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The upcoming referendum is the most important vote in your nation’s history. You will decide on your future in the referendum and have the support of the United States, said US Secretary of Defence James Mattis at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska. According to him, the Prespa Accord will enable the ...

Less than two weeks ahead of the referendum in Skopje EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said the quality reporting is vital for citizens to be able to make proper choice based on relevant information. “This specific political context can serve as example why quality information is so important. I think that all media should intensify the joint efforts to inform ...

Conviction that the Greek parliament has political forces to ratify the Prespa accord, despite the stand of junior coalition partner Panos Kammenos, was voiced by Greek Government Spokesperson Dimitris Tzanakopoulos in an interview with Greek radio News 24/7. Monday, leader of the Independent Greeks Kammenos said he would do everything in order for the deal not to reach the parliament. ...

Macedonia is ahead of a vital referendum that will determine the country’s Euro-Atlantic future, Italian Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta said Monday after meeting her counterpart Radmila Sekerisnka. “Italy has always believed that the two countries should be side by side within the Euro-Atlantic community to share the common values, principles of democracy, rule of law and solidarity in responding to ...

Manuel Sarrazin, representative of the Green Party in Germany’s Bundestag, reaffirmed Monday in Skopje his country’s support of Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union and NATO.  The citizens of Macedonia should seize the historic opportunity and by a successful referendum and implementation of the Prespa Agreement, to ensure Euro-Atlantic future for their country, Sarrazin said at a meeting with ...

PM Zoran Zaev answering journalists’ questions at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the Western Balkans, said that there is no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. “I have no evidence on any Russian influence. Russian Federation is a friend of Macedonia and it has nothing against Macedonia’s integration in the EU, however it is against our integration into ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays at border crossings, except the necessary period for customs formalities. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo ...

We have been dreaming for 27 years and today we are a step from achieving our dream – securing the European future for our children and future generations, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a crowd in downtown Skopje on Sunday. Coalition Together FOR European Macedonia staged a march FOR European Macedonia that started near the Parliament and finished in front ...

VMRO-DPMNE Sec Gen Igor Janusev, who visited Probistip said PM Zoran Zaev was the true enemy of the Macedonian citizens. “What is evident is the position of citizens that Zaev divides the Macedonian people to friends and enemies, those that support or those that oppose the agreement,” said Janusev. Igor Bozinovski, member of VMRO-DPMNE’s Executive Committee at a press conference ...

Regarding the Macedonia name deal, Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned it as “shameful” and repeated that ND would vote it down in Greece’s Parliament.  If it fails to be ratified, Skopje should know that “negotiations will start from scratch,” Mitsotakis said, to a standing ovation. He reiterated the position that under the deal the Macedonian language and identity are ...