IBNA interview with presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski

University professor and government coordinator for relations with NATO, Stevo Pendarovski is the candidate of the governing coalition for the presidential elections that will take place on April 21. In this interview for IBNA, Pendarovski comments his nomination for the presidential elections and his platform. “In my opinion, without domestic social cohesion and without good …

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IBNA Interview with Albanian presidential candidate Blerim Reka

Reka: I shall run for president of a multi-ethnic and Euro-Atlantic republic University professor, Blerim Reka is one of the candidates for the presidential elections that will be held in North Macedonia on 21 April. In this exclusive interview for IBNA, Reka comments his decision to enter the presidential race. Professor Reka underlines that his …

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IBNA Interview/Filipov: My offer as a consensual presidential candidate

rofessor Gjirgji Filipov is one of the numerous candidates that the ruling party SDSM is expected to select for the presidential elections. In this interview for IBNA, Filipov says that he has a clear vision and program for the future of the country. He says that he will be committed to uphold tolerance, co-existence and progress of …

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IBNA Interview: Albanian Democrat MP Deda offers her insight on the opposition’s protest

The protest called by the opposition on 16 February attracted lots of attention. What really caught the eye during this protest? Was it a normal protest? Did it turn violent and why? What did this protest show? Did it improve the opposition’s reputation? What was the signal that this protest sent to PM Rama? Democrat Party MP, …

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Zaev për IBNA: Presim vizitë të Cipras, ndërsa pastaj unë të shkoj në Athinë

Vizitën e parë  kryeministri grek  në Shkup pritet ta mbajë  në muajin mars ose prill, por edhe për vizitën e Athinës  me aeroplanin qeveritar të Republikës të Maqedonisë së Veriut, ka folur kryeministri Zoran Zaev  për Agjencinë e pavarur gazetareske ballkanike (IBNA),  nga konferenca e sigurisë së Munihut. “Tani edhe zyrtarisht  jemi  Maqedonia e Veriut, …

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Zaev: The aircraft that will bring me to Athens will write “Republic of North Macedonia”

On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke exclusively to IBNA about his feelings after the end of the ratification of the Prespa Agreement, his award with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras with the Ewald von Kleist Prize, the building of friendship and cooperation between Greece and Northern …

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Dimitrov for IBNA: The Prespa Agreement will be an incentive for Belgrade and Pristina

Foreign Minister of Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov, spoke exclusively to IBNA, on the sidelines of the 4th Ministerial Meeting of Greece, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria, which took place in Thessaloniki. Nikola Dimitrov referred to the need for the region to work with a positive agenda, leaving aside the differences, for the process of completing …

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Parliamentary committees vote in favour of the four constitutional amendments

Four constitutional amendments which enable the change of the country’s name from “Republic of Macedonia” to “Republic of North Macedonia” have received the green light during the weekend in the parliamentary committees. Yesterday, MPs held debates on the fourth amendment which relates to the Diaspora.In the past few days, parliamentary committees have also approved other …

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Is Zaev strengthened or weakened?

Spiros Sideris A first reading of the results of the referendum in Macedonia shows that Zoan Zaev did not eventually convince his audience and lead citizens to the polls to vote in favour of the Euro-Atlantic course of the country. The nearly 37% of the voters who went to cast their votes at the referendum, in …

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Tsipras says coalition may break up over the agreement with Macedonia

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said his government will survive the ratification of the Macedonia name-change deal even if junior partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) decided to quit the coalition.   “I think my government will survive, but I don’t know if my coalition will survive, but this is …

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Zaev and Tsipras to be honored in Mostar on Monday for their contribution to peace and cooperation

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will be in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Monday where he will be honored by Denis Zvizdic, President of the Council of Ministers, together with Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, and Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Markovic. The event is organized by the Center for Peace and Multi-ethnic Cooperation, reports IBNA. …

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Debates in Skopje ahead of the telephone conversation between the two prime ministers

The telephone conversation waiting to happen between prime ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras has been at the focus of the media in Macedonia. Asked by IBNA about the telephone conversation, the government said that consultations continue and that every new development will be made transparent. PM Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimotrov have …

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Greek, name issue rally organisers did not convince the public

Moderate to small (crowd wise) were the protests that took place in 24 cities across Greece, participants of which are against the way negotiations on the name dispute with Macedonia go, opposing use of the term “Macedonia” in the compound name negotiated by the Greek leadership with the Macedonian one. For example, in Pella, which is …

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Zaev announces late September referendum over agreement on name issue

Athens and Skopje are close to resolving the name issue, the Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today at a press conference in Skopje, on the occasion of of his government’s one-year in office. “We have never been closer to finding a solution to the name issue than we are today, while friendship between the peoples …

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An unexpected gift thrown into the bin

Hastily enough, Zoran Zaev’s proposal to renaming the Republic of Macedonia into Republika Illindenska Makedonija was dismissed by most Greek political parties. Above all, the rejection of the proposal in the heat of the moment primarily highlights the lack of seriousness of the political world and secondly to their little knowledge of history. The absolute …

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“Republika Ilindenska Makedonija”, the proposal which has sparked debate in Skopje

“Republika Ilindenska Makedonija” is circulating as a proposal for the country’s name by media in Macedonia, stating that this was the name which was agreed yesterday in the meeting between PM Zoran Zaev and the Greek one, Alexis Tsipras during the summit of Sofia. The government has neither confirmed, nor dismissed this information, which has …

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Mitchell in Pristina: I’m not here for a new plan on Kosovo

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell has met today with the president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci.Mitchell said that he was happy to visit Kosovo. The US official also mentioned the 10th anniversary of the independence of Kosovo, adding that the country has done lots of progress. Mitchell said that Kosovo needs …

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IBNA Interview/Zekolli: Consensus is yet to be reached on the issue of the name

In an exclusive interview for IBNA, former ambassador of  Republic of Macedonia to OSCE, Arsim Zekolli talks about the intensification of talks concerning the issue of the name and how a solution can be reached. He believes that the process of negotiations is heading to its final solution, but, according to him, not a lot …

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