Merkel in Athens: Bold approach is a prerequisite for resolving the name issue

For all of us in Europe, it is good to have an important resolution here with regard to the issue of North Macedonia, and bold approach is a prerequisite for this, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday at a meeting with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in his statements at the beginning …

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Russia only accepts the Republic of Macedonia, not North

Russia does not accept the name change. Following the vote in Parliament through the Russian Embassy Twitter account, ​​Russia sent a message that it recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name and did not change that attitude. “Russia has recognized Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name more than 26 years ago and does not change …

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Zaev: Opposition must take responsibility for seizing unique opportunity for Macedonia

At Wednesday’s session of the Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Issues regarding the Government’s motion for constitutional revision arising from the Prespa Agreement MPs of both ruling and opposition parties voiced support for Macedonia’s integration with the Euro-Atlantic organizations. The ruling parties called on MPs to support the process for constitutional revision stemming from the Prespa …

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Michael Carpenter: It’s time for Macedonia to accept compromise

Michael Carpenter is senior director of the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement. He is a former a deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia and foreign policy advisor to Vice President Joe Biden.  The small Balkan country of Macedonia, soon to be named North Macedonia if citizens vote to …

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SYRIZA: Kammenos will bear great political responsibility if he undermines coalition over name deal

Newly-elected SYRIZA central committee secretary Panos Skourletis says it is not probable that junior coalition partner Independent Greeks and leader Panos Kammenos will change their view on the Prespa Agreement, but this should not undermine the Greek government coalition. In an interview with ANA-MPA, Skourletis says that Independent Greeks leader Kammenos would bear “great political responsibility” …

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‘Come out FOR European Macedonia’ referendum campaign starts

Under the name “United FOR European Macedonia,” the ruling parties, parties outside of parliament, and non-governmental organizations have come together to call on citizens to vote in the upcoming referendum and contribute towards securing Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic future. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, promoting the pro-referendum campaign titled “Come out FOR European Macedonia,” said it had brought …

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30 political parties join forces to campaign for ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum

About 30 political parties have rallied around the call to the citizens for a positive outcome of the referendum and the Euro-Atlantic future of Macedonia by endorsing several joint principles. The political parties have agreed to call on the citizens to come out on September 30 and vote Yes in the upcoming name referendum, it …

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IRI poll: Support for the name agreement continues to rise

A majority of Macedonians favor resolving the name dispute with Greece and support Macedonia becoming a member of the European Union and NATO, shows a poll of the International Republican Institute (IRI) ahead of the name referendum on September 30. A combined 57 percent “completely support” (37 percent) or “somewhat support” (20 percent) the proposal for …

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Referendum campaign: Number of parties, amount of funds to be known Wednesday

It will be revealed, most likely, how much money each of the caucuses in Parliament will get to run the referendum campaign this Wednesday. Funding for the campaign does not involve cash payments to parliamentary groups and lawmakers, the Parliament’s press service says. The campaign will be realized by purchasing commercial space in the media …

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Mickoski: Referendum campaign funds to be rerouted to a Tetovo school

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Saturday he would suggest to his group of MPs to have their referendum campaign funds donated to the Kiril Pejcinovikj High School in Tetovo. If there was a legal obstacle to this donation, Mickoski said on his Facebook profile, VMRO-DPMNE would give up its share of the funds, publicly …

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According to Greek professor Koppa: The Prespa Agreement is a fair deal for both parties

I think the Prespa Agreement is a good and fair deal, university professor Marilena Koppa writes in a column for the Greek daily Efimerida ton sidakton. “The agreement closes the 26-year dispute and neither side is defeated or humiliated. Both sides win in the area they deem important: Greece the name, which effectively separates the …

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Only 2500 voters of the diaspora will participate in the referendum

A small number of migrant workers who live abroad have registered their name in order to vote in the September 30th referendum regarding the issue of the country’s name. Yesterday, the country’s State Election Commission received 2437 demands from migrant workers who live abroad. This shows that their number is very small and that the diaspora …

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Bakoyannis: New Democracy will not support the Prespa Agreement

The Greek opposition party New Democracy will not vote ‘for’ the Prespa Agreement, says Dora Bakoyannis, former Greek Foreign Minister and now MP of the opposition party, in an interview with a local radio. The New Democracy leader and members have on several occasions voiced their objection to Skopje-Athens name deal, saying they will not …

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Spasovski: There are forces that want to see the referendum fail, but they are minor

Ahead of the referendum, the situation in the country is stable, the institutions are functioning even though there are forces that see a chance, by disrupting security, to meet their own goals of sorts in order to hinder our accession into NATO and the European Union, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski . However, he adds, …

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Dimitrov: Pompeo voices strong support for Macedonia’s accession to NATO

 Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov had an official meeting Tuesday in Washington with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who voiced strong support for Macedonia to become the 30th NATO member. ‘This is a very significant moment for the Macedonian diplomacy. My meeting today with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was rather encouraging’ Dimitrov told …

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