16 October 2015
Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, on Monday will travel to Skopje. “We are closely monitoring developments and urge all parties to continue to work on implementing the Przhino Agreement. Commissioner Hahn plans next week to visit the country, to be exact, he arrives on Monday”, said his spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic.
11 October 2015
Macedonia can not get a date to start accession negotiations with the EU if it does not implement the Przhino Agreement, said Vice Prime Minister for European Integration, Fatmir Besimi, in an interview for “Radio Free Europe“. “ Failure to comply with the political agreement of June the 2nd and if work is incomplete and […]
10 October 2015
Today the Ministry of Education and Science has launched an aggregator of video content at www.eduvideos.mon.gov.mk where one can find presentations of the educational curricula. The aggregator, as noted Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Spiro Ristovski said teachers and students in primary and secondary schools, as well as parents can share educational videos related […]
8 October 2015
Today the European Commission called on all parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement and immediately to agree on electoral reform. “The Commission regrets that despite progress made in the working group, the parties still have not been able to finalize the electoral reform. We strongly urge the four party leaders to reach agreement […]
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, […]
1 October 2015
‘Meta’ has learned that Macedonia’s progress report on the country’s integration to the EU, will receive a recommendation for negotiations. The recommendation, according to senior government sources, was not seen as controversial, especially since the implementation of the Przhino Agreement had already started and the selection of a Special Public Prosecutor reached its deadline on […]
28 September 2015
Respected international weekly “The Economist” based in London, with a weekly circulation of 1.5 million copies on the seven continents, gave serious remarks regarding the ranking of countries in the report “Doing Business” (Doing Business) by the World Bank expressing concern about some of its shortcomings. In fact, most countries high on the list of […]
4 September 2015
Macedonian Interior Minister Mitko Chavkov, at today’s Conference in Ohrid, dedicated to the migrant crisis. said “As a country, we have been left alone to deal with a situation that has arisen which is not of our making, and is in fact, caused partly by sharing a border with a Member State of the […]
4 September 2015
Around 5,600 refugees and immigrants arrived in Macedonia from Greece on Thursday. UNHCR say this number is double than the number of people arriving previous days. “Yesterday, around 5,600 people entered Macedonia” said UNHCR Spokeswoman, Melissa Fleming. According to figures from UNHCR, in the last few days between 2000 and 3000 people have entered Macedonia […]
25 August 2015
The Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski met with Bulgaria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Daniel Mitov. Both men agreed that the two countries have a positive relationship, and pointed out the need to intensify their relations, for mutual interest. The Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski pointed out at the meeting, that the Republic of Macedonia is committed to […]
24 July 2015
In the latest report released yesterday on the human rights situation in Macedonia, the United Nations Human Rights Committee demands from the authorities in the country to inform all citizens who have been targets of illegal wiretapping, so they are encouraged to use the legal mechanisms in order to counter the violations against the freedom […]
14 July 2015
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Health, Nikola Popovski and Nikola Todorov, arrived at the residence of the European Union at a meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn and the three MEPs, Eduard Kukan, Ivo Vajgl and Richard Howitt. Earlier, at the residence of […]
13 July 2015
EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn said that this is a key moment for solving the political crisis in Macedonia. On his Twitter profile, he wrote: “On my way to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Crucial moment for leaders to agree on way out of political crisis.” “On my way to […]
13 July 2015
Assistant US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland today in Skopje will have separate meetings with the political leaders and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Nuland’s visit comes after opposition leader Zoran Zaev said negotiations conducted under the mediation of the EU and the US failed. Opposition leader accused Gruevski for avoiding […]
11 July 2015
Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia today denied that it procures equipment for wiretapping. “Regarding the information about the alleged procurement of equipment for wiretapping or for conducting special investigative measures mentioned in some media, the Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia informs that equipment for wiretapping is not currently procured nor procurement […]
26 June 2015
“In Macedonia, most of the human rights problems arise from significant levels of corruption and the failure of the Government to fully respect the rule of law, limits on freedom of the media, interference in the judiciary and selective investigations”, reads the regular annual report of the State Department of the United States of America […]
23 June 2015
“Transitional governments or hybrid regimes” is the group in which Macedonia remains in the last report of “Freedom House” entitled “Countries in Transition”. Macedonia was downgraded to this level in the last report of “Freedom House”. The latest reads that Macedonia continues to show a decline, especially in the categories: electoral process and civil society. […]
19 June 2015
The political situation in Macedonia will be one of the topics that will be discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Luxembourg on Monday. “In April 2015, the Council expressed serious concern about the deteriorating situation in the country, especially in the area of rule of law, fundamental rights and media […]
6 June 2015
Shouting “Murderers, murderers,” “Butchers, butchers,” “Resign, resign,” “No justice, no peace,” more than 1,500 people gathered today in front of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia at the protest “Justice for Martin, freedom for all”. The protest, organized by opposition party SDSM, was also attended by the coalition “Citizens of Macedonia”, and at the […]
28 May 2015
The Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the Kremlin is closely following the situation in Macedonia and that Macedonia’s stability is in the interest of Russia. Putin in Moscow today received credentials of 13 new ambassadors, including the Macedonian diplomat Goce Karajanov. – Deep historical roots, cultural and spiritual closeness, that’s what connects Russia with […]
