In Albania, the left wing majority has decided to proceed as normal after the decision of opposition MPs to resign from parliament, demanding early elections. Prime Minister Edi Rama convened his party’s parliamentary group and asked them to get ready as normal parliamentary agenda will resume. Mr. Rama told MPs that despite the opposition’s decision […]
Skopje turned into what Budapest used to be – a center for intelligence activities against Serbia, said Serbia’s Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin. In a statement for the Serbian newspaper Novosti, Vulin says that financial support and information about the attack against Serbia is provided in Skopje. Vulin also commented on the meeting of Macedonian Prime […]
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Monday that she will not call a new round of talks between Pristina and Belgrade until authorities in Kosovo do not suspend tariffs imposed on imports coming from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mogherini made these comments in a news […]
Kosovo marked its 11th anniversary of independence on Sunday. Although this was considered to be a festive day, the governing coalition seemed divided regarding dialogue which aims at mending ties with Serbia. In a speech delivered in front of MPs, parliamentary speaker Kadri Veseli didn’t rule out the possibility that Prime Minister Haradinaj’s government could be […]
Governor of Greek region of Central Macedonia Apostolos Tzitzikostas in an interview with Greek TV Skai said that signboards reading Skopje will not be replaced with North Macedonia as long as he is in the post. Governor Tzitzikostas says he does not intend to use the name North Macedonia, because “for me, the country was and […]
The protest called by the opposition on 16 February attracted lots of attention. What really caught the eye during this protest? Was it a normal protest? Did it turn violent and why? What did this protest show? Did it improve the opposition’s reputation? What was the signal that this protest sent to PM Rama? Democrat Party MP, […]
The Albanian opposition led by the Democratic Party held a protest today in front of the government building in the capital Tirana. The protest started around 11 am, but a few minutes into the demonstration, participants managed to break police cordon, while the crowd started to attack the government’s building with strong objects and Molotov bombs. […]
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke exclusively to IBNA about his feelings after the end of the ratification of the Prespa Agreement, his award with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras with the Ewald von Kleist Prize, the building of friendship and cooperation between Greece and Northern […]
Governmental reshuffle with a “center-left” and renewal tendency was announced by the government’s spokesperson in Athens on Friday afternoon. It was an anticipated movement by the government after the departure of ANEL’s MPs from the government scheme and the candidacies of two ministers for the municipal elections in Athens and Thessaloniki. After the conclusion of […]
Skopje and Athens sent Tuesday a joint letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres notifying on the date of entry into force of the Final Agreement for the settlement of the differences as described in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 817 (1993) and 845 (1993), the termination of the Interim Accord of 1995, and […]
NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared today from Brussels that NATO is disappointed by the tariffs introduced by Kosovo’s government on Serbian imports. Stoltenberg has also commented FSK, stressing that this force cannot go to the north without KFOR’s permission. “Several NATO allies are disappointed by the decision to introduce tariffs. We would also like […]
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, […]
Opposition parties in Kosovo are against the idea proposed by the country’s president, Hashim Thaci for border changes with Serbia. The opposition’s reactions were provoked by the fact that the Kosovar president has now openly admitted that the final agreement with the neighbouring country will also include a small border correction. “If a small border […]
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 […]
Bulgaria is systematically working together with other European Union countries to implement the activities outlined in the Sofia Declaration adopted in May 2018 at the EU-Western Balkans summit, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva has told the National Assembly. The Sofia Declaration and the annex to it, known as the Sofia priority agenda, were signed on May […]
With 153 “yes”, the Greek parliament voted for the accession of North Macedonia to NATO, after a meeting that was marked by the confrontation of Alexis Tsipras with Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the final unraveling of the parliamentary group of ANEL. In particular, the admission protocol was approved by the majority that had been formed in […]
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; […]
Dragan Djilas, one of the Alliance for Serbia (SZS) leaders, has said that the opposition has united itself in order to change the system, not only the current government. The measures which, as he said, guarantee this objective, would be presented to the organizers of the protest “One of Five Million”. The plan for the […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has hit back at Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and the country’s government over the Venezuela issue, saying that there was nothing to discuss because the Bulgarian government “did not have its own position on the issue”. Radev was speaking to journalists on February 7 after Zaharieva criticised his conduct on speaking […]
The countries of the region which are aspiring to become EU member countries, must implement reforms in the justice system. This was said today in a meeting hosted by the Group for the Balkans dubbed “Building powerful states in Southeast Europe: The strengthening of the rule of law, respect of human rights and rights of […]
