10 July 2018
On the fringe of the EU Western Balkans Summit, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held meetings with representatives from the Ohrid Group and Friends and Supporters of Macedonia, led by Sir George Robertson. The Government’s Office say at the meetings, experienced diplomats and politicians, representatives of several international organizations emphasized the exceptional progress the Republic of […]
27 June 2018
On Friday morning Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, he announced during a Ross-Roth seminar that was held in Parliament. After the meeting, a joint press conference is scheduled, which he expects to announce that Macedonia will receive an invitation for full membership in NATO at the summit. Zaev […]
21 June 2018
In a letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, UK Prime Minister, Theresa May congratulated Macedonia on reaching an agreement with Greece, as well as the ratification agreement reached in Parliament, announced the Government. “Such a meaningful achievement would not have been possible without political courage, vision and leadership, as the two of you have […]
20 June 2018
Today the North Atlantic Council adopted a unanimous political decision to list Macedonia’s NATO invitation at the NATO summit in Brussels on 11 and 12 July, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told parliament today during his closing speech before ratification of the agreement with Greece on a solution regarding the name dispute. “I received this happy […]
17 May 2018
Theresa May, the first UK prime minister to visit Macedonia in almost two decades, said that Macedonia is an integral part of Europe and pledged support for Macedonia’s integration into the European Union. May, who was greeted with full honours at the Government said in regards to the name dispute, that it was important that […]
15 May 2018
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will take part in the European Union Western Balkans Summit which is to be held on 17th of May and hosted by Bulgaria, which currently holds the Presidency of the European Council. During the Summit, he is also expected to meet with Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras. “The Prime Minister […]
18 April 2018
At the next NATO summit in July, Macedonia will not become a member because the time period is too short, said Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with the Greek radio “247”. According to Kotzias, the agreement has to be ratified in various ways, and it is already April. “They want to call […]
22 March 2018
The state of freedom of expression in Eastern and Central Europe and Eurasia is the main topic of the first panel discussion at the second Regional Internet Freedom Summit, organized by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI). The panel discussion was attended by the OSCE Ambassador in Skopje – Nina Suomalainen, […]
19 February 2018
Macedonia hopes that a solution to the dispute with Greece regarding the constitutional name of the country will be settled in July, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with the Austrian radio station “ORF”, reported “Reuters“. “I believe we will be able to conclude the negotiations successfully by the NATO summit in July”, said Zaev. […]
13 July 2017
From a total of 194 million euro grant for infrastructure in the Western Balkans, Macedonia received 70 million euros at the Summit in Trieste for the completion of the railway track from Beljakovce to Kriva Palanka, reported today Vice President for Economic Affairs, Kocho Angjushev. He added that this irrevocable funding is enough to cover […]
12 July 2017
The six Western Balkans countries, among which is Macedonia, endorsed the Multi-annual Action Plan on a Regional Economic Area in the Western Balkans (MAP), at the summit in Trieste today, announced the Regional Council for Cooperation that is authorized to monitor the whole process. The MAP’s goal is to enable an unobstructed flow of goods, […]
11 July 2017
Prime Minister Zaev will be leading a government delegation to the fourth EU Summit – Western Balkans, as part of the Berlin process that will officially start tomorrow. The summit, which is under the auspice of Italy, will welcome Prime Ministers and ministers from the six countries of the Western Balkans including the High EU […]
9 March 2017
The former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Bildt, through his “Twitter” account asked whether the European People’s Party (EPP) will react to the political crisis in Macedonia, sharing an analysis of the political situation in the country. The Macedonia ruling party is playing with the fire in an increasingly volatile region. Will @EPP react? […]
19 November 2016
The second regional summit of the foreign ministers of Greece, Macedonia, Albania and Bulgaria has been postponed because of the elections in Macedonia and due to the recent political turbulence in Sofia after the presidential elections. Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, who initiated the regional meeting, announced that the four ministers agreed that instead of […]
5 July 2016
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikola Poposki took part in the Third Summit for the Western Balkans which was held in Paris under the authority of the President of France, Francois Hollande, said the Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the session, foreign ministers gathered to discuss issues such as migration, the fight against terrorism […]
9 March 2016
The Steering Committee have scheduled a meeting for 18:00 today, to deal with migrant crisis, at the meeting they will determine the countries new policy regarding the removal of refugees, after decisions were made at the summit in Brussels and after the confirmation of the new measures to close the borders to most asylum seekers, […]
8 March 2016
More than 1,000 migrants mostly from Syria and Iraq are currently stranded at Tabanovce, the Macedonia-Serbian border, because the Serbian authorities refuses to allow transit for the migrants and further along the Balkan route, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) told “Meta”. Meanwhile, at the Southern border, according to information from the Greek side, apparently additional […]
7 March 2016
In a desperate situation, without the basic living conditions, in thin tents on open ground 14,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq are spread across a field in Idomeni, waiting on European leaders, who are in Brussels deciding whether to “seal” the Balkan Route, and what to do with the thousands of refugees stranded in Idomeni. […]
29 November 2015
The leaders of almost 150 countries around the world will gather in Paris at the United Nations Summit on Climate Change, which begins tomorrow (30 November), according to the international media. At the 21st Session of the Conference members (COP 21), world leaders, including the Presidents of the United States, China, India and Member States […]
24 November 2015
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and a government delegation comprised of Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, Vladimir Pesevski, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Popovski and Deputy Minister of Economy, Christijan Delev are visiting the People’s Republic of China. Prime Minister Gruevski will attend the 4th Summit of Heads of Governments of Central-Eastern Europe and China (16 […]
