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The negotiations in Przhino were undiplomatic and brutal
After signing the agreement of Przhino, European diplomats slowly began to open. The night was hard, they tell, and the representatives of the European institutions used "brutal" language to make clear to the four signatories that "this is the last chance", states a diplomatic source from a European institution that was present at all stages of the negotiations.
The implementation...
Reactions: Greetings, congratulations and praise for the deal
The European Commission and the three MEPs Richard Howitt, Eduard Kukan and Ivo Vajgl, with a joint statement welcomed the agreement and sent a message that "they will closely monitor the implementation in the coming months".
In September we will hold another high-level dialogue (HLAD), a platform established by the previous Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Fule, and in it we...
EC expects results from political leaders
Maya Kocijanchik, spokeswoman for the European Commission, today said she expects concrete results from party leaders in Macedonia.
- We welcome the resumption of talks between political leaders in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, including the implementation of the recommendations put on the table by the European Commission and that are part of the agreement of 2nd of June....
Lines Athens – Brussels overheated: A possible new proposal to lenders
Speculations of a possible movement of the Greek government in order to achieve agreement at the last moment with lenders are spread throughout Greece.
The sudden cancellation of scheduled meetings of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with representatives of the Greek associations of traders and hoteliers, the sudden cancellation of athe government briefing and the movement of the prime minister's office,...
SDSM: Gruevski is the key problem and cannot be part of the solution
"Only the withdrawal of Nikola Gruevski and forming a transitional government, which will allow the necessary conditions for fair and democratic elections, could normalize and restore the democratic and European perspective of the country", reads the written response of SDSM to today's statement of Prime Minister Gruevski from Resen, in which he accused opposition leader Zoran Zaev to be...
Gruevski: We didn’t accept technical or transitional government in Brussels
"We didn’t accept technical government, transitional government or something like that in Brussels, and what happened were different ideas of the people who tried to help us, which Mr. Zaev refused from first to last," said Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski today, commenting on the negotiations in Brussels on 10th of June, which he assessed as unsuccessful, blaming opposition leader...
SDSM welcomed Hahn’s effort to resolve the crisis
The views of SDSM on the occasion of the held meeting are presented in the statements of party functionaries and official declarations of the party, SDSM reacts in a statement. The party says that the course and outcome of the leadership meeting held in Brussels caused various comments, speculations and misinformation in the media and the public in Macedonia.
"Once...
Zaev: It will be revealed who is the politician guilty for not reaching an agreement in Brussels
Today, after returning from Brussels, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said that it will be revealed which is the politician because of who an agreement was not reached yesterday.
- Who was to blame? If you ask foreigners, they will say that at this point, it was Zaev, in the next, Gruevski, afterwards it was Ahmeti, who, instead of helping, made...
What they said about the fiasco of negotiations in Brussels
Negotiations that lasted more than 12 hours in Brussels between the leaders of VMRO-DPMNE, SDSM, DPA and DUI, Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Zaev, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci, were unsuccessful.
SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE accused each other of breaking the negotiations.
Here are the statements of the concerned parties at one place:
Nikola Gruevski:
Zaev didn’t come to reach an agreement. He came not...
Hahn will first “break” leaders separately, and then as a group
Leaders of four largest political parties in the Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski (VMRO-DMNE), Zoran Zaev (SDSM), Menduh Thaci (DPA) and Ali Ahmeti (DUI), will continue the negotiations to resolve the political crisis in the country in the building "Berlaymont" the European Commission in Brussels today.
The host of the meeting was EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. Unofficially, the negotiations...
Zaev decided to go to Brussels
SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, along with the delegation, will attend tomorrow's meeting in Brussels with EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
"The statement by EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn along with the OSCE Secretary General that the final report of OSCE/ODIHR on the early parliamentary elections in Macedonia in 2014 contains a number of shortcomings of the electoral process, which requires urgent...
SDSM awaiting statement from Hahn, Brussels is silent
EU Commissioner for enlargement today won’t give a media statement, as it was mentined in Friday's announcement of SDSM, after the telephone conversation between Zoran Zaev and Johannes Hahn, learns META from sources from Brussels.
We learn that so far there is no precise time of when it would be held or in which format, i.e. whether the meeting would...
It seems that Zaev will attend the meeting in Brussels after all
"The European Commission confirmed that the organization of government that would prepare the elections would be determined on 10th of June in Brussels," reads the statement of SDSM after today's telephone conversation between party leader Zoran Zaev and EU Commissioner for the neighboring policy and enlargement Johannes Hahn, in which is also added that the views of Hahn and...
If transitional government is not arranged by 10th of June, there will be no early elections
If transitional government is not arranged by 10th of June, the agreement for elections in April is canceled, reports "Nova TV".
After the long and tense meeting between the leaders of SDSM, VMRO-DPMNE, DUI and DPA with Commissioner Johannes Hahn and US Ambassador Jess Bailey, who joined them later, it was announced that early parliamentary elections in April next year...
Kocijanchik: It must be clarified who is responsible for the events in Kumanovo
The European Commission today in Brussels stressed that it must be clarified who is responsible for the clash between the police and the armed people in Kumanovo in order for the European Union and the Commission to be able to act, emphasized Maja Kocijanchik, spokeswoman for EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
She noted that the remarks that EULEX and the...
EU: The security assessment for Macedonia is not negative
Macedonia will likely be on the agenda of the meeting of foreign ministers of the EU on Monday at the request of some Member States such as Austria, confirmed sources in the EU Council for META.
Diplomatic sources inform that the security assessment for Macedonia is not negative given that the so-called terrorist group was arrested.
- This is a done...
Vajgl, Kukan and Howitt request investigation
Through a joint statement, today reacted the three MEPs who mediated the negotiations between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM in Brussels, Ivo Vajgl, Edward Kukan and Richard Howitt.
"We are deeply concerned about the events in Kumanovo this weekend. We condemn all violent actions against public order and attempts to destabilize the situation in the country. We express our condolences to the...
EU “deeply concerned” about Macedonia, an investigation regarding the “bombs” is requested
Council of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs adopted conclusions that expressed deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Macedonia, especially in the area of rule of law, fundamental rights and freedom of the media, which are core values at the heart of the EU and its enlargement policy.
In the interest of citizens, democracy, the rule of law and political...
Gruevski to meet with senior European officials in Brussels today
Government delegation led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in Brussels will today meet with senior European officials to overcome the political situation in Macedonia.
Tomorrow in Luxembourg, the foreign ministers will discuss the situation in Macedonia and is expected to be concluded to overcome the political crisis in the country.
New round of negotiations between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE in Brussels
Negotiations between representatives of SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE to resolve the political crisis in Macedonia continue today in Brussels.
Mediators involved in the dialogue are former and new rapporteur for Macedonia at the European Parliament, Richard Howitt and Ivo Vajgl, as well as Slovak MEP Edward Kukan.
The first meeting was held in Brussels two weeks ago.
On behalf of the opposition negotiated...
