We are more concerned after the briefing of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the pace of Athens-Skopje name talks, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the shadow foreign minister of Greek opposition party ‘New Democracy, said on Thursday. ‘The New Democracy holds to its position that the solution must be complex, comprehensive and final, namely one that will meet […]
Close associates of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are contemplating on a larger majority vote of 180 MPs instead of a simple majority of 151 regarding the possible name agreement in the parliament, MIA reports from Athens citing Greek media. “If there is an agreement on the FYROM name, the PM’s associates are discussing to […]
On 17 May, Bulgaria will host the EU Summit with countries of Western Balkans, which is expected to finalize an agreement on transport, energy and digital connections in this region. While everything seemed to be on the right tracks, the Bulgarian rotating presidency of the EU has faced the refusal of five countries which have […]
Opposition MP Georgios Koumoutsakos has criticized the Greek government over the name talks, saying they only confirm the existing impasse, MIA reports from Athens. “As far as we know, there are serious complications. In fact, Kotzias’ visit to the neighboring country started and ended with the landing at the airport in Skopje. In addition, the […]
“We have noted the details, the points on which we agree and those on which we disagree. We have identified the main issues for each side and I hope that at our next meeting we will be ready to take a big step,” Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said speaking to the Greek state broadcaster […]
In Kosovo, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has called on the Serbian community to work with Pristina in order to address different issues and in order for the arrest and expulsion from Kosovo of the Serb official, Marko Djuric, not to be misused. In yesterday’s government meeting, deputy Prime Minister, Dalibor Jevtic, who has been appointed […]
Following the authorisation by the Albanian President Ilir Meta to the (Albanian) Foreign Ministry and the commission negotiating the demarcation of the EEZ between Greece and Albania, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will stop in Tirana shortly, before going to Vienna where he will meet with Nikola Dimitrov and Matthew Nimetz. Kotzias and Bushati will have extensive […]
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini visited Belgrade in an unplanned trip in order to meet the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic and ease the tensions that keep running high between Serbia and Kosovo, after the arrest in northern Kosovo, short detention and expulsion of a senior Serb politician. According to international media Russia is adding fuel […]
Нова трагедија го потресе фудбалскиот свет. На вчерашниот натпревар од третата лига во Хрватска меѓу Марсонија и Славонија, почина 25-годишниот Бруно Бобан. Во седмата минута од мечот, топката го погоди во гради, по што падна на тревникот. Следуваше интервенција на Итната помош, потоа и реанимација, но залудно. „Силен удар во градите, може да предизвика аритмија […]
Bulgaria’s Vice-Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met Thursday in Sofia with a delegation of Macedonian MPs – members of the Macedonia-Bulgaria Friendship Group -led by the Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Frosina Tasevska-Remenski, BTA new agency reports. The meeting was also attended by the Bulgaria-Macedonia Friendship Group chairman, Boris Vangelov and Macedonian Ambassador to Bulgaria […]
“I hope our neighbors will continue to negotiate through good will so that we reach a mutually acceptable solution”, says Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, MIA reports from Athens. In an interview with Greek TV station Blue Sky, Tzanakopoulos reiterated the Greek positions of a compound name for all uses, without entering into details […]
Parliament of Kosovo has managed to vote today in favor of the ratification of the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro. Despite the violent attempts of Self Determination Party to stop this process, governing coalition MPs and MPs of the Democratic league of Kosovo managed to finalize this process, thus giving way to the process of […]
Opposition lawmakers threw Wednesday tear gas canisters in the parliament chamber in a bid to prevent other deputies ratifying a border agreement with Montenegro, a key condition for Kosovo to gain visa-free travel to the European Union, Reuters reports. The opposition party Vetevendosje is adamantly against the agreement with Montenegro, signed in 2015, claiming it […]
Name issue was one of the topics discussed at the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his coalition partner Panos Kammenos held Tuesday in Prime Minister’s palace in Athens. Kammenos after the meeting told that the position of Independent Greeks (ANEL) opposing the use of term Macedonia is unchanged adding that the […]
In Albania, 22 state officials were detained in a major anti-corruption campaign, 11 of which were released into house arrest. These officials, led by Lezhë Mayor Fran Frrokaj, are charged with abuse of office by selling land close to the beaches an illegal manner, or rather through falsification of documents, they alienated a large area […]
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Monday morning announced that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with his junior coalition partner, Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, on Tuesday, as press speculation continued to swirl in the Greek capital over “clouds” in the relationship between the two “strange bedfellows” coalition party leaders. Spokesman Tzanakopoulos added that the […]
The talks for settling the Athens-Skopje name dispute are on the positive track at the moment and will be intensified, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday. At the regular press briefing, Tzanakopoulos said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was working on the draft agreement, confirming also that FM Nikos Kotzias would soon […]
-“The government intends to acquire certain proposals through the talks and present them to the parliament after Easter. This goes both for Albania and Skopje”, says Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis. In an interview with Greek radio Skai, Tjeodorakis referred to the name issue, reiterating the stance of his party and the centre-left Movement of Change, […]
-“The government intends to acquire certain proposals through the talks and present them to the parliament after Easter. This goes both for Albania and Skopje”, says Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis. In an interview with Greek radio Skai, Tjeodorakis referred to the name issue, reiterating the stance of his party and the centre-left Movement of Change, […]
-“A constitutional revision first, then signing of a bilateral agreement”, said Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday in Athens. During a meeting with Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Greek president referred to the country’s open foreign policy issues, including the name dispute. According to Pavlopoulos, the constitutional revision was not a Greek requirement, […]
