Macedonia

Macedonian President to meet Greek Prime Minister in New York

Macedonian President Gjorgje Ivanov and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou are set to meet in New York, where they will take part in UN General assembly. The two delegations have agreed to meet at 5 p.m. Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki is set to attend the meeting as well. The …

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UN mediator Matthew Nimetz sees positive development in Macedonia-Greece name dispute

Matthew Nimetz, the UN mediator in the name row between Macedonia and Greece, said he sees a positive development in the dispute, but he didn’t table any new proposal during the late Sunday’s meeting with Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov.

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Macedonia and Serbia to ease border regime

Macedonia and Serbia agreed on Saturday (September 18th) to allow their citizens to cross the common border with ID cards instead of passports. The initiative was announced after a meeting in Skopje between Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska and her Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic. The measure will initially be implemented

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Macedonian PM to visit Brussels

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, accompanied by Deputy PM for European Affairs Vasko Naumovski and Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki are set to travel to Brussels this afternoon, where tomorrow they will meet with EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule.

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Macedonia marks 19 years of independence

On September 8 Macedonia marks Independence Day, Macedonian media report. On this day 19 years ago Macedonia organized a referendum on which citizens backed the independence of their country. There will be many events to mark the Independence Day in Macedonia. September 9 is declared a national holiday and a …

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