New Democracy may have made the most of the nationalistic sentiments of a part of society regarding the Macedonian issue, in order to win the elections comfortably, but as a government it is preparing a pragmatic shift. Sources say that in his programme statements, the prime minister will be careful in his mention of the […]
Turkey would remain a key member of the alliance despite its decision to purchase the Russian S-400 missile-defense system, while acknowledging that the move created a “difficult situation”, Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said on Wednesday. Stoltenberg also said that Turkey can still be included in NATO’s integrated air […]
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says Prime Minister Zoran Zaev apologized to him in a text message after the emergence of the conversations with the Russian pranksters, in which he said that Vucic was a “man of Russia”. “He sent me an apology through a text message. What can I say, am I a man of […]
German Ambassador to Serbia Thomas Schieb hopes that the date for the start of North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations will be known very soon. “Because of intensive harmonization, in Germany among others, the decision for the start of the negotiations has been delayed until October. Germany welcomes the great statesmanship achievement of North Macedonia and […]
Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci delivered a news conference today where he commented the prank call made by two Russian comedians to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Thaci’s name and plans for the partition of Kosovo are mentioned in this conversation. President Thaci said that PM Zaev has called him and explained to him that […]
Greece’s new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis would need to demonstrate that Greece can stick to its commitments, including support for North Macedonia’s potential EU accession, Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson said, commenting on New Democracy’s victory at the early parliamentary election held in Greece on July 7. “Tsipras was instrumental in reaching an […]
At the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government has adopted the Information on the first meeting of the North Macedonia-Bulgaria Joint Intergovernmental Committee established as a result of the Friendship Treaty signed between the two countries, which was held in Sofia on June 10, 2019. At a government session on Tuesday, ministers […]
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski met with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit in Sarajevo. At the meeting, they praised the strong partnership between the two countries and positive trend in development of political and economic relations. Even though trade exchange between two […]
The leader of the conservative New Democracy party Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister on Monday, just 15 hours after voting ended. In a swift move, the result of Sunday’s elections was formally submitted to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Mitsotakis was prime minister by 1 pm (1000 GMT). Mitsotakis was expected […]
The victory of New Democracy party in yesterday’s parliamentary elections held in Greece was the focus of political debate in North Macedonia. What will the country’s new PM, Mitsotakis, do about the Prespa Agreement signed between Tsipras and Zaev, a deal which put an end to a long lasting dispute between Athens and Skopje? Former […]
At the Poznań Summit on the Western Balkans, the EU confirmed its commitment to strengthen cooperation with the region with a set of concrete measures focusing on five key areas: transport and energy, digital, economy, security and good neighbourly relations. Heads of Government, Foreign Ministers, Ministers of Economy and Interior from the Western Balkans, together […]
The Western Balkans conference is held today and tomorrow in Poznan as part of the Berlin process. This meeting will guide the policies of the new European Commission for the Balkans. The most important guest of this conference, which has been convening each year since 2014, is German chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel is also the […]
I didn’t meet with Zoran Zaev, don’t believe everything you see in the press, said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt, commenting on speculation reported by some Greek media over an alleged meeting between the two in Halkidiki. A news website published an article with the headline “Zaev and Pyatt spend the weekend in Halkidiki”, […]
MEPs from Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party have started their terms in the European Parliament by turning their backs on the EU’s national anthem during the legislature’s opening ceremony. The Brexit MEPs carried out the protest as Ode to Joy played this morning to open the new parliamentary session. But they were not the only British […]
After serving three terms as mayor, Edmond Temelko was defeated in local elections in Pustec, Albania. The new mayor of Albanian municipality of Pustec, which is mainly populated by ethnic Macedonians is Pali Kolefski. In the controversial elections, Kolefski was the candidate of the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Kolefski’s victory, a longtime […]
EU leaders will meet at an extraordinary summit in Brussels tonight to continue the process of appointing leading positions in the Union’s institutions. This is the third summit since the completion of the European elections, which should reach a consensus on who will represent the EU in the next five-year period. The EU should nominate […]
Finland’s third EU Presidency period begins on 1 July 2019. The presidency of the Council rotates in an established order among the EU Member States every six months. The Council of the European Union, i.e. the Council of Ministers, is where the governments of the EU Member States are represented by government ministers of the […]
Polling stations have opened in Albania as voters elect their municipal representatives. These elections are held at a time when the opposition has boycotted them, while the president of the country has issued a decree revoking the elections and setting a new date for them. However, the government has insisted that these elections be held […]
I expect Bulgaria and North Macedonia to maintain good-neighborly relations, said Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov at the Plovdiv Economic Forum on Wednesday. PM Borissov expressed hope that the coming meeting of the Berlin Process in Poznan will take a decision that North Macedonia and Bulgaria jointly host the next summit. “We have been at […]
In an interview with ERT3, Greece’s Prime Minister Tsipras says the delay of North Macedonia’s accession negotiations is owed to the German Bundestag’s impossibility to give the green light “because of the summer break”. “The delay of North Macedonia’s accession negotiations is not a result of the country’s failure to implement reforms, but mainly because of […]
