Greek Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee continues debate on the Prespa Agreement

Greece’s parliament’s committee on defense and foreign policy is to resume Tuesday at 10:30h the debate on Prespa Agreement ratification. A plenary session will take up the debate on Wednesday, before a vote set for late Thursday, said Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis said. The process on Prespa Agreement ratification started Monday while the debate of committee …

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Erjavec: Slovenia gives support to Macedonia for NATO membership

Slovenia has accepted the Protocol for Macedonia’s accession to NATO, which should be ratified by all NATO member states, before Macedonia officially becomes NATO’s 30th member. NATO Accession Protocol has been accepted by all member states without a problem, and now Greek Parliament is expected to ratify Prespa Agreement, followed by the ratification process of …

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25 injured police officers and 7 arrested in the protest against the Prespa Agreement in Athens

At least 25 police officers were injured and seven people arrested, police report in Athens over the mass protests against the Prespa Agreement with the Republic of Macedonia. Demonstrators threw rocks, flares, firebombs, paint and other objects at riot police who responded with repeated volleys of tear gas. Some protesters jumped over a fence and tried …

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Protest against the Prespa Agreement in Athens (Video)

Protesters have started to gather at Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament. Greek citizens are chanting and shouting that the Prespa Agreement is “treason” while waving Greek flags and banners saying “Macedonia is Greek” and “Referendum Now”. Among the protesters against the Prespa Agreement are ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn supporters, as well as members …

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The Prespa Agreement is the focus of all Greek media outlets

The Prespa Agreement and its ratification in the Greek parliament is the focus of all Sunday editions of Greek newspapers. Real News publishes an interview with Vice Prime Minister Bujar Osmani titled “Greece is the Main Guarantor for our Euro-Atlantic Ambitions”. Avgi, considered a left-oriented newspaper, features an interview with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who says …

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DM Sekerinska: The Prespa Agreement reduces risks for the country and region

The  Republic of Macedonia received a positive response less than two months after it filed a motion for involvement in the European project for assessment of hybrid threats, said Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska on Thursday. Minister Sekerinska met with Gabor Iklody, director of Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) of the European External Action Service, saying …

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Greek PM Tsipras and government win vote of confidence from parliament

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won the confidence vote from parliament on Wednesday, which will pave the way for the parliament to ratify the agreement he and PM Zoran Zaev reached last year to end a long dispute over the name of the Republic of Macedonia. Tsipras clinched the support of 151 lawmakers in the 300 …

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Prespa Agreement: All eyes on Athens

The recent political developments in Greece and the vote of confidence for Alexis Tsipras’ government are closely being followed in Skopje, because this will have a direct impact on the Prespa Agreement which is expected to be ratified by the Greek side too. “The ratification of the Prespa Agreement by the Greek parliament is not …

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MMoFA replies to Russia’s MoFA: The Prespa Agreement doesn’t interfere with interests of third parties

Responding to the Department of Information of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its commentary on January 14th in connection with the adoption of the amendments to the Macedonian Constitution, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release on Tuesday. MoFA regretfully notifies that despite such burning problems across the globe, the Department …

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Ivanov: Publishing laws in the Official Gazette without my signature is unconstitutional

The President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov released a statement after the publishing of the Law on the Use of Languages and the Law on Ratification of the Prespa Agreement without his signature of the decrees in the “Official Gazette”, claiming that SDSM and DUI had violated the rule of law, and in the international practice …

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EU Commissioner Hahn: It’s time for reforms, not early elections

Resolving the name dispute is not the sole requirement for opening EU accession talks; the focus should be placed on reforms, and not on snap elections, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said in an interview. While holding snap elections is the country’s sovereign decision, Hahn said, he disagrees it’s the …

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“Republic of North Macedonia” amendments published in the Official Gazette

The Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia in its Jan. 12 issue published the resolution to adopt the amendments 33, 34, 35, and 36 to the Constitution. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi signed the resolution. Macedonia’s Parliament passed on Jan. 11 constitutional changes in line with the Agreement with Greece signed to resolve the name …

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Kocijancic: EU supports and follows national procedures for Prespa Deal implementation

The EU supports the Prespa Agreement and it follows the national procedures that still need to be done to implement the agreement, said European Commission spokesperson Maja Kocijancic. EU spokesperson Kocijancic reiterated that the EU ‘supports the historic agreement and the political courage and leadership in resolving one of the region’s oldest conflicts.’ “It is a unique …

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Tzanakopoulos: There is majority both for confidence vote and name deal ratification

The Greek government will win the confidence vote and will be able to keep running the country, said government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in an interview Monday. Referring to Alexis Tsipras’ move to seek confidence vote in Parliament, he said that the prime minister took an initiative of high political symbolism and a great political risk. Tzanakopoulos …

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