14 April 2017
The new parliamentary majority is taking the obligation to unblock the democratic processes very soon and a new reformatory government to be formed that will provide a better life for everyone, said SDSM’s morning announcement and it also states that this process will be done in accordance with the Rules and Regulations, the Constitution, and […]
3 April 2017
Europe and the world can see that Gjorge Ivanov’s behavior isn’t based on democratic principles, decency, and rational mind, and that is why we received the last message from the leaders and the institutions of the European Union, which was passed on by the president of the European Union, Donald Tusk, said SDSM’s reaction after […]
2 April 2017
“The focus of the talks between President Ivanov and the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk will be the threat of illegal migration that Europe is facing and the political crisis in Macedonia after the elections this past December” informs the President’s cabinet who will be the host of the President of the European […]
28 March 2017
Today the European People’s Party (EPP) expressed deep concern about the situation in Macedonia and condemned provocations that disrupt interethnic relations, reported “Alsat M” television. In the resolution for the Western Balkans, which should be adopted at the two-day congress of the EPP in Malta, where the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski is participating, it […]
25 March 2017
The domestic and international community expect a statesman behavior on part of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia and by the institution President of the state, that will have to allow a new government to be formed, said SDSM. “The Macedonian general public has heard from an MP of the European Parliament, and who […]
21 March 2017
We are part of the majority and we will not breach the agreement, said DUI’s party leader Ali Ahmeti, after the meeting with the EU’s Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations and the three EU MPs, Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein at the Parliament. -We gave our signatures for a parliamentary majority […]
14 March 2017
Members of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) have completely opposite views regarding the political crisis in the country, as well as different opinions on current developments and the tensions raised by the platform of the Albanian parties. The president of MANU, Taki Fiti, in his opening speech at today’s 50th Jubilee of […]
9 March 2017
The political leaders must rise above party interests and resolve the political crisis and make sure it doesn’t spill into inter-ethnic tensions. That was the main message that OSCE General Secretary, Lamberto Zannier passed to President Gjorge Ivanov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki. “This morning I met with the President and the Foreign […]
8 March 2017
The Constitution, the results from the parliamentary elections from the 11th of December and the democratic principles have to be respected, said the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Harlem Desir in an announcement regarding the current situation in Macedonia. “France monitors the current political happenings in Skopje. We are supporting the activity of the […]
8 March 2017
The acting Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev, on today’s visit to Delchevo, repeated VMRO-DPMNE’s position that early parliamentary elections should be organized alongside the local elections, and it is the only solution for the political crisis. Dimitriev stressed that the post-electoral discussions, according to him, go deep into the constitutional order, and those weren’t part of the […]
4 March 2017
“The joint statement of the parliamentary Albanian parties in Macedonia is a joint document of the Albanian political parties in Macedonia, prepared and signed in Skopje, as a summary of the election programs of all our parliamentary parties and in no way does it impose any kind of external factor”, reads the statement by DUI […]
2 March 2017
I had long and substantial meetings, and hopefully they were constructive, and in the coming days we will see how constructive, announced this evening in Skopje the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini after meetings with party leaders and President Gjorge Ivanov. She said that the goal of the […]
2 March 2017
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 […]
28 February 2017
The U.S. Department announced today that USA together with NATO and EU have been closely monitoring the process of forming the government in Macedonia after the parliamentary elections which were held on the 11th of December 2016. “The United States calls on Macedonia’s leaders to form a new government without further delay, in a manner […]
26 February 2017
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 […]
21 February 2017
DUI’s party leader, Ali Ahmeti, after the meeting with SDSM’s president, Zoran Zaev, announced that they didn’t talk about the signatures for receiving a mandate for a new government. – In Macedonia, the Albanian language is guaranteed by the Constitution. These days we shall summon the presidency in order to make important decisions for the […]
21 February 2017
The leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, tonight after a three-hour meeting with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti in Mala Recica, stated that they are close to coming to an agreement because at the meeting they focused on the constitutionality of the solutions. “Negotiations are underway. The intensity is increasing. Certain issues have been cleared up and […]
13 February 2017
The new President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, as former German Foreign Minister, a responsibility which he held until early last month, among other things, was active in the process of resolving the political crisis in Macedonia. His involvement. although was not very publicly exposed, it was of crucial importance in getting the Macedonian parties to […]
3 February 2017
“We note a serious aggravation of the political crisis in the Republic of Macedonia. It is obvious that the contrived early parliamentary elections, which were held on December 11, 2016, have not helped stabilise the situation”, said Monday’s commentary of the department for information and press from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian […]
29 December 2016
Today, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, during his traditional New Year’s speech, called on the people to stop the rhetoric of division into patriots and traitors and asked for forgiveness, reconciliation and responsibility. Ivanov said he would never agree for Macedonia to be a bi-national or federal state. He urged politicians not to think about post-election […]
