Pendarovski: Plan 3-6-9 must be implemented at a fast pace

Macedonia’s NATO integration coordinator Stevo Pendarovski said that the country should stick to the Plan 3-6-9 and implement all reforms necessary to join the Alliance. According to Pendarovski, the previous government set Macedonia back regarding this matter. “In 2008, we had met all the military, technological, and political conditions apart from the name dispute,” Pendarovski …

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Mayor Boutaris says he hasn’t suggested renaming of Thessaloniki airport ‘Makedonia’

My statements are interpreted incorrectly as I’ve never suggested for the Thessaloniki airport to be renamed, Mayor Yiannis Boutaris told media on Tuesday. Last night at a meeting of the city council and this morning in an interview with Skai TV, Boutaris said a name change of the city airport ‘Makedonia’  could be considered, MIA …

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Bulgaria FM says she’s glad name talks made progress

I’m glad that progress in the name negotiations between Athens and Skopje has been made, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister said when asked about the dispute between Greece and Macedonia. “It’s a bilateral issue and we should leave Athens and Skopje to negotiate under the mediation of the United Nations,” Ekaterina Zakharieva noted wishing the negotiating parties …

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“Tariff” trial to resume on March 1

The trial judge in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Tariff” interrupted Tuesday’s hearing in the Skopje-based Criminal Court after one of the witnesses felt unwell. The hearing is scheduled to resume on March 1. The defense said it would prove their clients’ innocence by putting 160 witnesses on the stand. Case “Tariff” involves …

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Swedish PM congratulates Macedonia on joining Global Deal partnership

The Republic of Macedonia has joined the Global Deal partnership towards decent work and inclusive growth, as only partner in the region. On this occasion Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven sends letter to Minister of Labour and Social Policy Mila Carovska expressing sincere gratitude for Macedonia’s joining this global partnership, Ministry of Labour and Social …

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Vienna name talks ongoing

 Name talks between Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias respectively, under the aegis of United Nations envoy Matthew Nimetz are ongoing for more than three hours in Vienna, MIA reports. There is no news whether the FMs and the envoy will give statements after the meeting. The FMs met late on Monday, …

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Osmani: We need all the support in a dense reform agenda

 We need all the support at disposal in this dense reform agenda, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani at the donor meeting held at the Government on Tuesday, attended by ambassadors and representatives of international organizations, the donor community. The meeting aimed at reaching agreement and understanding over the donors’ contribution in the …

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Tsipras: Name settlement should include compound name for overall use

A compound name to be used both at home and abroad, which also requires changes to the Constitution, and elimination of any kind of irredentist claims constitutes the framework guaranteeing a closure of the dispute, said Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Speaking at a meeting of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group, Tsipras amongst other things, involving the economy …

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NBRM: Macedonia economy well prepared for possible global market turbulence

Macedonia’s economy should be vigilant, but it is prepared well to handle turbulence that might occur on financial markets globally, argues Dimitar Bogov, Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM). “Recently, we, too, have taken a series of measures with which the banking sector was enhanced. In recent years, we have …

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Zaev-Yildirim: Turkey supports Macedonia for NATO membership, bilateral cooperation to be promoted

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Monday with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim. Zaev kicked off late Sunday his official visit to Turkey accompanied by Minister for Foreign Investments Adnan Kahil, MPs Enes Ibrahimi and Jusuf Hasan and State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Viktor Dimovski. Zaev at the beginning of the meeting expressed …

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Over 64 percent of Macedonian citizens favor EU accession, 66 percent want NATO membership

 A poll by the Institute for Political Research-Skopje (IPIS) shows that 64.2 percent of Macedonian citizens favor EU accession while 66 percent want NATO membership. Eighteen percent of respondents are against EU accession, while 17.8 percent are undecided. In comparison to the 2016 poll, 66.9 percent of Macedonian citizens favored EU accession, while 24.8 were against. …

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Speaker Xhaferi meets Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Shcherbak

Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Russia’s Ambassador to the country Oleg Shcherbak expressed hope Thursday for the friendly relations between the two countries to keep advancing. Notifying that after the incident on 27 April 2017 the Parliament has managed to enter a normal course of functioning, Xhaferi briefed the guest about the upcoming activities …

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EC’s Juncker kicks off WB tour with visit to Macedonia on Feb. 25

President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on February 25 will visit Macedonia, the first stop of his Western Balkans tour aimed at presenting the EU’s Western Balkans Strategy, Bujar Osmani announced on Thursday. The Macedonian Deputy PM for European affairs held today in Skopje a news conference to present and offer an in-depth analysis …

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