Friday, April 26, 2024
Majority of the 15,000 Macedonian nationals who received the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of March are being re-vaccinated in Belgrade and Nis during the weekend, whereas free inoculation continues at sites across Serbia, MIA reports from Belgrade. Sources from the vaccination site at the Belgrade...
Those acting against the Prespa Agreement even in countries outside the Western Balkans, including Greece, could be blacklisted by the United States, a State Department spokesperson has told VOA in response to a question on whether Biden’s administration planned to expand sanctions to persons from other countries, specifically Greece,...
  Slovenian President Borut Pahor stressed Friday that one of the first tasks during Slovenia's EU presidency will be to unblock the start of accession talks with North Macedonia. According to the president, it was a "moral issue". "I think we need to find a way for Bulgaria to give the...
Greece has extended rules for entering the country until June 21, 2021. Travelers are required to provide upon entry, mandatory vaccination certificate, negative PCR test results or proof that they’ve previously had COVID-19. Prior to the visit, they must also fill out online the PLF (Passenger Locator Form). The new...
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, in its decision on the implementation of the judgments in the cases OMO Ilinden and others against Bulgaria, expresses its deep concern that more than 15 years after the verdict for this group, the associations that aim to "win "recognition...
The United States urges the European Union to finally start negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania because it considers EU credible policy to be of US strategic interest. This, according to the Serbian public service broadcaster RTS, citing unnamed diplomatic sources, could be said by US President Joseph Biden at...
Turkish police detained a Macedonian citizen that was reportedly a crucial part of the criminal network of mobster Sedat Peker, report Turkish media outlets. "Finally, the leader of the criminal organization Boban Tomovski, known for his closeness to Sedat Peker, was caught at Sabiha Gikchen Airport. Tomovski, who was allegedly...
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says there is pressure from the West to recognize Kosovo. He says knows that if he does that he will only get a pat on the shoulder, he will be declared a visionary but in the end he would end up like Zoran Zaev, who...
  Macedonia implemented a number of reforms, some of which were really painful. That is why we believe that Macedonia deserves to open negotiations as soon as possible. We would like this to happen during the Portuguese presidency - to hold the first intergovernmental conference, i.e. the formal start of...
Four Macedonian and Bulgarian performers, who are part of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, will give a concert today in the most prestigious classical music hall "Bulgaria" in Sofia. Part of the group that will hold the concert is the world famous Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski. Renowned Bulgarian conductor Najden Todorov...