21 November 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has appealed to Greece not to let the name issue get in the way of the cooperation between the two countries in the field of security and in dealing with the refugee crisis. The security of certain areas continues to be held hostage due to the unresolved name dispute. “During the […]
20 November 2015
The situation with the flow of migrants to the northern border, in the Refugee Centre in Tabanovce is calm at the moment, and in the last 24 hours at the border a total of 2.715 migrants arrived in Serbia, announced the Ministry of Interior (MOI) today. The Interior Ministry announced that from midnight to 8:00 […]
19 November 2015
The number of migrants transiting through the West Balkan route, which passes through the territory of Macedonia should be limited and should not exceed 3,000 migrants a day, said the Deputy Minister of Interior Mitko Chavkov among other things, within the third working session of the Salzburg Forum which was being held in Sofia, Bulgaria. Chavkov said […]
19 November 2015
On the Macedonian-Greek border at this time, there is no fence being raised, but it is being cleared up and preparation are taking place ] on the ground just in a case the Macedonian authorities do decide on setting up the fence, a spokesman for the Macedonian Army (ARM), Lt. Toni Janevski, T This counters […]
19 November 2015
According to the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini”, Macedonia has began rising fences on the border with Greece to deal with the waves of refugees and migrants flowing into the country who are focused on getting to Central Europe. Macedonia’s Security Council assessed the possibility of raising a fence on the border with Greece within the the time of […]
17 November 2015
Is the Syrian citizen Ahmed Almuhamed , the assumed terrorist in Paris, who apparently drove through the territory of Macedonia? It still remains a mystery, and Macedonian authorities have remained silent and secretive over the matter. Greece and Serbia yesterday confirmed that a person with that identity,went through the so-called ‘Balkan Corridor’, the most popular […]
5 October 2015
The dispute over the name of Macedonia can be found high on the list diplomatic priorities of the Greek government this fall, in the face of strong US pressure. Following the return to power of Alexis Tsipras, the Greek media has continued to report that the United States has, and continues too exert concentrated pressure […]
2 October 2015
John Kerry, US Secretary of State, suggests that Greece should be try from November to make new proposals in the negotiations, said the Greek media. According to the TV station “Mega”, the Greek side responded positively, but stressed that these attempts will be discounts if the Macedonian side did not show an equally strong will […]
1 October 2015
The Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, hopes that measures to build confidence will help to speed up the process of resolving the name dispute. Speaking at the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), the Greek Prime Minister said that Greece is working to resolve all outstanding issues with the countries of the Western Balkans, […]
24 August 2015
The EU must help Macedonia with their current situation which has become quite dramatic, as the country has been left isolated and alone to deal with the increased number of immigrants moving through its borders, stated Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sebastian Kurz visited Macedonia for one day and made the journey to the immigrant camp in Gevgelija, […]
13 July 2015
Eurozone leaders reached an agreement on financial assistance to Greece, which for five months was trying to find a compromise with creditors. President of the European Council Donald Tusk via “Twitter” announced that agreement with Greece has been reached “unanimously”. “Everything is ready for the European stability mechanism to provide financial assistance to Greece in […]
12 July 2015
The finance ministers of the Eurozone today afternoon completed the session of the new reform proposal for Greece, which should enable financial assistance to it. For outstanding questions, the leaders of the 19 Eurozone countries will continue to discuss this evening. The head of the Eurogroup, who in the past two days was in session […]
12 July 2015
The eyes in Greece remain turned to Brussels. The hopes are that the scenario for exiting the Eurozone slowly fades primarily due to the cancellation of the summit of 28 EU member states, instead of which, only summit of the leaders of the Eurozone will be held. This step is seen as the first sign […]
12 July 2015
President of the European Council Donald Tusk today announced that the EU Summit, which was to be held tonight because of the Greek crisis, was cancelled and representatives of the 19 member states of the Eurozone continue to negotiate a financial bailout of Greece. Previously, EC Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said that the Commission assessed that […]
12 July 2015
The finance ministers of the Eurozone countries will today meet at a new extraordinary meeting in Brussels after yesterday failing to agree whether to support the plan for a new Greek assistance program or to cut off Greece from the common European currency. – We could not agree, we will continue tomorrow – said late […]
9 July 2015
Number of clients from Greece in casinos in Gevgelija is falling from 2011 onwards, but it is more emphasized in the recent period. – Greeks are permanently in crisis, but from 2011 onwards, their number in the casinos is increasingly falling. It is more emphasized now because of the economic uncertainty and the closure of […]
8 July 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing the most intense 48 hours in his prime ministerial career. Torn between the Greek “no” to the rigorous measures, pressures from the extreme wing of SYRIZA not to accept European pressures, agreement and promise to most of the Greek political forces that an agreement that will keep the […]
7 July 2015
European finance ministers tomorrow will wait for new official Greek proposal in writing until tomorrow. The head of Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem, after today nearly three-hour meeting of finance ministers, announced that tomorrow there will be a new teleconference of the Eurogroup, on which the Greek proposal will be reviewed. Then, another meeting of the Eurogroup […]
7 July 2015
According to unofficial information, Greece today didn’t submit new proposals to creditors. Greek media cite government sources and report that Greece submitted the proposals of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras from last week to the negotiating table of the Eurogroup, which at that point were not considered because the finance ministers said they would await the […]
7 July 2015
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Johannes Hahn said Greece should remain in the Eurozone and that he is confident that everything will be done for it to be so. In an interview with Austrian national television ORF, Hahn stressed that it is now important Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to submit quality proposal […]
