Macedonia

Ali Ahmeti does not ask for Macedonian govt reshuffles

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said the chairman of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) Ali Ahmeti had not asked him for government reshuffles, Macedonian Vecer daily writes. If a minister decides to quit, it is their right, the prime minister added. Gruevski’s words came after the reports in the …

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Gruevski expects name talks to resume by the end of January

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …

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Gruevski expects name talks to resume by the end of January

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said that name talks with Greece will resume by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest. “So far, we haven’t had any announcements on name talks. We expect something towards the end of January or the beginning of February”, Macedonian PM …

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Ljube Boskovski asked early elections to be held in Macedonia

Leader of the Union for Macedonia Ljube Boskovski asked for early elections to be held in Macedonia. Boskovski called on Prime Minister (PM) Nikola Gruevski to hold early elections the issue on what support the present have among citizens to be resolved once and for all. Boskovski claimed a research …

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Macedonia PM Welcomes Serbia’s Mediation Offer

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski during an official visit to Israel welcomed Serbian President Boris Tadic’s offer to mediate in his country’s name row with Greece. “Tadic’s offer is well-intentioned. He is neither the first nor the ast politician who wishes to help. Many have tried and others just expressed …

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Serbia – Ambassadors’ Conference in second day

Vuk Jeremić opened the two-day Ambassadors’ Conference in the Palace of Serbia on Monday. The guest of honor at the conference was Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who also addressed the gathering. Jeremić said that the priority of Serbia’s foreign policies in the coming year will be the continuation of …

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Serbia ready to help Macedonia and Greece solve name issue, says Serbian president

Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Tuesday that Serbia is ready to become a mediator between Greece and Macedonia and help them find a name solution. “We are ready to become mediator between Macedonia and Greece and be part of the solution and not part of the problem, like it …

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Greece, Macedonia Must Meet Half Way

Macedonia must meet Greece half way on the name issue if a settlement for the long standing spat is to be found, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said. Athens has already made concessions by accepting a name that would include Macedonia with a geographic determinant, Papandreou said in an interview …

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Macedonian FM: “International right is Macedonia line in name issue”

“With the blockage imposed on Macedonia’s accession to the EU and NATO at the sitting of the Alliance in Bucharest Greece laughed in the face of the most serious military-political organization-NATO. However, this speaks more about Greece than about Macedonia,” said Macedonian foreign minister Antonio Miloshoski in an interview with …

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