UN mediator Matthew Nimetz welcomed on Tuesday the name issue deal. “I would like to congratulate the parties for reaching a successful conclusion to the talks and for resolving the difference between them. I have no doubt this agreement will lead to a period of enhanced relations between the two neighbouring countries and especially between their people. In that context, ...

On Tuesday, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, described the agreement over the name dispute as capitulation and defeat. “The whole situation about the competences of the institution for running the processes needs to be clarified, i.e. which institution has the competence to sign such international types – the government or the President of the country. VMRO-DPMNE’s stands are known, ...

PM Zoran Zaev and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras had a one-hour-long telephone conversation on Monday. As the Macedonian government explained, Zaev and Tsipras talked about the remaining issues and reviewed several ideas for solutions. The conversation, the Macedonian government added, lasted from 2 to 3 p.m. local Macedonian time. Following the one-hour-long conversation, they agreed to talk again on Tuesday. ...

On Monday, PM Zoran Zaev told the Top Tema TV show that he hoped a deal over the name would be reached on Tuesday. “Our final goal is for us to reach a fear deal that will be based on facts,” he said, among other things. The PM reiterated the already known stand that there will be no European Union ...

Within the frameworks of Parliament’s debate on the EC’s Report on Macedonia’s progress, the Deputy PM for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, said that two weeks away from the EU Summit, the moment of the document’s practical valorisation was getting closer in terms of the recommendations to start negotiations. “It will surely in the end be a political decision burdened also ...

The Deputy PM for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, held a meeting on Monday with the experts that are part of the EU-organised Assessment Mission. The Mission aims to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the administrative law system in two segments: administrative procedure and administrative disputes. According to Osmani, the rule of law is fundamental when it comes to building ...

Within the frameworks of the 47th session, Parliament, unanimously, with 84 votes, adopted on Monday a Code of Ethics. The document’s goal is to strengthen MPs’ ethics and increase trust in parliament as a representative body of citizens and carrier of the legislative power. The final adjustment of the documents had been reached by ruling majority and opposition MPs at ...

Aleksandar Vasilevski, one of the suspects in the case concerning the 27 April 2017 parliamentary incidents, turned himself in to the Criminal Court on Monday, the institution confirmed the same day. “He reported to the Court on his own, with a judge in a previous procedure. Once he received the decision on the detention measure, he was sent to the ...

Everyone is interpreting the name deal differently, which is the reason for the halt in the negotiations, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani said on Friday regarding the issue of why the telephone conversation between PMs Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras still hasn’t taken place. “These are the last metres of the 25-year-long marathon and they are usually most ...

Macedonia’s government remains committed to finding a solution that protects and strengthens the Republic of Macedonia’s citizens’ dignity and identity, government sources said on Saturday following reports in Serbia media, including newspaper Kurir that the name talks have failed. “The speculations in these sensitive times cannot contribute towards this strategic goal of national interest. It’s most important to reach a ...