Tag: Bert Koenders

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Bert Koenders today called for calm regarding the tensions and respect for the parliamentary majority in Macedonia and for and the EU to show unity, reports "Deutsche Welle". “The situation in Macedonia is very concerning. I believe that  the parliamentary majority must be respected and we must emphasize the importance of doing...

Yesterday the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders sent a letter to the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki expressing his condolences to all those affected by the devastating floods in Skopje and Tetovo. "On behalf of the Netherlands, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Macedonia. Our thoughts are...

Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki during his visit to the Netherlands met with his Ditch counterpart, Bert Koenders. The two ministers discussed the challenges Macedonia is currently facing. Poposki said that the Netherlands and several member states believe that the next step for Macedonia towards the EU, is successfully conducting elections with objective criteria. “The Netherlands, as current chair of the EU Council...

The Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union postponed their discussion on the situation in Macedonia for June the 20th, because ministers from Germany and Britain who initiated the discussion were not present at the end of the session. Britain and Germany had previously asked this matter to be under the topic "Miscellaneous" at today's meeting of foreign ministers...

The Dutch Foreign Minister, whose country holds the EU presidency, Bert Koenders, sent a letter to all the leaders of political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement, where he expressed serious concern about the situation in Macedonia and urgently requires a solution to solve the political crisis through the full implementation of the Agreement. “As the Presidency of...

Europe supports the Przhino Agreement and it must be fully implemented, said Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders in Skopje after meeting with Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki. “You know better than I do how important it is to have fair and credible elections, a cleansed electoral list and equal access to the media. Macedonia has a long tradition and history, and you...

Joint decisions and coordination of efforts are needed to address the refugee crisis, concluded today in Skopje the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and the Netherlands, Nikola Poposki and Bert Koenders. Poposki said that it is in Macedonia's interest to cooperate with neighbouring countries, but also on a bilateral or European level, everyone needs to support countries in dealing with the...

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders today in Skopje will meet with the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki and the President of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov. The Foreign Ministry announced that the main topic of discussion will be dealing with the migrant crisis, the Dutch Presidency of the EU Council, the European integration of Macedonia and the bilateral relations between the two...

The Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders will visit Macedonia and Greece on Sunday, the Dutch Embassy has announced. Holland currently holds the rotating European Union Presidency. Meetings with the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, will focus on the refugee crisis and opportunities for better cooperation between countries on the western Balkan's route for refugee's....