Macedonia is ahead of a vital referendum that will determine the country’s Euro-Atlantic future, Italian Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta said Monday after meeting her counterpart Radmila Sekerisnka. “Italy has always believed that the two countries should be side by side within the Euro-Atlantic community to share the common values, principles of democracy, rule of law and solidarity in responding to ...
Read More »German MP Sarrazin Reaffirms Germany’s Support to Macedonia
Manuel Sarrazin, representative of the Green Party in Germany’s Bundestag, reaffirmed Monday in Skopje his country’s support of Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union and NATO. The citizens of Macedonia should seize the historic opportunity and by a successful referendum and implementation of the Prespa Agreement, to ensure Euro-Atlantic future for their country, Sarrazin said at a meeting with ...
Read More »PM Zaev: No evidence of Russian Influence in Macedonia
PM Zoran Zaev answering journalists’ questions at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the Western Balkans, said that there is no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. “I have no evidence on any Russian influence. Russian Federation is a friend of Macedonia and it has nothing against Macedonia’s integration in the EU, however it is against our integration into ...
Read More »Road Conditions 18.09.2018
Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays at border crossings, except the necessary period for customs formalities. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo ...
Read More »Coalition for European Macedonia March in Skopje
We have been dreaming for 27 years and today we are a step from achieving our dream – securing the European future for our children and future generations, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a crowd in downtown Skopje on Sunday. Coalition Together FOR European Macedonia staged a march FOR European Macedonia that started near the Parliament and finished in front ...
Read More »VMRO-DPMNE Allegations and Criminal Charges against PM Zaev
VMRO-DPMNE Sec Gen Igor Janusev, who visited Probistip said PM Zoran Zaev was the true enemy of the Macedonian citizens. “What is evident is the position of citizens that Zaev divides the Macedonian people to friends and enemies, those that support or those that oppose the agreement,” said Janusev. Igor Bozinovski, member of VMRO-DPMNE’s Executive Committee at a press conference ...
Read More »Greek Opposition Leader Opposes Name Deal
Regarding the Macedonia name deal, Greek opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis condemned it as “shameful” and repeated that ND would vote it down in Greece’s Parliament. If it fails to be ratified, Skopje should know that “negotiations will start from scratch,” Mitsotakis said, to a standing ovation. He reiterated the position that under the deal the Macedonian language and identity are ...
Read More »SPO Publishes Six-Month Report
The Special Prosecutor Office (SPO), authorized to persecute criminal offences related to the unlawfully wiretapped conversations, published Friday a report on its activities from 15 March to 15 September 2018, plus a special report, which pinpoints four judges, including incumbent Supreme Court President Jovo Vangelovski, for improper conduct. “The unlawfully wiretapped conversations, covered by this report, show an interaction between ...
Read More »European Socialists urge EPP to Urge DPMNE in Favour of Name Deal
The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament called on European People’s Party (EPP), to urge Macedonia’s VMRO-DPMNE and Greece’s New Democracy parties, which are affiliated with the centre-right EPP, to support the name deal. “We call on the political opposition from the EPP parties in both countries to demonstrate responsibility and to support the agreement,” the leader ...
Read More »German Minister Roth Partakes in Interactive Debate in Ohrid
Macedonia is writing history, not only a national one but also European. The name agreement with Greece is a unique chance for opening of EU and NATO doors. I would like to see our Macedonian friends in the group united in the two associations as soon as possible, said Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign ...
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