Tag: Sweden
Macedonia 01.12.24 | 23:17

VMRO-DPMNE and Swedish Moderaterna party hold a joint conference

VMRO-DPMNE and the Moderaterna party from Sweden held a two-day conference in which their officials and members of Parliament discussed EU policy toward the Western Balkans. During the conference we discussed infrastructure as one of the conditions for a growing economy. Along with the VMRO-DPMNE members...
World 02.08.23 | 18:08

Hungary blocks Sweden’s entry into NATO

A vote in Hungary’s parliament to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO was adjourned due to the absence of ruling party lawmakers, local media reported Monday. The move was postponed after members of the ruling party, which has a two-thirds majority in parliament, did not attend the meeting, the Daily...
Macedonia 18.04.23 | 19:55

Macedonia will not change its Constitution under Bulgarian pressure, Mickoski tells high ranking Swedish diplomats

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met with the Swedish Deputy Minister for European Affairs Christian Danielsson and the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry Torbjorn Sohlstrom. Mickoski said that Macedonia will not change its Constitution under Bulgarian pressure and that the current Parliament...
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,”...
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,...
World 28.03.22 | 17:24

Chancellor Scholz calls for swift opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that accession talks with both Macedonia and Albania should start as soon as possible. In joint remarks with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, Scholz said that any further delay would make the Balkan countries more vulnerable to external influences.
Macedonia Sport 15.01.21 | 10:19

Handball: Sweden beats Macedonia 32:20

Macedonia suffered a serious defeat (32:20) from Sweden in its opening game of the World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt. The Swedes were the better team throughout the game. Nikola Mitrevski, along with Stoilov and Pesev, were the bright spots in our team. And one consolation from the game...
Handball 14.01.21 | 22:52

Sweden beats Macedonia 32:20

Sweden beat Macedonia 32:20 in its first match at the World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt. The defense was weak, especially in terms of the pivot player game. Nikola Mitrevski kept the team in the game and the solid attack in a situation when the Swedes had a suspended player, when with Stoilov...
Macedonia Sport 14.01.21 | 10:35

Macedonia faces Sweden in World Men’s Handball Championship

Macedonia faces Sweden this evening (20:30), in its first match at the World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt. The Macedonian team secured a last minute invitation after Czechia pulled out from the competition. The team includes a number of new, untested players, but will still rely on its...
World 30.04.20 | 23:05

Cases of the coronavirus continue to rise in Sweden

Cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Sweden, which has a death rate of over 12 percent, the sixth highest in the world among countries with more than 1,000 confirmed cases, as of Thursday, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University, Newsweek writes. Sweden’s death...
Macedonia 21.01.20 | 22:36

Macedonian environmentalists surprised after Swedish diplomats list Skopje as a model city in fighting air pollution

Green Front, an association of environmental groups, wrote to the Swedish embassy in Bosnia regarding their Facebook post in which they declared Macedonia and its capital Skopje as models for reducing air pollution. Both Skopje and Sarajevo are frequently featured among the most polluted capital cities...
World 10.11.19 | 22:06

Young man killed, another critically injured in an attack in Malmo

A 15 year old boy was killed in a pizza place shoot out in the Swedish city of Malmo.  Another young man was badly injured in the attack that was carried out on Saturday evening. The attackers fled on bicycles after killing the boy. Within minutes, in a different part of the city, a bomb planted underneath...
Macedonia 20.09.19 | 21:04

Centuries-old democracy like Sweden has said that Macedonia is not a legal state

TV Alfa had the exclusive opportunity to talk with Dejan Davidovski, convicted of the April 27 events. He is currently in Sweden, an EU member state that has refused to extradite him, although Macedonia asked that with a warrant. The Swedish Supreme Court refused to extradite him, arguing that the offense...
Macedonia 06.09.19 | 18:56

Documents from Sweden: April 27 is not act of terrorism

The events in the Macedonian Parliament on April 27 are not an act of terrorism, the Swedish Supreme Court has confirmed, which refused to extradite Dejan Davidovski over the events of April 27 on charges of “terrorist threat to the constitutional order and security”.  Swedish court refuses...
World 23.08.19 | 10:59

First Migrant Party formed in Sweden

A Swedish politician of Turkish origin, expelled earlier from the Center Party has formed the Migrant Party, Anadolu Agency reports. Talking to Anadolu Agency, Yuksel said his party will represent migrants. He said for the first time such a party has been formed in Sweden. Yuksel said he was on top of...
Macedonia 12.08.19 | 17:17

We will have justice for the April 2017 trials, Bogdan Ilievski says after Sweden grants protection to one of the defendants

Former political prisoner Bogdan Ilievski, who was charged with “terrorism” in the April 2017 trials, declared his expectation that one of the biggest trials of political opponents by the Zaev regime will fall apart soon. The comments come after Sweden refused to extradite one of the defendants...
Macedonia 12.08.19 | 10:12

Swedish court refuses to extradite Dejan Davidovski because it considers that it is a political persecution

A Swedish court has rejected the request of the Macedonian state authorities to extradite Dejan Davidovski, accused of being involved in the Parliament incident on April 27, 2017. Dejan Davidovski was arrested in Sweden in April this year upon an Interpol arrest warrant, Vecer news portal reported. The...
World 01.07.19 | 15:24

Outdoor smoking now banned in Sweden in certain places

An outdoor smoking ban in Sweden in certain public places, including playgrounds and train station platforms, has taken effect, AP reported. The ban, which started Monday, means smoking in outdoor sections of restaurants and entrances to designated booths for smokers is prohibited. The ban also includes...
World 18.01.19 | 11:52

Swedish Social Democrat leader Lofven confirmed as PM, challenges ahead

Sweden’s parliament voted on Friday to give Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven a second term in office, ending more than four months of deadlock after an inconclusive election, Reuters reports. Lofven agreed an historic deal with the Centre, Liberal and Green parties last week, bringing together...
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