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Kremlin: Macedonia’s membership to NATO is their sovereign right

Macedonia's accession to NATO is a sovereign right of the country. Moscow fosters good relations with Skopje, but opposes the Alliance's approach to Russia’s borders, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday. “It is the sovereign decision for Macedonia itself. We appreciate and maintain good relations with Macedonia. Of course, we are interested in developing bilateral cooperation. But with regard...

The Netherlands agrees for Macedonia to receive a date for start of negotiations with the EU

Dutch Parliament has given the green light for opening accession negotiations for Macedonia to the EU, reported Albanian Television “Top Channel”. According to the same source, Dutch MPs could not come to an agreement as to whether Albania should receive a date for the start of negotiations with the EU. According to them, Albania has not done enough to fight corruption...

Hahn: It is inappropriate for the president to refuse a conversation with the prime minister, responsibility is needed

It is inappropriate for the head of state to refuse to talk with the prime minister or with the foreign minister, in order not to receive first-hand information, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Johannes Hahn said in an interview with MIA. "I think the prime minister and the foreign minister have fully respected the constitutional guidelines and I...

Šekerinska from Vermont: Macedonia deserves NATO membership

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Radmila Šekerinska, during her official visit to the United States stated that Macedonia deserves NATO membership. She told a news conference in the US state of Vermont that Macedonia has shown that it is a dedicated partner to which Alliance members can count on. “My goal is to seek the support of the strategic...

Stoltenberg: Russia does not decide on Macedonia’s NATO membership

Today, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that only Macedonia and the 29 Alliance members can decide on the country's membership in the Alliance, reported MIA. At a press conference the day before the meeting between NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Secretary-General Stoltenberg asked to comment on the statements of the Russian ambassador to Macedonia that the country would become...

Zaev: EU membership talks to be led by the best and brightest people from institutions

At the session of the Committee, regarding European Affairs, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that after the decision to start the negotiations for membership in the European Union, he will immediately begin to prepare the negotiating structure. Zaev stressed that they were delighted with the European Commission’s recommendation, but at the same time they are continuing the "European dynamics". The...

Zaharieva: It is realistic to expect that Macedonia will receive an invitation to join the EU

It is realistic to expect that Macedonia will receive an invitation to start the EU accession talks, said the Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva for the "Darik" radio. She also mentioned two conditions that have to be met: the advancement in the negotiations about the name dispute and the plan with the reforms. Zaharieva stressed that Macedonia...

Zaharieva: Bulgaria and Greece are ready to help Macedonia with its reforms

Bulgaria and Greece are ready to help Macedonia to implement the reforms necessary for starting the EU accession talks, said the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Ekaterina Zaharieva, in an interview for the Bulgarian radio "Darik." -For a start, it is necessary to build trust between the political leaderships. They have a long way...

Gruevski: Voters punished us because we distanced ourselves from our traditional policies

VMRO-DPMNE was punished by their voters because recently, the party had distanced itself from traditional policies and tried to appeal to "others", said opposition party leader, Nikola Gruevski in an interview on "Alfa" TV last night. “VMRO-DPMNE was punished by traditional voters who sent a message to the leadership. We have had a traditional policy in the past 15 years,...

Dimitrov: We shall convince Europe that Macedonia deserves to commence the talks for a EU membership

We want to use this historical opportunity and we shall do everything to convince each EU country-member and the European Commission that Macedonia deserves to move on the next chapter on its European road and to start acquisition talks with the EU in June next year. This was stated by the Head of the Macedonian diplomacy, Nikola Dimitrov at...

Gottemoeller: Montenegro’s entry into NATO means that the doors are open for Macedonia too

NATO members and the international community were horrified by the violence in Parliament this April and we welcome the progress that has been made ever since, said NATO Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller, at a joint press conference with defense ministers and foreign ministers of Macedonia, Radmila Šekerinska and Nikola Dimitrov, who are visiting NATO headquarters in Brussels. She reminded...

Mogherini: Obviously, the whole of the Balkans will be a part of the EU

We are working on providing each of our partner in the Western Balkans to have a perspective for a membership in the European Union, said the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, when she addressed at the Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia. Mogherini has stressed that the Balkans is already in...

Zaev-Kotzias: If Macedonia moves forward that will beneficial for the whole region

The future of the region lies only in the positive approach to solving open issues among the countries, with mutual respect and understanding, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev during the meeting with the Head of the Greek diplomacy, Nikos Kotzias, who is visiting Macedonia. At the meeting, which the government press service reports it has passed in a pleasant...

VMRO-DPMNE: We are waiting for Zaev to bring Macedonia into the EU and NATO

Today, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE announced that MPs at Parliament will vote for Macedonia's membership in the European Union and NATO, and called on Prime Minister Zoran Zaev "to use the momentum and immediately, as soon as possible, bring the country into the EU and NATO." The party said they welcome the meetings and telephone conversations that Zaev had with the...

Bartol – Zaev: Macedonia is on a good path to Euro-Atlantic integration

Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with Gorazd Bartol, the Chief of the NATO Liaison Office in the Republic of Macedonia. Bartol told Zaev that the direction in which Macedonia is moving is good and opens up perspectives for the citizens and Euro-Atlantic aspirations for the country. “You have stimulated positive energy in the country which can be felt, and...

Baily congratulates Zaev for the formation of the new government

The Ambassador of the United State of America in Macedonia, Jess Baily, through his Twitter profile, congratulated the new Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the parliamentary majority the formation of the new government. "Congratulations to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the parliamentary majority, the formation of the new government in Macedonia. As friend and partner, we look forward to...

Hahn: If the violence occurs again, it will endanger Macedonia’s path to the EU

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations said in an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Der Standard” that the attack on the Macedonian Parliament would not affect the country’s chances to start negotiations with the EU, but only if they do not repeat again. “I did not expect such an attack on Parliament, but unfortunately things can get worse....

VMRO-DPMNE wants Hahn on Tuesday to condemn the platform and to consider the protests

VMRO-DPMNE will put forward three requests to the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations,Johannes Hahn during his visit on Tuesday. This was announced by MP from VMRO-DPMNE, Aleksandar Nikoloski as a guest on the daily news journal on "Sitel" television. "Firstly, we expect him to clearly condemn the Tirana platform and condemned the interference of foreign countries in the internal affairs...

Stolenberg: Signatures have been collected, I expect the authorities to fulfil the next step

Following one attempt to form a government, in line with the requirements specified by the President, enough MPs’ signatures have now been collected . I look to the authorities in Skopje to fulfil the next step in the democratic process, said a written statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, referring to political developments in the country. He calls on all...

VMRO-DPMNE to Sir Duncan: There will be tension, our voters and members are upset

“We are under great pressure from our voters and our members to fight and not to let the principle “winner joins the winner” be violated because basically, we act righteously the whole time and now someone else is not acting righteously with us. We will do everything in our power to keep the peace and stability but we don’t...