Prime minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, has warned that a decision not to launch European Union accession talks with the Balkan nation may put the Prespes Agreement at risk as th ename deal and accession to EU are intrinsically linked. Speaking to the Greek edition of Euronews in Skopje …
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North Macedonia PM calls for early elections, political turmoil in Albania
North Macedonia Prime Minister, Zoran Zaef, has called for early elections just a day after French President Emmanuel Macron blocked the start of European Union accession talks with the country as well as with Albania. “Citizens must decide which path we will take in the future – the correct, progressive …
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Mitsotakis: EU adopted resolution that Greece must be supported in Migration management
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that European Council adopted a resolution that Greece must be supported in the management of migration flows, at the insistence of the Greek side. “I would like to emphasize that point 8 of the conclusions wasadded after our urgent intervention. EU support for …
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France, Netherlands, Denmark block EU accession of North Macedonia, Albania
French President Emmanuel Macron blocked on Friday the begin of EU accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania. In support of French position were also the Netherlands and Denmark. The EU Summit deeply disappointed the two Balkan countries, as unanimity is required for new EU member states. Macron said the …
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Mitsotakis tells Zaef “Greece is obliged to honor the Prespes Agreement”
“Greece is obliged to honor the Prespes Agreement,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev. The two leaders met in New York on Tuesday at the sidelines of the UN Climate Summit 2019. It was the very first meeting between Zaef and Mitsotakis, who was a …
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Tsipras “historical” visit in Skopje: first time a Greek PM in North-Macedonian capital
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in the North-Macedonian capital Skopje on Tuesday morning following an invitation by his counterpart Zoran Zaef. It is the first time a Greek prime ministers visits its neighbor in the North. Video: Welcome ceremony posted by A. Tsipras The visit is taking place almost …
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FYROM PM Zaef violates the Prespes Agreement, says Greece
Prime Minister of FYROM Zoran Zaef violates the Prespes Agreement says Greece and criticizes him for using the name “Macedonia” instead of “North Macedonia.” Defense Minister and Tsipras’ junior coalition government partner Panos Kammenos revealed on Monday morning that the Greek Prime Minister called Zaef and told him that he …
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Language is a bitch: Severna Makedonija – North Macedonia – Βόρεια Μακεδονία (poll)
Severna Makedonija, North Macedonia and Βόρεια Μακεδονία : The historic agreement the prime ministers of Greece and FYROM agreed upon may have been hailed by international organization but made a large portion of Greeks furious. They call the agreement a “national defeat” and are angry about the concession of term …
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Crucial developments for Greece’s coalition after FYROM PM calls Tsipras on Macedonia agreement
The much anticipated phone call by FYROM Prime Minister, Zoran Zaef, to his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, over the Macedonia agreement took place at 3 p.m. on Monday. No further details about the content of the conversation have been revealed, except that the phone call was in a “positive atmosphere,” …
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US Vice Pence intervenes in Macedonia name, Greece rejects Zaef’s proposal
Us Vice President Mike Pence has intervened in the Macedonia name negotiations and called Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, on Saturday. Pence urged Tsipras for a solution to the Macedonia name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, taking into consideration the time pressure. A statement released by the …
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Tsipras says “Not in position yet to talk about agreement” on Macedonia name
“We have not yet in position to talk about an agreement,” Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a press conference after a meeting with his FYROM counter part, Zoran Zaef, on the Macedonia name issue, in Sofia on Thursday. “I think we have traveled a lot of the distance, …
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