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The Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski and the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to North Macedonia, Rachel Galloway, had a meeting today at the ministry's offices where they discussed the successful cooperation regarding the fight against illegal immigration on a regional and international level, informs the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of North Macedonia. "At the meeting, among other issues, there were...

The second political parties leaders' meeting in North Macedonia President's Office today finished without agreement on the date for the parliamentary elections. The largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE has opted for the end of August or beginning of September, while the SDSM is all for the end of June. According to VMRO-DPMNE, the late date will expose the citizens to least health...

Yesterday, EU member states did not accept the recommendation from the European Commission to set a date for opening membership negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania. According to EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, a small number of countries opposed it. The draft conclusions from the ministerial meeting on general affairs in Luxembourg, which the media previously reported, said that EU member...

Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the government delegation began their official visit to Albania with a meeting with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, with whom Zaev had a face to face meeting, and then held a joint press conference. At the press conference, Rama called the Prespa Agreement a historic achievement that has paved the way to NATO and...

Pope Francis will arrive in Skopje on the morning of May 7th, where he will meet with political and religious leaders, reports the press office at the Holy See in the Vatican. After an official welcome, Pope Francis will meet with President Gjorge Ivanov, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, as well as representatives from the civil sector and the diplomatic corps....

Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov met with Philip Reeker, the Civilian Deputy and Political Adviser to the European Command of the US Military Forces, where they exchanged views on the current situation in the country and the region. Dimitrov congratulated Reeker on his appointment as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs and wished him success...

The Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his Greek colleague Alexis Tsipras will have a meeting at the Munich Security Conference that will happen between 15 and the 17th of February, informs the Greek newspaper Kathimerini. Zaev and Tsipras, as a recognition for the efforts in solving the dispute, will be awarded with the Ewald von Kleist prestigious award,...

The mixed Macedonian-Bulgarian Expert Committee for educational issues that was formed in accordance with the Good Neighborly Agreement will have meetings again on the 19th and the 20th of February in Skopje. The representative of the Bulgarian part of the Committee, Angel Dimitrov, announced that he will talk about joint celebrations of persons and events from, as he said,...

At the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with philanthropist and financier George Soros, founder of the Open Society Foundations (FOI) and Patrick Gaspard, president of the FOI, the government said. "The membership of the Republic of Macedonia in NATO and the integration into the European Union were assessed as key steps that provide stability and...

The Secretary General of the Alliance for Albanians and Mayor of Gostivar, Arben Taravari, paid an official visit to Brussels today. According to the party, Taravari will meet with senior representatives of EU institutions during his two-day visit, as well as with Macedonia's supporters on the road to EU and NATO integration, such as European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and...

The European Commission is considering the possibility of a meeting between high-level foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, and the prime minsters of the Western Balkans, in the second half of December. The media in Serbia, citing sources in Brussels, report that the Western Balkan six include - Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia - and for now there is...

At the meeting with Nikola Todorov and Mitko Janchev, I talked about the Coordinative Body for Reconciliation and Reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev relied to a journalist's question. "Nikola Todorov and Mayor Mitko Janchev clearly expressed responsibility, I believe that he can encourage certain MPs who know what is the right step, but still do not have the courage to...

There was no meeting, nor was there a request for one with a mediator for Mile Janakieski, as stated in an official document from the UBK (Administration for Security and Counterintelligence), classified as "strictly confidential", which was the basis for determining the measure for detainment, said the Office of President Gjorge Ivanov after the announcement of the ruling from the Basic...

The foreign Affairs' ministers of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and host Greece, at the start of November will hold a new quadrilateral meeting in Thessaloniki. According to the information provided by MIA's correspondent in Athens, the fourth ministerial meeting during which it is planned a discussion about subjects on regional cooperation in many areas, will be held on the 8th...

Tomorrow, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev travels to Washington to hold a bilateral meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence, the government's office informs. "The meeting will be held at the invitation of Vice President Pence, and they will discuss the Republic of Macedonia's progress towards NATO membership," the government's press service reported. The meeting comes after US Defense Secretary James Mattis's...

President Gjorge Ivanov and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the current political situation in Macedonia, the country's Euro-Atlantic integration, and the progress of defense and security reforms in accordance with NATO standards, said the president's office . Ivanov stressed that Macedonia is strongly committed to promoting peace and stability and contributing to security in and outside of the region. "President Ivanov...

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov held an official meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington yesterday, who strongly supported Macedonia in becoming the 30th member of NATO. - This is a very important moment for Macedonian diplomacy. With State Secretary Mike Pompeo today we had a meeting that was strongly encouraging - said Dimitrov after the meeting. He added that...

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, on invitation of US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, will pay a working visit to the United States from 20 to 22 August, reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition to the meeting with Pompeo State Secretary, meetings will also be held with senior representatives of the US administration - the National Security Council, the...

The referendum is a responsibility of important state character. All institutions are obliged to cooperate with the State Election Commission (SEC). The government is at your disposal on a principled level and in accordance with the legal authorities, to ensure the realization of the legal requirements of the SEC and we will do that, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev...

Following six hours of negotiations during the leaders' meeting at the MPs Clubhouse, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that they accepted the VMRO-DPMNE's request for a technical government before every future election and that additionally there are should be a joint agreement concerning the referendum. “These three leaders' meetings took a lot of nerve, patience and leadership. Today, we agreed...