President of the EP Tajani, is opposing Zaev and Tsipras’ Nobel Prize nomination
The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani and the Deputy President of the European People's Parties (EPP) don't support the nomination of Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev for a Nobel Prize for Peace informs the Greek news outlet iEfimerida.
At the session of...
Kosachev: Macedonia’s accession to NATO will not bring anything good
The Chairman of the Committee on International Relations of the Council of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Kosachev, has determined that Macedonia's signing of the Accession Protocol for NATO is perhaps a symbolic act, but is important for the Alliance, given the growing conflict between...
Juncker, Mogherini and Hahn welcome the ratification of Prespa Agreement
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...
Szijjártó: The Hungarian government cannot influence the Immigration service because it granted asylum to Gruevski
The Immigration and statehood service is an independent state organ and the Hungarian government cannot influence its decisions. The former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has passed the asylum procedure and the Immigration service has decided to issue a positive decision, said Peter Szijjártó,...
Maslov: Russia doesn’t oppose Macedonia’s new name, it opposes NATO membership
Russia doesn't oppose the Prespa Agreement regarding the name but it opposes Macedonia's membership into NATO, said Russian Ambassador to Greece, Andrej Maslov during a briefing in Athens regarding the visit of the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras in Moscow.
- If Athens and Skopje reach...
MEPs have asked from Hungary to extradite Gruevski
During the vote for the resolution for Macedonia, the European Parliament has passed two amendments with which it demand that Hungary should extradite former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to Macedonia, reports MIA.
The Social democrats and the Green party's groups have lodged separate amendments related...
Possible meeting between Mogherini and Western Balkan prime minsters in December
The European Commission is considering the possibility of a meeting between high-level foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, and the prime minsters of the Western Balkans, in the second half of December.
The media in Serbia, citing sources in Brussels, report that the Western Balkan six include...
Slovenian Prime Minister urges state companies to pull their ads frommedia that spread hateful content
Slovenian PR Marjan Sharec has called upon all companies that are state-owned to think about withdrawing their ads from all media that are spreading hateful content.
"It's true that media freedom and the freedom of speech are pillars of democracy, but this hardly means...
Orbán: Soros organization behind persecution of Gruevski
George Soros' organization is behind the persecution of former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with Radio Koshut.
According to Orbán, it is only normal for Budapest to help the former Macedonian prime minister because he...
Hahn: I expect a sound explanation from Orbán regarding Gruevski’s asylum
Yesterday, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn responded to Hungary's decision to grant asylum to Nikola Gruevski, after the former prime minister boasted about it on Facebook. Hahn said that if it were true, he expects a sound explanation from...
Western Balkan prime ministers to meet Kurz for working breakfast while Zaev cancels his visit
Todau in Vienna, prime ministers of the Western Balkans will have a working breakfast with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, which will be attended by European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn and European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel.
Macedonian Prime...
It is good that after the consultative referendum agreement will be discussed in Parliament, says Maas
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that those who voted in the referendum want the country to continue its path to the EU and NATO.
"Even though many wanted a greater turnout, I am glad that the vast majority of those who exercised their democratic...
Fake “Forbes” website deceives Albanians on 10 richest citizens
Today, a large number of online media published news, attributed to Forbes Magazine listing the 10 richest Albanians. However, when the Forbes Magazine online opens, there are no Albanians among the 100 richest in the world, and there is no report on Albania.
It appears...
Orbán congratulates Zaev for Agreement with Greece
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev received a letter from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulating him on the agreement regarding the Macedonian-Greek name dispute and for reaching a strategic partnership between the two countries, reported the government's press service.
The letter, which Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán...
Kurz: Balkans is our priority, EU should end negotiations with Turkey
The agreement between Skopje and Athens proves that persistent negotiations and diplomacy bring results, says Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in an interview with the Greek daily Kathimerini, and he went on to stress the Austrian support for the European perspective of the Western Balkan...
Kremlin: Macedonia’s membership to NATO is their sovereign right
Macedonia's accession to NATO is a sovereign right of the country. Moscow fosters good relations with Skopje, but opposes the Alliance's approach to Russia’s borders, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday.
“It is the sovereign decision for Macedonia itself. We appreciate and maintain good...
The Netherlands agrees for Macedonia to receive a date for start of negotiations with the EU
Dutch Parliament has given the green light for opening accession negotiations for Macedonia to the EU, reported Albanian Television “Top Channel”.
According to the same source, Dutch MPs could not come to an agreement as to whether Albania should receive a date for the start...
For the EU, Macedonia will be FYROM until Agreement with Greece is fully implemented
Spokeswoman for the European Commission, Maja Kocijančić, said that until Greece and Macedonia fully implement the agreement reached over the name dispute, the European Union will continue to call the country by its provisional name.
“An agreement has been reached, however, a number of steps...
Zaev meets with Tsipras while Macron says first reforms and then EU accession
In Sofia, before the start of the EU-Western Balkans Summit, the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras met in the National Palace of Culture.
According to the Macedonian government and the statements released on Zoran Zaev's official Facebook page, the...
Lavrov: The EU is passive in regards to the Tirana platform and the violation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, reiterated Macedonia yesterday, stating that Moscow is "concerned about the EU's passivity with regard to the initiative coming from Tirana about the “Tirana platform” which, as he...
