Tag: nato
Macedonia 28.05.20 | 23:28

Macedonian soldiers sent to Afghanistan without NATO certificates, found themselves stranded in their base

The Macedonian Army sent soldiers to Afghanistan who had expired NATO security certificates, says Aleksandar Nacev from VMRO-DPMNE, warning that this led to soldiers being forced to remain in their barracks and even unable to get to a canteen. The way the bases wok is you need valid certificates to get...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 18:41

Greek and American warplanes will fly over Macedonia tomorrow

Greek and American warplanes will conduct a fly-over across Macedonia tomorrow. The planes will perform mid-air refueling and will deliberately fly relatively low and loud, in a move meant to mark the Macedonian entry into NATO. Following the imposed Prespa treaty, Macedonia agreed to allow Greece to...

Macedonia 25.05.20 | 23:20

Mickoski: Government didn’t bring anything for the people, brags about NATO, while the country is declared to have hybrid regime, sinking into corruption

In an interview with TV Klan, VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski said that the government only boasts that Macedonia is a member of NATO, although every day the country sinks into corruption and has a hybrid regime. The fact that Macedonia is a member of NATO does not mean that we have a functioning system....

Macedonia 23.05.20 | 10:50

NATO refers to Macedonians as “citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia”

Despite assurances from the SDSM party that the Prespa treaty they signed with Greece safeguards Macedonian national identity, examples of its intrusion come daily. One such example was shared online yesterday, and comes from the job vacancies portion of the NATO web site. It asks applicants to choose...

Macedonia 16.05.20 | 21:48

No “North or Macedonia”: Army’s Chief of General Staff referred to as “MK-Skopje MOD” at NATO Military Committee virtual meeting

Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Vasko Gjurcinovski, for the first time as a full-fledged member, took part in the 183rd regular session of the NATO Military Committee (MC), the senior millitary authority in the Alliance. At the virtual meeting, the chiefs of the general staff of the...

Macedonia 31.03.20 | 12:38

As the newest NATO member state, it’s doubtful Macedonia can meet its spending requirement this year

Faced with an unprecedented financial crisis due to the coronavirus epidemic, Macedonia is looking to make cuts that have never before been considered. Zoran Zaev, leader of the ruling SDSM party, is proposing placing the public administration to the minimum wage for two months in order to plug a hole...

Macedonia 30.03.20 | 21:19

Macedonian Government asks NATO for help in the fight against the coronavirus

The same day Macedonia officially joined NATO, the Government appealed to the alliance for help to fight the coronavirus. The Government informed the public that it held a meeting of its main coordinating committee for the epidemic, and one of he conclusions is to ask NATO to activate its EADRCC mechanisms...

Macedonia 30.03.20 | 18:43

VMRO-DPMNE congratulates to the citizens on Macedonia’s NATO accession, notes their sense of humiliation and need for change

VMRO-DPMNE issued a message congratulating the public on Macedonia’s official admission to NATO. This is the result of the extensive efforts of many previous generations. NATO represents our joint defense and an organization through which Macedonia will be able to realize its strategic. It is a...

Macedonia 30.03.20 | 17:05

No mention of the nation that is joining NATO from Oliver Spasovski

Not a mention of the Macedonian nation from interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski as he was congratulating the country (“North” Macedonia, as he said) on joining NATO on the day when the Macedonian flag was raised in Brussels. Spasovski spoke about “fellow citizens” who should...

Macedonia 30.03.20 | 15:55

Macedonia’s flag raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels

A flag-raising ceremony to mark the accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Monday afternoon. The anthem of the Republic of Macedonia was played during the flag raising. Before the solemn flag-raising ceremony, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 18:25

Starting today Macedonia is officially considered a NATO member state

US government officials have informed that the Macedonian NATO ratification instrument is deposited in the State Department, which means that Macedonia is now officially a NATO member state. In this honor a gun salute is being made in Skopje and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said that the US now stands...

Macedonia 20.03.20 | 15:41

Macedonia to officially become 30th NATO member next week

Macedonia today is depositing its instrument of ratification to the NATO Accession Protocol as all member states have deposited the instruments of ratification to the Office of Treaty Affairs, PM Oliver Spasovski said in a Facebook post on Friday. NATO has formally informed us that all allies have completed...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 11:52

Spain sends the Macedonian NATO membership ratification instrument to D.C.

Spain is going to deposit its ratification document of the Macedonian NATO protocol to the US State Department tomorrow, and this should conclude the exhausting process of bringing Macedonia into NATO. Spain was the last NATO member state that ratified the protocol, the delays due to the Spanish political...

News 17.03.20 | 21:57

Spanish King Felipe signs Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

The King of Spain Felipe VI signed the accession protocol of Macedonia to NATO, which was ratified by the emptied out Congress earlier today. Given that Spain was the last NATO member that hadn’t ratified the protocol, this means that it will now be deposited in Washington, and Macedonia will be...

Macedonia 17.03.20 | 13:53

Spanish Senate unanimously ratifies NATO Accession Protocol

The Spanish Senate ratified Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol at Tuesday’s session. The vote took place by video-link due to the coronavirus situation in the country. The Spanish Senate unanimously ratified the Protocol. On behalf of the Government and the Macedonian citizens, let me extend my...

World 10.03.20 | 23:41

Spanish Senate closes down due to coronavirus: Vote on Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol postponed

The Spanish Senate, following the decision of Congress, suspended all planned activities for the next seven days. The reason for this decision is to protect against the coronavirus, after the secretary general of Spain’s far-right Vox party, who is a member of Congress, tested positive for the...

Macedonia 27.02.20 | 14:16

Spanish Congress of Deputies ratifies NATO Accession Protocol

The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the Spanish Parliament, ratified Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol early on Thursday. The lower house in Madrid, ratified the NATO accession protocol this morning with 279 votes IN FAVOR and 1 against! Muchas Gracias! Next and last stop: The Senate…...

Macedonia 22.02.20 | 11:16

Pendarovski: Macedonia cannot be expelled from NATO if it returns its name

President Stevo Pendarovski thinks it is legitimate to change the Prespa Agreement with a two-thirds majority in Parliament and reiterated that there is no mechanism in NATO with which Macedonia could be expelled from if it returns its name. Pendarovski explains on TV Kanal 5 “Samo intervju”...

Macedonia 14.02.20 | 11:04

Sekerinska now says that Spain will ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession in early March

Despite optimistic expectations that the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO accession is just around the corner, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska now says that it could happen in early March. All NATO member states, except Spain, ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession, and the Macedonian Parliament...

Macedonia 11.02.20 | 17:00

Macedonian Parliament ratifies the NATO accession protocol

The Macedonian Parliament voted with 114 votes in favor to ratify the NATO accession protocol. Members of Parliament and high level guests were gathered for the ratification, that was approved by all political parties. Macedonia went ahead and ratified the protocol without waiting on Spain, which is...

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