Macedonian and Greek Foreign Ministries Hold Talks on Confidence Measures
Another round of talks was held Monday in Skopje on the introduction of confidence measures between Greece and Macedonia, based on the agreement reached by the two foreign ministers on June 24, 2015,...
View ArticleMacedonia: Council of Europe, OSCE and SEC Are Getting Ready for June 5...
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, headed by Stefan Schennach, will come to Macedonia on Tuesday for a pre-electoral mission. With this move, it is becoming clearer...
View ArticleMacedonians to Compete for NASA's Global Award
The innovative jet-pack idea was top ranked at the hackathon contest held on April 22-24 at the New Man's Business Accelerator in Skopje, as part of the global Space Apps Challenge competition...
View ArticleGerman Police Raid Homes and Businesses Targeting Salafists
German police have carried out a number of dawn raids targeting Salafists in the northern city of Bremen. Authorities have intensified action against suspected Islamist radicals, Deutsche Welle...
View ArticleMigrants at Greece's Lesbos Island Deported Back to Turkey
On Tuesday, Migrants located at Lesbos island were returned to Turkey, from where they initially headed to Greece, BTA reports. According to a local internet site, 12 migrants were transported back to...
View ArticleSerbian National Kidnapped in Libya
A Serbian citizen identified as 36-year-old Miroslav Tomic was abducted on Saturday (April 23) in Libya, Vecernje Novosti daily newspaper reported Tuesday. The information was confirmed by the Serbian...
View ArticleMacedonian Customs Stop Man from Smuggling 9 Kilos of Marijuana
Mobile customs administration teams in collaboration with the Interior Ministry have stopped an attempt for smuggling around 9 kilograms of marijuana. According to the Customs Administration, late...
View ArticleUS President Says Russia's Putin Is Trying to Undermine European Unity
US President Barack Obama said Monday that his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin is trying to undermine European unity, which he sees as a threat, EurActiv reports. Speaking to CBS News in an interview...
View ArticleSerbian Defense and Interior Ministers Banned from Entering Kosovo
Petrit Selimi, Kosovo's Foreign Minister, has signed new documents banning the entrance of Serbian Defense and Interior ministers to Kosovo, Kosovo's 'Zeri' paper reported. Zoran Gjorgievic nad Nebojsa...
View ArticleRomania Will not Allow Opening of New Migration Routes, Including via Black Sea
Romania is planning to cut all attempts to establish new migration routes, including ways leading through the Black Sea, the country's Interior Minister Petre Toba told a press conference Monday...
View ArticleLuke Coffey: Macedonia Lacks Robust and Loyal Opposition
Parliamentary democracies thrive when there is a robust and loyal opposition. But right now, the “loyal” part of the equation seems to be lacking in Macedonia, wrote Luke Coffey, director of US...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Promises to Form Her Cabinet Half Women
Contender for the US presidency Hillary Clinton has promised to form her Cabinet half women. She stated this during the debate, aired on MSNBC. “50 percent of America is women,” she argued its...
View ArticleEuropean Union Pressures Greece to Improve Border Control
The European Commission has given Greece two weeks to improve the control on its borders, in the opposite case, Europe is under threat from additional interior checkups by member states and...
View ArticleMitsubishi Motors Admits Cheating Fuel Tests since 1991
Mitsubishi Motors has admitted to utilizing false fuel methods dating back to 1991, the Independent reports. Half the company's value has already been wiped out since Mitsubishi admitted to falsifying...
View ArticleDUI Maintains Tactical Silence Following Leader's Statement on Early Elections
The Democratic Union for Integration has been silent after its leader Ali Ahmeti presented his position regarding the early parliamentary elections scheduled for June 5, Telegraf.mk reads. Ahmeti's...
View ArticleTurkey's President Says His Country Has Spent over USD 20bn on Refugees
Turkey has spent over USD 20 billion on the refugees, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Tuesday in his address at the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations...
View ArticleFederica Mogherini: Turkey is Still Far From EU Accession
The EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Tuesday that Turkey would only get visa-free travel to the bloc once it has met all the required criteria, Al Arabiya reported. Turkey has demanded...
View ArticleNew Metro Line in Sofia to Be Built with EU Funds
The European Commission has approved Tuesday a project worth EUR 368 million for the construction of a new subway line in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The funds will be provided through the European...
View ArticleMacedonia: Zoran Karadzoski Elected New Judicial Council President
Zoran Karadzovski was elected new Judicial Council President. Karadzovski is a judge at the Appellate Court in Bitola. On Tuesday he was the only candidate and 12 members of the Judicial Council voted...
View ArticleChief of Food and Veterinary Agency: There Are No New Cases of Lumpy Skin...
Zoran Popovski, head of the Food and Veterinary Agency informed Tuesday that there are no new cases of lumpy skin disease in cattle, even though some were reported in Demir Kapija, but they cannot be...
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