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Macedonian government wasn’t involved in the intelligence activities, both Dimitrov and Dachich conclude
The ministers of foreign affairs of Macedonia and Serbia, Nikola Dimitrov and Ivica Dachic, held a meeting in Nish about the latest occurrences between Belgrade and Skopje, after the accusations on part of the Serbian authorities about offensive intelligence activities against Serbia.
The ministers, as was presented during the press conference, have analyzed the evidence thoroughly after which Belgrade...
Dimitrov will ask for help in Berlin for starting the EU negotiations
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov, during the visit to Berlin on the 6th of September, will ask Germany and the European Union to help Macedonia to completely accomplish the Euro-Atlantic integration.
-This is a chance for the EU and Germany to show that not only they are able to help by stopping the crisis and to prevent it...
Moscow: USA and EU didn’t hesitate to interfere into Macedonia’s internal affairs
US Vice President Mike Pence made another series of anti-Russian statements in Podgorica, scaring leaders of Western Balkan states with a mythic “Russian threat” and went as far as to accuse our country of attempts to redraw the borders in the region by force, said the press reaction issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Pence's statement...
CC of VMRO-DPMNE: We will not support the agreement with Bulgaria in Parliament
Last night, the Central Committee (CC) of VMRO-DPMNE decided that the party will not support the agreement on good neighborly relations with Bulgaria in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE announced today.
The statement said that it is good to sign a good neighborly agreement with Bulgaria, in order to strengthen the cooperation and friendship between the countries,...
“Kathimerini”: Next year, it may be crucial to resolve the name dispute
Next year could be crucial for the resolution of a longstanding dispute between Greece and Macedonia regarding the official name of the state, diplomatic sources have indicated to “Kathimerini”.
Officials in Europe and Washington believe that there could be an opportunity to solve the dispute for the name in the period between local elections in October this year and presidential...
Bieber: The Government in Macedonia can break the cycle of cynicism about the EU enlargement
The new government in Macedonia can be the new impulse for breaking the cycle of cynicism that rules within the European Union and the Western Balkans countries regarding the Union's enlargement process, said Florian Bieber, a professor at the Professor at the University of Graz and member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG), in an interview...
Kotzias: The new government has toned down the rhetoric but basically nothing has changed
The new government has toned down the rhetoric and the communication level is more correct, however, in substance, I have not seen anything new, said Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias in an interview with "Euroactive" while talking about the new government.
He stressed that during his upcoming visit to Skopje in August, he will talk to the Macedonian Foreign Minister,...
Tsipras: Name issue must be resolved before our tiny neighbour joins NATO, EU
The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has repeated today that the name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) must be resolved before the tiny Balkan neighbor can join the European Union and NATO, reports the Greek daily newspaper "Kathimerini."
Speaking during a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić ahead of a trilateral summit...
Kotzias accuses the international community of spoiling Macedonia
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, in an interview with Greek television “Antenna”, accused Macedonia of irredentism, being unprepared, but also being spoiled by the international community.
“As you know, I was in Skopje twice, we talked about the issue, and they were unprepared. They came to Greece, again unprepared. They have been spoiled by the international community. Here, we are...
Dimitrov to Dačić: In this region we rise and fall together
The head of the Macedonian diplomacy Nikola Dimitrov has expressed his disappointment for the statement issued by the Serbian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić that Belgrade has made many mistakes when it recognized Macedonia under its constitutional name.
I regret Dačić's statement. Together with Serbia we were part of one federal state and as Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Serbia...
Macedonia and Bulgaria reached a basis for compromise on the agreement for good neighborly relations
Bulgaria and Macedonia reached a basis for a compromise on the agreement for good neighborly relations, the next phase will be consultations and internal procedures, stated the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after consultations were held with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva this weekend in Sofia.
“The delegations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
We’ll have to agree with Sofia, “only” on the issues of people and history
Before signing the agreement for good neighborly relations with Bulgaria, another meeting is needed on a ministerial level and a solution has to be found “for one little technical question” so it could be official, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the press conference today.
When asked, what exactly do both sides have to agree on, Zaev said “the part...
Hahn will be having a meeting with Zaev tomorrow and will be participating in a government session
The European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn will arrive tomorrow to take part in a session of the Government that will be dedicated to the reformatory priorities and then there will be a joint press conference with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, announced the government's press service.
Before the start of the session, Hahn will...
Zaharieva: No one is denying the history of Macedonia or Bulgaria
With the recognition of the Macedonian state, Bulgaria also recognizes the Macedonian language in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, said the Head of the Bulgarian Diplomacy and Deputy PM, Ekaterina Zaharieva, saying that there is nothing problematic in the recognition of the Macedonian language.
In an interview for the Bulgarian national television BTV, she said...
Bulgaria and Greece to Macedonia: If you want membership in the EU and NATO, respect history
The countries in the Balkans must respect history and develop good neighbourly relations if they want to join the European Union and NATO, concluded Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his Greek counterpart, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, at their meeting in Athens yesterday.
Radev's visit to Athens comes at a time when the focus of the EU's enlargement to the Western Balkans...
Ivanov – Vučić: Open issues between Macedonia and Serbia should not be politicized
We must address all open questions through a dialog and the competent institutions have find solutions, stated President Gjorge Ivanov after his meeting with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić. He added that the meeting was constructive and agreed that open questions should not be politicized” stated Ivanov.
“Wherever the problems are, there solutions should be found. We should not politicized...
EP adopts resolution on Macedonia: First results from the reforms, then negotiations
With 503 votes "for" and 113 "against", today the European Parliament adopted the resolution on the European Parliament’s Special Rapporteur for Macedonia Ivo Vajgl, linked to the report by the the European Commission for 2016. 45 MEPs abstained on the resolution that recommends Macedonia continue its path towards European integration.
MEPs welcome the formation of a new government on 31...
Lavrov: USA and the EU want to be masters of the Balkans again
"Our Western colleagues, the USA and the leading European countries are obsessed with the idea of becoming masters of the Balkans. EU has certain plans regarding that. The negotiation processes are currently underway, and Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Monte Negro are part of that," said the chief of the Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov.
He also said that Russia has...
It’s not a criminal act that a Serbian intelligence officer was in the Macedonian Parliament, says Vučić
The Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vučić, after last night’s informal dinner with the Prime Ministers of the Western Balkans, when asked by a journalist about the presence of an advisor of the Serbian Embassy in Skopje in the Parliament building during the violence on the 27th of April, he said that the embassy’s advisor didn’t commit any crimes nor...
Putin tells Ivanov that he closely follows developments in Macedonia
We closely follow developments in your country, announced the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin to the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov during his visit to Moscow today.
"We wish you success in ensuring that Macedonia’s internal political situation develops in accordance with the Constitution and democratic procedure. I am sure that your experience, influence, and authority will be of help here",...
