Upon an invitation from the Defence Minister and Deputy PM, Radmila Sekerinska, and the Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov, a briefing was held with NATO ambassadors accredited to Macedonia. The briefing focused on the current developments related to Macedonia’s road to NATO integration and aimed to familiarise ambassadors about both the steps taken so far and the upcoming activities within the ...

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 ...

A scientific-expert conference on reforms of the Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration (UBK) was held on Monday. As Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said at the event, after the end of the communication interception system reform, the focus is now on reforming the security-intelligence services. “This is one part of the debate with the expert public that will help us reach the ...

In a matter of few days, we shall know whether there will be an ambiance for reaching an agreement with the opposition for a two-thirds majority that is necessary to vote for the constitutional changes in the Parliament that are a result of the Agreement with Greece.  This was stressed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in a statement at the ...

We want to build Europe together with you. I am convinced that the referendum will be successful and at the end you will move on the right path, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday at the joint press conference with her Macedonian colleague Radmila Sekerinska. “The referendum is approaching. I know that it is related with the ...

I hope that all Macedonians on 30 September will use their right and vote at the referendum. You have at your reach a historic chance to resolve the name issue and open up the European prospects of Macedonia. The decision is in the hands of citizens, German FM Heiko Maas told a joint press conference with his host FM Nikola ...

We are here at the moment that is very important for the country and I can say that the agreement signed between Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev is a remarkable step for the future of Macedonia, said Sir Alan Duncan, Minister for Europe and the Americas. “I hope that the people will participate in the referendum on September ...

Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski presented Thursday the activities of the Macedonian government for improving the transparency and accountability of state institutions at an international conference on open government partnership, taking place in Tbilisi. “We have obliged all state institutions to publish a list of 21 documents of public interest. The public procurement deals are no longer ...

The historic agreement between Greece and Macedonia over the name dispute proves that it is possible to overcome deep bilateral differences, if confidence is increased and political will exists, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Michael Roth said Monday. In the statement, prior to his participation at the meeting of foreign ministers of Western Balkans ...

Macedonia will receive the NATO membership invitation at the coming Alliance summit in Brussels and the accession process will be duly completed, said Italian Ambassador Carlo Romeo at Monday’s meeting with Minister for the Diaspora Edmond Ademi. Ambassador Romeo showed interest for the Government’s activities regarding the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration, expressing Italy’s full support to the process, Ademi’s Office said ...