Austria strongly supports Macedonia on the European integration path, as well as other countries in the region, in the interest of prosperity and stability of the entire region, Austrian diplomats told the meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today. Head of the Western Balkans Sector at the Austrian Ministry for Europe Klaus Woelfer, who led …
One of the vice-presidents of the Greek Parliament and MP from the Independent Greeks, Dimitris Kammenos, thinks that a solution to the name dispute will not be reached. – I think that as it goes, there is not much room. There will be no solution. These people cannot change things that we consider necessary and …
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Border police in Macedonia have arrested three Albanian nationals in possession of 40 kg of marijuana, as they were trying to smuggle the drugs into Greece. According to police, the three Albanians, the identity of whom has not been made public, were caught near the village of Lazec. “The drugs were found in two large bags …
The best way to reach a solution in the Macedonian issue is to finish the 1995 Interim Accord with an international agreement with a bold force, according to European Parliament vice-president and head of the SYRIZA group, Dimitris Papadimoulis. In a statement on radio 247, he mentions the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 between Greece and Turkey, as an example. …
Governing coalition parties SDSM and DUI seem to be going through disagreements regarding the voting of the law on languages, which advances the use of the Albanian language. The law has gone back to Parliament for a second reading, following the failure to obtain a signature by president Gjorge Ivanov. But, the law has been …
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The chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Macedonia, Igor Tanturovski has announced his resignation today. Two days ago, another member of this commission has resigned. These resignations follow the decision of the Public Prosecution to launch investigations for abuses with funds by members of this commission. Department of Taxes says that the members of the …
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The perspectives for seriously resolving the name dispute are rapidly decreasing, Greece’s former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis said, in an interview with the Real Fm radio station, the Greek government had a real chance to solve the problem, but with the way it operated the issue, now leads to an impasse. – I want to …
Any change in the legal system of Macedonia does not mean a lasting guarantee for Greece, because everything that is changing can turn back, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today, responding to a journalist question about the demands from Athens to change the Constitution as a guarantee for a possible solution to the name dispute. …
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The European and Euro-Atlantic path of the Republic of Macedonia, the dispute with Athens, the Ohrid Agreement were part of the topics discussed by the President of the Committee on European Affairs, Artan Grubi and French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. Grubi also addressed the efforts to overcome the differences with the name of the Republic of …
It is certain that the constitutional name should be changed in order for the erga omnes condition to be valid, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a television debate on the Greek state television ERT. – For the complex name erga omnes, for overall use, in any case, a precondition is a constitutional review, …
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In three chapters, according to the Greek “Kathimerini”, the agreement between Skopje and Athens was reached on the name, scope and acronyms. The newspaper comments that the negotiations are turning into an unsolvable puzzle despite the initial increased optimism from Athens. The Greek government, as Kathimerini writes, now faces the opposition New Democracy, which seeks …
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“We are Macedonia: a new protest in Skopje”, “No to contacts with Athens, thousands of protesters in Skopje said”, “FYROM: Gathering in Skopje Against Changing the Name of the Country”, “New Protest for the Name Macedonia”, ” in Skopje against the change of the name “,” A big protest in Skopje with the slogan: We …
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva told today’s event for cooperation to conduct financial investigations with the Embassy of the Netherlands that they are investigating crimes in several European countries. I hope to find out where the money is flowing and whether they are in Macedonia,” Janeva said and pointed out that they are investigating financial …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, according to announcements, this evening will meet again with the new leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. There is currently no accurate information about the timing and location of the meeting. However, unofficial announcements inform that it will be held around 19:00 in the government cabinet. The two leaders are expected to …
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The protest for defending the state name, organized by the movement “Our name is our right”, began at Skopje square “Macedonia” in Skopje. At the gathering will be expressed dissatisfaction with, as they say from the movement, policies that jeopardize the national interests of the Macedonian people. The protest is held on the same day …
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Macedonian expatriates in Australia on Wednesday protested against changing the constitutional name, and set fire to a photo of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Protesters dressed in patriotic clothing and Macedonian landmarks set fire to the picture, and the video circled on social networks. Similar rallies are held today in New Zealand, the Netherlands, England, Italy, …
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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, after returning from the Western Balkans tour, told EuroNews that the European Union is not putting pressure on Macedonia and Greece to resolve the name dispute. – Pressure is not an instrument we should use. We encourage Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to find a solution themselves …
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The United States is interested in the success of the diplomatic activities between Skopje and Athens to resolve the name issue. This is the attitude of the US ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, at the Economic Forum in Delphi, Greece, where former Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis was very skeptical. She said she is afraid …
The current political and economic situation in Macedonia, the reforms, the name dispute and the relations between the government and the opposition were some of the topics at today’s first official meeting of the leader of DUI Ali Ahmeti with the new president of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. Mickoski yesterday said he expected the meeting to …
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Macedonia has opportunities; our expectations are to receive an unconditional recommendation in April, and in June we will get a date for starting the negotiations, said the President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, in Sofia today. He participated in a working meeting between the leaders of the Western Balkan countries …
