Tag: nato
Macedonia 02.02.19 | 15:31

Macedonia to sign NATO Accession Protocol on February 6

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the ceremony for the signing of the Accession Protocol with Macedonia will take place on February 6 in Brussels. “On 6 February we will write history: NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia together...

Macedonia 01.02.19 | 14:47

NATO plans to invite Macedonia to sign the accession protocol on Wednesday

Macedonia is expected to sign the NATO accession protocol on Monday, reports Radio Free Europe. NATO Governments have determine the text of the protocol, and will hold the signing ceremony on Wednesday, after which it will be sent to the 29 member states for ratification. Greece, who blocked Macedonia’s...

Balkans 30.01.19 | 21:43

EUROACTIV: Greece to be first to open NATO doors for Macedonia

In a symbolic gesture, the Greek government will most probably be the first country to ratify North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol, as it aims to do it by 8 February, sources close to the issue told EURACTIV.com. On 28 January, a NATO spokesperson said the date for signing the accession protocol ...

Macedonia 30.01.19 | 14:21

Bulgarian Government is the first to approve Macedonia’s accession to NATO

The Bulgarian Government accepted the Protocol for accession to NATO for Macedonia and instructed its Ambassador to NATO to sign it. According to the Government, Bulgaria is the first country to approve the signing of the Protocol, which will then be sent for ratification to the Parliament after all...

Macedonia 28.01.19 | 11:19

NATO will prepare accession protocol for Macedonia shortly

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the protocol to admit NATO to the Alliance will be prepared soon. The document will be sent to all NATO member states for ratification, but primarily to Greece, which undertook an obligation to ratify it as soon as it is received. Greece blocked Macedonia’s...

Macedonia 21.01.19 | 16:17

Sekerinska expects Macedonia to take its seat in NATO in a matter of weeks

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska said on Monday that Macedonia is “weeks away” from taking a seat in NATO. Meeting General Joseph Lengyel who heads the US National Guard Bureau, Sekerinska said that Macedonia fulfilled its obligations under the Prespa treaty and now expects that Greece...

World 16.01.19 | 12:20

Trump discussed pulling U.S. from NATO, aides say amid new concerns over Russia

There are few things that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia desires more than the weakening of NATO, the military alliance among the United States, Europe and Canada that has deterred Soviet and Russian aggression for 70 years, The New York Times writes. Last year, President Trump suggested a move...

Balkans 24.12.18 | 18:56

NATO alarmed at Albanian intelligence leak

An Independent story, revealing how Albanian intelligence mistakenly published the names of its secret agents in neighboring countries, raised alarm in NATO whose covert actions were also affected. Albanian intelligence published names, ID numbers, ranks, travel details, and even vehicle details of its...

Columns 20.12.18 | 23:14

Circus at the expense of the promised economic growth

In a country that wants to become part of the European family, to integrate into the EU and NATO where democracy and the freedom of political organization and expression are undisputed, it is unacceptable that the chase that pertains to a signle person to be abused for the siege of an entire political...