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US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis landed at the Skopje International Airport this morning and was welcomed by Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and US Ambassador Jess Bailey. According to the announced agenda, Mattis is expected to meet Radmila Sekerinska, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and President Gjorge Ivanov today. Yesterday, Eric Pahon, a spokesman for the Pentagon said that Mattis will urge Macedonian...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev replied to a question at the conference dedicated to media freedom in the region and said that he has no evidence of Russian influence in Macedonia. _I have no evidence of any Russian influence in Macedonia. The Russian Federation is a friend of the Republic of Macedonia and there is nothing that stands in the...

I call all citizens in your country especially the Albanians that are living here to give their support for the historical Prespa agreement because it has exceptional significance for the region's democratic stability, said today the Head of the Albanian diplomacy, Ditmir Bushati at the press conference with his Macedonian colleague, Nikola Dimitrov. -We all agree that the Albanians living...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikola Dimitrov had a meeting today with the US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Euro-Asian affairs, Wess Mitchell, where they discussed Macedonia's Euro-Atlantic perspectives including the current political situation in the country and the region, reports the MFA. Dimitrov stressed the importance of the ongoing support from the USA in the process of...

My mandate as prime minister ends in 2020. If the referendum fails, we are probably done with politics. Why do we need to rule when our country has no future? Hence, I have my views regarding the responsibility of all the main political factors about the state, including VMRO-DPMNE, which should be working on securing a prosperous future for...

We are counting the days for when our people will come out on to the streets for a European Macedonia. Only one event in our recent history can be compared to the challenge we face. This is the event 27 years ago, the day when we all voted for an independent Republic of Macedonia. These are two major events...

Today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met with representatives of the Macedonian Diaspora from Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and the United States, who expressed support for the government's policies for Macedonia's membership in NATO and the European Union, the government's press service announced. At the meeting they discussed several current issues, including the importance of the upcoming referendum and...

Yesterday VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said in an interview with TV “Kanal 5” that he would announce by the 10th of September, weather he would call for the membership to boycott the referendum on 30th of September, or vote against or vote in favour. He went on to deny that his party was seeking amnesty. The SDSM reacted to...

The official start of campaigning for the referendum will begin on 10th of September, and all those who want to participate in the campaign will do so, in whatever context they choose, whether they will support or boycott it, or call to vote against it, it depends on them, said Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi at today's press briefing. According to...

Each of us is obliged to take responsibility for the future of our country. Your vote is your right, do not let anyone take it away. I will commit to respecting the outcome of your choice, regardless of the result. This was announced by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in his address to the public, attended by all ministers in the Government. He called...

Today Vice President and MP for the NSDP (New Social Democratic Party) Goran Misovski, said that a consensus had been agreed on between the Government and the opposition, regarding the SEC’s structure and legal solutions which were agreed at the leaders' meeting. It is likely they will be adopted on Saturday at a parliamentary session where the decision regarding...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski reiterated that the Government has agreed to the party’s demands for a technical government, in accordance with the Prizino principle for every subsequent election, adding that he was satisfied that they had reached an agreement on the Law on Financing Political Parties that would guarantee transparency and prevent possible abuse. “We agreed to stop and withdraw...

Following six hours of negotiations during the leaders' meeting at the MPs Clubhouse, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that they accepted the VMRO-DPMNE's request for a technical government before every future election and that additionally there are should be a joint agreement concerning the referendum. “These three leaders' meetings took a lot of nerve, patience and leadership. Today, we agreed...

Yesterday Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in an interview with TV Kanal 5 that there was a possibility for the parliamentary majority to seek an impeachment for President Gjorge Ivanov, if he did not sign the agreement with Greece after the citizens's votes in favor of a referendum. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia, two-thirds majority...

With the euphoria that erupted in the country after the formation of the parliamentary majority, the election of a new Parliament Speaker and the yesterday’s granting of the mandate for forming a new government, there has been no mention of the Special Prosecutor's Office, it has vanished from the narrative including the extention of its mandate for filing charges. The...

The citizens of the Municipality of Centar in myriad want to keep the authentic look of the City Trade Center (GTC), and, according to the latest poll, 83 percent of people said they would vote on the referendum on Sunday and will vote to keep the look of GTC, said today president of the municipal organization of SDSM in...

Mayor of the Municipality of Centar Andrej Zhernovski invited residents of Vodno on 26th of April to the polls on the polling stations where they vote for all elections and declare whether or not to preserve the authentic look of GTC. - Next year we will again separate means from the municipal budget for a referendum at a local level....

For 24 years independent state, despite numerous attempts, so far in Macedonia there is only one successful referendum on a national and one on a local level and a citizens' initiative for referendum on a municipal level, but it was also unsuccessful... Andrej Zhernovski, Mayor of the Municipality of Centar, met with Nikola Rilkovski, president of the State Election Commission,...