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Thousands of refugees stranded on the Greek side of Bogordica and are waiting to cross the border into Macedonia
In Greece the mass panic is increasing, as the State believes it will be stuck with thousands of refugees and migrants.
The Greek media have been reporting that at the border-crossing Bogorodica, or to be more precise Idomeni, which is on the Greek side, is extremely crowded because Macedonian authorities are only letting a small number of refugees and migrants...
“Freedom House”: Macedonia is a Partly Free Country
In a report done by "Freedom House", which looks into freedom across the globe, in 2015, with a rating of 3.5 Macedonia is ranked among countries who are 'partly free'. Political rights are evaluated with a 4, and civil liberties and evaluated with a 3.
The American Organization in the newly published stated that "the downward trend in Macedonia is due...
Today from 11:00-13:00, Greek farmers will block border crossings Bogorodica and Dojran
Today Greek farmers will again be blocking the border crossings Bogorodica and Dojran. The blockade will start from 12:00 to 14:00 local time, in other words from 11:00 to 13:00 Macedonian time.
Other than the Macedonian border, farmers are also blocking border crossings from Greece - Albania, and Greece - Bulgaria. The worst situation at the moment is at the...
Slovenia denies: There is no defect on the railway and we did not ask Macedonia to close its border
Slovenia today denied reports that they had requested Macedonia to close the southern border for entry of migrants due to a malfunction of the railway lines and pointed out that the railway transport in the country for the past few days has been working without disruption.
"The Republic of Slovenia did not request Macedonia to close its border with Greece....
Germany and Austria are planning to close the Macedonian border, and build “Mega-Camps” for refugees
Germany and Austria, in cooperation with the Macedonian and Greek government are developing a plan to close the Macedonian-Greek border for refugees, says the agency "Sputnik", reporting its information from the German newspaper "Bild".
According to the German newspaper, experts from Vienna, Brussels and Berlin want to close the border and equip the area with a surveillance system. At the...
Due to the defect on the Slovenian railway, the neutral zone Idomeni has been closed
A defect on the railway infrastructure in Slovenia is the reason for the closure of the neutral zone at the border crossing, Idomeni where the migrants cross the border from Greece to Macedonia, said the from the Ministry of Interior to “Meta”.
“We were informed from other countries on the Western Balkan route that there had been a reduce the...
British Embassy: A consensus needs to be reached on outstanding issues from the Przhino Agreement
The British Embassy in Macedonia in a statement called upon political leaders to reach a consensus on outstanding issues in order to ensure fair and democratic elections.
“Considerable work remains to be done to bring about credible elections, notably on the voters’ list and to create a level playing field in the media. Progress on reforms so far has been based...
Hahn: Leaders should stick to the Przhino Agreement
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, today urged Macedonian political leaders to implement the Przhino Agreement.
“It would be great if elections would be conducted in this spirit, where everyone is committed. In any case the political players in the country should stick to to the Agreement of June / July”, Hahn said before the Foreign...
Brussels trio will unblock the Przhino Agreement
MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan today at noon will start meetings with representatives of the political parties who are signatories of the Przhino Agreement, announced the EU delegation in Skopje.
During the visit, the MEP threesome, along with the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, who brokered the Agreement, will also meet with the Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva...
MFA: Ahmeti is visiting Greece as a party official, and not in coordination with the Government
The leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmeti, the Vice Prime Minister for the Framework Agreement Musa Xhaferi, and the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Fatmir Besimi are not visiting Greece and their Foreign Minister in the capacity as government officials, said the Macedonian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to “Meta”.
The MFA said that it was a party meeting,...
The European Commission has confirmed Johannes Hahn’s visit to Skopje
The European Commission today confirmed that EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn will visit Skopje this month, but it is yet to be revealed when exactly.
“Johannes Hahn will visit Skopje, but when exactly, I can not confirm yet”, said Catherine Ray, spokesperson for the European Commission.
Ray, however, gave no details of the letter that Hahn...
UN: By the end of this century, there will be half a million less citizens in Macedonia
By the end of this century, there will be half a million less people in Macedonia, according to the latest report on the prospects of the global population of the United Nations, under which the country is on the 29th place in the group of 43 countries that are faced with the problem of depopulation.
The report says that Macedonia...
High levels of pollution in Tetovo, Kicevo, Skopje and Veles
Measuring stations for air quality today showed that residents of Tetovo, Kicevo, Skopje and Veles today are breathing polluted air, with high concentrations of PM10.
According to measurements carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning today the most polluted city in Macedonia is Tetovo, where the concentration of PM10 particles was measured at 163 micro-grams per cubic...
Minus temperatures are expected in all parts of Macedonia – snow is expected tomorrow
Temperatures in all parts of Macedonia this morning were below zero and the lowest temperatures were measured in Bitola and Berovo where the mercury thermometer descended to minus 10 degrees Celsius.
According to measurements by the Hydro-meteorological Service, the morning temperatures in Lazaropole, Prilep, Tetovo and Skopje, Strumica were minus eight degrees Celsius, while in Demir Kapija, Kumanovo and Kriva...
The New Year is full of uncertainty and insecurity for the export for Macedonian companies
For Macedonian companies the New Year brings the prospects of uncertainty, and insecurity for exports to overseas markets. For the domestic market, the impact of consumerism is diminishing in the Macedonian home market, as for the international situation, global developments are slowing down, with more negatives, such as the influence of growth in China and the European embargo that...
“Stratfor”: Macedonia’s Tumultuous Year Ahead
The Macedonian government in 2016 will have to deal with a political and ethnically divided country, the refugee crisis and the unresolved name dispute with Greece, predicts the US Agency “Stratfor” which provides geopolitical strategies, adding that the aspirations for EU membership will affect the political situation in the country, although the country will not become a member any...
Charles Garret: We meddle in Macedonian affairs because that’s how the EU works
British Ambassador Charles Garrett in his review of developments in Macedonia during the year, among other things, he answered the question why foreigners had to interfere in the internal affairs of Macedonia.
"The short answer is that this is kind of how Europe works. The EU, which Macedonians overwhelmingly want to join, is based to some extent on shared sovereignty....
VMRO-DPMNE have hired an American consulting firm to promote Gruevski
The ruling party VMRO - DPMNE has hired an American consulting agency "New Partners", which according to the agreement, will promote Macedonia and the parties President and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, writes the American weekly "PR Week".
The weekly refers to documents published on the website of the State Agency for the registration of foreign associates at the Ministry of Justice...
Poposki arrives in Athens tomorrow for an official visit
The Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki, tomorrow arrives in Athens for an official meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias. This is Poposki's second visit to Athens, following his participation in the informal meeting of Ministers of the EU and candidate countries during the Greek Presidency in 2014, but this is the first official visit as Minister of Foreign...
Greek President sends a strong message to Macedonia
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, sent a strong message to Macedonia that they must abide to European principles and laws if it wants to join the European family.
In Sofia after meeting his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Plevneliev, just days before the arrival of the Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Popovski in Athens, Pavlopoulos indirectly criticized the behaviour of the Macedonian government, commenting...
