Monthly Archives: September 2021

Scientific Gathering at MANU Dedicated to Modern Macedonian State

“The demands from Bulgaria encroach on the Macedonian identity and there is no room for compromise. The agreement with Greece is not good either, but it closed a difficult issue,” this is the position of the former President of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski who believes that the state should not wait for instructions for reforms from the European Union, but to ...

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Borrell and Geer: Western Balkans Becomes More Resilient to Fake News

Misinformation and fake news pose a threat to the global world and to world democracy. This was especially evident in the COVID-19 pandemic, when fake news also endangered human health. Media literacy requires systemic efforts, especially in the Western Balkans region, where resistance to fake news is weaker. This was jointly concluded by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs ...

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Dimitrov Talks on Bulgaria Issue

“There can be no progress in the talks with Bulgaria and unblocking of Macedonia’s European integration because official Sofia is blackmailing us and violating the Good Neighbor Agreement,” said Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov. According to Dimitrov, Bulgaria has violated Article 2 of the Agreement, which stipulates that they would aid on the European path, will not ...

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Zaev for Austrian “Standard”

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Standard” on the Bulgarian veto of North Macedonia’s EU accession talks and a possible way out of this situation, said that talks with the country’s neighbor continue and that, according to him, steps have been taken closer to a solution. “I think it is possible to achieve a move ...

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Enumeration Stations for Citizens Opening

The State Statistical Office will open more points in all municipalities across the country. The Statistics Office say that they are satisfied with the pace of the most important and most massive statistical operation and assure that it will be successfully implemented by the end of the final deadline – 30 September. On Sunday it was reported that the census ...

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Prime Minister Zaev and His Family, Enumerated

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev, together with his family in his home in Strumica, fulfilled his civic duty and legal obligation and conducted the census procedure. “There are 4 days left until the end of the most important and most complex statistical operation – Census of population, households and apartments, conducted by the State Statistical ...

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Pendarovski: Breakthrough Urgently Needed in WB’s European Integration

“The Western Balkans face serious challenges in terms of its European integration aspirations. The stalemate in European integration frustrates the citizens, a stable Western Balkans requires a breakthrough, and we are ready for a constructive dialogue with Bulgaria,” said President Stevo Pendarovski in his 15-minute address to the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York. “It is high time ...

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Xhaferi Returns Inquiry Commission Request for Tetovo Fire to VMRO-DPMNE

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi returned the initiative to form a commission of inquiry into the tragedy in the Tetovo modular hospital to the VMRO-DPMNE MPs as untidy. Xhaferi informed the opposition MPs that their request is not in accordance with Amendment 33 of the Constitution, which stems from the Prespa Agreement, which refers to the new constitutional name of the ...

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Screening Students in Primary and Secondary Schools Announced

Minister of Health Venko Filipce announced that the screening of students in primary and secondary schools in the country will begin. Soon, he mentioned, the methodology for this screening will be presented in detail. “In the coming days, we will present in detail the screening methodology for testing students in primary and secondary schools. It is a fact that there ...

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Zaev: Law on Use of Languages Remains Regardless of Census

“The law on the use of languages, the rights of Albanians and the smaller communities remain absolutely the same and it does not change depending on the total number of enumerated citizens, depending on residents or non-residents and we all understand that,” said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the press-conference at the Government, answering a journalist question which data arising ...

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