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Parliament Determines Need to Adopt Law Ratifying Name Deal

On Tuesday, Parliament determined the need to adopt the law for ratification of the Skopje-Athens name agreement. 110 MPs attended the session. 69 voted in favour, while 40 were against.…

20/06/2018

Protests Against Name Deal Staged During Parliamentary Session

During the session which saw Parliament determine the need to adopt the law for ratification of the Skopje-Athens name agreement, the protests against the deal continued. Once VMRO-DPMNE left Parliament’s…

20/06/2018

Greek FM Kotzias Denies Information about Debt-Name Process Correlation

Greek FM Nikos Kotzias denies the more and more present information that the government in Athens rushed to sign the name agreement with its northern neighbour in exchange for a…

20/06/2018

PM Zaev: Gruevski Agreed to ‘Upper Macedonia’

In Tuesday’s interview with the Truth only show on Kanal 5 TV, PM Zoran Zaev discussed the name process, as well as previous and current developments related to the dispute.…

20/06/2018

Target-Fortress Case: Procedure for Gordana Jankuloska Separated

On Tuesday, the Criminal Court separated the procedure against former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska, who is a defendant in the Target-Fortress case, opened by the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The institution…

20/06/2018

Government Adopts Draft Law for Ratification of Name Agreement

The government adopted on Monday the draft law for ratification of the name agreement with Greece. The document was submitted to Parliament. Once it passes the parliamentary filter, it will…

19/06/2018

Greek FM Kotzias Describes Greece and Macedonia as Friends

The reactions to the latest developments related to the name issue in Greece continued in Greece. Greek FM Nikos Kotzias considers that a deal without compromise is reached only in…

19/06/2018

Interior Ministry Explains Situation During Sunday’s Protest

24 people involved in Sunday’s protest outside Parliament ended up in Skopje’s clinics without serious injuries. 12 people with breathing problems due to the tear gas were admitted to St.…

19/06/2018

Reactions to Events During Sunday’s Protest

SDSM said on Monday it condemned the violence that had occurred the previous day during the protests outside Parliament, the attacks on journalists, camera operators and police officers that had…

19/06/2018

Bulgarian FM: Macedonia Deserves to be Given Clear European Perspective

Macedonia deserves to be given a clear European perspective, Bulgarian FM Ekaterina Zakharieva says in an interview with Bulgarian TV station NOVA. She expects the General Affairs Council to give…

19/06/2018