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The Agreement from Prespa will be brought by our government at the Parliament and will pass with the absolute majority, with over 150 MPs, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos KOtyias in an interview for the Greek radio "Real FM." He claimed that Greece has gained much more than our country which will have to make major changes, but...

Yesterday VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said in an interview with TV “Kanal 5” that he would announce by the 10th of September, weather he would call for the membership to boycott the referendum on 30th of September, or vote against or vote in favour. He went on to deny that his party was seeking amnesty. The SDSM reacted to...

Yesterday evening, the Russian embassy reacted to allegations from Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that businessmen from Russia financed anti-government protests. Zaev made the statement in an interview with BuzzFeed News and then repeated it in response to a journalist’s question at the start of the construction of the American Dura plant in Bunardzik. The Embassy believes that the statement was guesswork, similar...

It is very important that we are not deprived of our identity at home, not to be disenfranchised, said Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with Bulgarian TV BTV, while commenting on talks on the name dispute with Greece. During which, the question of which name is most acceptable did not receive a direct response, but he stressed...

In an interview with Bulgarian TV Nova, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov said he and his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias want to resolve the name dispute, but also have differences about how the problem should be solved. “We are burdened with own our history. We are a very proud nation, as all the Balkans are. It is important to...

You must have good relations with your neighbors. The name issue has been inflated primarily because of the stupidity of politicians. People want to find their identity. With concessions from both sides, but also from the opposition, they are ready for a compromise. Mr. Zaev said he would change the name of the airport, change the street signs, says...

The former Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, in an interview for the Greek daily newspaper "Ethnos" said that it seems that the current Macedonian government has understood that the irredentism leads towards a dead end and that, according to him, the name dispute aside Skopje is our natural ally. -If the current situation will allow a mutually acceptable solution,...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's statement in the Montenegrin media is based on the experiences of the region and the reactions of the Russian Federation when other countries from the region want to join NATO, stated the government after yesterday's reactions from Moscow concerning Zaev's statements in an interview with the Montenegrin radio "Antenna M ". "In the interview with the...

The attempt to present Russia as involved in the attempts to liquidate Zoran Zaev is unfounded and damages the relations between the two countries, was the reaction from the Russian Embassy in Macedonia regarding the part of the interview with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev broadcast on Montenegrin radio on Sunday, "Antena-M". Zaev's statements in the interview on a Montenegrin...

The Macedonian Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev gave an interview for the Montenegrin radio "Antena M" where he stated that he expects a fierce reaction from Russia when the moment arrives for Macedonia's accession into NATO, but he stresses that the North-Atlantic Alliance and the European Union are the country's only alternative. Zaev, who was a guest in the "Živa...

It is very important to determine the responsibility for the illegal wiretapping and alleged government misconduct, because it will be a key step for Macedonia to reassure NATO and the European Union, as well as other international partners, that it is ready to integrate into those organizations. This was pointed out by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Hoyt Bryan Yee,...

I can strongly confirm that there is no longer illegal wiretaping and we can have expert controls, parliamentary controls at any time. We are at our disposal and we are open to make such controls based on legal regulations, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski, in Sunday's interview with Radio Free Europe. He also rejects allegations...

Accusations made against Moscow for alleged interference in the internal affairs of Macedonia have been rendered unfounded, said spokeswoman from Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marija Zakharova, regarding Minister of Defense, Radmila Šekerinska’s interview with the “Bloomberg” agency. Zakharova, according to “Sputnik”, said such statements are contradictory to the position of Skopje and the efforts of the Macedonian authorities to...

Resolving the name issue is crucial for Macedonia’s accession to NATO. Together, with a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue rests, also, the importance of reform and stability in the country, said Captain Gorzad Bartol, the Chief of the NATO Liaison Office, Skopje, in an interview with “European Western Balkans”. According to Bartol, the formation of the new government...

“The Macedonia I represent, is a more mature Macedonia. We do not need hundreds of monuments on Skopje Square to be proud Macedonians. This Macedonia approaches its neighbours without prejudice and fear”, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov in an interview with the regional television “H1”. Regarding the name dispute, Dimitrov said that during his recent visit to Athens, progress...

SDSM’s party leader, Zoran Zaev, in an interview for the regional television N1 has stated that it is very inconvenient the way Serbia is commenting the situation in Macedonia but has said that he will make an effort to have good relations with official Belgrade. -Serbia’s Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vuchic spoke about the Macedonian scenario. It is very inconvenient how...

VMRO-DPMNE has issued a press release as a reaction to the interview with Zoran Zaev for "Deutsche Welle" in which it says that the political party neither has asked for an amnesty nor it ever will. In the interview Zaev said that what Gruevski does is "for the purpose of trading for amnesty," but there won't be amnesty. "Zoran Zaev...

The "Tirana platform" is a myth created by Macedonian politicians with bad taste, and Europe will face a nightmare if the Balkans “go crazy” because EU accession is off the agenda, with the region becoming a “gray area in which other other “actors” have more influence than the European Union, said Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview...

The goal of the platform of the Albanian parties is not for unification of Macedonia but for Macedonia to be the next phase in the creation of a third Albanian state, said the president of the state during yesterday’s interview in the “One on One” TV show on the Croatian Radio Television (HRT) Regarding the platform, Ivanov said that...

Every day, the general public in Macedonia is witnessing statements that infringe the inner issues and the country’s sovereignty. The Albanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ditmir Bushati, recommends that the Tirana platform be incorporated, included, and to be an accompanying part of the Constitution of Republic of Macedonia, and the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, without a consensus, litigates...