7 July 2017
Bulgaria doesn’t have a higher interest than a peace in the Balkans and it strives for a lasting and sustainable peace and good neighborly relations, said the former Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevenliev, when he gave a comment about the development of the Bulgarian-Macedonian relations in the TV show” The day starts” broadcasted on the “Bulgarian […]
28 June 2017
The Parliamentary Commission for European Issues held its first session, during which the promotion of the European reformatory agenda was discussed. The President of the Commission, Artan Grubi, has asked the Commission to adopt a conclusion in order for the Parliament to vote a declaration for speeding up the reformatory and the integrative processes for […]
27 June 2017
The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, along with Nikola Todorov, a member of the Executive Committee of the party, today discussed with US Ambassador Jess Baily the current state, priorities and challenges of the country. At the meeting, the party stated that the Republic of Macedonia is ready to get a positive decision on NATO membership […]
25 June 2017
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, will be travelling to Skopje for a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, government officials, as well as leaders from political parties. The main focus will be on the implementation of the reforms priorities and the Przino Agreement. The European Commission stated that the […]
21 June 2017
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, in his capacity as president of the SDSM party, today met with Kornelia Ninova, the president of Bulgarian Socialist Party at their headquarters. Ninova supported Macedonia in the integration processes into NATO and the European Union. “We agreed that at least once to hold bilateral conferences and to exchange all necessary […]
20 June 2017
Reinhard Priebe, the head of the commission, who on behalf of the EU in 2015, prepared a list of the necessary reforms the country needs to overcome the obstacles on the path towards EU membership, will be holding a lecture at the Ohrid School of Natural Science on Friday called “Democracy and the rule of […]
19 June 2017
The relations between the two states, Macedonia’s priorities, the memberships in the EU and NATO, as well as the political situation in the country and abroad, were the subjects that were discussed the ministers of foreign affairs of Turkey and Macedonia, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Nikola Dimitrov. Cavusoglu said that Macedonia can serve as an example […]
14 June 2017
Greece supports the territorial integrity of its northern neighbour, said Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias at a joint press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitrov. He ruled out the possibility that Greece will allow Macedonia to join the EU and NATO under its provisional reference. “Now, Macedonia wants to be a […]
14 June 2017
Today, the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a resolution on Macedonia, which is the recommendation of Parliament linked to the report by the the European Commission for 2016. The resolution was proposed by MEP Ivo Vajgl from Slovenia, who otherwise is the EP special rapporteur for Macedonia, and was debated on April 5th, […]
14 June 2017
At today’s session, the Government confirmed what directions will be taken for the implementation of urgent reform priorities for the Euro-Atlantic integration of Macedonia. “From tomorrow, working groups from various levels of Government will begin defining a set of measures for a 3 month short-term plan, as well as a medium-term plan of 6 and […]
12 June 2017
“Everyone expects SDS to fulfill their promises such as quick entry into NATO and the EU, without touching upon identity issues. They are making agreements and are harming the Macedonian people”, said this morning’s statement from VMRO-DPMNE. The opposition party added that regardless of the repetition of the Greek red lines by Greek Foreign Minister, […]
11 June 2017
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with EU and NATO high representative’s, reports the government. This represents his first official visit after he took duty as President of the Government. The goal of the government is to confirm its complete dedication toward integration to the EU and NATO, as a strategic goal of the country […]
11 June 2017
“The new government has to set its priorities, but if you are asking me, I would say that the first priority should be the improvement of the living standards for all the citizens of this country,” said the Ambassador of Netherlands in Macedonia, Wouter Plomp in a weekly interview for “Radio Free Europe” As priorities, […]
6 June 2017
“Our Western colleagues, the USA and the leading European countries are obsessed with the idea of becoming masters of the Balkans. EU has certain plans regarding that. The negotiation processes are currently underway, and Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Monte Negro are part of that,” said the chief of the Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov. He also […]
3 June 2017
We expect the new government to be a partner of the international community, with the European Union and with the USA, with countries – longstanding partners of Macedonia in the direction of implementing the urgent reforms in order for the country to move forward. It has to solve its problems with its neighbours, including Greece”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
17 May 2017
British Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan welcomed the decision of President Ivanov to allow the parliamentary majority led by SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev to form a government. “This is an important step forward. The UK calls on all political leaders to work together constructively and in the interests of Macedonia and all its citizens. […]
5 May 2017
The public discourse that is calling for violence, in a lack of a crucial dialogue between Belgrade and Prishtina and the instability in Macedonia represent a serious and open threat for the peace in South Eastern Europe, was the main message from the unofficial document that the Serbian Minister for European Integrations, Jadranka Joksimovic, and […]
3 May 2017
The chief of the EU delegation in Skopje, the Ambassador Samuel Žbogar, today at the parliament was the first person who met the newly elected president of the parliament, Talat Xhaferi, to whom he has expressed the EU’s readiness for a cooperation with him and the Parliament. In a statement given to Meta Agency, when […]
