The Committee on European Affairs of the Dutch Parliament agreed Tuesday that Albania and North Macedonia’s European prospects should be discussed separately at the meeting of the Council of Ministers in Luxembourg October 15, before the European Council makes a final decision October 18. Foreign Minister Stef Blok reiterated the government’s attitude that starting negotiations […]
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva announced on October 9 some of the conditions that Sofia is putting to Skopje to support the Republic of North Macedonia in its bid for starting European Union membership negotiations. The points touch on various parts of history that have been highly sensitive for decades, and […]
The Governments of Greece and the United States held the second Greece-United States Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece, on October 7, 2019. The Prespa Agreement and the importance of its consistent implementation in good faith as well as the integration of the Western Balkan into the European and transatlantic institutions are part of a joint […]
A trilateral meeting between Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Ministers of North Macedonia and Albania, Zoran Zaev and Edi Rama, is to be held on Thursday, October 10, in Novi Sad, Serbian President’s Office said in a press release. The meeting will be held at the Petrovaradin Fortress. Vucic announced earlier that he would […]
The second round of the Strategic Dialogue between Greece and USA begins on Monday, October 7, 2019. The Strategic Dialogue was launched in December 2018 in Washington, DC. The second round follows the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Greece and the upgrading of the Defense Agreement with the US via the signing […]
Early parliamentary elections were held peacefully and democratically in Kosovo on Sunday. According to preliminary data, the Vetevendosje Movement won in this election, with a slight margin from the Democratic League of Kosovo. With 90 per cent of the vote counted by the State Election Commissions, the Vetevendosje Movement received about 26 per cent of […]
US Secretary Mike Pompeo has traveled to Athens from October 4-6, 2019, where he was set to meet Prime Minister Mitsotakis and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister Dendias and Defense Minister Panagiotopoulos, ahead of the 2019 U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue on October 7. The United States and Greece proudly cooperate on defense and security […]
Today, Kosovo votes in early parliamentary elections, the fourth held ahead of the regular date since 2010 and another which is unlikely to produce a stable government. The last time the former Serbian province with a majority Albanian population elected parliament after its full term was in 2007. The election was this time triggered by […]
Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Marković and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that the first official visit of a US Secretary of State to Montenegro testifies to the fact that the two countries foster friendship and alliance, Montenegro Government Press service announced. “Following the visit of US Vice President Mike Pence, this is further […]
President Milo Djukanovic is paying October 2-3 an official visit to North Macedonia. After a welcome ceremony at the Skopje International Airport, Djukanovic will be received with military honors by President Stevo Pendarovski outside his residence. It will be followed by a tête-à-tête meeting, the government said on Tuesday. Pendarovski and Djukanovic will hold a […]
The West must show that positive examples are rewarded and the Prespa Agreement was such an example. It opened a new chapter in relations between Greece and North Macedonia, gave opportunities for better economic cooperation and opened Skopje’s path towards the European Union. The deal also has an effect on the entire region and its […]
The Prespa Agreement deserves all the support from the two countries, concluded North Macedonia’s PM Zoran Zaev and Greece’s ex-premier Alexis Tsipras, who is in Skopje for Tuesday’s Western Balkans Summit, organized by The Economist. At a cordial meeting, the two officials discussed the benefits of the Prespa Agreement, the government said on Monday. “The […]
SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras travels to Skopje on Monday, September 30, to attend a conference organized by the Economist magazine: “Western Balkans Summit – Enhancing the momentum for European integration”. In particular, according to an announcement by SYRIZA, on Monday afternoon at 18.00, Alexis Tsipras will meet with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran […]
We will do everything to mitigate the consequences of the Prespa Agreement, protect trademarks and, if necessary, play the veto card regarding the EU integration of neighbors, says Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Kostas Karamanlis. “As much as SYRIZA is trying to convince us to the opposite, our position is firm. We would have […]
Western Balkans Summit titled “Reinforcing the momentum for European integration” organized by the weekly magazine newspaper “The Economist” is set to be held in Skopje on October 1st. The event will bring together about 450 participants, including foreign businessmen, politicians and managers who are playing an important role in terms of the regional ambition for […]
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and leader of a nationalist party, Krassimir Karakachanov, has thrown cold water on support for the Republic of North Macedonia’s hopes of EU accession. Statements by Karakachanov, leader of the nationalist VMRO party, came in response to reported comments by the President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, about historical figure Gotse […]
Opening EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia would be the wisest decision by the EU, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his address at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. “Providing a positive response to Albania and North Macedonia’s ambition to open accession talks will not merely be a reward […]
German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reports that North Macedonia will receive a “full green light” for the start of accession negotiations, while the Bundestag will give a “dark green” light to Albania. According to the newspaper, the decision of the Bundestag of North Macedonia will grant the start of negotiations without additional conditions, […]
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini met Sunday in New York with prime ministers and ministers from the six countries of the Western Balkans. The meeting at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly discussed the region’s European perspective and the progress achieved. Interlocutors expressed their support […]
The economic situation is not so rosy, the prime minister said at a press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), although he said he would repay the expensive IMF loans as the country is now borrowing at lower interest rates. Mitsotakis confirmed that he intends to meet with Erdogan for a restart of Greek-Turkish […]
