Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 13:36

Hahn: EU risks losing influence on Balkans

The European Union risks losing its influence in the Western Balkans if it fails to send a clear signal for the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn told Austrian news agency APA. If,...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 12:24

It’s a trap to harm me: Deputy Health Minister Musa resigns

Deputy Health Minister Asim Musa resigned Tuesday following Top Channel’s publication of a tape showing him accepting bribes. It’s a trap with which the media make an attempt to harm my professional figure, Musa said. He stressed that he would not allow his credibility to be tarnished by...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 12:08

Zaev: This is unique time, we’re next NATO member and we expect positive decision from EU

This is a unique time for our country, we are the next NATO member, we expect a positive decision from the EU, these are opportunities for even greater economic development and benefits for the citizens, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. I would also like to express my gratitude...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 11:56

Siljanovska: Macedonia has been and should be part of Europe!

I don’t know how many years have passed, but I can’t believe what I see and hear from some hosts and “gatekeepers” of the Brussels EU port is really happening, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate tweeted on Tuesday. Macedonia has been and should...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 11:33

French State Secretary ahead of EU Council meeting: We will discuss two dimensions – opening negotiations and reform of negotiation process

Today I am not here to defend the position of a veto. We will discuss two dimensions – opening of accession negotiations by a prepared Europe and a reform of the negotiations process, French State Secretary for European Affairs Amelie de Montchalin said ahead of the General Affairs Council on...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 11:24

Macedonian intellectuals wrote letter to Macron: Your blockade will be a knife in the back of all righteous citizens!

Several Macedonian intellectuals have written a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, in which they point out that blocking our country’s Euro-integration process only by France is incorrect and dishonest and to a great extent dangerous. We are afraid that very soon, the question will arise...
Culture 15.10.19 | 11:07

Writers Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have both won this year’s Booker Prize, it was announced at a ceremony on Monday, after the judges for the literary award rebelled against its rules, The New York Times reports. “We were told quite firmly that the rules state you can only have one winner,”...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 10:51

Pendarovski: We even changed the name of the country because of the EU!

Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski in an interview with the Austrian newspaper “Die Presse” warns the EU that it will not be good for anyone if we do not receive the promised date for negotiations. We even changed the name of the country because of EU. No country has ever done that, Pendarovski...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 10:39

Tuppurainen: Europe has commitments to Western Balkans

The Finnish Presidency is fully committed to the enlargement process and we expect to have a signal to the Western Balkans, what Europe is going to do regarding North Macedonia and Albania, because we have commitments, said Finland’s Foreign Minister Tytti Tuppurainen ahead of the General Affairs...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 10:22

Blok: North Macedonia more prepared than Albania

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok reiterated early Tuesday his country’s position that Macedonia is more prepared than Albania for the start of EU accession negotiations. Ahead of the start of the EU Council meeting in Luxembourg where the start of accession negotiations with Skopje and Tirana will...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 10:04

Roth: Berlin’s position is crystal clear, EU should open negotiations with Skopje and Tirana

The German position is crystal clear. We support the start of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, said Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office. Our position is based on the vote of the German Bundestag. The European Union has committed...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 09:53

No agreement yet: EU leaders to decide on Macedonia’s date on Thursday

Ambassadors of EU member states at Monday’s meeting in Luxembourg  failed to adopt the Finnish presidency’s proposal to open accession negotiations with Macedonia, meanwhile adopting a new negotiation methodology required by France, with Intergovernmental Conference between the country and...
Macedonia 15.10.19 | 09:25

Earthquake felt in Strumica region

An earthquake was felt Monday in Macedonia at around 21:40 h. The 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 8 kilometers northeast of Novo Selo (Strumica region), according to unofficial data from the European seismology service EMSC. A 2.6 magnitude earthquake was felt in Strumica Monday morning, the Seismological...
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