PM Zoran Zaev announced on Wednesday that if the Parliament of Macedonia does not adopt the fundamental laws for the best interest of the citizens, he will not withdraw from the position of PM on 3 January 2020. According to the Przino Agreement for snap parliamentary election, the PM incumbent is to resign from his position 100 days before the ...

PM Zoran Zaev said on Tuesday that it is possible for the snap election scheduled for 12 April 2020 to be delayed. “I’ve said many times that we should not delay or postpone elections, but we also must stick to our duties before the citizens and the national interests. I call upon the Parliament to adopt all necessary laws on ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said in an interview for the show “Utrinski Brifing” that VMRO-DPMNE intends to win election in April 2020, and once it assumes power to abolish the Prespa Agreement. “If we manage to win the sufficient number of MP seats in the Parliament, we can secure a 2/3 majority which will abolish the Prespa Agreement. Like I ...

Macedonian PM Zoran Zaev, Albanian PM Edi Rama and the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held on Friday an informal meeting in Tirana as part of the initiative for international cooperation, popularly labelled as “Small Schengen”. The three heads of states were also joined by Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic, following the decision of Montenegro to join the initiative. The interlocutors reaffirmed ...

According to PM Zoran Zaev, at the moment there are neither reasons nor necessity for delay of the snap election scheduled for 12 April 2020. “Very soon the central board of SDSM shall assemble in order to determine our further steps in the process of the creation of a technical government, which is to be formed 100 days before the ...

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Macedonia Angel Angelov says that the official position of Bulgaria in relation to the Macedonian language is the one contained in the Declaration of the Bulgarian Parliament adopted in October 2019. Last week, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAN) came out with a conclusion that the Macedonian language does not exist, and that the ethnic Macedonians ...

The PM Zoran Zaev said that Macedonia will issue an official reaction to the recent conclusion of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts (BAN) that Macedonian language does not exist and that the people in Macedonia speak a regional variety of Bulgarian language. “We shall react, because this is a matter that is covered by the Good-neighbourliness Agreement signed ...

Nine EU member-states have drafted a new non-paper about the internal reforms in the EU, concerning the procedures for the Union’s enlargement. The non-paper, signed by Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Slovenia suggests that the implementation of internal reforms in the EU should not delay or obstruct the processes for its enlargement. “New political ...

The new High Representative of the EU for Security and Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said in a letter he addressed to all Foreign Ministers of the EU member-states that one of the main priorities during his mandate will be the integration of the West Balkans in EU. “First of all, we must closely tie the West Balkans to the EU, ...

The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe adopted a decision in which it recommends the Macedonian government and Parliament to re-examine the text and the implementation of the Draft-law on Languages. “In comparison to the law adopted by the Macedonian Parliament back in 2008, the new law significantly enlarges the usage of the Albanian language and in many aspects ...