and honor of Macedonia after …

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Meeting with history


Macedonia and Greece had a direct meeting with history at lake Prespa. Prime ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev declared the signing of the agreement as historic, not only in the relations between the two countries, but also much wider in the Balkans and in Europe. No matter how euphoric and overstressing this statement is, …

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New Era in Macedonia


Erol Rizaov Macedonia has secured its European future, Greece has protected its past. This is the main framework in which the image of the future relations between Greece and Macedonia is situated. Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev demonstrated state courage and self-sacrifice to resolve the decades-long dispute that blocked Macedonia from becoming a …

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The crimes of President Ivanov


President Gjorge Ivanov is still in office under unclear circumstances, probably only because the competent institutions and prosecutors, court instances and the Assembly do not initiate proceedings to apply the constitutional provisions. This man that has been at the helm of the state for nine years, after quite questionable elections, after all the crimes that …

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Lost time is our biggest defeat


Erol Rizaov There is no victory in the negotiations with Greece. Neither could there ever be any triumphant outcome against the Hellenes who have been in alliance with the world and their surroundings for five centuries. Unfortunately, we never understood that the victory is not in defense of the name and identity, as the defeat …

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Who stifled the Ilinden Uprising


The proposal “The Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” did not even last for 10 days, as much as the Krusevo Republic. The uprising this time was stifled after only one day. But, this time it wasn’t the Ottomans. However, it has been shown on both sides, both in Greece and in our country, which forces are …

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Zaev – victim of his own actions


Erol Rizaov Year and a half after the elections, the government spent all loans and interest on its mistakes, and further justified it with the difficult legacy of its predecessors. The tendency of ever more frequent and ever more arrogant comparison of who was worse among the current and previous government officials and their misdeeds …

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Government buries the SPO


Erol Rizaov The Special Prosecutor’s Office, the brightest star of the Macedonian criminal transition, the only independent state institution that legally brought down the corrupt regime of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, is condemned to disappear. The SPO will be buried in due time, according to the reforms in the justice system announced by the …

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Bureaucracy will eat the state


Erol Rizaov These past few days, when I read that Macedonia has about 100,000 people in the state administration, more than twice since the beginning of independence, the first person that came to my mind was Professor Dimce Koco, who taught me about art history 50 years ago, and then Janez Jansa, the former Slovenian …

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Did Zaev say “nyet” to Putin?


Erol Rizaov Several days ago, when the great world power of Russia threatened Macedonia, demanding that it renounce its strategic interest in NATO membership, it was a clear message to the United States and to the Alliance to leave Macedonia aside because Bachushka wanted that. It was a real shock and a great humiliation for …

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Georgievski’s advice to Mickoski


Erol Rizaov The founder of VMRO-DPMNE, Ljubco Georgievski, sent a public advice to incumbent party leader and opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski to let SDSM to resolve the name dispute. Because if they do not reach a compromise, VMRO-DPMNE will have to accept it when it comes to power. It’s better for someone else to take …

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Petty and grand corruption


Erol Rizaov When does the first corruption in the Balkans and the beautiful Orient begin? The answer is likely to surprise you, but you will quickly make sure that we are all accomplices in building a sick society. In our beloved Macedonia, corruption begins with a mandatory infection from the bribe-mania before the child is …

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What should we do from now on


Erol Rizaov We found out what should be done in advance, in the spirit of the misuse of the thought of one of the greatest Macedonian activists, Krste Petkov-Misirkov. All we have to do now is learn what to do from now on, in order to finally understand how, after 27 years spent in the …

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God bless you, Mr. Carl Bildt


Erol Rizaov I think it will require some heavy lifting by heavy EU states and institutions to get a Macedonia name compromise. But without one the EU Balkan strategy risks collapse.” This is what Carl Bildt, an established European politician, vice-president of the European Council for foreign policy and former minister of foreign affairs in …

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