21 August 2018
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras will have a TV address to the nation today on the occassion of the end of the country’s financial crisis. Tsipras symbolically chose Ithaca island in the Ionian Sea, the home of Odysseus, which he struggles to find in his well known aruduous 10-year journey after the Trojan War. With […]
15 July 2017
Nearly a million euros have been spent by the previous government for the purchase of two LED display, Pece Mirceski, the Director of the Service for General and Common Affairs, told the press today. “What was the need for someone to purchase LED screens for nearly a million euros, in conditions when Macedonia was in […]
24 May 2017
Sharp polarization brings protesters onto the street. A formal investigation looms over the most powerful figure in the nation, who acts to thwart the process. Moscow watches the situation with glee while attempting to sow doubt about the country’s institutions—indeed, about the very concept of democracy –writes the American magazine “Foreign Policy” in an extended […]
19 April 2017
“The United States has encouraged the Macedonian leaders to do everything they can to form a government without further delay so that the country can continue with the reforms necessary to become a full member of the Euro-Atlantic family”, said a statement by the US State Department regarding the political crisis in Macedonia given to […]
2 April 2017
Today, members of the Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE, Antonio Milososki, Nikola Poposki and Ilija Dimovski presented the Manifesto for a Unified Republic of Macedonia, at the Centre of Communications of VMRO-DPMNE. The document is a “vision” of the party for the state, which they say is “the only home country for Macedonians, where citizens live […]
31 March 2017
At the party’s headquarters in Mala Rechica, DUI’s president announced that the party still hasn’t made a clear decision for a way out of the crisis, but said that early elections that VMRO-DPMNE is asking would not solve the crisis. Ali Ahmeti also said that a leadership meeting is a possibility. After an emergent call, […]
27 March 2017
In the interest of stability of the country and the citizens, a new government is needed urgently as a way out of the political crisis, which is being pushed by Nikola Gruevski and the leadership of VMRO-DPMNE, said SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, in today’s edition of Serbia’s daily newspaper “Danas”. “SDSM has always been and […]
23 March 2017
Moscow hopes that Western states realize the danger of attempts to destabilize the situation in Macedonia, said today Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for Sputnik. According to Lavrov, it is strange that the Balkan region is being perceived as the region of Russia’s “provocative activity,” and that any normal relations between Russia and the Balkans […]
16 March 2017
Russia has called for foreign interference into Macedonia’s internal affairs to stop, said the Russia’s Ambassador to the OSCE, Aleksandar Lukashevich. “It is necessary to stop external interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia and to respect the right of Macedonian citizens to independently decide their own destiny in accordance with the fundamental democratic principles. We […]
6 March 2017
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, at a press conference after the council of the EU’s ministers of foreign affairs had ended, said that she was worried about the situation in Macedonia and she told the politicians not to play with fire. – How worried am […]
31 December 2016
We in Macedonia and the world went through a difficult and turbulent year, but despite the political crisis, it is good that we have preserved economic stability, says the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, in his New Year’s greeting to the public. “All of us and the economy need political stability. That kind of political […]
23 December 2016
Almost two weeks after the elections, when everyone knows the election results, Zoran Zaev is still trying to manipulate, said Antonio Milososki, a member of the Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE at a press conference. “It’s not that Zaev does not know who won and who lost the elections, he knows very well, but we assume […]
27 August 2016
President Gjorge Ivanov paid a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey today and met with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . The focus of the talks between the two presidents were bilateral relations and cooperation, with emphasis on issues related to security, the migrant crisis and economic relations. At the meeting they agreed to strengthen […]
20 August 2016
The ratings agency “Fitch” has downgraded Macedonia’s credit rating from BB+ to BB, reported “Reuters”. The downgrade of the country’s credit rating according to “Reuters” is because of the recent increase in allegations of corruption, this was confirmed by “Fitch” in their words it was due to “shortcomings in the standards of good governance”. Furthermore, […]
19 May 2016
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands aligns itself in full with the statements made yesterday by the European Union and the United States, said a statement sent from the Embassy. “The Netherlands, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, calls upon all parties to now take responsible, decisive […]
9 May 2016
For companies in the manufacturing, metal and electrical industry, the impact of the current crisis can already be felt, especially after the cancellation of already scheduled visits by foreign companies, who were potential future investors. This can be seen in the survey carried out by the Economic Chamber of Macedonia for the performance of companies […]
3 May 2016
The International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest report has put Macedonia in a group of countries where the situation is rapidly worsening. Macedonia is now in the company of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Gambia, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijan), the Republic of Congo, and even Syria is included in the same group. All countries in this group on the list, […]
13 April 2016
After a second day of protests, and tonight’s violence against the decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to pardon politicians, the Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn wrote on his “Twitter” account that citizens should be reasonable and refrain from violence. “Call on all political parties and reasonable citizens to refrain from violent […]
11 April 2016
The incidents in Idomeni remain a hot topic in Greece. The reaction of the Macedonian police, the outbreak of violence and the lack of response by the Greek government and the police in the whole situation has affected the Greek public. Once the Greek media showed a recording showing Macedonian police entering through the fence and […]
2 March 2016
Today, President Gjorge Ivanov met with the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. Ivanov’s Cabinet announced that at the meeting, they will focus on efforts to achieve a common European solution for the refugee and migrant crisis. “We require and expect a decision from the European Council, and we have no interest in letting […]
