Tag: Vucic
Balkans 01.11.21 | 17:54

Rama and Vucic discussed what to do with their Open Balkan initiative after Zaev resigned

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that he spoke with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to discuss what comes next for their Open Balkan / Mini Schengen initiative, after Zoran Zaev announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Macedonia. Vucic, Rama and Zaev launched the initiative to further integrate...
Balkans 19.10.21 | 15:17

Hungary and Serbia begin reconstruction of a 150 years old railway link

Serbia and Hungary began work today on reconstructing the 150 years old railway line linking Subotica and Szeged. Leaders Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vucic were at the opening ceremony in Horgosh today to mark the beginning of the major infrastructure project. This project is characteristic for all Orban...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 20:16

Albania: Protesters criticized Prime Minister Rama for being part of the “Open Balkan” project

Protesters gathered in front of the Albanian Government to denounce Prime Minister Edi Rama for his promotion of the “Open Balkan” project – which would put Albania, Serbia and Macedonia in a even more integrated common market. The protesters carried pictures of Rama with Serbian President...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 12:35

Vucic predicts no effective borders between Macedonia, Serbia and Albania from 2023

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the three countries of the Mini Schengen initiative – Macedonia, Albania and Serbia, will have no effective borders between them starting in January 2023. This will be a historic moment. There will still be borders, but our citizens won’t be stopped...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 11:53

Plaque of gratitude to Vucic for helping vaccinate Macedonian journalists

The President of the Macedonian Association of Journalists (MAN) Ivona Talevska awarded Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with a plaque of gratitude for his help in getting Macedonian citizens vaccinated. Estimated 40,000 Macedonians were vaccinated in Serbia, especially during the spring and early...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 09:28

Zaev, Vucic and Rama will adopt a new name for their Mini Schengen initiative

The leaders of Macedonia, Albania and Serbia will discuss a new name for their Mini Schengen initiative today. Zaev, Vucic and Rama are meeting in Skopje, to talk about opening the markets of the three countries, but also to change the clunky name of the initiative. Other countries were invited to join,...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 09:12

Vucic makes veiled criticism of Bulgaria’s treatment of Macedonia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic criticized the way Bulgaria treats Macedonia, as it claims the Macedonian national identity, and blocks Macedonia from opening its EU accession talks. Vucic contrasted this with what he said is Serbia’s hands-off treatment of Macedonia. We ask nothing from the...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 22:28

Meeting of the three Mini Schengen countries in Skopje

The leaders of Albania and Serbia, Edi Rama and Aleksandar Vucic, will be in Skopje on Friday and Saturday, for a meeting of the Mini Schengen initiative. The controversial initiative, for which the involved parties insist will not become a “consolation prize” for the stalled EU membership...
Macedonia 25.07.21 | 11:12

Vucic: Under Gruevski, Macedonia used to take all the foreign investments bound for the Balkans, now they all come to Serbia

In a TV interview, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke about how frustrated he was when, under Gruevski, Macedonia would take nearly all companies that were looking to invest in the Balkans. Five dozen significant manufacturing companies, mainly from the automotive industry, set up shop in Macedonia...
Macedonia 22.07.21 | 16:34

Vucic wants to rename the Mini Schengen initiative

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the so-called Mini-Schengen initiative for regional cooperation will be renamed, since it has little to do with EU’s Schengen treaty. Vucic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama are jockeying for a dominant position in the group that has Macedonia...
Balkans 21.05.21 | 15:57

Bulgaria will place a monument to Ss. Cyril and Methodius in the city of Dimitrovgrad in Serbia

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will travel to the Serbian city of Dimitrovgrad on Sunday to unveil a monument to Ss. Cyril and Methodius and to discuss the position of the Bulgarian minority in Serbia with President Aleksandar Vucic. Bulgaria, which is blocking Macedonia’s EU accession talks over...
Macedonia 29.04.21 | 20:48

Pendarovski: We’ll have to compromise with Bulgaria, chapeau to Vucic on his railroad deal

President Stevo Pendarovski said that Macedonia will have to reach compromise with Bulgaria, and that it remains to be seen how difficult it will be. Bulgaria is blocking Macedonia from opening EU accession talks as it demands serious concessions on issues of national identity and history. We want to...
Macedonia Economy 26.04.21 | 19:11

Vucic announces that the EU will fund a high-speed railroad line from Belgrade to the border with Macedonia

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the European Union has agreed to co-fund the construction of a high-speed railway line through Serbia to Macedonia. The railroad will link Belgrade with Nis and Leskovac to the Macedonian border at Tabanovce. This is a fantastic project that will change...
Macedonia 15.02.21 | 15:50

Zaev: I’ve never said that Vucic was a nationalist

The Serbian people once again showed great friendship, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, also the Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabiќ, the Serbian Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar and all those who really dedicated days to be able to deliver Pfizer vaccines as first vaccines or first aid to the friendly...
Macedonia 14.02.21 | 20:47

Albanian opposition parties accuse Zaev of allowing the spread of Serbian influence in Macedonia

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative parties accused the Zaev Government of paving the way for partnership with Serbia, and against Macedonia’s national interest. According to the two opposition ethnic Albanian parties, Serbia is buying influence in Macedonia on the cheap, with the delivery...
Macedonia 10.02.21 | 13:26

Vucic blames key Zaev adviser of working against him

In a comment for N1 TV, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that one of Zaev’s top confidants, businessman Zoran Basanovic, “now owns half of Macedonia and Greece” and “works to bring me down”. Basanovic was once close to Vucic, operating as a music manager and later...
Macedonia 29.01.21 | 12:17

Controversial businessman with ties to Zaev is reportedly on collision course with Serbian President Vucic

Serbian paper Kurir reports that a Montenegrin businessman who has recently landed a huge corrupt deal in Macedonia is about to begin a campaign against Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The businessman, Miodrag Davidovic – Daka, was a high level official of Bosnian – Serb and Montenegrin...
World 08.07.20 | 19:54

Orban: Don’t try to tell us how to live our lives

Europe is moving from crisis to crisis: first came the financial crisis, then the migration crisis, and now we are faced with the coronavirus crisis. In the past, the EU has always given reactive answers to the problems, but now we must try to act and think proactively, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Balkans 21.06.20 | 22:55

President Vucic party wins absolute majority in the Serbian Parliament

The Serbian ruling SNS party is projected to win an absolute victory in the general elections held today. Turnout was low due to coronavirus fears, and calls for boycott from the opposition, which contributed to President Aleksandar Vucic’s SNS winning over 63 percent of the vote. This will give...
Balkans 15.05.20 | 17:11

Orban and Vucic declare a win in the first stage of the coronavirus crisis, will begin working on economic reconstruction

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic declared a victory over the first stage of the coronavirus epidemic, during their meeting in Belgrad today. Orban condemned the European Union for its lack of a joint healthcare policy and response during the epidemic, and said...
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