Tag: embassy
Macedonia 20.04.23 | 23:31

Bechtel scandal: US Embassy says it was not involved in the negotiations, Kovacevski will reveal the contract to select opposition representatives

The US Embassy issued several statements with regard to the highly controversial highway contract with the US giant Bechtel. The deal is receiving serious criticism in Macedonia, for its price tag (1.3 billion EUR before any land is purchased), for its no-bid character and for the additional demands...

Macedonia 14.04.23 | 16:07

German Embassy warns work visa applicants to avoid intermediaries who ask for money

The German Embassy in Macedonia warned citizens who are applying to its very popular work visa program not to trust any intermediaries who are asking for money. Those who promise to give you a slot to apply in exchange for money are lying to you. The slots can’t be bought. They can only be obtained...

Macedonia 27.05.22 | 11:12

Macedonia’s Embassy in Ukraine reopens

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani, is paying Thursday a visit to Kyiv, where he informed that the embassy will be put into operation again. I have just arrived in Kyiv, where in addition to the meeting with my colleague, Dmitro Kuleba, we will put our embassy in Ukraine back into operation....

Macedonia 15.04.22 | 19:41

Russia says it will respond after the Government expels additional six diplomats from Macedonia

Russia announced unspecified measures in response after Macedonia expelled another group of six Russian diplomats. The move comes after the recent expulsion of five diplomats. We emphasize that the consequences of this step will seriously influence the relations between Russia and Macedonia. We are convinced...

Macedonia 06.03.22 | 21:53

Russian Embassy warns that it is documenting incidents of hate speech in foreign countries

The Russian Embassy in Macedonia warned citizens and institutions that it is putting together a list of countries who have imposed sanctions against Russia, and are carefully documenting cases of Russophobic hate speech. We draw attention to the so far unseen level of Russophobia noted in many foreign...

Macedonia 14.01.22 | 15:03

US Embassy in Sofia denies reports that it raised the issue of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria

The US Embassy in Bulgaria issued a statement on how the recent comment from US official Gabriel Escobar was received in Bulgaria. In a Voice of America interview, Escobar was cited as saying that “the US and the US Embassy in Sofia are working with the Bulgarian Government on the issues of respecting...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 13:54

Mourners lay flowers outside Macedonia’s Embassy in Sofia

People have been laying flowers in front of Macedonia’s embassy in Sofia expressing condolences over the deadly bus accident early on Tuesday, which killed at least 45 passengers, MIA’s Sofia correspondent reports. Young women, who refrained from revealing their names, said they laid flowers because...

Macedonia 14.09.21 | 18:48

Letter from the US Embassy stopped the process of appointment of new judges on the Constitutional Court?

The 360 news site reports that a letter from the US Embassy likely prompted the Parliament to put an end to the procedure to elect new judges on the Constitutional Court. Three judges are set to retire and several months ago the Parliament was moving to appoint new ones. The Zaev regime already appointed...

Macedonia 15.06.21 | 18:37

Osmani and Korčok open new Embassy of Macedonia in Bratislava

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani on Tuesday officially opened Macedonia’s new Embassy in Slovakia, alongside Slovak Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Ivan Korčok. I am sure that this new beautiful and warm home of Macedonia in Slovakia, this corner will be another point through which we will develop...

Macedonia 19.04.21 | 14:41

US Embassy welcomes the adoption of the anti-corruption strategy

The US Embassy welcomed the adoption of a four year National Anti-Corruption Strategy in the Parliament. The strategy was introduced after Macedonia recorded its worst ever ranking in the Transparency International report (111th in the world) and as it faces a number of major corruption scandals linked...

Macedonia 11.04.21 | 10:55

US Embassy says it worked with the police and provided technical support in both the marijuana raids and the passports scandal

The US Embassy stated that it is providing technical assistance to the Macedonian law enforcement after the two major scandals that hit the Zaev regime – the revelations that passports were issued to mafia figures and the seizure of drugs from farms owned by the Zaev family. Yesterday, a media...

Macedonia 09.04.21 | 12:44

US Embassy refrains from comment on the passports scandal

The US Embassy in Macedonia spoke out about the major scandal in the Interior Ministry, where it was revealed that a number of high profile mafia bosses and hitmen from the region were given Macedonian travel documents. In his defense, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that he was in fact investigating...

Macedonia 07.10.20 | 12:26

Milososki: Macedonia has no ambassadors in key states and institutions

Macedonia is snubbing some of its key allies with the lengthy delay in dispatching ambassadors, said VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki. He pointed to the fact that the country has been without ambassadors in Washington and Otawa for two years despite their key importance as well as the large Macedonian...

Macedonia 08.05.20 | 17:30

Two diplomats got into a fist-fight in the Macedonian Embassy in Zagreb

Two diplomats in the Macedonian Embassy in Croatia got into a fist fight, reports Vecer. Nazif Xhaferi, who is the charge d’affaires appointed by Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, attacked the third secretary Bashkim Misimi, and inflicted injuries on him. The incident played out in the embassy,...

Macedonia 04.07.19 | 11:02

US Embassy, Zaev’s Government both say Tamara made an “unintentional mistake”

The US Embassy sent out a tweet after the Independence Day recention where singer Tamara Todevska performed the Macedonian national anthem but omitted the verse which names the VMRO heroes of the national liberation struggle. Her move was widely seen as deliberate and part of the on-going attempts to...

Macedonia 31.05.19 | 18:20

Macedonia and Greece elevate their diplomatic offices into full embassies

The foreign ministries of Macedonia and Greece agreed that the liaison offices in both capitals are elevated into embassies. Due to the tense relations over the name issue, the two countries kept the diplomatic offices at lower levels, despite the exceptionally high level of work they were both required...