Regarding Article 36 of the Constitution, where the new name will not replace the current one in the document, to which there have been reactions from Greece, PM Zoran Zaev said on Thursday those were historical parts in the Constitution itself. “The Greek side understands that,” he pointed out. As regards Wednesday’s protest outside the Criminal Court and calls for ...
Read More »Initial Referendum Results
The State Election Commission informs that out of 3,464 processed polling stations of total 3,513 i.e. 86.42 % of referendum votes, total 661,393 people i.e. 36.87 % voted at the referendum out of all registered voters in Macedonia. Of them 605,016 voted in favour and 37,312 people voted against accepting the name agreement with Greece for the country’s joining the ...
Read More »PM Zaev Addresses Citizens after Referendum Conclusion
Macedonia and citizens have shown that they are part of the family of European countries and nations. The success is joint regardless of the organised boycott by VMRO-DPMNE, said PM Zoran Zaev, following the conclusion of the referendum. “Now the vote of citizens should be transposed to political activity in parliament,” said Zaev. Following the presentation of results, the PM ...
Read More »Kotzias – Mass Discuss Prespa Agreement
The Greek Parliament has a majority to ratify the Prespa Agreement, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Thursday after a meeting with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. FM Maas visited Macedonia earlier this week as part of his regional tour, where he held talks with top state officials. Maas and Kotzias discussed the Prespa Agreement calling it ‘historic’ and ‘a ...
Read More »Greek Opposition Leader Accuses Authorities of Opening NATO Door to Skopje
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos open Wednesday the door for Skopje’s integration in NATO after the recent recognition of the Macedonian nationality and language in Prespa. “Today in Brussels, Tsipras and Kammenos open the NATO door to the neighbouring country of Skopje. In this way, they hand over ...
Read More »VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM Continue to Trade Accusations Over Name Deal
On Monday, VMRO-DPMNE once again criticised the name deal with Greece. “Once the deal becomes effective, Macedonians will stop learning Macedonian history. Instead, they will learn history approved by Greek commissions,” Hristijan Mickoski’s party pointed out. According to VMRO-DPMNE, the agreement will omit Macedonia’s cultural heritage, which, as it is added in the press-release, is an integral part of the ...
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