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Ivanov repeated statements from yesterday’s speech at the meeting with Mogherini
President Gjorge Ivanov at the meeting with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, repeated his position that "in accordance with the Constitution, he will not appoint anyone who negotiates with platforms of a foreign country, that are blackmailing Macedonia, and threatening its sovereignty, independence and unity of the state", announced the...
Mogherini: Ivanov should reconsider the decision in the interest of all citizens
I had long and substantial meetings, and hopefully they were constructive, and in the coming days we will see how constructive, announced this evening in Skopje the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini after meetings with party leaders and President Gjorge Ivanov.
She said that the goal of the visit was to confirm that...
Tomorrow Mogherini will arrive in Macedonia for a few hour visit
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, will arrive in Macedonia tomorrow afternoon and visit for a few hours as part of her mini-tour of the Balkan countries.
Before the visit, Mogherini stated that her Balkan mini-tour is to ensure "the process of integration of these countries into the Union is irreversible."
“For...
Ivanov complained to Duncan about interference from neighbours and the status quo situation with EU and NATO membership
The country’s President, Gjorge Ivanov, at today’s meeting with the British State Minister for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, expressed his dissatisfaction of the lack of public condemnation for interferences in Macedonia’s internal affairs by some of Macedonia’s neighbouring countries.
At the meeting, Ivanov’s cabinet says, the Macedonian President and the British diplomat exchanged their views on the...
Federica Mogherini is coming to Macedonia at the start of March
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, at the start of March will be coming to visit Macedonia, as part of her mini-tour throughout the countries of the Western Balkans, announced the European Commission.
The EC informs that from the 1st until 4th of March, Mogherini will visit Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
Poposki: It is better when there is a political government that can make decisions
“In this moment, it is very difficult to predict when and in what shape the government would take or whether we will decide to repeat the elections. In practice, it’s better when you have a government with a political mandate, that can make decisions on basis of which you will be able to assess how successful it is” said...
Bulgarian MEPs have forgotten the true values of the EU, says Poposki
The outgoing Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki today through his official Facebook page, recalled a conversation he had with an unnamed MEP, and said that Bulgarian MEPs Andrey Kovatchev and Angel Dzhambaski put their personal goals and interests first while adopting a resolution on Albania's progress towards the EU, in which they requested the acknowledgment of the existence of...
Russian MFA: Claims that Lavrov was conspiring for the partition of Macedonia are a provocation
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, never gave a statement allegedly conspiring the partition of Macedonia, reads a statement by the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs regarding the article for the Macedonian edition of "Deutsche Welle" entitled "Rohrabacher’s proposal – a version of an old Russian proposal?"
“We have taken note of the outrageous article in the Macedonian edition of Deutsche...
Kurz: Final decisions must be made by the parties, and we will not interfere
Macedonian political parties need to make the decisions that are made after elections, and from our side there will be no interference in the further course of events, said Austrian Foreign Minister and Chairman of the OSCE for 2017, Sebastian Kurz, who today is visiting the country.
He noted that Austria’s interest in Macedonia will continue to be a strong...
Poposki: It won’t be the first time that we do the EU a favor and not receive appropriate treatment
It won’t be the first time or the last that we do a favor to Europe, and in return we don’t receive a proper treatment, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki during today’s visit of “Borderstone 59” at the Macedonian-Greek border with his Austrian colleague and Chairman of OSCE, Sebastian Kurz.
Poposki, alluding to this country’s role in the recent...
Hahn hands over donation from the EU for the Border Police and CUK
The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, today at the Ministry of Interior, donated 33 off-road vehicles designed for strengthening and modernizing the capacity of the Macedonian Border Police and the Centre for Crisis Management (CUK).
Hahn, in his address for the occasion of the handover of the donation, said it was a strong sign of...
Žbogar: We look forward to the new government, now the parties have to decide what kind of government
The European Union are expecting as soon as possible, a new government to be formed, and are focusing on European integration processes in the country, supported by all political parties, said Ambassador Samuel Žbogar during his visit to Prilep as part of the project "EU for you."
“We are impatiently looking forward to the formation of the new government. We...
Žbogar: The county needs a coalition dedicated to reforms
The EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Samuel Žbogar, during a visit to Radoviš, said that Macedonia needs a coalition for reforms and therefore, he believes that it should not be a problem to collect signatures of the majority to form a new government.
On his meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov, Žbogar said it was a "normal meeting after the completion of...
Macedonian intellectuals have sent a letter of support to the Embassies of the EU and USA
A group of Macedonian university professors, intellectuals, analysts, former high-ranking government officials and diplomats have sent a letter of support to the embassies of the United States of America and the countries-members of the European Union.
In the letter, they addressed the U.S. Congress and the European Commission with “the aim of defending the principles of parliamentary democracy on which...
Ivanov informs Žbogar that consultations will begin with parties to constitute the new government
Today, President Gjorge Ivanov met with the Ambassador of the European Union to Macedonia, Samuel Žbogar, where they discussed the current political situation, especially after the failed attempt by the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, to form a new government.
Ambassador Žbogar passed on the party’s views to the European Union, informs Ivanov’s Cabinet.
At the meeting, Ivanov informed the Ambassador...
US Embassy: We are monitoring the process of government formation and we will cooperate with the future government
“We are expecting to work together with the Macedonian government as soon as it is formed on te progress in the Euro-Atlantic integration through the implementation of the reforms that were determined with the Przino agreement, especially regarding the rule of law” said the US Embassy in Macedonia after the deadline of 20 days had expired, during which VMRO-DPMNE’s...
EU: Ivanov to pursue urgent consultations with parties and determine a new mandatary
The European Union is expecting from the president of the state, Gjorge Ivanov, “to perform an urgent and open consultation” with the country’s political parties and “quickly to determine a leader for forming a government” said at a press-conference the spokesperson of the European Commission, Maja Kocijančič.
Kocijančič's statement comes after the expiration of the deadline of 20 days, during...
“EU for YOU”: EU Delegation’s new campaign in Macedonia starts in Kicevo
The Head of the EU Delegation of the European Union launched the "EU for YOU" campaign today, January 27, 2017, at a press conference held in Kicevo, H.E. Samuel Žbogar, launched the "EU for YOU" campaign of the European Union Delegation in Skopje.
Тhe main aim of the campaign is to raise awareness and inform the public about the EU...
Brussels urges politicians to find common ground to a form stable, solid and accountable government
The three MEPs and rapporteurs for Macedonia, Eduard Kukan, Knut Fleckenstein and Ivo Vajgl, together with EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, issued a joint statement, and stated that they recognize the parliamentary elections on December 11, 2016, as an important step in overcoming the political crisis in Macedonia.
"This process needs to continue in order...
Brussels: For Hahn, the constitutional majority meant a broad consensus and a broad coalition
When the European Commissioner Johannes Hahn used the term “constitutional majority” during his speech in front of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, he spoke of the necessity of a wider political consensus and a wider coalition government, as was explained to “Meta” the EU’s spokesperson.
- The Commissioner was referring to the need to have a broad...
