Monthly Archives: February 2019

Bulgarian Parliament to ratify NATO Protocol for Macedonia’s Accession

The Bulgarian news agency BGNES reported on Wednesday that the Bulgarian government has officially requested the Parliament of Bulgaria to ratify the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia in NATO under the name “North Macedonia”. The Ministerial Council of Bulgaria already approved the law on ratification of the Protocol, and now the Parliament is expected to do the same. Greece and ...

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Hahn: Prespa Agreement, Possibility for Strengthening of Bilateral Relations

The Prespa Agreement is an “example of reconciliation and an opportunity to strengthen good neighbourly relations,” says EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in his recent answer to a question raised by SYRIZA Eurogroup head and European Parliament Vice President Dimitris Papadimoulis, the Greek news agency ANA-MPA reports. “The Prespa Agreement is an example of reconciliation and an opportunity to strengthen ...

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Road Conditions, 14.02.2019

Mixed driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads in the Western parts of the country, and predominantly dry roads in the rest. Mid-intensity snowing is going to happen around Krusevo, Mavrovo, Struga and the mountain passes Gjavato and Pletvar, and with lesser intensity around Straza, Preseka, Debar and Kicevo. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can ...

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Greek Note received by Government, Decision published in Official Gazette

On Tuesday evening, the note verbale from the Greek Foreign Ministry notifying the Macedonian government that the Greek Parliament ratified the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia in NATO reached Skopje. The delivery of the note was followed with an announcement by the Macedonian government for the public. “We notify the public that today, 12 February 2019, the Prespa Agreement for ...

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Slovenia ratifies Protocol for Macedonia’s Integration in NATO

The Slovenian Parliament ratified on Tuesday the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia in NATO, making Slovenia the first country after Greece to ratify the Protocol. The Speaker of the Macedonia Parliament Talat Xhaferi attended the session in Ljubljana, and had his own address at the Parliament of Slovenia. He thanked on behalf of the Parliament and the citizens of Macedonia, ...

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Stoltenberg: It is good that we will have North Macedonia in NATO

The Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the enlargement of the alliance with countries from West Balkan will strengthen NATO and secure the peace and stability in the Balkan region. “NATO played a key role in the resolution of the armed conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s. We are still facing many challenges, but it ...

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NATO Flag hoisted in front of Government Building

A special ceremony for raising of the flag of NATO in front of the building of the Government of Macedonia, attended by numerous politicians and diplomats, took place on Tuesday in Skopje. At the ceremony, PM Zoran Zaev addressed the guests, as well as all citizens of Macedonia. “Today we are raising the NATO flag, which will set the course ...

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Krivokapic nominates Zaev and Tsipras for Nobel Peace Prize

The leader of the Social-Democratic Party of Montenegro Ranko Krivokapic sent a formal nomination to the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Committee, nominating PMs Zoran Zaev and Alexist Tsipras for the adoption of the Prespa Agreement. “This agreement resolved a 27-year long and quite complex dispute between Macedonia and Greece. Zaev and Tsipras demonstrated political will and courage to overcome differences ...

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Road Conditions, 13.02.2019

Mixed driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads in the Western parts of the country, and predominantly dry roads in the rest. Mid-intensity snowing is going to happen around Krusevo, Mavrovo, Struga and the mountain passes Gjavato and Pletvar, and with lesser intensity around Straza, Preseka, Debar and Kicevo. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can ...

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Greece sends Note Verbale to Macedonia on NATO Protocol Ratification

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially sent the note verbale to its Macedonian counterpart notifying the government of the ratification of the Protocol for Accession of Macedonia in NATO by the Greek Parliament. The Macedonian government is to start the process of implementation of the new name “Republic of North Macedonia” by changing all sign boards on roads, state ...

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