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Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Meleșcanu believes that the EU should prove its commitment to Macedonia and Albania by starting accession talks with the two countries. Meleșcanu presented the priorities of the Romanian EU presidency for the next six months before the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. “Foreign policy, enlargement to the Western Balkans and relations ...

In an interview for the French News Agency (AFP), Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov says that those that support the Prespa Agreement have taken the right side of history. “I am convinced that even those that at the moment are critical towards the agreement will change their positions later. The Macedonian Parliament already completed its obligations, and now it is a ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads, with mud and snow in the roadside. There is snowing in Tetovo, Gostivar, Kicevo, Kumanovo, Popova Shapka, Straza, Gjavato, Pletvar, Preseka, Zeliznec and Bukovo, where the traffic is not being held up at the moment. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such ...

The session dedicated to the adoption of the Prespa Agreement started on Wednesday in the Greek Parliament. The debate is expected to proceed on Thursday as well, since 205 MPs have are to speak in the Parliament about the agreement. Among the first speakers was the Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Georgios Kathrougalos, who said that Greece is legally obliged to ...

UN mediator Matthew Nimetz for the name dispute talks between Greece and Macedonia, said in an interview for the Greek News Agency ANA that failure to ratify the Prespa Agreement would have profound consequences for both sides. “If the Prespa Agreement does not come into effect, the consequences of the failure will be profound and both sides might well reconsider ...

The Speaker of the Montenegrin Parliament Ivan Brajovic paid on Wednesday an official visit to Macedonia. Brajovic met the PM of Macedonia Zoran Zaev, with whom he spoke about the ongoing political events in Macedonia and the cooperation with Montenegro. Brajovic congratulated Zaev on the adoption of the Prespa Agreement, adding that Montenegro is ready to sign the protocol for ...

The EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar believes that the upcoming presidential election that will take place this spring will slow down the process for reform implementation, which is crucial for Macedonia’s integration in the EU. The EU Ambassador addressed the session of the Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs, saying that the parliament has already done great deal with the ...

MP Vlatko Gjorcev from the ranks of the main opposition party VMRO-DPMNE, confirmed on Wednesday that he will run for president of the country. “I believe that with the experience and knowledge I have obtained so far, I will succeed in winning the votes of the citizens,” Gjorcev said. The public ad for presidential candidates in the main opposition party ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads, with mud and snow in the roadside. There is light snowing in Popova Shapka, Straza, Gjavato and Bukovo, where the traffic is not being held up at the moment. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – ...

The debate in the Greek Parliament for the ratification of the Prespa Agreement is officially scheduled for Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and the vote will be on Thursday evening, sources from within the Greek Parliament confirm. This was decided at a meeting of the Greek Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis with his deputies. According to the same sources, the ...