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The US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Andrea Thompson voices support for the adoption of the Prespa Agreement by the Macedonian Parliament. “Macedonia is an important ally of the US and we are glad to see that its government remains dedicated to the country’s integration in NATO. We welcome the adoption of the Prespa ...

The European Commission (EC) does not want to comment on the publication of the Law on Prespa Agreement and the Law on Languages in Official Gazette in Macedonia, web portal Pressing TV reports. From the web portal they asked for a statement by EC Spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic concerning the recent publication of the two laws without the signature of the ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads. Due to the low temperature, some roads may be iced over. 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 – ...

The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued an official reaction to the statement released by the Russian MoFA concerning the adoption of the Prespa Agreement in the Macedonian Parliament. In the statement, official Moscow claimed they will demand the UN Security Council to discuss the adoption of the agreement in Macedonia. “MoFA regretfully notifies that despite such burning problems ...

The leader of the Greek Party “Independent Greeks” and former Defence Minister in the Greek Government Panos Kammenos announced that he and his party will do all in their legal limitations for the Parliament to vote no-confidence to the Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his government. “The Greek government seeks the confidence of the MPs in order to adopt and ...

The President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov says that the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and the PE Official Gazette of Macedonia violated the Constitution of Macedonia by publishing the laws on the Prespa Agreement and for Use of Languages without his signature. “By forwarding these two laws to the Official Gazette Article 75 of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia ...

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski gave an interview for the talk-show “Otvoreno (Open)” on Alfa TV. Asked about the party positions on the upcoming presidential election, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE said that they will not boycott the election. “On the contrary, we will take part and we shall defeat SDSM on this election. We will win because the citizens ...

Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will schedule the presidential election on 8 February 2019. “We will vote for the president of the state on 21 April and 5 May 2019, considering that two electoral rounds are expected. The prospect of the first round of presidential elections to be held on April 21 and the second on May 5 is being ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads, with patches of muddy snow. Due to the low temperature, some roads may be iced over. 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 ...

The Spokeswoman of the European Commission Maja Kocijancic said in a press conference on Monday that the EU closely follows the political situation in Macedonia. “The EU supports the adoption of the historically important Prespa Agreement, which represents a demonstration of courage and willingness for resolution of one of the greatest and long-lasting bilateral disputes in Europe. This is a ...