PACE has decided to “step up and expand” its presence in Macedonia and its cooperation with the Macedonian authorities. The PACE’s Skopje-based monitoring mission in Macedonia closed in 2000.
Read More »NATO and EU remain the strategic goals for Macedonia
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski called for consensus among the parties with the ruling coalition and the opposition over the European integration of the country. Speaking at the celebrations of the anniversary of the VMRO-DPMNE, PM Gruevski said that the EU
Read More »Skopje to sign South Stream agreement by the end of this week
Agreement on Macedonia’s joining the South Stream gas pipeline project will be ready by the end of this week.
Read More »Skopje government to sign agreement to join South Stream South pipeline
Macedonia is to sign an agreement next week to join South Stream gas pipeline project. The agreement is to be inked
Read More »UAE Minister visits Skopje and Pristina for economic cooperation
Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, on Sunday led a delegation on an official visit to Macedonia and Kosovo as part of efforts to promote economic cooperation. Al Mansouri, in a statement, said
Read More »Greek FM says Skopje should leave Balkan past behind and look for its future
Macedonia should finally decide to leave behind the Balkan past and instead work constructively for its future. This is what Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos has said.
Read More »Turkey backs Skopje on name issue with Greece
Greece blocks Macedonia’s NATO membership over the name issue but we will be always next to it and will not allow change of the name. This is what Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
Read More »Serbian and Macedonian governments hold joint session
A delegation of the Macedonian government headed by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski arrived in Belgrade on Monday for a joint session with Serbian counterparts. After a ceremonial welcome in front of the Palace of Serbia, the
Read More »Macedonia President will not attend SEECP summit
Macedonian plans to host a summit of regional presidents end in fiasco after most of the guests pull out for a variety of reasons – forcing Macedonia’s president to call off the meeting. Gjorge Ivanov said there was no point in holding the summit, or the complementary
Read More »MEPs say FYROM should start EU accession talks
Members of the European Parliament have urged member states to start EU accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia before July in a resolution on the country’s 2012 progress report. In a debate on 22 May, MEP Richard Howitt, who
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