Tag: Macedonia
Macedonia 30.06.23 | 18:47

Radev: There will be no additional demands apart from those included in Macedonia’s negotiating framework

Sofia strongly desires Macedonia’s EU integration, but the country must first implement the obligations they accepted, Radev told the Bulgarian National Television on Friday. “The issue of the rights of the Bulgarians in Macedonia is not bilateral, nor a Balkan dispute, as they try to present...

Economy 30.06.23 | 14:15

From July 1 a tag device on Macedonian tolls – faster and 6% cheaper driving

The new, cheaper toll in Macedonia for the Serbian citizens starts tomorrow (July 1), and the same tagging device will be operational in both, Macedonia and Serbia. The drivers will obtain two benefits – faster moving at the toll stations, and cheaper use pf the highways by 6%. The common system...

Macedonia 30.06.23 | 08:48

Most of the Macedonians think that the country will never become part of EU, support for NATO very high – a poll by Conrad Adenauer

Support for Macedonia’s membership in NATO from 2021 is continuously increasing, making a cumulative positive difference of 5.9 percent and in absolute terms today it amounts to 65.7 percent, while 62.3 percent support the European integration of Macedonia, a result that is almost at the same level...

Economy 29.06.23 | 11:09

Fast and easy: The tolls in Macedonia and Serbia will be charged by one ‘tag’

The system for joint electronic toll charging by applying only one ‘tag’ while traveling through the country or in Serbia successfully passed all tests, it is ready for use and functional, the Public Enterprise for Public Roads informed on Thursday. The project was announced in 2021 within...

Macedonia 27.06.23 | 08:52

VMRO-DPMNE Parliamentary Caucus met with a delegation from the Polish Seim

The VMRO-DPMNE Parliament Caucus met on Tuesday with the Vice-Chair of the Polish Seim, Rishald Tarletsky, who is leading a delegation of the Polish Seim visiting Skopje. Tarletsky and the Caucus Coordinator Nikola Micevski shared their opinions on the process of the country’s accession into the...

Macedonia 26.06.23 | 20:52

Radev: Constitutional amendments only preliminary condition for the country to start EU negotiations, more to follow

In a letter to the European leaders and institutions, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev appeals the acceptation of Republic of Macedonia to be based on the membership criteria, not lobbyist politics. Emphasizing that he has always expressed and defended Bulgaria’s principled position for a consistent...

Macedonia 23.06.23 | 14:44

Kovachevski – Denkov: Constructiveness in the approach and better collaboration needed

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski held a phone call on Friday with Bulgaria’s new Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov, extending congratulations on his mandate and wishing success for the newly-elected government. “The two expressed expectation for good intergovernmental cooperation, in the interest...

Macedonia 23.06.23 | 10:15

Pendarovski: Relations with United States stable from geopolitical aspect

Our relations with the United States are stable from a geopolitical aspect. Series of events took place in the 1990s and the U.S. made moves that have strengthened our strategic partnership. Therefore, amid the current geopolitical challenges, this relationship between the U.S. and North Macedonia and...

Macedonia 22.06.23 | 21:50

Aggeler: Country leadership must find way to take right path, US to provide support

United States Ambassador Angela Aggeler said Thursday that Macedonia’s EU membership would help the country better manage domestic challenges, corruption being one. The Ambassador urged country leaders to find a way to put the country on the right track, while telling the ruling and opposition...

Macedonia 19.06.23 | 23:14

Osmani and Cleverly: Strong British support for Macedonia to accept the constitutional amendments and continue on its EU path

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, James Cleverly, in London on Monday. UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe, Leo Docherty, also attended the meeting. Osmani extended gratitude for the United Kingdom’s...

Economy 19.06.23 | 20:18

Bitiqi: The digitalization brought a new era in the labor market

The Macedonian companies’ challenges while trying to secure labor force are huge and we are trying to deal with them, but we have to understand that the sane challenges also apply for the companies from the entire region, as well as in the EU, Fatmir Bitiqi, Vice-PM for Economic Affairs said on...

Macedonia 19.06.23 | 11:54

The field operation “This is Macedonia, for all” registered over 18,000 citizens’ problems – VMRO-DPMNE will offer solutions

Over 200 VMRO-DPMNE activists, organized in 19 teams, visited a total of 709 populated settlements in all parts of the country, from the big cities, to the least populated areas within the operation “This is Macedonia, for all”, Ivica Tomovski, member of the VMRO-DPMNE EB informed on Monday. “This...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 15:05

Milosovski: The German Resolution emphasizes the fact that there are EU countries who doesn’t behave in European manner

Antonijo Miloshevski, member of VMRO-DPMNE EB and of the parliament, spoke on Friday in the parliament about the German Resolution on Macedonia, adopted by the Bundestag on Thursday. “We should welcome the Bundestag Resolution out of two reasons: the first is the reason why it was initiated, that...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 14:26

U.S. State Department: Despite efforts, Macedonia doesn’t meet minimum standards for eliminating trafficking

The government of Macedonia does not meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making more efforts to do so, considering the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, if any, on its anti-trafficking capacity, according to the U.S. Department of State in its 2023 Trafficking in Persons...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 13:56

Kovachev on the German Resolution: It is a new phenomenon to beg other countries to uphold your own identity

Following the adoption of the resolution for Support of Macedonia in the German Bundestag, the Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovachev, a renown right-wing politician and negator of Macedonians, was first to react in his recognizable, offensive style. “The problem, or more precisely the weird phenomenon...

Economy 16.06.23 | 13:28

The data is overwhelming: Macedonians have a lower standard, but eat much more expensive food than the Europeans

The Macedonians eat much more expensive food than the Europeans, despite having much lower living standard, the “Inflation Monitor” for June 2023 reveals. The Monitor was prepared by the Parliamentarian Budget Office and the Swiss Development Agency. According to the data, the inflation in...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 13:09

The German Bundestag adopted the resolution on Macedonia, the opposition adamantly against: “It is an instable and corrupt country”

With the majority votes of the ruling parties – The Social Democrats, the Liberals, and the Green Party – The German Bundestag adopted on Thursday the Resolution by which it acknowledges the Macedonian identity, language, and culture, on the country’s path to the European Union. The...

Macedonia 15.06.23 | 20:13

Jotova: After the Constitution, Macedonia should also make changes to the textbooks, the history

Bulgarian Vice-President Ilijana Jotova stated on Thursday athat it is time for the governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia to meet, and requested more serious measures after the last incident involving a citizen with a Bulgarian identity. Vice-President Jotova also reminded Macedonia that, apart from...

Macedonia 15.06.23 | 12:53

German Resolution won’t save Macedonia from Bulgarian blockades

The German Bundestag should debate and vote on Thursday for a resolution to support the Macedonia’s accession in the EU, the Macedonian language, and the Macedonian identity. According to the announcements, the German MPs will ask the Federal Government to reach an EU wide agreement that the EU accession...

Macedonia 14.06.23 | 13:05

VMRO-DPMNE demands Kovacevski to apologize for lying about the constitutional amendments

By lying  so brazenly on the issue of the constitutional amendments, Kovacevski and SDS show how desperate they are. The fact that SDS and Kovacevski are forced to modify and manipulate VMRO-DPMNE’s proposals, reveals the truth they are in a tight spot without the 2/3 majority necessary for the...

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