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Kocijančič: Patience please and by May 24th you shall know who Federica Mogherini will have dinner with
So far, the European Union isn’t revealing who will travel to Brussels for a meeting with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, whether it will be the acting Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev or Zoran Zaev.
"At the moment I can send that the invitations have been sent to the prime ministers,...
Xhaferi-Reka: Stability in Macedonia is important for stability in the whole of the Western Balkans
Today, Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi met with the Ambassador of Albania in the country, Fatos Reka, where the two agreed that any notion of interstate, inter ethnic and inter ethnic conflicts are doomed projects before they even start”, reports Xhaferi’s cabinet.
“Ambassador Reka stressed the necessity of the continuation of good and friendly relations between the two countries in the...
Instead of Edi Rama, the Macedonians in Albania are in coalition with Ilir Meta
The Executive Committee of the Macedonian Alliance for a European Integration in Albania (KAEI) has made a decision to enter into a coalition with Ilir Meta’s Movement for a Socialist Integration at the next parliamentary elections in Albania, that will be held on the 18th of June.
When Ilir Meta gave up the party’s leadership position, after the election of...
Albanian MFA: Politicians to show moderation and to avoid inflammatory rhetoric
The Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued an announcement to the general public to express its concern regarding the outbreak of violence at the Macedonian Parliament.
“Such clashes and scenes of violence against representatives elected by the citizens of Macedonia is unacceptable and they're not worthy of a parliamentary democracy. Violence does not help in solving the situation....
Bushati: There was an agreement with Gruevski which was rejected due to reasons unrelated to Albania
Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ditmir Bushati, who resides in Washington, denied that the “Tirana platform” exists and that Albania is interfering in Macedonia’s internal affairs.
Bushati, who was a guest at the “German Marshall Fund” think-tank, refused to answer a question by American experts as to what the statement issued by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for the unity...
Bushati: Involving the Albanian platform into the Constitution will have positive effects
There is a deep crisis of democracy in Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski and his party are trying to transform this democratic crisis into an inter-ethnic crisis, said Albanian Foreign Minister, Ditmir Bushati in an interview with “Euractiv”.
“There is no Tirana platform, there is a document that has been written by three out of four Albanian political parties that are present...
SDSM condemns provocative rhetoric by Albanian MP Mesila Doda
Today, SDSM condemned the statement made by Albanian MP, Mesila Doda during a visit to Debar yesterday. She stated that Macedonia does not exist, and that it is an old Albanian province and is called Illyria.
“We condemn the provocative rhetoric in the statement made by Albanian MP, Mesila Doda, while referring to the Republic of Macedonia, which is not...
Kotzias: Macedonia and Albania should behave democratically
Macedonia and Albania have to understand that it is necessary for them to start functioning democratically and to implement the democratic principles of the European Union, said the chief of the Greek diplomacy, Nikos Kotzias, after the Council for EU’s foreign policy. In a statement given for the Greek national broadcasting service, Kotzias stressed that the at the Council...
Gruevski for HRT: With the Albanian platform a coup d’etat was attempted in Macedonia
VMRO-DPMNE’s party leader Nikola Gruevski in an interview for Croatian National television “HRT” said that “with the Albanian platform a coup d'etat was attempted in Macedonia.”
"In a way, it is a coup d'etat because after the elections a platform from another state is brought and it refers to our country, the Republic of Macedonia. When that platform was not...
Moscow: EU and NATO want to impose the Platform in order to destroy Macedonia
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today expressed its concern regarding the situation in Macedonia and noted that the political crisis in Macedonia has further deepened, due to outside interference into the country’s internal affairs.
In a statement via "Twitter" by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Skopje, it stated that with active assistance the EU and NATO are...
Bushati: Only scared people think Macedonia can be governed without Albanians
Ditmar Bushati, the Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, posted a comment on his Twitter account about the new developments in Macedonia, but he avoided to mention yesterday’s announcement of President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision not to give the mandate, justifying it with the “platform created in Tirana”.
The Albanian Foreign Minister said that only people who are scared of real values...
Fleckenstein: Only the weak need fairy-tales about Soros!
Today, MEP and special rapporteur on Albania, Knut Fleckenstein asked a second time for the Democratic Party (DP) to end the boycott and to stop blocking the work of Parliament.
At the press conference, Fleckenstein said that the elections are important for the start of negotiations with the EU and that the DP should stop with the “Soros-ian fairy-tales”.
Fleckenstein said...
Bulgarian MEPs have forgotten the true values of the EU, says Poposki
The outgoing Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki today through his official Facebook page, recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed MEP, and said that Bulgarian MEPs Andrey Kovatchev and Angel Dzhambaski put their personal goals and interests first while adopting a resolution on Albania's progress towards the EU, in which they requested the acknowledgment of the existence of...
Bumçi: The political crisis in Macedonia can be solved only if Gruevski resigns
Today, Albanian MP, Aldo Bumçi said that the political crisis in Macedonia can only be solved if the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski resigns.
Bumçi, who is a member of the opposition’s Albanian Democratic Party (ADP), during today's session in the Albanian Parliament announced that Gruevski and the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama should step down in order to...
The US Embassy in Tirana revoked visas to judges and prosecutors because of corruption allegations
The US Embassy in Tirana issued a statement where it announced that all non-immigrant visas for several Albanian judges and prosecutors will be revoked. In the announcement, it was stated that they came to this decision after they determined that the officials did not qualify for a visa.
“The U.S. Embassy took this action in advance of the upcoming vetting process...
Reka: For Albania, it is important that Albanians in Macedonia enjoy their rights
Albania has a constitutional obligation to take care of all our fellow compatriots that are living outside the country’s territory. It’s not about interfering in Macedonia’s internal affairs, but consulting with political leaders of the Albanians in Macedonia, said Albanian Ambassador, Fatos Reka, in a weekly interview for “Radio Slobodna Evropa.”
"This platform of the Albanian political parties was concluded...
Poposki: Bushtati’s statement is a reflection of his education
It is not good for politicians in the region to meddle for the upcoming elections, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki commenting on the statement made by the Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ditmir Bushati, who while commenting on the internal affairs in Macedonia, called the Macedonian people “Slavo Macedonians”.
“The aim is to create the image that they manage all...
Poposki: Tirana and Prishtina have to stop meddling in the internal affairs of Macedonia
Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, today denounced interference of Albania and Kosovo in the internal affairs of Macedonia as improper and inappropriate
“It is improper, nor appropriate when a Prime Minister or President of a neighbouring country directly interferes in internal affairs, especially not in a period of time after democratically conducted elections and the formation of government. They are...
Bushati: Albania is not interfering in the possible coalitions in Macedonia
The chief of the Albanian diplomacy, Ditmir Bushati yesterday gave a statement that official Tirana had no part in the possible government coalitions in Macedonia, as was confirmed by “Meta’s” correspondent in Tirana.
Bushati stressed that Albania is not interfering in the internal affairs of a neighbouring country, nor have they exerted any influence over possible coalitions and added that...
Bushati and Meta welcome platform by Albanian parties in Macedonia
Albanian officials welcomed the joint platform of the Albanian parties in Macedonia, reports a "Meta" correspondent from Tirana.
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said that it is an agreement for a stronger and more democratic Macedonia, while Albanian Parliament Speaker, Ilir Meta, said that the agreement will positively affect inter-ethnic relations in the country.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Saturday,...
