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"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...

British Minister for Europe, Sir Alan Duncan welcomed the decision of President Ivanov to allow the parliamentary majority led by SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev to form a government. “This is an important step forward. The UK calls on all political leaders to work together constructively and in the interests of Macedonia and all its citizens. We stand ready to support...

The EU delegation in Skopje, the US Embassy, OSCE Mission and the NATO Liaison Office in a joint statement strongly condemned, as they say, the organized attack on Parliament. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the organised attack on the Parliament which took place on 27 April. We express serious concern that the authorities failed to prevent it and...

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today expressed its concern regarding the situation in Macedonia and noted that the political crisis in Macedonia has further deepened, due to outside interference into the country’s internal affairs. In a statement via "Twitter" by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Skopje, it stated that with active assistance the EU and NATO are...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, today warned that Macedonia should not let its political crisis wreck its hopes of joining the Northern Atlantic Alliance, according to "Reuters" In his first public remarks on the crisis, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged President Gjorge Ivanov to revoke the pardons he granted politicians and their associates. "The door of NATO is still open, but...

“We, invite you to repeat the Commission's recommendation to open negotiations for Macedonia's membership into the EU and its shared friends from Washington and other EU Member States, to return the focus on the resolution of the name dispute and the opening of the Euro-Atlantic perspective for Macedonia”, it said on the letter from the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, had...

A Macedonian delegation, led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defense, Nikola Poposki and Zoran Jolevski  attended an annual meeting in Brussels with the North Atlantic Council at the level of ambassadors of NATO member countries, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minsters spoke of results the country had achieved results in  political, economic and...

"From September the 8th, 1991 we are our own, all those theories that Macedonia is a temporary state have been crushed." Said the Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski when he addressed the people at the Macedonian National Theatre in his speech for Independence Day "The most important challenge yet, is to carry on bettering our lives, improve the way our country...

President Gjorge Ivanov, today held a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Macedonian Army (ARM), Commander of Joint Operations Command (JOC), directors and heads of the state bodies in charge of defense, security and intelligence, and the national Coordinator for Combating Terrorism, where they discussed what measures are needed to be taken about the current refugee crisis, but also...

The Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski met today with the co-chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Republic of Macedonia and the European Union, Alojz Peterle. According to the statement from the Government on the meeting the interlocutors discussed the integration processes of Macedonia, the reforms which are realized in many social spheres and implementation of the measures according to...

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 Macedonia will join NATO -...

Zijadin Sela, head of the DPA reform movement and mayor of Struga, believes that the speech of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama doesn’t insinuate a veto. - I do not think that a veto is concerned, because what I realized is that Rama said he will support Macedonia for its NATO membership when the Ohrid Framework Agreement would be implemented....

After Greece, Albania also announces it will use veto to Macedonia’s request to join NATO. This stems from the speech of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the Regional Ministerial Meeting on Counter-Terrorism, which was attended by interior ministers of several European governments, when he spoke of Macedonia's aspirations to join NATO. - Unfortunately, in Kumanovo, words "terrorism" and "Albanian" were...

Referring to Macedonia under its constitutional name by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg caused reactions in Greece. At the joint meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and EU defense, Greek officials reacted once Stoltenberg began referring to us as "Macedonia". Greece plans to send a protest note from the permanent representative of Greece to NATO to the Secretary General to respond...

Bulgaria could take control over Macedonia airspace when the country joins NATO and if the Alliance entrusts it with this task, reports Bulgarian portal "News", citing the portal "Press". Official Sofia could undertake this task if it purchases new multipurpose fighter jets and if Macedonia agrees Bulgaria to take over the security of its airspace. As "News" reports, this can become...

"NATO membership requires honesty and political dialogue of our country in relation to NATO, responsible and committed leadership, making bold decisions. We need a state with greater freedom, where the rule of law and equality among our citizens would dominate," said, among other things, Deputy Defense Minister Arben Labenishta, at today’s press conference on the occasion of 66th anniversary...

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tomorrow in Brussels. Gruevski and Stoltenberg will make a joint statement to the media at 1:30 pm. The statements will be transmitted directly on the website of NATO.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov confirmed support for Macedonia in its Euro-Atlantic integration. Answering a question of former Foreign Minister Kristijan Vegenin, Borisov said that the policy of the Bulgarian Government towards Macedonia remains unchanged. - We expressed willingness to participate in discussions and to offer expert help for specific things related to our experience of the process of integration...

More than 81 percent of Macedonians desire NATO membership, while only 19 percent are against country’s integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, according to a poll conducted by the Faculty of Security - Skopje before the NATO Summit in UK on citizens’ opinion on the safety and security threats to the country. The survey involved 1,167 citizens from 37 municipalities...