Tag: nato
Balkans 23.11.23 | 08:22

NATO forces in Kosovo must be increased, according to the PM of Albania

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged a boost in NATO troops in Kosovo to secure the unstable Kosovo-Serbia border, citing concerns of illegal activities fueling political unrest. He highlighted an incident in Banjska, emphasizing the potential for conflict escalation, advocating for dialogue between...

Balkans 21.08.23 | 21:26

Tucker after meeting Vucic: NATO’s war with Russia is destroying the European economy

US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson is in Budapest for meetings with political leaders such as his host Viktor Orban and the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. Tucker met with Vucic and during their conversation the Serbian President reportedly said that NATO is waging war on Russia in Ukraine...

Economy 14.08.23 | 12:29

Brako to build Bechtel&Enka workers ‘camp

The factory Brako from Veles offered to build the camp for workers near Gostivar, for the needs of the construction company Bechtel & Enka, which will accommodate thousands of workers. Brako offered the construction of 104 prefabricated housing containers, with all accompanying utilities. The...

Macedonia 15.07.23 | 15:23

Petrovska: Defense budget in continued rise, two percent target to be reached in 2024

Technological advancements and rise of unconventional security challenges call for states to increase investments in the defense and security of its citizens, says Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska. “The commitment of all NATO member-states is that the two percent of the GDP for defense spending,...

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...

Macedonia 18.06.23 | 21:52

Ethnic Macedonians divided over whether joining NATO was a good idea

A poll conducted by the IPIS institute for Sitel TV’s Detektor show revealed that a majority of citizens believe that NATO membership, while generally a good thing, won’t help Macedonia join the European Union. The poll showed that 57.5 percent of citizens believe that NATO membership is...

Macedonia 16.06.23 | 18:11

Stoltenberg at PFD: NATO will always choose path of hope, democracy and peace

The world is at cross-roads: in one direction lies fear, oppression and war, and in the other, there is hope, democracy and peace – and that is the path NATO will always choose, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a video address at the “Peace and Democracy versus War and Autocracy”...

Macedonia 31.05.23 | 16:17

Kosovo’s soldiers expelled from the “Fast Response” NATO drill in Macedonia due to the events in the north of Kosovo

Kosovo soldiers are expelled from the NATO military drill Fast Response, taking place on the training ground Krivolak in Macedonia, which is the first measure against Kosovo for the turbulence in the north of the country. Besides expelling them from the military drill, official Washington also threatened...

News Macedonia 22.05.23 | 11:25

Rapid Response ’23: One of the largest military drills in Macedonia commences on Monday

The multinational military drill Rapid Respons 23 commenced on Monday at the Macedonian Army’s training ground Krivolak. The drill is part of the largest multinational drill on the territory of Europe, Defender Europe 23, and will last until June 2. Rapid Response 23 will take place in eight countries...

News Macedonia 18.05.23 | 17:32

The joint military drills Swift Response will take place on the army training grounds Krivolak in May – June

The Swift Response drill, which is part of NATO multi-national joint drills in Europe titled Defender 23, will take place at the Krivolak army training grounds in May and June. The Ministry of Defense told a press briefing at the Illinden barracks on Thursday that Swift Response will take place in eight...

World 30.01.23 | 10:59

Erdoğan signals NATO support for Finland, leaving Sweden in the cold

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signalled he might support Finland’s accession process to the Western defence alliance NATO – while withholding approval for the membership of the country’s Nordic neighbor Sweden. “If necessary, we can send a different message regarding Finland,”...

World 25.01.23 | 13:40

NATO’s Stoltenberg backs defence spending pledge above 2% of GDP

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects that the members of the defence alliance will soon pledge to increase their military spending to at least 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), he said in media comments published on Wednesday. “I expect that we will make a new pledge on defence spending...

Macedonia 26.07.22 | 09:56

Ratification of protocols for Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession on agenda of parliamentary foreign affairs committee

The bills on the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO are on the agenda of Tuesday’s sessions of the Parliament’s foreign affairs committee and the legislative committee. Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and the members...

World 18.05.22 | 10:10

Finland and Sweden submit their applications to join NATO

Sweden and Finland formally submitted their applications to join NATO to the Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The two traditionally neutral countries decided to take this step following Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Stoltenberg said that the process will be expedited and made as quick as possible,...

Balkans 14.05.22 | 13:37

Erdogan may block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO

Turkey announced it has issues with expanding NATO to include Finland and Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that both these countries harbor terror organizations and do not cooperate with Turkey in fighting terrorism. He is referring to Kurdish groups as well as the FETO organization...

Macedonia 01.05.22 | 20:23

Large NATO exercise begins in Macedonia tomorrow

Macedonia will host 2,500 British soldiers for the Swift Response 22 military exercise. The exercise will also include troops from half a dozen other NATO member states, and will last until the end of May. Britain describes the exercise as another step to deter Russia from expanding west. The exercise...

Macedonia 20.04.22 | 21:31

Macedonia receives NM abbreviation in NATO

Macedonia has joined the NATO Alliance under the code name NM (North Macedonia). According to the information obtained by Republika, the Permanent Delegation of Macedonia to NATO in Brussels, eight days ago was informed that the abbreviation used for the Republic (North) Macedonia in NATO is NM –...

Macedonia 04.04.22 | 19:36

Minister Petrovska will help Macedonian companies make use of the NATO market

In an interview with MRTV, Defense Minister Slavjanka Petrovska said that the main accomplishment of Macedonia’s NATO membership is its safety and stability, and that the country is now working to use this to its financial advantage as well. As Minister, I stand at the disposal of the business...

Macedonia 04.04.22 | 13:04

Petrovska: We are on the right side of history

We paved the way to NATO a long time ago, back in 1993, and after almost three decades we passed the goal. From today’s perspective, it is quite clear – we became a member of the Alliance at the right time. It confirms the correctness of our sensible, courageous, and pragmatic decisions....

Macedonia 04.04.22 | 12:43

Galloway: UK works closely with Army to support it in realising capability targets set by NATO

Since Macedonia’s accession to NATO two years ago, the UK has worked closely with the Army of the Republic of Macedonia to support it in realizing the capability targets set by NATO, says British Ambassador Rachel Galloway in a statement to mark NATO Day-April 4. Our job, Galloway adds, involves regularly...

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