Monthly Archives: November 2020

DM Sekerinska, UK Ambassador Galloway Visit Krivolak Military Grounds

Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska and British Ambassador to Macedonia Rachel Galloway paid a visit to the Krivolak training grounds of the Macedonian Army (ARM), where they attended military exercises of members of the Light infantry combat team of ARM, in cooperation with soldiers from the Army of the United Kingdom. “The Light infantry combat team unit, along with the special ...

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1,321 New COVID-19 Cases and 26 Deaths in Past 24 Hours

The Health Ministry informed that in the past 24 hours 3,836 COVID-19 tests were conducted among citizens, and 1,321 of them turned positive, a new daily record for Macedonia. The Health Ministry also registers 433 cured patients, while 26 have passed away as a result of COVID-19 complications. Since the start of the epidemic in Macedonia, 42,540 COVID-19 cases were ...

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Merkel: North Macedonia, Bulgaria Must Find Solutions for Bilateral Issues

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed via video link the Berlin Process summit that took place on Tuesday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Referring the processes for start of the membership talks between the EU and Macedonia and the blockade of this process on behalf of Bulgaria, Merkel told Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev and Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov that they must find a ...

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Zaharieva: Sofia, Skopje to Bear Responsibility if Talks with EU are Delayed

Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at a joint press conference with Macedonian FM Bujar Osmani and German FM Heiko Maas, as part of the Berlin Process, that the positions of official Sofia concerning the Macedonian identity and language are not a novelty. “We signed the Good-neighbourliness Agreement so that once we seat at the same table within ...

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Road Conditions 11.11.2020

Dry road conditions are reported throughout the country. There is moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported on border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo-Veles, Mavrovo-DebarStruga, Vinica-Berovo and Kochani-Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed to weather conditions and follow traffic rules, signs and signals.

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PM Zaev to Travel to Sofia on Tuesday for Berlin Process Summit

Citing an SMS received by PM Zoran Zaev himself, Sitel TV reports that instead of attending the summit of the Berlin Process in Sofia via video-link, PM Zaev had decided to travel to Sofia instead. “We shall meet Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov and his team. I shall travel to Sofia, along with few of our ministers,” writes the SMS that ...

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Zaev: We Receive First Blockade from Bulgaria for EU Membership Talks

PM Zoran Zaev informed at a press conference on Friday that Macedonia officially faced the first blockade from Bulgaria concerning the start of membership negotiations with the EU. “We faced the first blockade from official Sofia at the EU COREPER meeting today. With this act, Bulgaria violated Article 2 from the Good-neighbourliness Agreement, which clearly states that Bulgaria is to ...

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PM Zaev Speaks on Phone with Bulgarian PM Borissov

PM Zoran Zaev spoke on the phone on Sunday with Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov. As the governmental press service reports, Zaev and Borisov discussed the preparations for the upcoming summit of the Berlin Process in Sofia, which will be co-chaired by Macedonia and Bulgaria. The PMs also said that they will proceed with talks with their respective government in order ...

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Karakachanov: Skopje not Ready to Become Part of EU

Bulgarian Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov said in an interview for a local Bulgarian TV that Macedonia is still not ready to start the membership negotiations with the EU. “Ever since the Good-neighbourliness Agreement was signed, the government in Skopje is doing everything it can to not implement it. I still don’t get it how some foreign politicians fail to understand ...

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Reactions to Bulgaria’s Blockade for Macedonia at COREPER Meeting

Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov said during an interview for Kanal 5 TV that the Bulgarian blockade for Macedonia at the COREPER meeting of the EU Ambassadors only burdens the bilateral relations between Skopje and Sofia. “The reserves of official Sofia towards the Macedonian language literally poison the bilateral relations between our countries. Sofia may keep this reserve ...

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