Reactions to North Macedonia’s decisions regarding the Ukraine resolutions issue have continued. At Thursday’s meeting of the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), held in Skopje, Ambassador Michalis Rokas said it was important for North Macedonia to hold on to the EU’s fundamental values and principles and actively demonstrate that within multilateral fora, including in the UN. The EU Ambassador, ...

When it comes to North Macedonia’s decisions regarding the Ukraine resolutions, UK Ambassador Matthew Lawson said on Thursday that though sometimes there could be different stands, what mattered was that there was an agreement on the major issues. “Support for Ukraine is an absolute priority for our countries. The PM [, Hristijan Mickoski,] has made it clearly known, as has ...

In Wednesday’s interview with Alsat, when it comes to SDSM’s accusations over the Ukraine resolutions issue, PM Hristijan Mickoski said that even though there had been in the past accusations that he was anti-America, the opposition party was now taking issue with “us having exceptionally good cooperation with American President Donald Trump’s administration”. As he pointed out, SDSM has the ...

In response to Venko Filipce’s comments on the Ukraine resolutions issue, VMRO-DPMNE said on Wednesday that the SDSM leader was rushing and drawing wrong conclusions. The ruling party’s leader, PM Hristijan Mickoski, reacted, too, saying the decision to abstain had been aligned with the US, whose resolution had ultimately been adopted by the Security Council. “When the time to vote ...

According to SDSM, North Macedonia’s decision to abstain from voting on the two resolutions on Ukraine on Monday is scandalous. “Such decisions indicate full amateurism in employing the country’s foreign policy. With just a single move, the Government has caused double damage to the strategic partnerships with the EU and with the US. SDSM’s stand on the war in Ukraine ...

1st Deputy PM and Environment Minister Izet Mexhiti has rejected SDSM’s accusations that he did unlawful work, that is, that he signed off on cases without legal grounds and in violation of the procedure for administrative action. As he pointed out on Tuesday, SDSM and DUI are acting in sync. “It’s about regular control that is in the State Administrative ...

“We have decided that way”, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday, asked why North Macedonia was among the countries co-sponsoring the US draft-resolution on Ukraine. The PM also stated that he expected the text to be supported by the majority at the UN. Later that day, the UN General Assembly adopted the draft-resolution. However, that took place after amendments had ...

On Monday, the third anniversary of the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine was marked in Skopje. At the event, held at Europe House, Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Dir said it was impossible to end the war without her country’s participation. The event was attended also by, among others, the President, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, EU Ambassador Michalis ...

At CPAC 2025 Day Two, PM Hristijan Mickoski said his country had made a lot of concessions yet faced the EU’s double standards. In that regard, he explained again why he had been among the few that had applauded the speech of US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference. Regarding his country, the PM also stated that ...

“We will be telling the true story of Macedonia everywhere around the world. We will be presenting and fighting for our arguments about predictability of the EU accession process”, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Sunday in Skopje, commenting on his visit to the US. As he pointed out, support for the EU path had come even before the meetings in ...