The President’s Office on Friday denies claims by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with Greece’s broadcaster ERT that Gjorge Ivanov will endorse the name deal reached with Greece. President Ivanov hasn’t changed his position and no pressure, blackmail and threat will make him change his mind, reads the statement. “Prime Minister Zaev with his inconsistent, contradictory and confusing ...

The EU Council’s decision on delayed start of Macedonia’s EU accession talks is ‘rather positive’, as the European Commission is to start the preparations to that effect by the end of July, which means the country will be ready for negations, Director for Western Balkans Genoveva Ruiz Calavera at the EC tells media. “We are launching the preparations now, so ...

58 % of polled Greek citizens negatively assess the Prespa name deal. The latest public poll suggests that 30 % assess it positively. According to the results of the Ethnos commissioned poll 56 % of respondents feel the agreement should not be ratified in the Greek parliament after Macedonia completes its taken commitments, with 37 % saying otherwise. However, polled ...

An event marking the inauguration of 125 professional soldiers in the Macedonian Army (ARM) was officially held on Wednesday.  The event was attended by PM Zoran Zaev and Vice-PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska. “To be a soldier in a NATO member country means that they will work in improved conditions according to the standards of NATO allies. As soldiers, ...

Тhe implementation of required reforms, as well as the Name Issue Agreement with Greece, is the only way for Macedonia to become a full EU member, said PM of Macedonia Zoran Zaev during a conference in Skopje titled “Macedonian Perspective: How to reach EU”. “The reforms necessary in the fields of rule of law, state administration, struggle against corruption etc. ...

Тhe Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov is in an official visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where he addressed a meeting of the Group of European Liberals and Democrats. “In time of numerous crises around Europe, we managed to establish friendly relations with two of our neighbouring countries, which only few months ago disputed our ...

PM Zoran Zaev met Wednesday a delegation of the British Foreign Office, headed by the General Director for Political Affairs Richard Moor and the Manager of the Department for Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia in the West Balkans Sector Katherine Barns. “The support the United Kingdom gives us in our integrations in NATO and EU is an additional motivation for us ...

Тhe PM Zoran Zaev met on Wednesday the Chinese Ambassador to Macedonia Yin Lixian. As reported by the Government via a press release, the interlocutors spoke about the bilateral relations between the two countries, and their cooperation in many fields. Ambassador Lixian congratulate Zaev on the Name issue Agreement with Greece on behalf of the PM of China Li Keqiang, ...

Тhe form and the content of the referendum question concerning the Name Issue Agreement with Greece is still not defined, said PM Zoran Zaev during his official visit of the Municipality of Prilep. “We have not discussed this matter yet, because at the moment we are focused on the country’s integration in NATO, for which we are to receive an ...

Macedonia next week will get the invitation to join NATO and the process for the ratification of protocols will launch in a few months, said Vice-PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska at a news conference on Tuesday. “The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) was adopted by the Government earlier in the day at a session. A membership invitation will be extended ...