Bulgaria to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Wednesday


Nieghbouring Bulgaria will be the fourth NATO member state to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol. The Bulgarian Parliament will hold a plenary session on Wednesday. North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi is expected to attend the session. The Bulgarian Parliament’s Defense Committee endorsed the accession protocol last week. Committee chair Konstantin Popov said North Macedonia …

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Maqedonia e Veriut në NATO, Shqipëria ratifikon protokollin


Kuvendi i Shqipërisë ka ratifikuar protokollin për pranimin e Maqedonisë së Veriut në NATO me 130 vota pro, asnjë kundër dhe asnjë abstenim. Pro projektligjit “Për ratifikimin e Protokollit të Traktatit të Atlantikut Verior për aderimin e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut” votuan të gjithë deputetët e pranishëm në seancë, duke përfshirë edhe opozitën. Më …

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Montenegro will ratify NATO Accession Protocol by emergency procedure


The Government of Montenegro passed the Proposal of the Law on the ratification of North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol,  to be sent to the Parliament for adoption by emergency procedure. “At its first session after the entry into force of the Prespa Agreement, the Government of Montenegro passed the Proposal of the Law on the …

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Albanian parliament ratifies Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol


The Albanian parliament ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday. The plenary session began with a minute of silence for the victims of yesterday’s bus accident at the Skopje-Tetovo motorway. North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Ambassador Danco Markovski attended the session. Speaker Gramoz Ruci expressed satisfaction that the Albanian parliament is among …

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Bulgarian Government endorses Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol


The Bulgarian government has endorsed the NATO Accession Protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia. The government has forwarded the document to the parliament for the purpose of its ratification. Greece and Slovenia have already ratified the protocol, while Albania is expected to follow suit on Thursday.

Republic of North Macedonia to take seat at NATO’s table on Feb.13


Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska will represent the Republic of North Macedonia for the first time as an official invitee at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting which will take place Feb. 13-14 in Brussels. “I am extremely glad that at this meeting we will welcome for the first time our colleague from Skopje, Minister Radmila Sekerinska. …

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Albanian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee supports Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol


Foreign Policy Committee of the Albanian Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the protocol for Macedonia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NATO. “In a broad consensual atmosphere, members of the ruling majority and the opposition green-lighted the accession of a neighbouring and friendly Republic of North Macedonia to NATO,” Albanian media reported. On Monday, …

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Sllovenia e ratifikoi Protokollin për anëtarësim të Maqedonisë në NATO


Kuvendi i Republikës së Sllovenisë sot në seancë të jashtëzakonshme e ratifikoi Protokollin për anëtarësim të Maqedonisë në NATO. Me këtë, Sllovenia u bë vendi i dytë anëtar i Aleancës, e cila pas Greqisë, e ratifikoi Protokollin për anëtarësim në NATO. Në seancën para votimit fjalim pati presidenti i Kuvendit të Republikës së Maqedonisë, Talat …

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Zaev: Arritën nga rruga sekondare ballkanike të kthehemi në autostradën kryesore në drejtim të Evropës


Me ceremoni solemne para Qeverisë së Republikës së Maqedonisë është ngritur flamuri i NATO-s. “Sot e ngritëm flamurin e NATO-s, që bashkërisht me atë evropiane dhe tonin,   e përcakton të ardhmen, jo vetëm tonën por edhe të brezave tanë. Kjo nuk është vetëm simbolikë, por realitet. Kjo është një faqe e re e historisë sonë”, …

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Macedonian Government raises NATO flag in front of Government building


Top officials attended the NATO flag-raising ceremony held in front of the Government building on Tuesday. “Today,” Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said, “we’re raising the NATO flag, which together with the European one and ours will set the course of our future. “And not only our future, but that of the next generation. This is …

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Slovenia ratifies Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol


The Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia ratified Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol at Tuesday’s extraordinary session. By this, Slovenia becomes the second NATO member state followed by Greece that ratified NATO Accession Protocol. Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, who is on an official visit to Slovenia, addressed the Slovenian Parliament. He thanked on behalf of the …

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Zidan: Slovenia will be the second country to sign Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol


Slovenian Parliament Speaker Dejan Zidan congratulated Monday to his visiting colleague from Macedonia, Talat Xhaferi, on the adoption of constitutional amendments and Greece’s ratification of the NATO Accession Protocol. Macedonia is a positive example that with a political will even the most complex disputes may be peacefully resolved, Zidan said. Slovenia is a strong supporter …

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A formal ceremony in front of the government for raising the NATO flag


The NATO flag will be set up tomorrow in front of the Macedonian government building, after the members of this alliance, through their ambassadors in the alliance, signed the Accession Protocol for the country in Brussels last Wednesday. A formal ceremony will be held on the plateau in front of the government tomorrow morning on …

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Albania will ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol on Thursday


The Law Commission of the Albanian Parliament voted unanimously on the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia to the North Atlantic Alliance. With full consensus, opposition and majority members voted for the Protocol, which paves the way for Macedonia to join the Alliance as the 30th member. This approval gives the green light to the Albanian Parliament, …

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Ambasadori rus në Athinë: Anëtarësimi në NATO nuk mund të jetë faktor i stabilitetit


Integrimi edhe i një vendi në NATO pa dyshim nuk mund ta përforcojë stabilitetin dhe sigurinë në Ballkan, thotë ambasadori rus në Greqi, Andrej Maslov në intervistën për portalin informativ “Sputnik”. Ambasadori i Rusisë sqaron se ata si anëtar i përhershëm i Këshillit të Sigurimit konsiderojnë se janë shkelur qartësitë ligjore në procesin e miratimit …

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Ruci: Albania will probably ratify Macedonia’s NATO Accession protocol on Thursday


Albania’s Parliament Speaker Gramoz Ruci has told Macedonian Ambassador Danco Markovski that the NATO Accession Protocol would be ratified very soon. “The first possible date for the ratification is during the next parliament session on Thursday,” said Ruci and added that the government has already passed the decision. Ruci and Markovski discussed the NATO Accession …

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Hahn: I’m confident that EU member states will acknowledge this remarkable achievement in June


EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has stated that EU will give the green light for the opening accession negotiations this year if reforms are implemented. Commissioner Hahn salutes the signing of the NATO Accession Protocol and says the name row settlement with Greece is a decisive step towards the Euro-Atlantic …

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Greek parliament ratifies neighbour’s NATO accession protocol


The draft bill “Ratification of the Protocol of the North Atlantic Treaty for the Accession of North Macedonia” was ratified by the plenary of the Greek parliament on Friday after securing a majority of 153 votes. During the roll-call voting procedure, all SYRIZA members plus eight independent deputies voted in favour; one independent voted present; …

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Osmani: Kongresi filloi me procedurën për ratifikimin e protokollit për pranim në NATO


Zëvendëskryeministri për çështje evropiane, Bujar Osmani, i cili në kuadër të qëndrimit në Uashington dje pati takime në Kongres dhe sot në kuadër të punës i vizitoi Departamentin amerikan të shtetit dhe Shtëpinë e Bardhë, në një deklaratë për MIA-n konfirmoi se në dy komitetet për politikë të jashtme, të Senatit dhe të Dhomës përfaqësuese, …

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Ratification: Most difficult in the US, the longest in the Netherlands and Germany


Once the ministers of the member states have signed Macedonia’s Accession Protocol to NATO, the only thing that separates the country from full membership is the ratification. Greece today is expected to put a “stamp” on this document by voting in Parliament, and be not only the first country to ratify it, but also to …

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