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Macedonia 22.10.19 | 11:46

US Senate moves toward ratifying Macedonia’s NATO accession

The US Senate voted on Monday evening to end the debate on the proposal to ratify Macedonia’s accession to NATO. The vote was 82 to 2, and it allows a final vote on Tuesday. It is widely expected that the Senate will ratify the accession protocol. It was also expected that the US will be the last...
Macedonia 17.10.19 | 18:39

French Senate ratifies Macedonia’s entry into NATO

It may be blocking our EU accession talks, but the French Senate made a step toward ratifying Macedonia’s entry into NATO. The Senate approved the ratification in its first reading, which leaves it only to be ratified in the National Assembly before France can say it accepts Macedonia as a new...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 14:45

“Grazie Italia!”: Sekerinska thanks Italian Senate for ratifying NATO Accession Protocol

Italian Senate ratified on Wednesday Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. The Italian lower house Chamber of Deputies approved the protocol, but its ratification in the Senate was postponed due to the political crisis, which was resolved by the formation of a new Italian government. Defense Minister...
Macedonia 08.10.19 | 11:31

Spanish political crisis makes it nearly certain that Macedonia won’t join NATO in time for the London summit in December

Macedonia will most likely not join NATO in time for the December summit in London, as the political crisis in Spain prevented the ratification of the accession protocol. Most of the countries that were expected to possibly block Macedonia, primarily Greece, already went through the procedure. Spain...
Macedonia 02.10.19 | 23:26

Change of date: Macedonia won’t become NATO member in December?

The ratification process of the NATO Membership Protocol, runs smoothly, but depending on the political developments in certain countries, it can only lead to being postponed to a later date in terms of the accession, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Tacan Ildem said on Tuesday. This...
Macedonia 01.10.19 | 17:23

Ildem: Ratification of NATO Accession Protocol runs smoothly

I personally witnessed the Bucharest Summit and since then NATO membership has been an unfinished business for me. I am really pleased to now be able to witness positive developments in that direction, said Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy at a debate at the Economist...
Macedonia 18.09.19 | 15:51

Political crisis in Spain may postpone Macedonia’s NATO membership

The political crisis in Spain will likely derail hopes that Macedonia joins NATO in time for the early December summit in London. Spain is yet to ratify Macedonia’s membership into NATO, but because of the inability of its parties to agree on the next Government, it will probably have to hold early...
Macedonia 10.09.19 | 10:55

Palmer: If Macedonia does not join NATO in December, it will do it in a few months

The US special envoy to the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer said he was confident that Macedonia would soon become NATO’s 30th member. There are a number of members that have yet to ratify the accession protocol, including the United States. It requires an internal procedure in the Senate and hopefully,...
Macedonia 27.07.19 | 22:04

The Spanish political crisis could postpone Macedonia’s NATO membership bid

The political crisis in Spain could endanger Macedonia’s bid to join NATO in time for the December summit in London, 360 Degrees reports. Prime Minister designate Pedro Sanchez has been attempting to form a coalition Government with the left wing PODEMOS party, but talks have stalled and the parties...
Macedonia 26.07.19 | 12:05

US Senate Committee approves Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

The Foreign Relations Committee of the US Senate adopted the NATO accession protocol for Macedonia yesterday. This allows the protocol to be moved before the full Senate.
Macedonia 12.07.19 | 10:29

Turkey ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

Turkey ratified the Macedonian NATO accession protocol yesterday, announced Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska. Of the 10 NATO member states that have not yet ratified the protocol, Turkey was seen as the one possible hold-out, after Macedonia refused to extradite a group of a dozen suspected members...
Macedonia 09.07.19 | 12:13

Pendarovski says Erdogan assured him Turkey will ratify NATO protocol soon

President Stevo Pendarovski assured Macedonians that Turkey will ratify Macedonia’s accession to NATO soon. Pendarovski’s office issued a press release following his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the regional summit in Sarajevo. President Erdogan said that our country has...
Macedonia 30.06.19 | 10:06

Pendarovski: We hope that by December 4 we will formally become the 30th member of NATO

President Stevo Pendarovski in Bitola attended the open day for the citizens with the participants of the military exercise “Decisive Strike”, the largest military exercise ever organized in the country, the President’s Office informed. Before the citizens of Bitola were presented the...
Macedonia 25.06.19 | 15:15

Hungary’s Parliament votes “for” Macedonia’s NATO accession

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, at the invitation of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, László Kövér attended Tuesday the ratification of Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol by the National Assembly of Hungary. 153 MPs voted unanimously “for” and backed the...
Macedonia 20.06.19 | 14:50

Canada ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession

The Canadian Foreign Ministry informed that the country has ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. Canada is the 18th country to ratify the protocol, which was signed after Macedonia was pressured to change its name. If ratification continues as planned, Macedonia would become the 30th NATO...
Economy 06.06.19 | 17:55

Zaev’s own economic adviser dismisses his idea that NATO membership will lead to higher wages

Professor Vanco Uzunov, one of Zoran Zaev’s economics advisers, noted that NATO membership by itself won’t do much for the Macedonian economy. Salaries won’t rise on their own. It will take a lot of work, uzunov said. One of the main selling points Zaev is employing to promote the humiliating...
Macedonia 03.06.19 | 16:59

Pendarovski: NATO membership is a key cohesive factor in our multiethnic society

In my whole professional working engagement, I was led by the idea to help in the processes that today brought the country to full membership. I assure you that as President, in me and in my team you have a partner and supporter of what is and will be a regional and global priority of the Alliance, said...
Macedonia 31.05.19 | 17:16

NATO council will meet in Skopje on Monday

The NATO North Atlantic Council will visit Skopje on Monday, to meet with for a session of its integration council. The meeting will be focused on Macedonia’s expected entry into NATO. This is the second time the NAC has visited Macedonia for a meeting – the first such case was in 2003, again...
Macedonia 29.05.19 | 12:58

Xhaferi expects NATO membership by the end of the year

During an event organized by the George Marshall center, Talat Xhaferi said that he is certain Macedonia will join NATO by the end of the year. I believe that at the NATO summit in London in December, the flag of the Republic of North Macedonia will be raised along with the flags of the other Alliance...
Macedonia 24.05.19 | 20:19

Zaev expects that Macedonia will join NATO by December

According to Zoran Zaev, Macedonia will be a full NATO member by December. Speaking in the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica, Zaev said that 13 countries have ratified Macedonia’s NATO membership by now. Our expectations are that we will be a full member by the December summit in London, Zaev said. Among...
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