12 July 2016
Elections in November are possible, however with a prior examination in August to see if conditions have been met, and all notes from the negotiations – This is a possible solution, sources from within the negotiation teams from the political parties told “Meta”. After several hours of talks today between the representatives, Nikola Todorov from […]
5 July 2016
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki took part in the Third Summit for the Western Balkans which was held in Paris under the authority of the President of France, Francois Hollande, said the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the session, foreign ministers gathered to discuss issues such as migration, the fight against terrorism […]
4 July 2016
After the European Commission officially confirmed that they will cut 27.1 million euros from IPA funds for Macedonia, the Macedonian government says it is not a question of sanctions, but a reduction in program funding. “There are two aspects, internal and external. The interior is connected with the fact that for more than a year […]
27 June 2016
Bilateral meetings between the representatives of the four largest political parties with mediators from the European Union and the United States have come to a finish. None of the representatives were too optimistic and no one wants to predict when to expect some progress. The Vice President of the SDSM Radmila Sekerinska, in a press […]
16 June 2016
The parties are not even close to agreeing to conditions that will contribute to fair and democratic elections in Autumn.The SDSM spokesman, Petre Shilegov at today’s press conference, responding to reporters questions, said the negotiations have been suspended because the VMRO-DPMNE wants to discuss the questionable voters on the electoral roll and about the regulation […]
2 June 2016
Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp while at today’s “Coffee Break” event, organized in cooperation with the Secretariat for European Affairs, answering a question by the media, said that everything on paper in the form of an Agreement, has to be fulfilled. As said by Plomp, the country must begin implementing the reforms, but the most important […]
2 June 2016
Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia Affairs at the State Department, in an interview with the “Voice of America” said that the US and the EU will continue to provide support to overcome the political crisis in Macedonia. “We believe that the parties involved in the crisis in Macedonia can find […]
31 May 2016
EU Ambassador, Aivo Orav and Dutch Ambassador, Wouter Plomp, at today’s debate organized by “Transparency International Macedonia”, declared that the pardons must be withdrawn completely, as it is the only way to avoid selective justice. The Ambassadors said that all stakeholders must support the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). “The European Union clearly […]
28 May 2016
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations has criticised President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to annul only 22 individuals. “President Ivanov’s decision to annul pardons for only a number of people is not sufficient. As stated repeatedly by the EU, a comprehensive solution is key to avoid selective justice”, Hahn wrote on his official “Twitter” […]
27 May 2016
Political parties and the relevant authorities must urgently address the situation in the interest of the citizens so their country can return to the Euro-Atlantic path. The Przhino Agreement is of great importance. Political leaders must preserve and respect their political agreements and key principles, such as the rule of law, accountability, inclusiveness and credible […]
27 May 2016
Today the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the EU headquarters in Skopje met with Christian Danielsson, the Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. DUI stated that at the meeting the main focus was recent developments in the country in implementing reforms and the Przhino Agreement. “DUI is committed […]
25 May 2016
The EU Delegation in Macedonia for security reasons have canceled the meeting with NGOs which was scheduled for today at 10:00 am. Some NGOs have accepted to participate in consultations with the Ambassadors, and some have canceled their attendance. “The Delegation of the EU remains open to cooperation with NGOs”, they said in a brief […]
16 April 2016
” Following yesterday’s confirmation of the announcement of elections, despite basic conditions of the Przhino Agreement having not been met, and Ivanov’s strict rejection of the withdrawal of his invalid decision to halt legal proceedings against individuals under investigation, plus his unwillingness to resign: We call on the US and the EU members, that instead […]
8 April 2016
Macedonian political leaders have a responsibility to their citizens to return the country to Euro-Atlantic path through the implementation of political agreements and priority reforms, said US Ambassador Jess Baily and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. “The EU and U.S. have supported all parties and stakeholders in their work to create the conditions for credible elections. […]
6 March 2016
Because of the situations with the migrants Macedonia, we must have strong coordination with all countries in the region, the countries of the Balkan Route, and the European Union, if we are to successfully implement EU decisions which are expected to be made tomorrow at the summit in Brussels. This was stated by Deputy Prime […]
1 March 2016
The President of the European Council President Donald Tusk, arrives in Skopje tomorrow to meet with President Gjorge Ivanov, where they shall discuss the refugee crisis. The visit is part of Tusk’s short-tour, from March 1st -3rd, he will travel to Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Skopje and Athens to continue building a European consensus on addressing the migrant […]
20 January 2016
The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Macedonia, Wouter Plomp, presented MPs today the priorities of the Netherlands presidency of the EU Council. The session was attended by Members of the National Council for European Integration, the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee and the Macedonia-EU Mixed Parliamentary Committee were also present at the session In his speech Ambassador […]
1 December 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov at the Summit on Climate Change, which was held in Paris, spoke with US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. President Ivanov told world leaders that Macedonia has declared a crisis situation regarding the migrants and they are doing everything possible not to have any consequences regarding the security […]
23 November 2015
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Popovski, today after a meeting with Ambassadors of the EU member states said that migrants who wait several days for entering the country will not be missed out and that Greek police are expected to clear up the situation on the border, to enable the flow of those fleeing […]
8 November 2015
After weeks of negotiations, the political parties, all signatories to the Przhino Agreement, in the early hours on Friday morning they reached an agreement on all matters from the agreement of June the 2nd and July the 15th, which should be applied tomorrow. Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Zaev, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci with their teams […]
