Friday, April 19, 2024
Greece extended until November 8th the decision to temporarily restrict the land borders with Macedonia, Albania and Turkey, as well as the ban on entry of third-country nationals. It is a ministerial decision as a prevention of coronavirus that in the past months was extended every 14 days. The situation with...
The German EU Presidency has a clear goal regarding the enlargement process – the first intergovernmental conference with North Macedonia by the end of the year, said German Ambassador Anke Holstein on Wednesday. Ambassador Holstein told reporters “it would be a failure” if the country did not start the EU...
Ambassadors of the EU member states will review the accession negotiations of Albania and North Macedonia. According to diplomatic sources quoted by Politico, Bulgaria is expected to say "no" to the start of the first intergovernmental conference with North Macedonia, which is the first step back on the road, writes...
After the report of the European Commission on the country's progress on the path to the EU was published yesterday, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and EnlargementOlivér Várhelyi came to an official visit to Skopje on Wednesday. Várhelyi asked Macedonia to continue strengthening the reform results, primarily on the ground in...
Macedonia is joining the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Greek port city of Alexandropoulos. Having secured the support of the United States, North Macedonia’s strategic partner and NATO ally, the country in the period to come will launch several projects of significance for both the...
The Bulgarian Parliament has adopted a decision according to which May 24 will be celebrated as the Day of Bulgarian Literacy, but it is also announced that a process will be launched before the European Union for the recognition of the Cyrillic alphabet as the Bulgarian alphabet. Bulgaria’s Foreign...
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski had a farewell meeting with French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. Mickoski and Thimonier discussed the political situation in Macedonia, during which the opposition leader said that the country is in a dire state with the decline in the economy and the rampant high-level corruption. Mickoski said that...
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama posted a photo on Facebook of the Krivoshijska River on Shar Mountain and the area known as Leshnica, writing that it represents the beautiful Albania. "Beautiful Albania. Leshnica Canyon", Rama wrote next to the photo of the waterfalls on the Leshnica River on Shar Mountain. The...
Bulgaria will not veto and block the first intergovernmental conference of North Macedonia with the EU, former Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has said commenting recent remarks by Defence Minister Krasimir Karakachanov and MEP Andrey Kovatchev. “I don’t think it will happen. Bulgaria has always supported  Macedonia on its road to...
Dr. Zan Mitrev said his son Filan, who was charged with terrorism in a Frankfurt court, had lived in Germany and had had no contact with him in recent years. Dr. Mitrev believes that his son Filan chose the wrong path and he should be held responsible for it. "While...