Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 13:14

Zaev: I know that reforms are needed, but we are not motivated

If EU leaders reach Thursday or Friday a negative decision to start negotiations, or if they again decide to postpone the decision, our government will be dead, not because we are overwhelmed, the decision is not up to us, but we will lose the majority of parliament, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 12:42

Petir: EU has shown double standards, accession negotiations with Macedonia should’ve been opened 10 years ago

Former Croatian MEP Marijana Petir has once again accused the European Union of showing double standards towards Macedonia. EU has shown double standards when it comes to Macedonia. The accession negotiations should have been opened 10 years ago, she tweeted.
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 12:13

77-year-old Bogdan Damjanovski is the new owner of “1TV”

Bogdan Damjanovski, 77, living in Skopje’s Kisela Voda neighborhood, is the person identified in the Public Revenue Office (PRO) as the new owner of 1TV, the IRL reported. According to the IRL, who spoke to sources involved in conducting the investigation, the TV station now has a new owner, who...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 11:31

Zaev to meet Hahn, Sassoli, Tusk in Brussels

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is paying a working visit on Wednesday and Thursday to the institutions of the European Union in Brussels, the government said in a press release. Zaev, together with Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, will meet in the...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 11:27

Zaev and Filipce in Vienna before Brussels: Tender for new clinic agreed, awarded to Austrian firm?!

Journalist Branko Geroski write late Tuesday on Facebook that there were indications that the tender for the Gjorce Petrov Clinical Center had already been agreed and awarded to a renown Austrian firm, which has been in the business for 33 years. Unofficially I learned that today, on the way to Brussels,...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 11:13

Two meetings in 16 months are too few: Buckovski thinks Zaev hasn’t lobbied with Macron enough

Former Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski believes the government and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev have not devoted enough attention to lobbying with French President Emmanuel Macron over the issue of getting a date for Macedonia’s EU accession talks. The university professor points out that...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 10:34

Osmani: No changes to law on languages without consensus

Contrary to the statements of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska, who regarding the Venice Commission’s remarks on the Law on Languages said the institutions are ready to implement them, Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani says that only the remarks in the action plans...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 09:53

Klekovski: No date? Government resignation and early elections!

Executive Director of the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation, Sasko Klekovski believes that if France’s decision to block opening accession talks with Macedonia remains the same until Friday, early parliamentary elections should be called immediately so that Macedonia does not come...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 09:41

Merkel to make last push for Macedonia EU accession talks, no one believes Macron will change his position by Friday

A German government official said that Chancellor Angela Merkel will raise the issue of setting a date for Macedonia to start EU accession negotiations with Macron on Wednesday. It is a priority matter for Germany and strategic question for the EU, German government official told Reuters. Reuters writes...
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