Pendarovski to meet Macron today


North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski who is paying a two-day visit to Paris, attended Monday evening a dinner for the heads of state and government organised by the French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of 2019 Paris Peace Forum. Today, the president will attend Paris Peace Forum and will deliver an address on regional security, his […]

Pendarovski-Vucic meeting on November 22


President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski will pay an official visit to the Republic of Serbia on November 22. President Pendarovski will be welcomed with highest state and military honors by Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, followed by a meeting and a joint press conference, the President’s Office said in a press release. President Pendarovski will […]

Thaci explains why he refused to attend the Ohrid trilateral meeting


President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci has stated that his country doesn’t want to substitute its Euro-Atlantic perspective with any other regional initiative, Tanjug news agency reports Sunday. In a Facebook post explaining why he refused to attend the Ohrid trilateral meeting, Thaci says that Serbia ‘snubbed Kosovo intentionally’ at the first summit of the new […]

Sassoli: Do not give up on a European future


European Parliament President David Sassoli, who is paying an official visit to the country, sent a message via Twitter, especially to young people, not to give up on the European future. “Today I’m travelling to North Macedonia and I have one request, especially to the young people of the country:Do not give up on a […]

Sassoli to visit North Macedonia on Monday


The new President of the European Parliament David Sassoli is set to visit North Macedonia on Monday. In an interview with MIA Sassoli says that the blocking of the EU accession talks has made the issue far more alive and present in the public opinion. According to him, the French veto is only a small […]

Pendarovski announces closing of at least four Macedonian embassies abroad


North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski in an interview with Sitel TV said that a list of embassies abroad that are to be closed will be determined in the coming weeks. Currently, there are 27 vacant diplomatic posts. According to an analysis by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there is a proposal to close at least […]

Tusk meets President Pendarovski to discuss the country’s EU membership aspiration


President Stevo Pendarovski met Tuesday with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who pays a visit to North Macedonia and exchanged views on overall situation in the country and the region as well as the country’s EU membership aspiration. Pendarovski said that North Macedonia has made tough decisions on many sensitive issues over […]

Pendarovski: I am disappointed with Katica Janeva


North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski, asked about the “Racket” case during today’s press conference, said that he was disappointed with Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “I, as a citizen, as a person, not only as President, I am disappointed because this also betrayed the expectations and trust I had in the people that we expect to […]

Pendarovski: The US will ratify the NATO protocol in August


Yesterday was a day for high-level visitors at Krivolak base as part of the Decisive Strike exercise, where North Macedonia’s Army infantry battalion presented offensive alongside members of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Decisive Strike is the largest military exercise to have been held in the country, including over 2,700 members of the Army of North […]

Zaev congratulates Pendarovski: Today we get a leader who joins us in moving forward


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev extended a message of congratulations to Stevo Pendarovski on his inauguration as President of the country. “Today our country gets a new president, Stevo Pendarovski, a leader who joins us in moving forward, in our joint initiative to make North Macedonia a beautiful place to live. Today Pendarovski assumes […]

Ivanov says farewell via Facebook


Now-former President Gjorge Ivanov handed over all presidential duties to President Stevo Pendarovski, who was inaugurated on Sunday. On this occasion, the Ivanov family addressed the citizens via Facebook. “It was my huge honor and pleasure to serve as President of the Republic of Macedonia in the past ten years. I wholeheartedly thank the Macedonian […]

Pendarovski’s inauguration in Parliament today at noon


Newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski will be inaugurated today at a session in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, thus formally launching his five-year term. The inauguration will also be attended by Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic, Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk […]

Ivanov keeps pardons in his drawer


President Gjorge Ivanov’s Cabinet yesterday did not want to comment on how the head of state will act regarding the requests for pardon received from the convicted of the violent incidents on April 27th, 2017. One month before the end of his second term, the “nation’s father” faces his last serious decision, which is likely […]