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Palmer: Macedonia could become a NATO member by 2020

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer said in Sarajevo yesterday that Macedonia could join NATO by mid-2020 if it implemented the Prespa Agreement and therefore resolved the decades-long dispute with Greece. According to him, Macedonia could become the 30th NATO member "as early as 18 months". "It's a realistic goal," Palmer said. The same message...

Tzipras to Pahor: From now on Slovenia should call our neighbor “North Macedonia”

At today's meeting at the presidential palace in Athens with the Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his satisfaction that the plan for constitutional changes at his northern neighbors is progressing rapidly. At the same time, Tsipras lobbied at the Slovenian statesman that "the country that he now addresses with its constitutional name i.e. as Macedonia...

MFA hand Hungary protest note over Gruevski’s escape

The foreign ministry sent a "protest note" to Hungary after convicted former prime minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Budapest and claimed asylum. Hungarian ambassador Laszlo Duks was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with State Secretary Viktor Dimovski. "The purpose of the meeting was to hand over a protest note from Macedonia to the Hungarian side, on the...

“Politika”: Gruevski raises tensions between America and Russia

While it has been formally claimed that fugitive Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is in Budapest, some articles speculate that he had traveled to Russia or Turkey, reported Serbian pro-government daily newspaper "Politika". The article points out that both Russia and Turkey maintain diplomatic relations with Skopje, but have clashed over pro-Western policies pursued by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Under...

Osmani – Hahn: Macedonia will manage to achieve EC 2025 agenda

Macedonia will successfully become part of the strategy of the enlargement commission with the Western Balkan countries and will achieve the 2025 Agenda, Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani told EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn at today's meeting in Brussels, stated the Secretariat for European Affairs. "Plan 18 has already been adopted by the Government and its implementation, for...

Russian news agency “Sputnik” calls country “N. Macedonia”

Russian news agency "Sputnik News", formerly known as "RIA Novosti" and "Voice of Russia", has already renamed the Republic of Macedonia to North Macedonia. Under the headline "Greece, N. Macedonia have "started talking" despite "identity conflict", the Russian agency that is part of the government's media consortium "Rossiya Segodnya", published an interview with Professor Neophytos Loizides from the University of Kent,...

Matthew Palmer to visit Macedonia on Monday

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer is scheduled to pay a visit to the Republic of Macedonia on Monday, announced the US Embassy via their social networks. "Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer will arrive in Macedonia on Monday, October 22, to discuss US support for the Prespa Agreement between Macedonia and...

Stoltenberg in Belgrade: NATO will accept Macedonia as soon as it adopts agreement with Greece

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated today that the implementation of the name agreement with Greece is the only way to Macedonia's NATO membership, and that there is no other way or plan B for the country's admission to the military alliance. "NATO is ready to accept Macedonia as the 30th member very soon after the implementation of the name agreement,...

Samaras: We gave them everything and everyone will call them Macedonians

We will not let them sell our Macedonia. I always supported the idea that we cannot give to Skopje the name Macedonia because simply put, from that moment on, everyone will begin officially addressing them not as Northmacedonians, Uppermacedonians, but only as Macedonians, said the former Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, during his speech in front of the members...

The rift between Zaev and Ivanov is evident as Kathimerini reveals excerpts from the minutes

The minutes that were seen by journalists of the Kathimerini newspaper from the leadership meetings in Macedonia regarding the negotiations with Greece before the name agreement was to be signed in June show that the political leaders have thought that the agreement would be easier for signing with the left-wing government in Greece, informs Meta's correspondent from Athens. The...

Popov: Serbia’s activities in Macedonia are for the benefit of Russia’s interests

The Director at the Novi Sad based Center for Regionalism, Aleksandar Popov, said today that Serbia is acting contrary to common sense and is sending a message when it comes to the forthcoming referendum in Macedonia, informs Meta's correspondent from Belgrade. -To Serbia as a neighboring country, it should be of interest to have stable relations in the region...

Former US President Bush urges citizens to vote “For” at the referendum

The Prespa Agreement is a courageous and fair compromise that will put Macedonia on its way towards EU and NATO and will provide a bright future. I call all citizens of Macedonia to vote at the referendum and to take part in this historic decision, said George Bush Jr., the former US President. In a letter addressed to the...

Stoltenberg: Russia is obstructing Macedonia’s accession into NATO and EU

NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, accused Russia that it obstructs Macedonia's accession into the Alliance. -Russia is trying to prevent Macedonia's accession into NATO, similar to the situation in Montenegro where we saw an unsuccessful coup to overthrow the government - said the Secretary General during his speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. According to Stoltenberg, there are many...

Zaev: I have no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev replied to a question at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the region and said that he has no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. _I have no evidence of any Russian influence in Macedonia. The Russian Federation is a friend of the Republic of Macedonia and there is nothing that stands in the...

In the EU we will be among the poorest, most unemployed and with the shortest life expectancy

All previous public opinion polls show that the majority of Macedonian citizens support Macedonia's membership in the European Union, and among the fundamental expectations of EU integration is the reduction of unemployment and poverty and improvement of the quality of life. Such expectations are logical, if we take into account the data on the employment rate, life expectancy and gross...

Kammenos: Regardless of the referendum, the Greek people will have the last word

Whatever the outcome of the referendum, the final word on the Prespa Accord will be given to the Greek people, either in a referendum or in elections, said the coalition partner in the Greek government Panos Kammenos, repeating his positions again, but revealing his next steps after Macedonia would complete the proposed obligations. "My first proposal to the Prime Minister...

Wess Mitchell will arrive in Skopje on Thursday

The Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, will arrive in Macedonia on Thursday for meetings with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and other state and party officials. Mitchell will hold meetings with representatives of parliamentary parties and businessmen during which he will stress the American support for Macedonia's acquisition in the "western family," states the...

Kocijanchich: Macedonian citizens should cast their vote at the referendum without any interference from outside

The European Commission's spokesperson, Maja Kocijanchich, stated that she expects the citizens of Macedonia to cast their vote at the referendum without any outside references. -The Eu will support the as supported the agreement for the name, and now several decisions will have to happen in order for the agreement to become definite. The referendum is a moment when...

Kotzias: The agreement will be ratified and Greece will return its name back

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...

Vučić pledges no interference in referendum, saying it’s good for Belgrade if dispute is solved

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, regarding the upcoming referendum in Macedonia, said that Serbia does not want to interfere in the internal issues of other countries, but that it will support everything that leads to stability in the region and will always respond positively when its neighbors solve their problems. "Everything that contributes to regional stability is important for...