NATO has no intention of giving up on Macedonia and waits for the resolution of the constitutional changes in the country. According to the announcements in Brussels, the pre-accession talks continue on October 17 and will for last two days, as it was planned in advance, with the goal of completing this process by January, […]
The referendum in Macedonia was a warning for the EU of the threat posed by anti-European forces in the Western Balkans, Montenegro’s President Milo Djukanovic said Tuesday. On Sunday, more than 90 percent of Macedonians who turned out to vote in a referendum backed a change to their country’s name that would clear the path […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the accession talks with Macedonia will continue, as long as our country decided to. But the only way for the country to become a member, as he stressed, is to implement the Prespa agreement Slobodanka Jovanovska from Nezavisen Vesnik: How do you see the decision of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE […]
Citizens who voted at yesterday’s referendum and supported Macedonia’s EU and NATO integration through the Agreement with Greece give full legitimacy to institutions to resume with the implementation of the obligations arising from the deal, Vice Premiers Radmila Sekerinska and Bujar Osmani told a joint press conference on Monday. “We had a consultative referendum as […]
Politico Europe referred to the outcome of the Macedonian referendum in Monday’s “Brussels Playbook” feature. Author Florian Eder says the low turnout represents a risk for the Prespa Agreement, adding that the message of those who failed to vote is unclear. “Who knows what the uncast votes were meant to say. But if parliament takes […]
Over 650,000 citizens voted in the referendum and over 90 percent of them voted ‘FOR’, sending a message that Macedonia should accept the (name) agreement with Greece and become a member of the European Union and NATO, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference late Sunday. “European Macedonia has secured more votes ‘FOR’ than […]
Macedonia in every sense of the word belongs in the family of European nations. I hope that the citizens will seize the historic opportunity and will make a mature, courageous and responsible decision for their future and for the future of coming generations, Dejan Zidan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia, said Tuesday after a […]
It is now time to make your voices heard. This is once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. NATO’s door is open, but only the people of your country can decide to walk through it. So your future is in your hands. We wait for you in NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday. “Time and again you […]
The Prespa Agreement is a courageous and fair compromise and it will set Macedonia on a course to enter the European Union and NATO. I urge every citizen of Macedonia to participate in this historic decision and vote in your national referendum later this month, former US President George W. Bush said in the letter to the […]
We have no evidence and arguments that Russia has any influence in regard to the referendum. It is true that it is not happy about the NATO enlargement in Macedonia, but it is not against EU accession of entire Western Balkans, PM Zoran Zaev told reporters after Tuesday’s meeting with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. […]
The membership in NATO and EU remains Macedonia’s strategic goals and highest priorities that will contribute to progress and prosperity of the entire region, President Gjorge Ivanov said at Monday’s meeting with US Defence Secretary James Mattis. Ivanov highlighted that the Republic of Macedonia remains stable strategic partner to the USA and will continue to […]
Sekretari amerikan i Mbrojtjes, James Mattis ka arritur sot në Aeroportin Ndërkombëtar “Shkupi”. Pas pritjes në aeroport Matis, në Qeveri do të ketë takim me kryeministrin Zoran Zaev, me ministren e Mbrojtjes Radmilla Shekerinska, ndërsa më pas është paraparë deklaratë e përbashkët për mediat. Matis paraprakisht këtë javë paralajmëroi se do ta vizitojë Maqedoninë për […]
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 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. […]
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 […]
US Ambassador Jess Baily called on citizens of Macedonia to seize the unique opportunity and exercise their voting right in the upcoming (name) referendum. By supporting the (name) agreement Macedonia will ensure a place on NATO table, he told a scientific debate ‘Prespa Agreement: International Significance and Implications on Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic Integration’, held at the […]
A majority of Macedonians favor resolving the name dispute with Greece and support Macedonia becoming a member of the European Union and NATO, shows a poll of the International Republican Institute (IRI) ahead of the name referendum on September 30. A combined 57 percent “completely support” (37 percent) or “somewhat support” (20 percent) the proposal for […]
The referendum concerning the issue of the name and the country’s accession in the NATO and EU is on the focus of the visit that Macedonia’s Foreign minister, Nikola Dimitrov is holding in Brussels. Yesterday he met with NATO senior officials, while today he will also deliver a speech in front of the European Parliament […]
The citizens of Macedonia should decide whether they will become part of the European Union or return to isolation, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, told reporters on Monday. It’s up to the citizens of Macedonia to either choose isolation, from which the country barely manged to pull out, or […]
Macedonia has been receiving the continuous support and encouragement for the September 30 referendum from strategic partners such as the U.S.A and the EU, but also from neighbor countries. The citizens’ vote is one of the crucial steps towards the implementation of the name agreement with Greece as well as towards NATO membership and the […]
