Tag: European Union

The European Union could impose sanctions such as a travel ban and the freezing of assets of certain Macedonian politicians who are believed to be obstructing the resolution of the political crisis, " an unnamed European official told "Reuters". According to the same source, President Gjorge Ivanov must annul his decision to grant 56 pardons in the wire tapping affair,...

The European Commission today expressed their regret that tomorrow’s leaders meeting in Vienna will not take place, stated today the spokesperson for the European Commission, Maja Kocijancic for “Meta”. “We have consistently said that the breakdown of the Pržino Agreement would have serious consequences for the country. We would deeply regret any retrograde steps in Skopje that would move the country...

President Gjorge Ivanov met with the ambassadors of member states of the European Union in Macedonia, stated the president's office. At the meeting, Ivanov introduced the ambassadors to his motives and purpose, and explained why he came to the decision he did on the pardons and immunity from prosecution, and all aspects of the decision were explained. The Ambassadors presented their...

The EU Delegation in Skopje has sent invitations to the leaders’ of the main political parties for a leaders’meeting scheduled for Friday in Vienna, the EU delegation confirmed for “Meta”. MEPs Richard Howitt, Eduard Kukan and Ivo Vajgl invited the four leaders all signatories of the Przhino Agreement on Friday to meet in Vienna. The meeting has been announced, and...

NGO's, today handed a third letter to US Ambassador Jess Baily, and also EU Ambassador Avio Orav, the letter states that not even the minimum requirements for credible elections have been met. At 18:00 they will protest outside Parliament to demand a postponement of the forthcoming elections which are scheduled to be held on June 5. “It is not enough...

President Gjorge Ivanov, yesterday and today telephoned several Presidents and Prime Ministers from member states of the European Union and the Balkan corridor regarding the migrant crisis and discussed the incident that occurred on March 14, when 1,500 migrants from Greece illegally entered Macedonian territory, in the village of Moin near Gevgelija. As announced by Ivanov's office, he asked his...

The European Commission so far has given assistance to Macedonia to build the capacities in the country in various fields, including building the capacity of relevant ministries and border guards for better border management, all key issues in the area for asylum and migrants, says the spokeswoman of the European Commission Maja Kocijancic to "Nova" regarding allegations that the...

The session at the Constitutional Court scheduled for Wednesday (March 16), where they will decide whether the President will have his right restored to pardon persons convicted of electoral fraud or keep the current Amnesty Law as it is, will be open to the public, said the Constitutional Court to "Meta". "The Court has always been open to the public. The session,...

"We do not want to go back to Turkey, the decision from the European Union is nonsense," commented migrants at the camp in Idomeni in Greece, for the Balkan service of "Radio Free Europe". Reactions come after the EU and Turkey came to an agreement. The camp Idomeni at the Macedonian-Greek border currently has more than 13,000 refugees, many of whom are women...

In a desperate situation, without the basic living conditions, in thin tents on open ground 14,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq are spread across a field in Idomeni, waiting on European leaders, who are in Brussels deciding whether to "seal" the Balkan Route, and what to do with the thousands of refugees stranded in Idomeni. Even though the conditions...

“Your country fired tear gas on many people, many of them were children. Now I’m just wandering, is that why you went into politics for?” Provocatively asked the BBC journalist from Newsnight to Nikola Poposki, the Foreign Minister to Macedonia. “I don’t think this is a fair judgment”, replied Poposki. According to the Foreign Minister, Macedonia is trying to implement all...

We will be able to take in refugees as long as the other countries on the Western Balkan route accept them as well, such as Serbia, Croatia and further up, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, in today's post during his visit at the refugee reception camp “Vunojug” in Gevgelija with his Czech counterpart Milan Chovanec. Spasovski says he expects the...

American Ambassador Jess Baily in front of the EU-Info Centre stated that it was a good decision that an agreement has been reached on early parliamentary elections to be held on June 5th, and he pointed out that if everyone works with dedication and play by the rules, the elections can be credible and to put an end to the...

Following lengthy consultations and analysis, the decision by VMRO-DPMNE to move elections from April 24 to June 5, was not designed to satisfy the SDSM, just so we are not misunderstood by our fellow countrymen, and those who did want to see Macedonia move forward",  said the Chairman of the ruling party, Nikola Gruevski at a press conference tonight. Gruevski said...

The views of Belgian facilitator Peter Vanhoutte are not those of the European Union, told "Meta" European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic, responding to the question whether the EU plans to replace the mediator that VMRO-DPMNE does not want to cooperate with anymore. “The role of Vanhoutte is a mediator who provides his technical expertise. The EU envoy to Macedonia is...

For now, Macedonia has no intention of closing close the southern border with Greece for the migrants said from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They say that Afghan nationals who are stranded at Tabanovce, are likely to remain in the country until Serbia and Croatia resolve their dispute over the treatment of migrants from Afghanistan. Macedonia, says the Foreign Ministry, at...

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, tonight through his Twitter account said that substance and quality are more important than the date for the elections. "Skopje #Przhino Agreement: Substance and quality are more important than the election date. Read the letter tonight #EU-#US submitted to Prime Minister #Dimitirev + political leaders, "Hahn wrote on “Twitter”. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/701482440817254400 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/701485373927649282 His reaction...

This evening the US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey announced that that at this stage the necessary conditions for organising credible elections on April 24 are currently not in place. US ambassador gave a statement in-front of Government, after handing over the letter with the report to the interim Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev. Baily said that while some progress had been...

The delegation of the European Union (EU) and the Embassy of the United States (US) in Macedonia today, as announced, should be announcing their assessment on whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24. Initially, the assessment by the EU and the US should have been announced yesterday, however, the embassies informed the public that the...

Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and United States (US) in the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily according to announcements this afternoon should announce their assessment of whether there are conditions for holding early parliamentary elections on April 24. There has been no official confirmation on how the ambassadors will announce their decision, whether they will personally take their findings...