Monthly Archives: July 2019

Zaev: Sometimes I was calling the Pranksters, believing it is Poroshenko

The PM Zoran Zaev revealed that in the communication with the Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov there were times when he was calling them and exchanged with them photographs of events from Macedonia and Ukraine. On Monday, it was revealed that Zaev has been a target of a prank of Kuznetsov and Stolyarov, who tricked him into believing ...

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FM Dimitrov, Minister Popovski pay Official Visit to London

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and the Minister in charge of Communications, Transparency and Accountability Robert Popovski pay an official visit to London, UK. On Wednesday, Dimitrov took part in a conference “Freedom of media in West Balkans and their way of work”, and had his own address. “I find this issue to be one of the greatest ...

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Government forms Team for Membership Negotiations with EU

The Government of Macedonia reached a decision at the Tuesday’s session for the establishment of a structure of 7 bodies that will conduct the membership negotiations with the EU. The PM Zoran Zaev will head the coordinative body that will determine the state’s positions, while the carrier of the negotiations will be a delegation of state officials, headed by Vice-PM ...

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PM Zaev meets Dutch Ambassador Plomp

The PM Zoran Zaev met on Wednesday in the government the Dutch Ambassador to Macedonia Willem Wouter Plomp. As the governmental press service informs, the interlocutors spoke about the bilateral relations between Macedonia and the Netherlands, with PM Zaev saying that the cooperation has greatly improved in the past two years. “At the moment we are fully focused on the ...

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DUI: 2020 good year for Snap Election

The political parties in the Parliament of Macedonia have started to consider possible dates for a snap parliamentary election, after the opposition led by VMRO-DPMNE insisted on resignation by PM Zoran Zaev after he was involved in the case with Russian pranksters he believed were former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and NATO Sec Gen Jens Stoltenberg. From DUI they inform ...

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Road Conditions, 11.07.2019

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 ...

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Zaev: I am Victim of Anti-Western Propaganda

The PM Zoran Zaev held a press conference on Tuesday in relation to the recently published recording of a phone conversation between him and Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuzentsov and Alexey Stolarov. In the recording, one of the pranksters presents himself to Zaev as the former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The recording provoked a great deal of reactions by the Macedonian ...

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President Pendarovski meets Bulgarian PM Borissov in Sarajevo

The Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski met in Sarajevo the Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov, at the sidelines of the Summit of the Process for Cooperation of South-East Europe. At the meeting, the interlocutors concluded that both countries are strongly dedicated to improving the bilateral relations, expressing satisfaction with the Good-neighbourliness Agreement and the positive dynamics in the processes for overcoming bilateral ...

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Macedonia, Bulgaria to mutually observe Several Holidays, Jubilees

The Government of Macedonia adopted at a session on Tuesday the information for the report on the inter-governmental commission of Macedonia and Bulgaria, established according to Article 12 of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement. “The Government of North Macedonia accepts the suggestions for mutual observation and celebration of the holidays and jubilees dedicated to Ss. Cyril and Methodius, St. Clement of Ohrid, ...

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US Ambassador Byrnes assumes Office in Skopje

The newly appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Marie Byrnes has officially assumed the office in Skopje on Tuesday, taking over the position from acting Ambassador Micaela Schweitzer Bluhm. Byrnes has a diplomatic career spanning 26 years, her latest engagement being on the position of Deputy Ambassador of the US to Greece. Byrnes replaces Jess Baily in the Embassy in ...

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