You will have the opportunity to make a historic choice on September 30. Do you want to open the path of your country’s membership in NATO and EU by supporting the agreement with Greece? We, The Ohrid Group, urge you to say Yes, reads a special op-ed of the group in light of the referendum […]
– Владата подготвува интензивна информативна кампања со цел да се приближи суштината, карактерот на договорот со Грција и да се информира јавноста најдетално за секој граѓанин да може да донесе одлука базирана на информации на престојниот референдум, најави советникот на премиерот за надворешна политика Дане Талески. – Се наближуваме во период кога се решаваат прашања од […]
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 […]
Zoran Zaev has voiced his intention to step down as prime minister of Macedonia if the majority votes against the agreement for the settlement of the name issue, in the upcoming referendum. However, the country’s prime minister, in an interview with a television channel in Skopje, appeared certain that the overwhelming majority of those who […]
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 […]
The State Election Commission (SEC) will hold its first session on Wednesday, following its election in Parliament on July 25. The new SEC members are Oliver Derkovski (president), Ditmire Shehu (vice-president), Elizabeta Postolovska, Janakie Vitanovski, Boris Kondarko, Radica Risteska and Enver Saliu (members). SEC is scheduled to administer the referendum on the name agreement, which […]
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 […]
Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev told Tuesday’s press conference in the Government that the increase in industrial production by 12.1 percent in June 2018 compared to May 2017 and growth of average monthly salary in May show that Government’s economic policies are good and yield results in the long run. Economy is measured […]
The Parliament will operate until September 10, when the campaign for the September 30 referendum is expected to begin. Although the MPs filed the referendum decision, political parties, the Government, even the Parliament could act as campaign carriers. “Almost eighty percent of Macedonian citizens, regardless of ethnic and religious background, have supported the country’s integration […]
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 […]
The decision on scheduling the referendum will be known most probably on Monday after the meeting between the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and coordinators of parliamentary groups. It is expected the opposition VMRO-DPMNE to reveal the decision over this issue, whose coordinator does not attend these meetings. There is no official information whether the government […]
The date for the holding of the referendum on the agreement reached between Skopje and Athens concerning the issue of the country’s name will be announced on Monday. This is confirmed by the office of the speaker of parliament, Talat Xhaferi. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has announced September 30th as a possible date for the referendum. […]
Although there is an agreement among political stakeholders that the key decision to accept or reject the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece should be made by the citizens, political actors still cannot agree on the formulation of a referendum question, which should (de) motivate the citizens to come out and actively participate in making […]
The NATO membership invitation for Macedonia is very important for you, but it is also important for us. We support the country’s EU integration process, which in fact requires the name referendum in late September to be successful, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă told a news conference in Skopje alongside her Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev. “My […]
New State Election Commission (SEC) president Oliver Derkoski said that the Commission will first be constituted and afterwards implement the name referendum. “The first step will be SEC’s constitutive session, followed by the implementation of a referendum. I hope we will be successful in responding to the tasks at hand, in compliance with the laws […]
Announcing the referendum on the agreement to resolve the issue of the name, which was signed in Prespa last month, is a matter of days in Macedonia. The country’s parliament, following a government and opposition agreement, approved the new members of the National Electoral Commission yesterday, which will be responsible for conducting the referendum. However, there […]
