Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has released a Facebook post titled “It’s Time!”, urging MPs to undertake their historic duty regarding the country’s strategic priorities – NATO and EU accession. “All MPs have a historic duty before the citizens to secure Macedonia’s path towards stability and economic prosperity. This is the road to NATO and EU, …
It is still unclear when the Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Issues will schedule a session over the motion for amendments to the Constitution, which is set to be discussed by the Government later on Monday. The committee session could be scheduled on Tuesday morning at the earliest, according to sources from the Office of Speaker …
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Macedonia doesn’t need to hold elections – unless absolutely necessary, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in an interview with Euronews Greece, explaining that MPs were currently consulting with each other. PM Zaev insisted the country would hold elections only after all options to reach a two-thirds majority in Parliament had been exhausted. He then called …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Friday with the new Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Sergey Bazdnikin, wishing him success in advancing the relations between the two countries. Zaev voiced belief that Bazdnikin, as his predecessor, would successfully work on the development of the bilateral relations, the government said in a press release. The meeting focused on …
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If the opposition makes attempts to obstruct Macedonia’s future within the EU and NATO for personal calculations, the ruling coalition will be forced to call for snap elections, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says in his first interview after the referendum with BHTV1. “We shall do our best to ensure the necessary parliamentary majority for the …
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Spiros Sideris A first reading of the results of the referendum in Macedonia shows that Zoan Zaev did not eventually convince his audience and lead citizens to the polls to vote in favour of the Euro-Atlantic course of the country. The nearly 37% of the voters who went to cast their votes at the referendum, in …
The minutes seen by Kathimerini of meetings between the Macedonia’s political party leaders about the negotiations with Greece before the name deal was signed in the Prespa lake district in June, indicate that they thought a deal would be easier to sign with a left-wing government in power in Greece. The two councils of Macedonian …
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In an interview with ANA, Wiktor Nummellin, Swedish TT news agency’s special correspondent for Nobel Prizes said Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev are among the favorites to become nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. “It is hard to say who is nominated and who is not nominated, because …
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It will be known in a few days if there is a climate to reach an agreement with the opposition for a two-third majority required for the Parliament to pass the constitutional changes required under the name agreement with Greece, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Monday. According to him, today is the day to digest …
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Over 650,000 citizens voted in the referendum and over 90 percent of them voted ‘FOR’, sending a message that Macedonia should accept the (name) agreement with Greece and become a member of the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference late Sunday. “European Macedonia has secured more votes ‘FOR’ than …
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The prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, had a phone conversation after the name referendum ended, according to Greece’s ANA-MPA news agency. It says that Tsipras praised Zaev for his ‘determination and courage to continue to implement the deal,’ MIA reports from Athens. “According to government sources, during the conversation, …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said late Sunday that a peaceful and democratic referendum has been administered in Macedonia. “If a large majority of citizens voted ‘For’, then their will should be implemented in the Parliament. Otherwise, snap elections will be scheduled,” said PM Zaev in a statement after polling stations were closed at the referendum. …
Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev cast his referendum ballot at polling station No. 1730 in the “Nikola Vapcarov” Elementary School in Strumica. He was accompanied by wife Zorica and son Dushko. Immediately after voting, PM Zaev likened the day to a holiday for Macedonia. He said citizens were deciding the country’s fate, and …
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On Sunday you will face a historic decision. You should make a choice. Remember, it is not a choice between two political parties. It is a choice for your future, the future of your country. It is a choice for the future of our cherished Macedonia, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says in a recorded video …
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The success of the referendum, according to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, will be a strong and clear signal for all political factors in the country. The successful referendum, he said, will also be crucial for the behavior of the MPs in the Assembly, who will face the will of the citizens when deciding on constitutional …
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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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So far, we have had a good dialogue with the opposition and consensus on many important issues, and this has been confirmed because the MPs voted together for two-thirds and laws with a simple majority. We recentlywe elected the new OTA Director together, and that’s good, hopeful. Even for the referendum, Mickoski is not aware …
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The campaign for the referendum on the issue of the name has entered its final stage. There’s only four days remaining now until the country observes 48 hours of electoral silence. In the rallies held during the weekend, PM Zoran Zaev called on citizens to vote in favour of the referendum, by considering it as a …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday in Washington DC, government’s press service told. “The meeting will be held at the invitation of the US Vice President Pence and will focus Macedonia’s progress towards NATO membership,” government sources said on Wednesday. Zaev’s trip to Washington comes after the …
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We are here at the moment that is very important for the country and I can say that the agreement signed between Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev is a remarkable step for the future of Macedonia, said Sir Alan Duncan, Minister for Europe and the Americas. “I hope that the people will participate …
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