NATO’s Stoltenberg voices his regret about Kosovo’s decision to form army


NATO’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has said that he’s sorry about the fact that parliament of Kosovo decided to adopt a number of laws which enable the transformation of the existing Kosovo Security Forces into an army, despite the concerns that NATO had expressed on this. Stoltenberg said that Kosovo is the one to decide […]

Survey: Turkish President Erdogan voted most distinguished world leader of 2018


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was named “the most distinguished world leader of 2018” on Monday in an online survey conducted by the Rassd News Network. The online survey was organized by the pro-Muslim Brotherhood news network, which was established in Egypt after the Jan. 25, 2011 popular revolution and has a widespread following in […]

Македонец „летал“ низ Хрватска со над 250 км/ч


Македонски државјанин вчера на автопатот А3 кај Нова Градишка, Хрватска, возел со брзина од 254 километри на час, објави хрватската агенција „Хина“. Полицијата вчера запрела македонски државјанин со автомобил, кој бил со германски таблички и возел со брзина од 254 километри на час кај Нова Градишка. Бродско-посавската полиција го запрела 31-годишниот „рекордер“ за Нова година […]

Tzanakopoulos: Prespa Agreement will be ratified by 151 votes


Greece’s government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos has expressed his confidence that the SYRIZA-led administration will secure the 151 votes it needs to adopt the name agreement signed between Athens and Skopje on June 17th, 2018. On Wednesday in a radio interview with News 24/7 , Tzanakopoulos said that in the event that the junior coalition Independent Greeks […]

Ѕанакопулос: Договорот од Преспа ќе се ратификува со над 151 глас


Портпаролот на грчката Влада и министер без ресор, Димитрис Ѕанакопулос, во интервју за радиото „Њуз247“, уште еднаш повтори дека во грчкиот Парламент постои мнозинство за ратификација на Договорот од Преспа и објасни дека неколку дена по гласањето, ќе се ратификува и протоколот за влез на Македонија во НАТО, јави дописничката на МИА од Атина. – […]

Serbian President Vucic allegedly plans elections in March


Aleksandar Vucic, president of Serbia and Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) leader, has allegedly decided to call early general elections. According to pro-government tabloid Alo!, elections will be organized on March 31. Vucic has reportedly made this decision after meeting with top SNS officials. The tabloid did not specify when the alleged meeting was held. Both speculations and […]

Fourth mass protest against President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade


Serbian citizens protested yesterday against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade. They demanded media freedoms, an end to attacks on journalists and opposition politicians. Supporters of the Alliance for Serbia, an opposition grouping of 30 parties and organizations, say Vucic is an autocrat and his party is corrupt, something […]

47% of Serbian citizens in favor of the EU membership


68% of Serbian public against a NATO membership Serbia’s support for the integration to the European Union remains below 50%, a trend observed over the last three years with some slight fluctuations. According to the most recent poll conducted by Serbia’s Euro-Atlantic Studies Center in co-operation with the CESID opinion poll, 47% of citizens are […]

Albania: Major cabinet reshuffle announced by PM Rama


The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama on Friday announced a major reshuffle in the government that he leads. Edi Rama announced this decision in today’s National Assembly of the Socialist Party. Rama has removed Foreign minister, Ditmir Bushati and replaced him with Gent Cakaj. “Ditmir Bushati deserves a lot of credit about our foreign […]

Оптимизам во Грција за ратификација на Договорот од Преспа


Во пресрет на последното гласање за уставните измени кај нас, но и пред ратификацијата на Договорот од Преспа во грчкиот Парламент во Грција преовладува оптимизам дека двете земји успешно ќе си ги завршат предвидените обврски. Очекувањата во Грција се дека штом заврши уставната ревизија во Македонија, измени за кој грчки дипломатски кругови коментираат дека се […]

Albania: New bills affecting media, international organizations ask the government to drop them


International organizations have reacted following the Albanian government decision to introduce two new bills affecting media. So, four of these organizations have sent a letter to PM Edi Rama, asking him not to approve these bills. European Federation of Journalists, European Center for the Freedom of Media and Press, PEN International and Reporters without Borders […]

New demonstrations for the Dragičević case announced in Banja Luka


After a night in custody, Davor Dragičević, father of the brutally murdered David Dragičević, was released today, announcing that his fight for the truth about his son death “is not over” and that he and the members of the Group “Justice for David” will go “to the end”. “I will be in the square again […]

Vucic denies Serbian police’s involvement in crackdown in Banja Luka


The claim that Serbian police took part in the crackdown against the protesters in Banja Luka is a “notorious lie”, said president Aleksandar Vucic. According to some accounts, both the police of Republic of Srpska (RS) and Serbia dispersed demonstrations organized on Tuesday after the parents of David Dragicevic, a 21-year old man who died […]

Demonstrations for David Dragičević end with arrests in Banja Luka main square


Republika Srpska police officers arrested on Tuesday morning Davor Dragičević, father of brutally killed 21-year old David Dragičević, and his ex-wife Suzana, David mother, with the accusation of “violence against public safety”. The arrests was just an introduction in the bigger police operation aimed to clean the Banja Luka main square from pictures, candles and […]

Serbia is demanding Albania to withdraw its recognition for Kosovo


Although a process is taking place to mend ties, Serbia has continued to lobby against Kosovo’s independence. Serbia’s PM, Ana Brnabic has sent a letter to the majority of UN member countries demanding from them to withdraw Kosovo’s recognition. Such letter has also been sent to Albania’s PM, Edi Rama. Kosovo’s PM, Ramush Haradinaj has […]

The Prespes Agreement now an inspiration for Vucic


Spiros Sideris  The meeting of the Supreme Co-operation Council, between Greece and Serbia, held in Belgrade, has shown that the Prespes agreement can also serve as a model for resolving the issue of Kosovo. Serbia’s apparent lack of interest in the agreement and the downgrading of its value with comments of the type: “it’s not […]

Serbian citizens continue their protests against President Vucic


Thousands of protesters marched in Belgrade on Saturday for the third week in a row against what they say is a crackdown by the government of President Aleksandar Vucic on opposition parties and the media. Some chanted “Vucic is a thief” at the latest rally in the first significant opposition demonstrations since spring 2017, when […]

Уште една Македонка почина во несреќата во Србија


Минатонеделната автобуска несреќа во Србија ја зеде и четвртата жртва. Македонската државјанка С.Т. им подлегна на повредите во Клиничкиот центар во Ниш. Таа имала скршеници на карлицата што довело до руптура на мочниот меур. Итно е оперирана, но поради тешката состојба, беше приклучена на апарати за дишење. Со нејзината смрт, билансот од сообраќајката кај Лесковац […]

Маглов: Русија не е против Северна, ама е против Македонија во НАТО


Русија нема ништо против договорот од Преспа за името, но се противи на членството на Македонија во НАТО, изјавил рускиот амбасадор во Грција, Андреј Маслов на брифинг во Атина во врска со посетата на грчкиот премиер Алескис Ципрас на Москва. – Ако Атина и Скопје постигнат договор за името и ако тоа биде официјално прифатено во […]

Greek PM Tsipras meets with Nobel Peace Prize winner Bouchamaoui


Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received on Wednesday Tunisian Nobel Prize winner Ouided Bouchamaoui at Maximos Mansion in Athens. Tsipras thanked Bouchamaoui for her initiative to nominate him, together with Macedonian’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, for this year’s prize, in recognition of their efforts for the signature of the landmark Prespes Agreement. According to government […]