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The EU Security Commissioner Julian King provided the European Parliament on the security situations in the West Balkans. “The security situation in this region is a challenge by itself, and it also has impact over the security of the EU. It is better for us to export security, than to import instability from potential member-states,” King said. Referring the situation ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on mostly dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists ...

The Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zakharieva stated for the Bulgarian National Television that Macedonia’s membership in NATO and EU is part of the Bulgarian national interests. “The signing of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement does not mean that all is over and that all issues between the two countries are resolved. I hope that the joint committee of Macedonian and ...

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto reacted to the statement of EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn concerning the possibility for extradition of former Macedonian PM Gruevski back to Macedonia. Hahn stated on Monday morning that Hungary will probably not extradite Gruevski to Macedonia. “The Commissioner should care more about the enlargement of EU, and not about legal processes ...

The member of the Greek opposition Giorgos Koumoutsakos says in an interview for the Greek newspaper “Real News” that New Democracy will never support the Prespa Agreement. “If the current ruling majority in Greece fails to adopt the agreement, it will leave room for further negotiations, in which we can preserve our national interests better and remove any opportunity for ...

The last two debates organised by the government focusing on the Prespa Agreement and the constitutional changes were held on Monday, one in Tetovo and one in Stip. At the debate in Tetovo, the Speaker of the Macedonian parliament Talat Xhaferi explained the further procedures in the adoption of the amendments for changes to the Constitution of Macedonia. “The public ...

At the new hearing over the “27 April Parliament Incidents” case, Nikola Dimitrievski, one of the body guards of former Director of the Public Security Bureau Mitko Cavkov provided his testimony for the case. Cavkov is one of the 33 defendants in this case, which are tried for the incidents that occurred in the Macedonian Parliament on 27 April 2017. ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads. Melting snow on and around the roads can be found in the areas Popova Sapka, Stracin, Straza and Mavrovo. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar ...

The PM Zoran Zaev, during his official visit to Portugal for the Congress of the Party of European Socialists, met the Portuguese PM Antonio Costa, making this the first ever meeting between PMs of the two countries. At the meeting, Zaev informed Costa about the ongoing political events in Macedonia and the entire Balkan region, accenting the positive approach of ...

The Bulgarian Vice-PM and Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov reacted with a Facebook post to the statement of Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev that the Prespa Agreement is undisputable and that it will allow Macedonian language to be taught in Greece. “I will not allow compromises on behalf of Bulgaria which will result in falsification of history. The Macedonian language does not ...