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In his speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov told his compatriots that it is their right to vote in the referendum, not their obligation. “In accordance with Article 7, Item 3 of the Referendum Law, ‘no one shall be held responsible for voting or not voting in a referendum’. Every citizen has the right ...

Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski has left the UN General Assembly hall during the speech of President Gjorge Ivanov.  “I walked out of the UN hall during Ivanov’s speech, because we don’t want to and will not legitimize his scandalous speech filled with manipulation, hatred and attempts to create enemies. The open call for boycott of the referendum and the ...

This is a historic moment for our country and a great honor for me as the chief negotiator to launch the screening process as the final stage in the preparations for the European Union accession negotiations, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani in Brussels on Thursday. Vice Premier Osmani referred to the timeline of Macedonia’s EU path, starting ...

Director-General for EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson officially launched Thursday the preparations for Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Danielsson told Macedonia and Albania’s negotiating teams that today “marks the start of the most intensive engagement in our long relationship.” “Our experts will elaborate the length and depth of the European Acquis Communautaire, i.e. EU’s regulations,” said Danielsson. Over ...

On Sunday you will face a historic decision. You should make the choice. Remember, it is not the choice between two political parties. It is a choice for your future. This was the message conveyed by PM Zoran Zaev in a video address to citizens on the referendum on Thursday. He made the video in Krusevo outside the Makedonium monument. ...

The right decision on September 30 is to come out for the referendum and vote Yes. Macedonia should make the right step at the right time, urge members of the first Parliament of Macedonia. The 1991 referendum for the first time in history established Macedonia in the world as an independent country, the declaration of 25 January 1991 reaffirmed the ...

Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that Greece has “turned the page” after eight years of austerity and economic depression during his speech at the annual Concordia Summit in New York. Referring to the Prespa agreement between Greece and Macedonia, he said that it would help make the Balkans “a region of peace and stability.” Tsipras said the two countries ...

The time has come to bring Europe to Macedonia and the 30 September referendum will decide on the direction our country should take, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a public gathering in Krusevo on Wednesday. “On 30 September we are to make a historic decision. Our people established the first republic in the Balkans and the second in Europe here ...

We maintain our position. The statement of Kyriakos Mitsotakis is crystal clear on this issue and we will not change our position. This was stated by new Democracy Vice President Kostis Chatzidakis in an interview with Greek radio. “We are waiting to see what the government will do after the referendum and its epilogue. Mr Tsipras and Mr Kotzias say ...

President of the European People’s Party (EPP) Joseph Daul urges the citizens of Macedonia to ‘avoid boycotts’ of the Sunday name referendum. “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s people will be given a historic chance to decide on their future in this Sunday’s referendum. EPP always supported the region’s Euro-Atlantic path, as well as citizens using their democratic right to express ...