NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the Western Balkans meeting together with EU foreign policy chief Federika Mogherini in Brussels, have expressed a strong support for the Prespa Agreement to be finalized and implemented, says a top diplomat of the Alliance. Support was extended by all NATO members. The Greek minister said that the courage of Skopje […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is on an official visit to Croatia where he held a meeting with the Prime Minister of this country, Andrej Plenkovic. According to the government cabinet, PM Zaev has thanked his Croatian counterpart for the support offered by Croatia in its integration path in the EU and NATO. On his part, […]
NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels at the two-day meeting will welcome the progress that Macedonia’s making moving towards full membership of NATO and will express support to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. “Ukraine is not a NATO member but we strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. NATO Allies will […]
Brussels – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today that the protection given by NATO’s member state Hungary to the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is not an issue for NATO, but something that should be resolved between Skopje and Budapest. “That’s not for me to comment. It is an issue that has to be […]
The leaders of three opposition parties represented in the Hungarian parliament in an open letter called a “disgrace” the granting of asylum by the Viktor Orbán-led government to former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, reports Euractiv. “It is unacceptable that we should learn from the foreign press that the Hungarian government gave asylum in our […]
The Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on the continuation of the 64th session, with 67 votes in favor, four abstentions and 23 against, adopted the draft amendment XXXIII of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia. The first amendment envisages in the Constitution the words “Republic of Macedonia” to be replaced by the words “Republic […]
A 36-year old man has confessed to removing border stone markers along the border between Macedonia and Greece, police say Thursday. “The regional border affairs center has investigated the incident that took place on November 23, when an unknown individual from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. had damaged and removed border markers,” stated the Interior Ministry. […]
MEPs adopted the two amendments that require Hungary to extradite Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Macedonia. The Social Democrats and the Greens a few days ago made separate amendments on the subject, but it was feared that the amendment proposed by the Greens would not pass because of its harsher content. The amendment submitted by […]
Belgium – Excluding several extremist votes from Greece and Bulgaria, vast majority of MEPs at last night’s debate prior to voting on 2018 report on the Republic of Macedonia, called for opening EU accession negotiations in June, however reminding that the country must continue with the same pace of reforms. Ivo Vajgl, Macedonia Rapporteur in […]
Macedonia is making progress on the EU path, atmosphere in the country has been positive and it is well prepared for the start of the accession negotiations, but still not ready for Union membership, heard a debate Macedonia Between Hope and Anxiety in the German Bundestag, organized by the Southeast Europe Association, Deutsche Welle reports. […]
Two days before the protest announced by the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE against the arrests for the April 27 events, Parliament failed in the attempt to persuade the opposition party’s parliamentary group to push through a law for an overall amnesty for the so-called “Bloody Thursday”. Therefore, tomorrow, before the VMRO-DPMNE’s protest, it is expected that the […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Tuesday he did not intend to run for President at next year’s elections. Zaev told reporters on the sidelines of the regional forum for the Istanbul Convention that he would rather complete the full PM term. “I believe we should complete the full term, give the economy a chance, give […]
In a black elegant dress and hairstyle with curls, Ganka Cvetanova for a moment caught the attention of those present in the building of the new Baroque theater where the opposition celebrated October 23rd – the day when the historical VMRO was formed 125 years ago. The appearance of the Minister of Culture in the […]
The failure of Kosovo to become an Interpol member state represents “a small symbolic victory” which has cheered up people in Serbia, claimed president Aleksandar Vucic today. However, Serbia is yet to be faced with a challenge considering Kosovo’s Interpol membership bid, Vucic added. When asked by reporters to comment defence minister Aleksandar Vulin’s suggestion […]
Announcements for conducting the census in April 2020 without recording ethnic and religious affiliation, and recording only the mother tongue, has already polarized the public. Social networks also announce a boycott of this statistical operation, political parties argue between each other, and experts compare different examples in the neighborhood and across Europe with bi or […]
Macedonia’s Ministry of Justice has sent the request for the extradition of former prime minister Nikola Gruevski to the Ministry of Justice of Hungary Tuesday afternoon. “The extradition request is in reference to a verdict rendered by a court involving a two-year prison sentence and to four criminal proceedings under way in domestic courts. We […]
More than 720,000 citizens are supposed to come out and vote in the spring presidential election for the new “father of the nation” for it to get legitimacy. The turnout for successful elections, which, compared to the referendum, has dropped by ten percent (40 versus 50 percent) at the moment looks impossible for the disappointed […]
Mr. Figel’, what is the purpose of your visit to Macedonia? I am here as a former chief negotiator of Slovakia and its first European Commissioner. Also, Special EU Envoy for Promotion of Freedom of Religion. Iwas invited here to the USAID-supported National Convention on the EU. I was a colleague of your Secretary of […]
Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski’s escape has put his former closest associates, Mile Janakieski and Kiril Bozinovski, in the Sutka prison facility. Unlike the richest Macedonian Orce Kamcev, who received decent accommodation in Sutka in one of the so-called “Hague rooms”, as we learn, Janakieski and Bozinovski are placed in ordinary cells. From what the […]
Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said the Interior Ministry had acted in line with a court order and within its legal jurisdiction noting that the procedure for his extradition had been opened after the Hungarian interior ministry had sent a notification confirming Gruevski’s whereabouts in Budapest. “Without a court order, the Interior Ministry cannot approach […]
