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Slovenian non-paper on dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina published, does not envision breakup of North Macedonia
The Slovenian web site "Necenzurisano.si" published yesterday (15th of April 2021) the unofficial diplomatic document, i.e. non-paper, titled "Western Balkans - the Road Ahead", being the subject of speculations that the Slovenian Prime Minister has sent it to Brussels. The non-paper predicts dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and merging Republika Srpska with Serbia, as well as Kosovo merging with...
Analysis: Balkan countries do not have a consistent strategy for COVID-19 testing
No country in the world knows the exact total number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. All that is known is what can be learned from the official records kept by health authorities based on the results of the tests performed. All infections that are laboratory confirmed are considered confirmed cases.
This means that the...
An analysis based upon UNESCO’s proposal for an alternative railway route to Albania is underway
The Government ordered the General Secretariat to issue a procedure in a period of 10 days for a public acquisition of preparing an analysis upon the proposal for an alternative railway line route along Corridor 8 that was already proposed by UNESCO's Reactive mission in 2017, informs the government's press service.
UNESCO has criticized the current roadbed of the...
City of Skopje sends a 3 million denars financial aid for the earthquake hit areas in Albania
At today's session, the City of Skopje has unanimously passed a decision to send financial aid for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Albania. With this decision, as a solidarity for the victims, the City of Skopje is sending relief in the amount of 3 million denars (48.700 euros), informs the city's authorities.
-Within its powers, yesterday...
Macedonian government approves initial financial help for Albania in the amount of 97.560 euros
During today's session, the government has passed a decision to send 6 million denars (97.560 евра) as initial financial help to the help salvage the consequences of the earthquake in Albania.
"As an addition to the help for Albania we have also dispatched rescue teams consisting of 30 experts that will be taking part in the rescue missions and...
It doesn’t really matter whether former Prime Minister Gruevski has crossed the border on foot, with a three-wheeler or a tractor, states Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Szijjártó
The head of the Hungarian diplomacy Péter Szijjártó stated that it is a lie that Hungarian diplomats were involved in Nikola Gruevski escape or exile in Hungary. He doesn't reply directly whether he was accompanied by diplomats and whether he crossed the border with a car, writes the Hungarian portal „444.hu“.
-Not one Hungarian diplomat was involved in any way...
The region’s fight against disinformation and this time its about armies, paramilitaries and NATO
The Albanian service for checking facts "Factoje" in its latest analysis is checking the truthfulness of a statement by the Defense Minister Olta Dzacka that 14% of the Albanian soldiers in missions abroad are women. Faktoje's research which included an analysis of official documents received from the Defense Ministry has determined that Dzachka wasn't say the truth i.e. that...
The costs of building the railway line to Albania will rise if the project is redesigned
The workgroup for acting upon UNESCO's objections at the moment is working upon draft solutions or the railway connection between Macedonia and Albania. The government informed Meta.mk that the final solution for the way of the railway line from Kichevo - Lin will be in accordance with UNESCO's recommendations.
-The draft-solutions contain ecological measures including international environmental standards that...
Zaev, Rama and Vuchic signed a Declaration in Ohrid that will deepen the regional cooperation
The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, his Albanian colleague Edi Rama and the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signed a declaration in Ohrid that will implement the measures of free movements among the three countries, the recognition of the qualifications and diplomas of its citizens, the introduction of an expedite pass for trucks at border crossings.
The citizens of the...
Michael Roth: We shall not make the EU better if we keep breaking our promises
The Western Balkans remains a test for the durability of the European model for permanent peace. We shall not make Europe Better if we break our promise, said the German State Minister for Europe, Michael Roth in his column that was published today in the German newspaper Die Welt"
"Yes, we have to reform the European Union! But,...
Juncker and Tusk: This is a historical mistake
The non-approval of the start of the accession negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania is a mistake, said Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council and Jean Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, during the afternoon press conference in Brussels, during which they announced that the European Council hasn't made a decision for approval of start...
Van Rompuy: Finish the reforms and we shall accept you with open arms
Herman Van Rompuy, the first President Emeritus of the European Council, former Prime Minister of Belgium and current Chairman of the Board of the College of Europe in Bruges, in an interview for the European Western Balkans even though he says that he openly supports the start of the accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania, he warns that the...
Netherlands wants to start accession negotiations with Macedonia but not with Albania
The Dutch parliament supported the start of the EU accession negotiations with Macedonia but it positioned itself towards Albania with a more critical tone. At the session of the Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs it was stressed that in the past few years, Macedonia has done many positive steps forward.
The Dutch MPs have noticed that Macedonia should pass...
Još uvek se ne zna da li će EU razdvojiti integracije Makedonije i Albanije
U tekstu objavljenom u nedelju (06.10.2019. godine) srpski sajt ”Vesti Onlajn“ preko naslova (”EU razdvaja Makedoniju i Albaniju“) javnosti je preneo pogrešnu informaciju. Ovakvim izborom naslova stiče se utisak da je proces integracija Makedonije i Albanije u Evropsku uniju već odvojen, kao da je to gotova stvar. Što je, bar za sada, netačno.
Napis u sadržajnom delu korektno prenosi informaciju...
it is still not known whether the EU will separate the integrations for Macedonia and Albania
In a text published on Sunday (06.10.2019) the Serbian website "Vesti Online" through the text titled as "EU is splitting Macedonia and Albania" has passed on false information for the public. By writing this sort of title one gets the impression that Macedonia's accession process for Macedonia and Albania into the EU has already been separated as if...
”Tajni planovi” velike CIA-e o velikoj Srbiji i velikoj Albaniji rasposlani po balkanskim sajtovima
Dana 7 jula 2019. godine, srpski informativni internet sajt “Telegraf.rs” objavio je intervju sa bivšim pomoćnikom direktora Centralne obaveštajne agencije SAD (CIA) za Balkan Stivenom Mejerom. Mejer u intervjuu komentariše sadašnju situaciju u regionu zapadnog Balkana i nudi svoje ideje za stabilizovanje stanja. Informativni mediji u regionu požurili su da citiraju njegove komentare u skladu sa potrebama i pozicijama,...
The new toll gates near Gevgelija angered the people from the surrounding area
The locals from the Gevgelija area villages of Miravci, Smokvica, and Prdejci demand to be freed from paying pay toll that will be put into use in the forthcoming days. The citizens that are traveling every day by using the highway to Gevgelija and back think that the pay toll in the amount of 100 denars in one direction...
Zaharieva: It is better that North Macedonia and Albania aren’t separated
It will be a historical mistake if the accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania don't start now, but it is better at this moment that the two countries aren't separated in their prospects, state the Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva.
She sent this message before the session of the European Council, that is...
Hahn: Even if negotiations began tomorrow, it would take years for full EU membership
With multiple indications that North Macedonia as a country has done tremendous progress, the EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini at the press conference that took place in Brussels presented the reports for 2019 regarding the advancements of several countries including ours.
The European Commission has requested that the European Council...
Alma Janka: The best remedy against misinformation is media education
In an interview with Portalb.mk, Alma Janka, chief editor of Faktoje.al, a fact-checking service in Albania, says that the best "remedy" against misinformation is media education. According to her, there should be a greater spirit of cooperation between the media and other actors that influence the media world, with respect for the code of professional ethics, the principles of...
