Voutsis: Majority of Greek MPs will vote for the Prespa Agreement


Vast majority of Greek MPs will support the Prespa (Skopje-Athens name) Agreement when the document enters the parliament voting procedure, Speaker Nikos Voutsis says for Radio ‘Real FM’. I believe the Macedonian issue and the Prespa Agreement will be supported by more MPs than assumed at the moment as several events, starting with a conference …

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Government to determine the amount spent on the referendum campaign on Wednesday


At the next government session on Wednesday, the government will determine how much funds will be allocated for the campaign for the upcoming referendum on the agreement between Macedonia and Greece. So far, only the Ministry of Defense has published information on how much funds will be allocated for the upcoming referendum. Other ministries do …

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Sekerinska: Defence Ministry to allocate €1 million for the referendum


Ministry of Defence is to allocate approximately MKD 60 million for the campaign of the upcoming referendum on Macedonia-Greece name deal, Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska said Saturday at the ARM open day for the citizens on the occasion of ARM Day – August 18. “Ministry of Defence is among those institutions that should be most …

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Zoran Zaev meets with representatives of the Macedonian diaspora


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Wednesday with representatives of the Macedonian diaspora in Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and the United States. In the meeting, support was extended for the government policies bringing Macedonia closer to NATO and EU membership, the government’s press service said. The interlocutors discussed several current issues, including the importance …

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Over 740 Macedonians living abroad applied to vote in the referendum


Thus far a total of 742 citizens have filed applications for voting abroad at the 30 September name referendum, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. Out of the total number of applications, 702 have been accepted, 11 rejected, while the rest are being processed, SEC said. SEC also urges citizens to check their …

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Ohrid Framework Agreement 17th anniversary – Upcoming referendum ‘key’ for Macedonia’s future


 Participants in the Road to Brussels via Ohrid debate, marking the 17th anniversary since the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, concurred that the significance of the accord lies in the fact that it has set an example of conflict settlement in the region and beyond, that it has laid the foundation for a democratic …

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Arguments “in favour” and “against” the agreement with Greece


The non-governmental organization Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) reported that only 3.1 per cent of the respondents read the name agreement that the Macedonian government has reached with Greece and that a small part of the ethnic Macedonians are ready to support it at a referendum, although a large percentage will still vote. Public …

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Levica Initiates procedure for the constitutionality of the referendum


Political party Levica filed an initiative to assess the constitutionality and legality of the decision to hold a referendum passed by the Parliament of Macedonia. The decision, according to the political party, is not in accordance with the Constitution, the Law on Referendum, and the established European standards and good referendum practices established by the …

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State Election Commission to spend EUR 2,7m for upcoming referendum


The State Elections Commission intends to spend about MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million) for the referendum on  Macedonia-Greece agreement, scheduled for 30 September. ‘SEC is obliged to adopt the financial plan and its first draft sets the total sum of the referendum expenditures at MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million), cutting for …

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Austrian Chancellor Kurz to visit Macedonia on September 7th


Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, is set to visit Macedonia on September 7, three weeks prior to scheduled name-change referendum. Kurz is to visit Macedonia at the invitation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who has also invited several other European leaders ahead of holding the referendum scheduled …

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Thirty organizations launch campaign for boycotting referendum


Thirty organizations signed today a memorandum of strategic cooperation aimed at boycotting the referendum. They formed the so-called Crisis Headquarters for the campaign, and are led by Janko Bacev of United Macedonia. The campaign that propagates the boycott of the referendum included Christian Brotherhood, Macedonium, Amanet 1903, Third Party of Macedonians, Tvrdokorni, VMRO-DPMNE-Democratic Faction and …

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SEC adopts the referendum rulebook


The State Election Commission (SEC) held Wednesday its constitutive session and adopted the Rulebook on organization and implementation of the September 30 referendum. Taking into consideration that the referendum should take place in 60 days, all deadlines will be shorted by five days each, except for the public propaganda timeline. SEC, municipal electoral committees, and …

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EU Commissioner Hahn calls on voters to participate in the referendum


EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has hailed the decision taken by parliament in Macedonia for the holding of the name referendum on 30th of September. “The EU hails this agreement and its implementation as symbol of reconciliation and good neighbouring relations in the region. I call on the citizens of Macedonia to use their democratic right …

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September 30 is the referendum date, referendum to cost EUR 3,5 million


Parliament announced today the date for the holding of the referendum on the name. The referendum will be held on September 30th 2018, while voters will answer the following question: “Do you support the country’s NATO and EU accession by supporting the agreement reached between the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece?” VMRO-DPMNE lawmakers were not …

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Zaev: Opposition needs to call citizens to vote at referendum


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects support from MPs of the ruling majority over the referendum initiative, reiterating that September 30 is the target date for the vote. “Procedures have been launched in the Parliament. A large majority of MPs have signed the initiative for scheduling of the referendum,” PM Zaev told reporters in Kumanovo on …

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