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The Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministries issued a joint statement on the Second Meeting of the Joint Interdisciplinary Committee of Experts for historical, archaeological and educational issues, established in accordance with Article 8 paragraph 5 of the Prespa Agreement. “Having in mind the obligation to apply the provisions of the Prespa Agreement, the delegations of the Republic of North Macedonia ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly 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 ...

On Thursday, the State Election Commission (SEC) confirmed the candidacies filed by Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska Davkova. That means that there are now three official candidates in the presidential race, those two and Blerim Reka. The same day, Macedonia Blocks filed a criminal charge against the SEC members. According to the movement, several crimes were committed by them that ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski commented on Thursday on his meetings in Brussels. “Over the past two days here, in Brussels, we have had exceptionally significant and useful meetings for VMRO-DPMNE, but also for the Republic of Macedonia, because we’ve basically familiarised our interlocutors with the true and real situation in the Republic of Macedonia, about what the real reality is ...

PM Zoran Zaev held a meeting on Thursday with a delegation of the German Federal Foreign Office consisting of Christian Hellbach, Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and EFTA countries, Ambassador Thomas Ossowski, Director for EU Policies, and Thomas Gerberich, Ambassador in Skopje. According to Zaev, the Prespa Agreement shows that it’s possible to resolve problems in the Balkans if ...

“Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republic of North Macedonia – MANU” will be the new name of the highest scientific institution in Macedonia. 24 academics voted in favour of this proposal, four were against, while two abstained. Academic Taki Fiti said that the negotiations had lasted six months. The decision has been met with understanding by both the ...

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis complained in the EP over the name deal, saying it was producing new problems instead of resolving issues. He reiterated the stand that the recognition of the Macedonian language and nation is the biggest mistake in Greek history. The Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Spirtzis confirmed that Greece still hadn’t put the signs containing ...

The seven Macedonian citizens who were part of the Islamic State group have received a combined prison sentence of 45 years. They said they regretted their actions. The process ended in two hearings, without details about the path to the war zone. Elmedin Osmani, Ahmed Xhengis, Orhan Zhupani, Bunjamin Feto, Ibrahim Shabani and Almir Mirtovski were each sentenced to six ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly 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 ...

Within the frameworks of their visit to Brussels, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and his party’s presidential candidate, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, met on Wednesday with MEPs Eduard Kukan and Marijana Petir. As Mickoski said, the legal state and rule of law have been endangered in Macedonia, which is also faced with widespread corruption. “That has also been noted in relevant reports ...