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Macedonia 22.04.24 | 21:37

Siljanovska: Personally, I will not use the “new name”

In her last interview before the first round of the presidential elections, VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova said that personally, she will not be using the “new name” of the country. Many countries have had names imposed in the colonial era, but got their...
Macedonia 03.02.24 | 13:31

Professor tells students not to use the imposed name “North Macedonia”

A social media comment by genetics professor Vladimir Trajkovski from the Philosophical Faculty in Skopje became hit on Facebook, after the professor told his students not to use the imposed name “North Macedonia”. In your index card, in the “country of birth” field, you should...
Macedonia 23.08.23 | 17:59

Spasovski says citizens will be allowed to vote even if their documents don’t have “North” on them

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski indicated that the identity documents with the name Republic of Macedonia will be considered valid for the 2024 elections. It is widely assumed that, given the dismal polling of the SDSM party, Spasovski will try to disenfranchise large number of voters with his decision...
Macedonia 11.08.23 | 21:20

Government decision to withdraw documents without the adjective “North” causes huge lines in the Interior Ministry

The Government’s decision to nullify all identity documents with the name Republic of Macedonia starting in February 2024 caused huge lines in the department charged with issuing passports and identity cards. Citizens calling in to register for a new document are now being given dates in early...
News Macedonia 28.01.22 | 16:09

“North Macedonia” alludes to a territory, not a state

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Gordana Siljanovska said that the option of referring to Macedonia in the short version of the imposed name “North Macedonia” is more suitable to a territory than to a country. Macedonia and Bulgaria agreed that Bulgaria will lift its objection to using the shorter...
Macedonia 08.09.21 | 13:46

Zaev adds “North” in his message congratulating the independence of the Republic of Macedonia

Zoran Zaev inserted the imposed name “North Macedonia” even in his message congratulating the citizens on the 30th independence anniversary of the Republic of Macedonia. In response, dozens of citizens flooded the replies to tell him that the country which voted for its independence on September...
Macedonia 30.08.21 | 17:22

Greek Foreign Minister Dendias arrives in Macedonia tomorrow to inspect Zaev’s implementation of the Prespa Treaty

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Macedonia tomorrow to inspect the level of implementation of the Prespa Treaty and the use of the imposed name “North Macedonia”. Greece was recently concerned after a defense cooperation treaty was signed between Macedonia and Turkey, and critics...
Macedonia 10.02.21 | 11:24

Parliament moves to have the imposed name “North Macedonia” printed on the passports starting in July

A Macedonian Parliament committee approved a draft bill that sets the date for issuing passports with the imposed name “North Macedonia” starting with July 2021. The move comes after several visits to Athens by officials of the Zaev regime, and demands from Greece that Macedonia steps up...
Macedonia 14.07.20 | 13:05

State Electoral Commission head speaks out against the campaign to spoil the ballots

Oliver Derkoski, head of the State Electoral Commission, warned the voters not to scribble comments on the ballots or cross out the word “North” from the imposed name of the country. Activists and supporters of a ruling party which imposed the name change have been sharing ostensibly “patriotic”...
Macedonia 28.04.20 | 12:18

Macedonia’s first Foreign Minister Denko Maleski says the country should review its history in line with the Bulgarian historical narrative

The first Macedonian Foreign Minister Denko Maleski, who was a strong contender to be the SDSM presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, published an editorial in which he agrees with the Bulgarian position that Macedonians and Bulgarians “were the same people”. The editorial was published...
Macedonia 28.04.20 | 10:17

Pompeo speaks to Pendarovski to congratulate on Macedonia’s NATO accession

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with President Stevo Pendarovski yesterday to congratulate to “North” Macedonia on its joining NATO and possibly opening EU accession talks. In the statement released afterwards, Pompeo praised the imposed Prespa treaty and said that he highly values...
Macedonia 09.03.20 | 15:22

Zaev’s SDSM party drops the hated adjective “North” ahead of the elections

SDSM party leader is ordering pre-election billboards that drop the imposed name “North Macedonia”.  In one such billboard, Zaev had himself superimposed over the NATO logo to tout what he promises will be the economic benefits of the coming NATO membership. But instead of mentioning the...
Macedonia 24.02.20 | 21:34

Man urinates on board reading “north” in Stip

A video posted on social networks today shows a man urinating on a new board at the Stip Employment Agency because it contains the word “north”.
Macedonia 21.01.20 | 20:12

Siljanovska on the “North Macedonian cuisine” label: Every day brings another humiliation

Former presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova strongly condemned the way Macedonian food and cuisine were presented at the recent Green Week fair in Berlin, where the term “North Macedonian cuisine” was used. The presentation caused strong adverse reactions in Macedonia, where...
Macedonia 14.01.20 | 11:15

Geroski: Zaev stopped using the adjective “North” to score election points

The ever more noticeable omission of the adjective “North” in statements from SDSM party officials is linked with the coming elections, believes journalist Branko Geroski. The one-time SDSM supporter who turned on the party and broke much of the news regarding its major Racket scandal believes...
Macedonia 01.01.20 | 21:39

As the elections draw closer, SDSM officials begin to drop the adjective “North”

Over the past year officials from the SDSM party were using the imposed name “Republic of North Macedonia” like there is no tomorrow, but as the early elections are now a near certainty, both Zaev and his inner circle are dropping the name and are beginning to use just Macedonia. Outgoing...
Macedonia 21.12.19 | 19:25

“Never North, Always Macedonia” echoes during the VMRO rally

A powerful and unanimous rejection of the imposed name change was evident during the large VMRO rally in Skopje today, when just as party leader Hristijan Mickoski was preparing to speak the thousands strong crowd broke into a chant of “Never North Always Macedonia”. This is the rallying...
Macedonia 27.09.19 | 10:35

Zaev promotes the name “North Macedonia” at the UN General Assembly

Zoran Zaev had an address before the United Nations General Assembly, promoting for the first time the imposed name “North Macedonia”. The Prime Minister celebrated the fact that Macedonia was renamed and insisted that it will improve relations in the region. We finally completed our identity...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 23:14

Elementary school kids told to learn a song about “North Macedonia”

Parents of elementary school children are sharing online a song that was apparently introduced into the first grade curriculum, in which the children are taught that their country is called “North Macedonia”. The school year that started this month is the first following the Prespa treaty,...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 12:20

Justice Ministry calls on the certified translators to begin using “North Macedonia” on their seals

The Justice Ministry called on the court certified translators to replace their seals and to adopt the name “Republic of North Macedonia” for official use. The Ministry is working to introduce the imposed name in official use in the judiciary. Court certified translators are private operators...
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