The significant progress achieved in the reform agenda in the Republic of North Macedonia was welcomed and the country was encouraged to continue to implement reforms by June, in particular in the areas set out by the Council in June 2018, PM Zoran Zaev and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini concluded at today’s meeting […]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit North Macedonia on April 2, which will be first official visit of a Greek Prime Minister to the country. Tsipras, according to Greek media, will head the delegation composed of several members of his cabinet and representatives of the business community in Greece. The purpose of the visit […]
Greece’s Independent Authority for Public Revenue has notified the country’s customs services over the procedures to be used arising from the Prespa Agreement. The document, dated March 13, contains a general section and a section with special guidelines for transit, import, export, passengers and means of transport, explaining in detail the guidelines to the customs […]
The leader of GROM party, Stevce Jakimovski has been arrested today in Skopje after being accused of abuse with funds during the time he served as mayor of Karposh in Skopje. Meanwhile, Jakimovski has also been arrested last year on suspicion of embezzlement during the time he was head of this borough. Jakimovski’s party, which […]
Russia recognized country under its constitutional name – the Republic of North Macedonia, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Press release of the Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads that on February 18, Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Russian Embassy in Skopje informing that the official name of […]
Russia recognized country under its constitutional name – the Republic of North Macedonia, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Press release of the Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads that on February 18, Macedonia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Russian Embassy in Skopje informing that the official name of […]
North Macedonia has proved it is open to European prospects, we wanted to send a message that when a country is trying to align itself with the European acquis, we Europeans should respond in the same way, Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos said after a working breakfast for friends of North Macedonia in Brussels. Greek […]
After NATO membership, the next objective for North Macedonia is to become an EU member. Fight against corruption, reforms in the justice system, a state administration which is not politicized and the involvement of civil society in decision making are some of the conditions that Brussels has imposed on authorities in Skopje. Nevertheless, the country’s […]
The Government’s main priority is the salary increase and that is why we undertake series of measures in this regard, including the increase of the minimum wage but also establishment of a legal mechanism for its regular alignment, said North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski in an interview with Radio Free Europe. Finance Minister Tevdovski […]
The Czech Republic’s Parliament will ratify the NATO Accession Protocol for North Macedonia by this summer at the latest, Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček told a news conference in Skopje with FM Nikola Dimitrov. FM Petříček congratulated Dimitrov on the settlement of the name dispute with Greece, noting that the Prespa Agreement served as an […]
While North Macedonia’s Members of Parliament are preparing for a break during the presidential election campaign, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov keeps them busy and creates doubts on how to solve the issue of laws he sends back to Parliament without his signature. One of the options is that those laws should be put back for […]
While North Macedonia’s Members of Parliament are preparing for a break during the presidential election campaign, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov keeps them busy and creates doubts on how to solve the issue of laws he sends back to Parliament without his signature. One of the options is that those laws should be put back for […]
Albania is the friendliest country we have. We are helping each other move forward in the future and ultimately, providing our citizens with better living conditions, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said during his visit to Tirana. “This friendship has helped us improve many things, including a one-stop shop and bolstering confidence into our […]
The Seimas (Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania) ratified Thursday the NATO Accession Protocol for the Republic of North Macedonia with 108 votes in favor, and no votes against. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi attended the plenary session. He met Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius, who reiterated Vilnius’s strong support for North Macedonia’s integration into EU and NATO. […]
The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania – Seimas at a plenary session on Thursday is to to ratify NATO Accession Protocol for the Republic of North Macedonia. Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi is to attend the ratification of NATO Accession Protocol and will address the MPs in the Lithuanian Parliament. NATO member states signed North […]
I am hopeful that EU member states will positively assess the progress report in June, so that North Macedonia can start the EU accession negotiations, EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said Wednesday during his visit to Strumica as part of the ‘EU for You’ campaign. “It is now necessary to focus on the reform process, which […]
The Romanian Parliament ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol at today’s plenary session. North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi attended the ratification in Bucharest and addressed the Romanian MPs. “Today, Romania has once again demonstrated its commitment, friendship and support to North Macedonia for its Euro-Atlantic path, enabling the development of a common future. Allow […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved an agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia on cooperation on disaster response, the government information service in Sofia stated on March 13. The agreement was signed in Strumica on November 23, 2017. The document defines the general framework for cooperation in the field of prevention, preparedness and response to disasters, […]
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev was in Tirana today as part of an official visit to Albania. After a closed-door meeting with his Albanian counterpart, the two senior officials gave a news conference where PM Rama thanked the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev about the application of the law on languages […]
Government of North Macedonia said today that there doesn’t exist a plan for the exchange of monuments with Greece. This declaration comes following speculations made by media outlets in the country, who quote the Greek Culture minister as saying that she has proposed authorities in Skopje to send the monument of the “Warrior on a […]
