4 January 2017
During the first two parts of the interview that was given for the electronic edition of the weekly magazine “Republika,” VMRO-DPMNE’s party leader Nikola Gruevski is dueling with the American billionaire George Soros and during the conversation, his name is mentioned 53 times which plastically can be presented like this: “Soros, Soros, Soros, Soros, Soros, […]
3 January 2017
The politicians should deepen the friendly relations that exist between the citizens of Serbia and Macedonia, and not to derail its friendship, as was reacted by the Ministry of foreign affairs of Macedonia, after a statement given by the chief of Serbian diplomacy Ivica Dachikj. He stated that official Belgrade has done a historical mistake […]
29 November 2016
The former head of the Social Democratic Party of Austria in European Parliament, Hannes Swoboda expressed regret over the performance of Austrian Foreign Minister, Sebastian Kurz at the pre-election rally of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE in Skopje. “It is high time Macedonia embarked on a new path based on European values. Therefore it is particularly regrettable […]
15 November 2016
Macedonia was one of the topics discussed by US President Barack Obama and his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The Greek President repeated his views and accusations against the Macedonian government to Obama, criticizing the country for trying to adopt Greek history as its own. “The fact is that a neighbouring state, who are demanding a […]
8 November 2016
Coordinated anti-terrorist operations have recently been conducted in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo, designed to arrest people suspected of recruiting fighters for the Islamic State in the Balkans. According to information published yesterday by the Albanian and Kosovo press, suspects had been detained for allegedly planning terrorist operations in the Balkans. The Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed […]
25 September 2016
Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias expects new and further pressure for a faster resolution over the name dispute after the parliamentary elections in December in Macedonia. In an interview with the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini”, Kotzias said that only the two countries should dedicate themselves to negotiations within a format under the umbrella of the United […]
25 September 2016
Macedonian Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev yesterday in Vienna assured his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov that the Macedonian authorities will respond to the sacrilege of the memorial plaque of the Bulgarian heroes at Kajmakchalan, which was carried out by journalist Milenko Nedelkovski claims Bulgarian news website “Novinite“. “I do not want to comment”, Borisov told reporters […]
10 September 2016
Public Prosecutor Jovan Ilievski, Constitutional Judge Natasha Gaber-Damjanovska and the Macedonian Ambassador to the Vatican, Zvonimir Jankulovski are the three candidates from Macedonia, being considered for the position of becoming a Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) based in Strasbourg, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. The MFA stated that the […]
31 July 2016
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control yesterday introduced temporary restrictions on imports of cattle, beef, and other meat products from Macedonia to Russia. The decision was made due to the registration of a Jazlesta epidemic in leather goods from Macedonia. The ban applies to imports such as products of beef, as well as […]
8 July 2016
Major events in Europe, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, tend to incite violence in the Balkans, says the magazine “Foreign Affairs” in an analysis of the impact of Brexit in the Balkans and its Euro-Atlantic aspirations. “When the Berlin Wall came down, it landed in Yugoslavia”, opens the article. In Macedonia, according to them, […]
12 May 2016
The fact that only one of the large political parties submitted candidate lists for the elections scheduled for June 5, indicates and reinforces concerns that the current conditions are not suitable for conducting credible elections, said the US Embassy, when “Meta” asked about the the ruling party’s move to submit candidate lists of deputies to […]
9 May 2016
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said Greece has no plans to reverse its veto so Macedonia’s can enter the EU and NATO until the name dispute remains unresolved. Pavlopoulos, during a visit to the tombs of ancient Macedonia, near the northern Greek city of Naoussa, said that those who dispute the Greek identity of Macedonia can […]
5 May 2016
The Dutch Foreign Minister, whose country holds the EU presidency, Bert Koenders, sent a letter to all the leaders of political parties who are signatories to the Przhino Agreement, where he expressed serious concern about the situation in Macedonia and urgently requires a solution to solve the political crisis through the full implementation of the […]
4 May 2016
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has appointed a special envoy to Macedonia, which should mediate in resolving the political crisis. The German Foreign Office announced this on their official Twitter account this afternoon. The special envoy, according to the announcement, will be working in coordination with representatives of the European Union and the United States […]
21 February 2016
Over 600 migrants from Afghanistan are currently stuck in the reception camp at the Macedonian-Serbian border-crossing of Tabanovce, after Serbia closed its border to migrants with citizenship from Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) told “Meta”. The MOI, also told “Meta” that they deny the information from news agencies and some of the Greek media that […]
15 February 2016
European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, is expected to arrive in Skopje on Friday. Unofficially, the visit was scheduled for the period from 15 to 19 February. The agenda for Hahn’s visit published on the website of the European Commission, is still not until February 18. According to the announced […]
19 January 2016
The British Embassy in Macedonia in a statement called upon political leaders to reach a consensus on outstanding issues in order to ensure fair and democratic elections. “Considerable work remains to be done to bring about credible elections, notably on the voters’ list and to create a level playing field in the media. Progress on reforms […]
6 January 2016
The leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), Ali Ahmeti, the Vice Prime Minister for the Framework Agreement Musa Xhaferi, and the Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Fatmir Besimi are not visiting Greece and their Foreign Minister in the capacity as government officials, said the Macedonian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to “Meta”. The MFA said that […]
3 January 2016
By the end of this century, there will be half a million less people in Macedonia, according to the latest report on the prospects of the global population of the United Nations, under which the country is on the 29th place in the group of 43 countries that are faced with the problem of depopulation. […]
3 January 2016
Measuring stations for air quality today showed that residents of Tetovo, Kicevo, Skopje and Veles today are breathing polluted air, with high concentrations of PM10. According to measurements carried out by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning today the most polluted city in Macedonia is Tetovo, where the concentration of PM10 particles was measured […]
