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The Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, joined by a delegation consisted of ministers in the Greek government and around 100 businesspeople from Greece, paid an official visit to Macedonia, making history as the first ever Greek PM to have visited the country since its independence. Tsipras was welcomed by his Macedonian counterpart, the PM Zoran Zaev, in Skopje. After a bilateral ...

The President of the Macedonian Parliament Talat Xhaferi met today a Greek delegation headed by PM Alexis Tsipras, joined by Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou and the Greek Ambassador to Macedonia Dimitris Yanakakis. Evaluating the meeting as historical, PS Xhaferi congratulated Tsipras on concluding the Prespa Agreement for resolution of the name dispute with Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev. “This ...

The EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said during his visit of Belgrade that the European Commission (EC) will publish the report on Macedonia’s progress by the end of May. “EC will recommend initiation of the preparatory phase for membership negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. I call all EU member-states to support this initiative without any doubts. I am convinced ...

The candidates of the upcoming presidential election proceeded on Tuesday with their campaign activities. With her yoga lessons on the coast of the Ohrid Lake, the candidate of VMRO-DPMNE Gordana Siljanovska Davkova attracted the attention on social networks. “I like yoga, it relaxes me, especially in these fast-paced and stressful days,” Siljanovska-Davkova said. Later in the evening, she and VMRO-DPMNE ...

The working groups of the government and the opposition held on Tuesday a new round of negotiations over the draft-laws on the Special Public Prosecution (SPO), but once again failed to reach an agreement over them. “There is a significant progress, but the main dispute over the investigations of SPO started after their 18-month mandate still remains unresolved. I can ...

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

The candidates for the upcoming presidential election officially started on Monday their pre-electoral campaign. The presidential candidates, along with members of their electoral headquarters and the political parties backing their bids, will take part in numerous tribunes, press conferences and other activities throughout Macedonia till 19 April. The candidate supported by the ruling alliance of SDSM and DUI Stevo Pendarovski ...

  One day before his official visit to Macedonia, in an interview for the Macedonian Informative Agency (MIA) the Greek PM Alexis Tsipras spoke about the benefits both countries can experience from the bilateral cooperation intensified after the signing of the Prespa Agreement. “Greece and North Macedonia must be partners and allies. Athens needs a stable and secure northern neighbour, ...

A conference titled “Strengthening of the Capacities of Coordinative Centres for Integrative Border-crossings’ Management” was held on Monday in Skopje, attended by representatives of customs administrations of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Romania and Turkey. The conference was open by the PM Zoran Zaev. “In the modern world, in order to have maximum efficiency of free trade ...

During her visit of Bitola, Vice-PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska spoke about the governmental efforts and successes in the integration of Macedonia in NATO and EU. “Last year, when the government announced an intense NATO agenda, many people underestimated us and did not believe us, but today we proved that we fulfill our promises. In a very short period ...