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Mitchell reaffirms support from US for Macedonia’s membership into NATO and EU during meeting with Dimitrov

13 September 2018

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov had a meeting today with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Euro-Asian affairs, Wess Mitchell, where they discussed Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic perspectives including the current political situation in the country and the region, reports the MFA. Dimitrov stressed the importance of the ongoing support from the […]

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Promoting “CriThink”, a media literacy project with a grant scheme

1 June 2018

At the Holiday Inn Hotel in Skopje, a kick-off event was held for the project “The Critical Thinking for Mediawise Citizens – CriThink ”, supported by the European Union and will be implemented in the next three years by the Foundation for Internet and Society “Metamorphosis” in partnership with the Center for European Strategies – […]

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State Department: US supports the integration of Macedonia into the EU and NATO

19 April 2018

The US State Department gives unreserved support for Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic future, after the country received an unconditional recommendation from the European Commission to start EU membership negotiations. Asked by MIA, the United States assessed the efforts of the new Macedonian government for deeper reforms and democratization of society, the State Department said the United States […]

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Zaev: The dinner with Boutaris is a message that there is a will for solving the name dispute

2 January 2018

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was having a dinner with the Mayor of Thessaloniki Yiannis Boutaris on the New Year’s Eve in order to send a positive message that there is a will for solving the name dispute. This was announced today by Zaev, in the first comment with the Macedonian journalists after the dinner with […]

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Kukan, Vajgl, and Fleckenstein expect the European Parliament to vote on the report about Macedonia

2 June 2017

The three MEPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein have welcomed the formation of the new government and have stated that all parties should act in a constructive spirit of reconciliation. They state that after three delays due to a political instability they expect that the European Parliament to vote for the report about […]

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Thimonier: Parties who lose elections easily find the blame in NGOs

26 February 2017

When a party loses an election or they don’t win as they wanted to, then they try and find an excuse, and the media and NGOs are the easiest to blame. This way of thinking is not European, said the French ambassador Christian Thimonier in an interview with “Radio Free Europe“. When asked about the […]

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Statement by EU Ambassadors: Elections are an opportunity for a new start in Macedonia

18 November 2016

The elections on December 11, 2016, represent an opportunity for the country to make a new beginning, to unite around its strategic goals and to return to its European integration path, said the joint announcement by the ambassadors of the EU member countries in Skopje. “We encourage political leaders, their parties and relevant stakeholders to […]

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Three MEPs today will debate and hold meetings with politicians in Skopje

4 November 2015

Today’s public debate “Challenges and expectations of the current political situation and the European perspective”, organized by “Friedrich Ebert Foundation” and the “Progress Institute”, where speeches will be held by three Deputies from the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP, Knut Flekenshtajn, Vice-Chairman of the […]

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Brussels: Macedonia has not stated how many refugees it will take in

30 October 2015

At this moment in time, Macedonia has not stated how many refugees it will take in, announced Natasha Berto, a spokeswoman for the European Commission today. “All representatives of the 12 countries. the European Commission and the agencies of the Council of Europe, participated in yesterday’s preliminary video-conference. We also have a list of contact persons, which […]

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EU member states have decided to divide 120,000 refugees

22 September 2015

Today, the European Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs decided on the allocation of 120,000 refugees from Greece, Italy and other Member States that have been directly affected by the refugee crisis, announced the European Commission. “According to this decision, the EU is now in a position in the next two years to allocate a […]

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The Przhino Agreement is key for accession talks with the EU

14 September 2015

It is uncertain whether accession high level accession talks with the European Union will be on the agenda of the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Johannes Hahn, who arrives in Skopje on Friday in Skopje learns “Meta” from a senior source in the Secretariat for European Affairs (SEA) . “The implementation of the […]

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EU pledges 600 million euro to the West Balkan

28 August 2015

  At the summit in Vienna, the European Union pledged 600 million euro to West Balkan countries. The money will be used on energy, rail and road infrastructure project. The Austrian vice-chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner said that with this move the Union wants to show that it doesn’t only make statements, but money, too, for concrete projects. […]

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Kocijancic for Meta: We are monitoring the situation at the border and we are coordinating with the government

21 August 2015

The EU Commission has been introduced with the Macedonian government’s decision to declare an emergency situation for the south and north border zones and is in contact with government officials and UNHCR. -At this phase, the Commission is monitoring closely how events are developing and the measures which are undertaken now or later by the […]

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