Still no comment from the Government on Zaev-Tsipras conversation


The Government failed to comment Wednesday on the possible telephone conversation between the Macedonian and Greek prime ministers within the talks for a name solution. At today’s press conference, Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski also did not comment a Facebook post by opposition VMRO-DPMNE Antonio Milososki over the possible signing of the agreement. The opposition MP […]

Qeveria ende pa qëndrim zyrtar për bisedën Zaev-Cipras


Qeveria ende pa qëndrim zyrtar për atë se kur do të realizohet biseda ose takimi eventual telefonik midis kryeministrave të Maqedonisë dhe të Greqisë, Zoran Zaev dhe Aleksis Cipras në kuadër të procesit të negociatave për zgjidhjen e kontestit me emrin. Zëdhënësi i Qeverisë, Mile Boshnjakovski sot në konferencë për shtyp nuk saktësoi deri ku […]

Have the negotiations on the name dispute encountered a hurdle?


The telephone conversation waiting to happen between prime ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras to finalize the issue of the name, has not yet taken place. Prime Minister Zaev’s office stated that this telephone conversation will take place once there’s a final decision. According to political analyst, Ibrahim Memeti this is a gridlock in the […]

Bartholomew and Tsipras discuss MOC-OA


The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) was one of the topics of discussion between Greek Orthodox Church Archbishop Hieronymos and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Monday. – Discussions referred to the issues of the Skopje church, the autocephaly request by the church of Ukraine, as well as the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey’s Edirne, said […]

Still no talks between Zaev and Tsipras, working groups draft technical details


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday that he has still not talked over the phone with Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras regarding a possible solution to the name issue. PM Zaev told reporters at an event launching the construction works on express road Stip-Radovis there are certain technical problems that need to be resolved by both sides. “You […]

Biseda ndërmjet Zaevit dhe Tsipras nuk është e sigurt se do të ndodhë shpejt


Mbetet e paqartë koha kur kryeministri Zoran Zaev dhe homologu i tij Alekis Cipras do të flasin në telefon, ku pritet që të diskutojnë për takimin e tyre në Prespë. Agjencia greke e lajmeve, ANA-MPA e citon një zyrtar të qeverisë greke i cili ka folur për një pasiguri rreth arritjes së shpejtë të zgjidhjes […]

Zaev claims that there is no final agreement on the name


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said yesterday that there is still no final agreement on the name Republic of Northern Macedonia, but that Greece and Macedonia have defined the terms and principles, and are very close to closing this issue. Zaev announced that he would talk to his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras today, or Friday the […]

Tsipras: Name talks are ‘difficult’ but ‘necessary’


The negotiations, which aim to resolve the decades-old name row are “difficult” but “necessary,” Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, during a speech at the annual meeting of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Greek daily Kathimerini writes. Tsipras said the government has handled the talks “with a sense of responsibility and patriotism,” but also with the belief […]

Outcome of the name negotiations by the middle of this week


The final outcome of this phase of the name negotiations is expected to be known by the middle of this week, announcing a senior government official for Nezavisen daily newspaper. He announces as a key moment for the outcome of the name negotiations the talks between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev […]

Greek TV Skai: Zaev and Tsipras in phone conversation


The prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece have spoken once or twice over the phone after briefing political parties in both countries a week ago, reports Greek TV station “Skai”. The conversations between Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras referred to the implementation of the name for all uses (erga omnes) from the set of proposals […]

Tsipras: Në bisedime nuk shkojmë për ta dhënë emrin Maqedonia


Në bisedimet nuk shkojmë për të dhënë diçka, ta japim emrin Maqedoni, ashtu siç e thonë disa, ne shkojmë të rikthejmë diçka që është dhënë para 70 viteve, deklaroi Kryeministri grek Alexis Tsipras në Selanik, pas takimit me kryebashkiakun, Yiannis Boutaris, përcjell Telegrafi Maqedoni. Siç raportoi korrespondentja e AIM-së nga Athina, Tsipras, duke u përgjigjur […]

PM Tsipras: We clearly stated that we are negotiating on Nimetz’s four proposals


The government clearly stated that it was negotiating with Skopje on the basis of the four names, proposed by the UN, namely the package of suggestion tabled by mediator Matthew Nimetz, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday in response to the criticism of the opposition ‘New Democracy’ leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the name ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’. […]

Merkel discussed the name dispute with Zaev and Tsipras


Chancellor Angela Merkel had a telephone conversations with Macedonian and Greek Prime Ministers on Tuesday. The topics and other details are not revealed, but the conversations took place just two days after Macedonian Prime Minister Zaev announced to the Macedonian public that the draft solution for the name was “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia” and after […]

Pence discusses the name negotiations with Tsipras over the phone


US Vice President Mike Pence and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a phone conversation to discuss the negotiations aimed at settling the issue involving Macedonia’s name, according to the White House. “The Vice President encouraged Prime Minister Tsipras to continue working with Prime Minister Zaev on a mutually-acceptable agreement. Resolution of this issue would […]

Zaev-Tsipras meeting in Sofia ends


The meeting between Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev and Greek PMs Alexis Tsipras that was held on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on Thursday has ended. The meeting was the second tête-à-tête between the two PMs after the name dispute negotiations resumed. It was expected that they would try to come closer […]

(VIDEO) Zaev: Maqedonia dhe Greqia e forcojnë miqësinë


“Maqedonia dhe Greqia e forcojnë miqësinë. Me kryeministrin Cipras besojmë se mund të gjejmë zgjidhje që do të mbrojë dinjitetin e qytetarëve në dyja shtetet”, ka porositur kryeministri Zoran Zaev në rrjetin social “Fejsbuk” lidhur me takimin që po mbahet në Sofje, transmeton Medial.mk. Dy kryeministrat janë takuar në margjinat e samitit BE- Ballkani perëndimor […]

Samiti i BE-së dhe Ballkanit Perëndimor: A do të ndodh çudi në Sofje?


Konfirmim për mbështetjen e dakorduar deri tani për vazhdimin e procesit, si dhe tentimet për afrimin e qëndrimeve lidhur me çështjet kontestuese, përmasat e përdorimit dhe ndryshimet në Kushtetutën e Maqedonisë pritet nga takimi i sotëm mes kryeministrave të Maqedonisë dhe Greqisë, Zoran Zaev dhe Aleksis Cipras, njoftoi korrespondenti i MIA-s nga Sofja. Në fokus […]

Zaev e fillon vizitën në Sofje, në fokus takimi me Ciprasin


“Demokracia që dërgon: Dhjetë vite pas shfrenimit të potencialeve të Ballkanit Perëndimor” është tema në të cilën kryeministri Zoran Zaev do të flasë sot në konferencën në Ohër, me çka do ta fillojë vizitën e tij në kryeqytetin e Bullgarisë, e cila nesër është nikoqire e Samitit BE – Ballkani Perëndimor. Konferenca në të cilën […]