2 January 2016
Temperatures in all parts of Macedonia this morning were below zero and the lowest temperatures were measured in Bitola and Berovo where the mercury thermometer descended to minus 10 degrees Celsius. According to measurements by the Hydro-meteorological Service, the morning temperatures in Lazaropole, Prilep, Tetovo and Skopje, Strumica were minus eight degrees Celsius, while in […]
24 December 2015
The ruling party VMRO – DPMNE has hired an American consulting agency “New Partners“, which according to the agreement, will promote Macedonia and the parties President and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, writes the American weekly “PR Week“. The weekly refers to documents published on the website of the State Agency for the registration of foreign associates […]
8 December 2015
Macedonia today celebrated the national and religious holiday St. Kliment Ohridski, which marks the work of the Slavonic writer and educator, and the first Slavic bishop and founder of the Ohrid Literary School. St. Kliment Ohridski, with Naum Ohridski was the foremost disciple of the creators of the Slavic alphabet, the holy brothers Cyril and […]
22 November 2015
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Skopje today discussed the migrant crisis. The meeting concluded that the new challenges facing Europe are a consequence of the decisions of a growing number of countries who will only accept the refugees and migrants who come from regions affected by […]
22 November 2015
Foreign Minister Nikola Popovski urged coordination between Macedonia and Greece on the question of refugees to rise to a higher level, a higher government level. “We need coordination with Greece. Currently, there is cooperation between law enforcement officials in terms of exchanging information how many people come from the Greek port of Piraeus, the information […]
21 November 2015
Greek opposition New Democracy criticized the Macedonian decision to raise a fence on the border with Greece to a European level. The MEP of the right-wing party, Maria Spiraki refered a question to the European Commission’s decision on whether raising a fence is in line with the EU guidelines in dealing with the refugee crisis. […]
21 November 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov has appealed to Greece not to let the name issue get in the way of the cooperation between the two countries in the field of security and in dealing with the refugee crisis. The security of certain areas continues to be held hostage due to the unresolved name dispute. “During the […]
19 November 2015
According to the Greek newspaper “Kathimerini”, Macedonia has began rising fences on the border with Greece to deal with the waves of refugees and migrants flowing into the country who are focused on getting to Central Europe. Macedonia’s Security Council assessed the possibility of raising a fence on the border with Greece within the the time of […]
10 November 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov received today the Ambassador of the European Union in Macedonia, Ambassador Aivo Orav. Ambassador Orav handed the report on Macedonia’s progress of 2015 to President Ivanov and informed Ivanov on key estimates contained in the document, prepared by the European Commission. Ivanov said that this year’s European Commission report gives an […]
26 October 2015
Greece have agreed to accept and accommodate 50,000 refugees in its territory. Along side this, yesterday at the refugee crisis summit in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also accepted the condition to begin a better border-crossing cooperation to be able to cope better with the refugees passing through the Balkans, Athens, Skopje and Tirana. […]
19 October 2015
The EU Commissioner for and Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations , Johannes Hahn, today in Skopje will put pressure on political leaders to implement the Przhino Agreement. “On my way to Skopje, meeting all political parties to press for urgent progress with political agreement,” Mr Hahn wrote on his Twitter account. This is the Commissioner’s […]
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 […]
17 September 2015
The appointment of a special prosecutor is an important element for the normalization of the political situation in Macedonia, but it is not the end of the story, said on Thursday in Brussels the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, the day before his visit to Skopje. Commissioner Hahn welcomed […]
21 August 2015
The EU Commission has been introduced with the Macedonian government’s decision to declare an emergency situation for the south and north border zones and is in contact with government officials and UNHCR. -At this phase, the Commission is monitoring closely how events are developing and the measures which are undertaken now or later by the […]
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 […]
26 May 2015
Former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, on national television BNT, confirmed that for the minimum sum, he was advisor to the current Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, in the period from 2007 to 2008. – The deal was for one euro. I’ve done my job for about 10 months and it was decided that […]
22 May 2015
The leader of the Party of European Socialists and former president of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Sergei Stanishev fails to justify his presence at anti-government protests in Skopje, said Strahil Angelov, former BSP MP. – If Bulgaria had something to protest in Skopje, it is the anti-Bulgarian propaganda, which is unprecedentedly carried out by […]
21 May 2015
The start of negotiations between Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and president of SDSM Zoran Zaev opened the dilemma whether Macedonia would be assisted with forming an international advisory panel (IAP) following the example of Ukraine. Such a possibility was yesterday announced by diplomatic sources close to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn […]
18 May 2015
Macedonian crisis deepens, and the two biggest European political families – the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) and the Party of European Socialists (PES), add fuel to the fire and fueling antagonism between Macedonian parties, assesses portal “EurActiv“. The analysis of the portal states that the two largest political forces in the EU are fully […]
