The Macedonian Parliament is preparing for the procedures that follow before the country’s NATO membership. The Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security will propose a dein Parliament on supporting the accession process for Macedonia’s NATO membership. “We expect that this declaration will be adopted at the session of the Assembly next Tuesday, July 17th,” said …
British Prime Minister Theresa May highlighted the historic agreement between Macedonia and Greece congratulating Prime Ministers Zaev and Tsipras as an extremely successful story of the last two EU-Western Balkans summits, stressing that progress is possible. May at the London Summit announced the doubling of financial support for public administration projects in Macedonia, as well …
Jelko Kacin, Slovenia’s Ambassador to NATO, says accession to the Alliance depends solely on Macedonian citizens. “You need to meet the conditions. As soon as this is completed, we expect a positive signal from Athens. If we hadn’t received a positive message from Athens, the Secretary-General would not have signed the document for the accession talks,” …
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Rejoice Macedonia! The doors for our full-fledged NATO membership are opened, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday in regard to the decision of the Alliance’s members to invite the country to start the accession talks. ‘This afternoon NATO members states have decided to invite the Republic of Macedonia to start the accession process. Our partners and friends …
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NATO member states have agreed to invite Macedonia to start the accession talks, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a press conference on Wednesday. ‘We welcome the historic agreement between Athens and Skopje on the solution of the name issue and agreed to invite the government in Skopje to start accession talks. Once all national procedures have …
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The leaders of 29 NATO Allies and many partner nations will meet in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday for a Summit at the Alliance’s new headquarters. Together, they will take decisions to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defense, step up in the fight against terrorism, and achieve fairer burden-sharing. On Wednesday, defence spending and burden-sharing will …
Police officers detained Novo Selo mayor Boro Stojcev late on Tuesday, the Strumica police has confirmed. The police stopped two vehicles near village Badilen and found boxes loaded with 10-packs of cigarettes. The Novo Selo mayor was the driver of one vehicle, also including another passenger, where 30 boxes filled with 10-packs of cigarettes were …
Macedonia’s progress would not be possible without the courageous leadership and the successful reforms, said members of the Ohrid Group, friends and supporters of Macedonia, led by Sir George Robertson, at Tuesday’s meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in London. Former NATO Secretary General Robertson said members …
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The historic agreement between Greece and Macedonia over the name dispute proves that it is possible to overcome deep bilateral differences, if confidence is increased and political will exists, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Michael Roth told Monday. In the statement, prior to his participation at the meeting of …
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A crucial stage begins for Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integration this week. The government delegation travels to Brussels with high hopes for NATO summit that begins Wednesday, when our country will be invited to become the 30th member. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is expected to hand over the membership invitation to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on …
We are opening the perspectives for deepening economic cooperation with the People’s Republic of China and we want to cooperate on projects that will contribute to the country’s infrastructural and economic development. This was stressed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the meeting with the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Li Keqiang, …
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A delegation of Montenegro’s Ministry of Defense, led by State Secretary Slobodan Filipovic, on an invitation of his Macedonian colleague Dragan Nikolic, paid a working visit to Macedonia for the past two days. Within the visit, the excellent bilateral co-operation between the two ministries and armies was highlighted, which could serve as an example for …
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In Macedonia, corruption is not viewed as a key issue by the citizens. They have little to no resistance to corruption – when asked for a bribe, they usually give it. 36% were asked for a bribe with 31% saying they had paid a bribe. Therefore, public awareness about the fight against corruption should be …
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President Gjorge Ivanov should sign the law ratifying the name agreement, followed by its confirmation at a referendum, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Thursday. PM Zaev said citizens get a chance for the first time after 27 years to decide about Macedonia’s future. “I believe in our people and success of the process that …
The Parliament endorsed Thursday the law ratifying the name agreement with 69 votes ‘in favor’ and one ‘abstained’. This was the second vote on the law after President Gjorge Ivanov failed to sign the decree for its promulgation after the Parliament had initially passed it on June 20. The opposition did not attend the Parliament …
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In the shadow of the dramatic developments in the name dispute with Greece, the expected invitation for NATO membership, the delayed start date for EU accession negotiations and the announced referendum, the parties are preparing for the presidential election that will be held next year. The completion of the second term of incumbent President Gjorge …
A law on the prevention of corruption is in the works with one of the tasks of the working group being to define a new model for an anti-corruption commission, Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska said Tuesday. According to her, the new model involves experts, non-partisan members that have the capacity to do their job …
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Austria’s support for the opening of EU accession talks and its support for the reforms are what Macedonia is expecting during this country’s EU presidency which started at the beginning of this month. “We’re grateful for Austria’s support and its engagement in order for Western Balkans to remain on the focus of this presidency. This is …
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According to a press release from the Greek Prime Minister’s Office, it is clear that the Greek side has not yet decided how to ratify the Greek-Macedonian Agreement. “When the other party does its best to fulfill the commitments stemming from the Agreement, the government will make decisions regarding the ratification process collectively, always respecting the international …
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The last few days represent a historic breakthrough in Macedonia’ Euro-Atlantic integration process, after the country received a timeline for the start of the accession negotiations – June 2019, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani on Saturday. “This decision by the European Council clearly recognizes our progress and definitely closes the issue of Macedonia’s …
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