Tag: Албанија

  Iz cele lepeze dezinformacija, koje su se pojavile o bekstvu Gruevskog 11. novembra, sledećih pet izdvajamo kao najveće, odnosno najflagrantnije u svojoj neistini, posebno što proizlaze iz nečije imaginacije, nemaju nikakve veze sa realnošću i pokazale su se sasvim netačnim   Bekstvo bivšeg premijera  Nikole Gruevskog, koji je jednu deceniju vladao u Makedoniji, testiralo je medijsku profesionalnost ne samo u Makedoniji,...

In Belgrade's first official response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary via Serbia, but before a warrant was issued and sent to Belgrade. He also said that Gruevski was accompanied by two Hungarian nationals from Macedonia to Albania. This is Belgrade's first reaction after Gruevski fled Macedonia to avoid serving a prison sentence,...

Last week, disinformation that was published by pro-government Serbian daily newspaper "Politika", lied to a large part of the Albanian media who in turn, shared the news. "Politika", citing its own sources, claimed that Nikola Gruevski flew to Budapest via Tirana. One of the most well read media outlets in Albania, "Gazeta Mapo", reported this information with additional "spice" -...

The tourist facilities wishing to join the Smart Tourism Enhancement Project (STEP) Network now can do it easily, through the new online form. The people from STEP will then contact the applicant to complete the procedure. Smart Tourism Enhancement Project (STEP) is grant contract of IPA 2, Cross border cooperation: Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Republic of Albania, allocations...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Albanian Colleague, Edi Rama, visited today the Macedonians who live int he municipality of Pustec, and they had a joint meeting with the Deputy Mayor and the municipality's advisors. The representatives of the municipality of Pustec have announced to the prime ministers the priorities for which they are expecting a support, among which...

The Western Balkans is pushing for the opening of the European Union's door, and it is possible, in Spring for Brussels to give the green light to starting accession negotiations with Macedonia and Albania, wrote the Austrian newspaper "Kurier". The daily newspaper says that EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn met with journalists from the region...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Coordinated anti-terrorist operations have recently been conducted in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo, designed to arrest people suspected of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State in the Balkans. According to information published yesterday by the Albanian and Kosovo press, suspects had been detained for allegedly planning terrorist operations in the Balkans. The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed for "Meta" the participation of...

At the local elections which will be held on 21st of June, Ethnic Macedonians in Albania will compete for a Mayor position in Pustec and will have 16 lists of councilors in as many municipalities. On these local elections, Party of Macedonians - Macedonian Alliance for European Integration enters as part of the ruling coalition "Alliance for European Albania". The only...

State agencies in charge of foreign policy of Macedonia are still without a position on the statement of Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, who announced possible veto to Macedonia's accession to NATO. MFA yesterday and today say that the consultations and analysis of Rama’s statement are ongoing. Cabinet of President Gjorgje Ivanov also had no answer to our question...

The statement for unification of Albania and Kosovo was taken out of context, said Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview with "Al Jazeera Balkans". Rama assessed that relations between Albania and Serbia have never been better, adding that "the process of integration must be understood as the only tool for the modernization of our reality, and also to...

Yesterday, Albanian authorities appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the police in order to prevent any act of organized crime and terrorism. Interior Minister of Albania Saimir Tahiri appealed to citizens “not to turn a blind eye” to threats, but to immediately inform the police. Foreign secret services have recently warned that Albania and Kosovo are possible targets for terrorist...

  “The impression that only Macedonians in Albania are negatively affected by the new territorial division is wrong. Beside us, members of Vlach, Montenegro and Greek minority also lost their municipalities. Therefore, we expect the reaction of all minorities in the country,” said Nezir Mecha from the association “Ilinden” from Tirana. - Besides Macedonians, members of Vlach, Montenegro and Greek minority...