UK Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan is set to visit Macedonia on Tuesday for meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Duncan-Dimitrov talks will tackle Macedonia’s reform agenda related to EU, NATO integration processes and ongoing activities for successful organization of the 30 September referendum, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday in a press […]
The upcoming referendum is the most important vote in the history of your nation. At the referendum you will decide on your future, take advantage of the opportunity to move towards new future and in this you have the support of the United States, US Defence Secretary James Mattis said at the joint press conference […]
Former President of the Constitutional Court and First Ombudsman Branko Naumoski will vote “for” in the upcoming referendum on the agreement with Greece. In a letter to the public, he says that following the debates, speeches and statements in the media by some professors, politicians, analysts, experts and others, he could not refrain from speaking […]
US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived at the Skopje International Airport early Monday. Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska welcomed Mattis at the airport after which he left for a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The meeting is to be followed by a joint press conference. Earlier this week Mattis announced his plan to travel to […]
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev answering journalists’ questions at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the Western Balkans, said that there is no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. “I have no evidence on any Russian influence. Russian Federation is a friend of Macedonia and it has nothing against Macedonia’s integration in the EU, […]
Macedonia has only one problem – his name is Zoran Zaev, VMRO-DPMNE’s leader, Hristijan Mickoski, stated today from Stip. On the usual weekly opposition marches across the country’s cities, the same messages were heard as all these days and weeks since the referendum on the name agreement with Greece was scheduled. He once again said […]
US Defense Secretary James Mattis will pay an official visit to Macedonia on Monday. Secretary Mattis is expected to meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska, followed by a joint media statement. Mattis will express U.S. clear support to the coming referendum on the name agreement, but also concern over Moscow’s […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he has no intention of backing down in the face of a “resurgent” Russia, insisting the Western alliance will hold a firm but fair line with Moscow while continuing to accept former Soviet states, Voice of America reports. Stoltenberg made the comments Friday, following meetings at the White House […]
The referendum is the greatest and most powerful form of direct democracy. Therefore, people should go out on September 30 and have their say on the direction that Macedonia should take, said MPs Ivana Tufegdzik, Bojan Petreski and Xhevad Ademi of coalition FOR European Macedonia on Saturday, within the observance of International Day of Democracy-September […]
The United States strongly support the Prespa Agreement. We see it as an opportunity to welcome you as the 30th NATO member, said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell after Thursday’s meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. “We know a lot of work and compromise was required from both sides. […]
Yesterday, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has met with Albania’s Foreign minister, Ditmir Bushati who is on a visit in Skopje. Minister Bushati said that a vote in favour of the Prespa Agreement in the September 30threferendum would be the key to EU and NATO accession. “It’s a historical duty of every Albanian in Macedonia and […]
Thursday’s hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case Target-Fortress over illegal surveillance of communications has been postponed until October 8. The trial has been postponed because the Criminal Court has still not received the Appellate Court ruling on the appeal over the trial in absentia of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) official Goran Grujevski […]
The European Union will begin screening in Macedonia by the end of the month, and NATO has also announced that in the same period the accession talks for membership with the Alliance will start. On the other hand, the reforms that are being announced are postponed one by one, from those in education, those for […]
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is set to visit Macedonia on Thursday for meetings with the country’s top officials, the government said in a press release on Wednesday. Mogherini is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, President Gjorge Ivanov and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski, the press release reads.
The 30 September referendum in Macedonia, developments in Balkan region, in particular the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue were subjects of discussion of DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and visiting Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. Ahmeti briefed Thaci on the pace of the referendum campaign, notifying the significance of the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, DUI said in a press […]
During his visit to Skopje, Dutch Foreign minister Stef Blok has considered the agreement reached between Macedonia and Greece with regard to the issue of the name as a historical achievement, because this enables the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration path. Blok said that citizens also have a responsibility for the future of the country and they will […]
The agreement reached with Greece over the name is the most righteous decision, because the future of both Kosovo and Macedonia and the entire region is in EU and NATO. Kosovo gives full support to move forward to NATO membership and European future. This has been underlined at Wednesday’s joint press conference of PM Zoran […]
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci was in Skopje today where he called on the citizens of this country to support the referendum on the name. Thaci launched this appeal following a meeting that he had with the prime minister of the country, Zoran Zaev. “Kosovo supports your path of integration in the NATO and EU. […]
Trial in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Titanic” has been adjourned Wednesday due to the illness of the defendant Martin Protugjer for September 24. Protugjer’s lawyer Donco Nakov submitted to the court the medical documentation and explained that defendant was urgently taken late Tuesday to emergency care unit. The prosecutor Lile Stefanovska said that […]
Do we want peace, goodneighborly relations, stability? The September 30 referendum is a stamp of peace and stability and closes a chapter that has been open for 25 years. This is a referendum for NATO, says DUI leader Ali Ahmeti. In an interview with Tirana-based TV station Klan, he says ethnic Albanians live in their […]
