Tag: Ratification

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee ratified North Macedonia's NATO Accession Protocol.The ratification of the Accession Protocol was announced on Facebook by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov and the Acting Assistant Secretary Philip T. Reeker. Reeker is currenlty on a offical visit to the country.   The next step to the full ratification is passing the Protocol in the...

The German Bundestag has ratified the NATO Membership Protocol for the country. Germany became the 16th nation from the 29 member states that has formalized joining the largest military-political alliance in the world. The German Government is convinced that the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO will contribute to the security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area. The...

Thankfully, we have strength in numbers. NATO has grown to include 29 nations. This year, we’re preparing to welcome the 30th, North Macedonia, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, welcoming the fact that the documents for ratification of the Protocol for Membership of the Republic of North Macedonia to NATO was submitted to the US Senate last week. Macedonian...

Today, on the plateau in front of the government building, the NATO flag was raised at an official ceremony. Although Macedonia gained a place in the Alliance by signing the Accession Protocol, there are several more steps to go before being granted full membership. The shortest period during which a country became a full member after signing the Accession Protocol...

By signing the protocol for Macedonia's accession into NATO, Macedonia is opening its NATO page of its history. The ceremony will be taking place at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, and after the ceremony is over, this country will be allowed to participate in the work of all NATO's working groups, but without the right to vote. Со потпишувањето...

After the Greek parliament, with 153 votes in favor, ratified the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and Greece, now, there are five left of the seven formal steps that separate Macedonia from full-fledged NATO membership. The process, according to some announcements, should finish at the end of the year or early next year. The first and second step, that is, the formal implementation of...

In a joint statement, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn welcomed the ratification of the Prespa Agreement in Greek Parliament. "We warmly welcome the next crucial step in the ratification of the Prespa agreement, taken with today's vote by the Hellenic Parliament. From the very beginning, the...

Today, a few opponents to the Prespa Agreement in Thessaloniki, in front of the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, handed out "obituaries" to passers-by with the name "Macedonia" written on it, protesting and calling it a "betrayal on Greek Macedonia". "Today we bury Macedonia" says the text, and is signed by "Mother Greece, Macedonian children and Macedonians". At 2:30 pm today, Greek parliament is scheduled to vote...

The Greek Parliament this afternoon ratified the Prespa Agreement which was signed by Macedonia and Greece, with 153 MPs’ voting to end the name dispute which has lasted nearly three decades. All 300 MPs were asked the question of whether they are "for", or "against", or would “abstain" concerning the ratification of the Prespa Agreement. Of all the MPs, 153 were...

For the draft law on the ratification of the Prespa Agreement to come into force, it will be discussed today by the Commission for National Defense and Foreign Affairs in Greek Parliament. On Saturday, the draft law was submitted to Greek Parliament, and is expected to be passed by Friday. Parliament Speaker Nikos Voutsis is expected to hold a meeting with the...

The publishing of the Law on use of languages and the Law on ratification of the Prespa Agreement in the Official Gazette without the signature of the President of the Republic of Macedonia are contrary to the Constitution, stated the President of the state, Gjorge Ivanov in his press release. He said that the procedure itself behind both laws to...

With 81 votes in favor and no votes against or withheld, this evening, MPs have cast their votes at Parliament i.e. the amendments from 33 to 35, which are Macedonia's obligation according to the Prespa Agreement that was signed on the 17th of June last year. Previously, the Alliance of the Albanians and BESA's MPs withdrew their amendments. According to Constitutional...

Formally, there are seven steps, however, two are essential for Macedonia to have full-fledged NATO membership. The process, according to statements, should finish by the end of the year. The first step is the adoption of constitutional changes, that is, the formal implementation of the Prespa Agreement. The full implementation of the agreement between "Skopje-Athens" is also a formal condition...

As the Greek Prime minister is about to finish his trip to United States, scenarios are unfolding whether how many members of the Greek parliament will vote when Prespa agreement will come for ratification. The vice president of the coalition party, that of Independent Greeks (ANEL),Panayiotis Sgouridis, said today that the lawmakers should have to abide by the party’s official...

Macedonia expects to become a full member of the NATO Alliance in the first quarter of 2020, National Coordinator Stevo Pendarovski told a press conference. He pointed out that accession talks should be completed by the end of the year, and then we will wait for ratification in the Greek parliament. "We expect accession talks to end by the New Year...

With 69 votes “in favor”, one "abstention" and in the absence of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, Parliament voted a second time on the law concerning the ratification of the Agreement with Greece. The Agreement was reached by the Macedonian and Greek governments on 17th of June, in Prespa, and signed by Foreign Ministers, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias. Minister of Foreign Affairs,...

MEP and observer for Macedonia in the European Parliament Ivo Vajgl is asked to comment on the position of President Gjorge Ivanov concerning the agreement with Greece, he said that the EU has repeatedly sent him a message that Macedonia must look to the future. “The obligation of politics, political parties and the president of the state is to take...

Parliament with 69 votes in favor, without any votes "against" and no abstentions, ratified the Agreement with Greece regarding settling the name dispute. MPs of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE boycotted the session and did not attend. At the beginning of the debate, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that the Agreement signed in Prespa was a solution to a dispute that...

At today’s 47th session, the Government reviewed and adopted a draft-law on the Ratification of the Final Agreement for resolving the name dispute with Greece and establishing a strategic partnership between the two sides, which was proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The draft-law on Ratification, which has a stamp of approval from the EU, is a priority and...

The National Assembly in Bulgaria today unanimously ratified the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighborly Relatioins and Cooperation between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. The ratification of the Agreement was supported by 186 MPs, and the Macedonian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Marijan Gjorcev, who was also present in the hall, Bulgarian media reported. On Monday, the Macedonian Parliament, with...