Vast majority of Greek MPs will support the Prespa (Skopje-Athens name) Agreement when the document enters the parliament voting procedure, Speaker Nikos Voutsis says for Radio ‘Real FM’. I believe the Macedonian issue and the Prespa Agreement will be supported by more MPs than assumed at the moment as several events, starting with a conference […]
At the next government session on Wednesday, the government will determine how much funds will be allocated for the campaign for the upcoming referendum on the agreement between Macedonia and Greece. So far, only the Ministry of Defense has published information on how much funds will be allocated for the upcoming referendum. Other ministries do […]
Ministry of Defence is to allocate approximately MKD 60 million for the campaign of the upcoming referendum on Macedonia-Greece name deal, Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska said Saturday at the ARM open day for the citizens on the occasion of ARM Day – August 18. “Ministry of Defence is among those institutions that should be most […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Wednesday with representatives of the Macedonian diaspora in Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and the United States. In the meeting, support was extended for the government policies bringing Macedonia closer to NATO and EU membership, the government’s press service said. The interlocutors discussed several current issues, including the importance […]
Thus far a total of 742 citizens have filed applications for voting abroad at the 30 September name referendum, the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday. Out of the total number of applications, 702 have been accepted, 11 rejected, while the rest are being processed, SEC said. SEC also urges citizens to check their […]
The government should decide today on the way in which it will inform the public and the citizens about the importance of the upcoming referendum and the significance of the success of the Agreement with Greece for the future of the country, as well as the negative implications if the referendum fails. Although public propaganda […]
Participants in the Road to Brussels via Ohrid debate, marking the 17th anniversary since the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, concurred that the significance of the accord lies in the fact that it has set an example of conflict settlement in the region and beyond, that it has laid the foundation for a democratic […]
On 30th of September, citizens of Macedonia will vote on the issue of the agreement reached with Greece. However, only a small number of them have read the agreement or know what the agreement contains. This is the finding of an opinion poll of the Center for International Cooperation in Macedonia. The opinion poll suggests that […]
The non-governmental organization Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCIC) reported that only 3.1 per cent of the respondents read the name agreement that the Macedonian government has reached with Greece and that a small part of the ethnic Macedonians are ready to support it at a referendum, although a large percentage will still vote. Public […]
Political party Levica filed an initiative to assess the constitutionality and legality of the decision to hold a referendum passed by the Parliament of Macedonia. The decision, according to the political party, is not in accordance with the Constitution, the Law on Referendum, and the established European standards and good referendum practices established by the […]
Over 40 percent (namely 41.5%) of the citizens of Macedonia are set to say ‘yes’ to the referendum question: “Are you in favor of EU and NATO membership by accepting the Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Greece?”, against 35,1% who intend to voice disagreement, according to the latest poll of […]
The State Elections Commission intends to spend about MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million) for the referendum on Macedonia-Greece agreement, scheduled for 30 September. ‘SEC is obliged to adopt the financial plan and its first draft sets the total sum of the referendum expenditures at MKD 170 million (app. EUR 2,7 million), cutting for […]
The campaign for the referendum on the name has officially started. This was declared by the State Election Commission. According to the law on the referendum, the campaign starts with the announcement of the decision for the referendum, but so far, none of the large political parties or civil society has started it. The government […]
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, is set to visit Macedonia on September 7, three weeks prior to scheduled name-change referendum. Kurz is to visit Macedonia at the invitation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who has also invited several other European leaders ahead of holding the referendum scheduled […]
Thirty organizations signed today a memorandum of strategic cooperation aimed at boycotting the referendum. They formed the so-called Crisis Headquarters for the campaign, and are led by Janko Bacev of United Macedonia. The campaign that propagates the boycott of the referendum included Christian Brotherhood, Macedonium, Amanet 1903, Third Party of Macedonians, Tvrdokorni, VMRO-DPMNE-Democratic Faction and […]
The State Election Commission (SEC) held Wednesday its constitutive session and adopted the Rulebook on organization and implementation of the September 30 referendum. Taking into consideration that the referendum should take place in 60 days, all deadlines will be shorted by five days each, except for the public propaganda timeline. SEC, municipal electoral committees, and […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev calls on the citizens of Macedonia to vote in the name referendum that is staled for September 30 stressing that ‘now is the time for every citizen of the country to take responsibility for the future.’ “Every one of us is obliged to take responsibility for their own future and for […]
EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn has hailed the decision taken by parliament in Macedonia for the holding of the name referendum on 30th of September. “The EU hails this agreement and its implementation as symbol of reconciliation and good neighbouring relations in the region. I call on the citizens of Macedonia to use their democratic right […]
Parliament announced today the date for the holding of the referendum on the name. The referendum will be held on September 30th 2018, while voters will answer the following question: “Do you support the country’s NATO and EU accession by supporting the agreement reached between the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece?” VMRO-DPMNE lawmakers were not […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects support from MPs of the ruling majority over the referendum initiative, reiterating that September 30 is the target date for the vote. “Procedures have been launched in the Parliament. A large majority of MPs have signed the initiative for scheduling of the referendum,” PM Zaev told reporters in Kumanovo on […]
