“Austria fully supports the European path of the entire Western Balkans and will strive to start accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania in the first half of this year. It is in our strategic interest to bring the region into the EU as soon as possible,” stated Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in an interview with the February issue of the ...

“Macedonia is a sovereign state and should no longer be harassed or commanded,” said former US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Pardew, who is also one of the mediators in the Ohrid Agreement talks, in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). Asked if the dispute between Sofia and Skopje was a big problem for Washington, he said it was a ...

“These days we are witness once again to the case “Public Room”, a case in which the privacy of thousands of women and girls is violated, humiliation, sexism and violence that leave lasting consequences on their lives,” said President Stevo Pendarovski. The head of state emphasized that violence against women and girls, in any form – mental, physical, sexual, is ...

The Ministry of Health announced that Wednesday, during the analysis of data from positive patients, the first case of the British strain of coronavirus was discovered in Macedonia. The Health Ministry informed that Monday there were 394 new registered COVID-19 cases out of 2.236 tested, in the country. During the same period 9 persons infected with the virus passed away. ...

The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani, on Tuesday, in Brussels met with the Vice President of the European Commission and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The focus of the conversation was the future of the EU enlargement policy, primarily in the ...

President Stevo Pendarovski, after consultations with legal experts, on Monday signed the Decree for approval of the Law on Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Macedonia, 2021. President Pendarovski expects the census process not to be politicized, and the data obtained to be useful for the overall development of the country, which will enable the formulation ...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev fully supported the statement of the head of the Macedonian team of historians in the Joint Commission, Dragi Gjeorgiev – both assured that the adjective “Macedonian” is not a problem and it remains in the minutes. Many dilemmas arose in the public after some of the media reported that the adjective “Macedonian” is being replaced by ...

After 19 years and one unsuccessful attempt, the state will finally conduct a census of population, households and apartments in April. With the help of the votes of Alliance for Albanians and Alternative, the ruling majority passed the Law at Parliament with 62 votes in favour. There were no abstentions and no objections. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE left the hall before ...

The Joint Commission on Historical Issues will have its first meeting of the year on Friday, following the December fiasco when both sides said talks were deadlocked. At the meeting in abbreviated format, as Kanal 5 has learned, there will be no material discussion. The whole focus will be on trying to resolve the misunderstandings over the use of the ...

The MPs and the public will have the opportunity to find out details of the Action Plan for which talks are being held between Macedonia and Bulgaria, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev confirmed on Monday. After several months of calls from the opposition, Foreign Minister Osmani responded to the invitation from the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee Antonio Milososki and ...