SERBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: KOSOVO AFFECTS RELATIONS BETWEEN SERBIA AND MACEDONIA
admin1 – December 19, 2006 – 12:07pm
FM Milososki Fm Draskovic

Macedonia and Serbia do not have any open problems. There are only small issues that can be resolved very quickly and easily with political will, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic said following their meeting in Belgrade yesterday, the media report.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 18, 2006 – 1:47pm

•Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Stavreski and Deputy Prime Minister for EU Integration Gabriela Konevska on official visit to France.

•Foreign Minister Milososki discusses Kosovo and regional processes in Serbia.

 
MACEDONIA HAS SUPPORT FROM VATICAN
admin1 – December 18, 2006 – 12:47pm
Gruevski in Vatican

Macedonia can count on Vatican's support for Macedonia's European aspiration, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said following his audience with the head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday. The Pope and the Macedonian prime minister discussed the relations between Macedonia and the Vatican.

 
MACEDONIAN ARMY: CONFISCATED WEAPONS ARE LEGAL SHIPMENT
admin1 – December 15, 2006 – 3:16pm

The weapons confiscated from three Bulgarian trucks at the exit of Skopje last night are a legal shipment, part of the compensation between the Macedonian and Bulgarian Armies, Mirce Gjorgjevski, spokesman of the Macedonian Army General Staff, told the Macedonian journalists today. He explained that there was an oversight, because the trucks did not have proper escort.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 15, 2006 – 2:04pm

•Assembly elects members of Court Council.

•Peaceful protest for rights of Macedonians in Bulgaria held in front of EU Office in Skopje in organization of WMC.

 
PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI: NO THREATS TO SECURITY OF STATE
admin1 – December 14, 2006 – 3:10pm

President Branko Crvenkovski

There are no threats to the security of the territorial integrity of Macedonia. But the approaching of the date for resolution of the status of Kosovo brings certain risk, Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski said yesterday following his meeting with the directors of the Intelligence Agency.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 13, 2006 – 2:23pm

•Leaders of four biggest political parties hold informal meeting in Skopje.

•Assembly continues debate on law for health.

 
REFORMS WILL BRING NEGOTIATIONS TO MACEDONIA IN YEAR 2007
admin1 – December 13, 2006 – 1:59pm
Milososki - Lehtomaki

Speedy progress in the reforms could bring Macedonia a date for start of the negotiations for membership before the next annual European Commission report foreseen for November year 2007. This encouraging message was announced in Brussels yesterday by Finnish Minister for European Affairs Paula Lehtomaki, following the third regular meeting of the Council for Stabilization and Association between Macedonia and the EU.

 
NATO WANTS REFORM RESULTS FROM MACEDONIA
admin1 – December 12, 2006 – 2:10pm

Macedonia is expected to implement the laws and show reform results until the next NATO summit in year 2008, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer told Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki in Brussels yesterday.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 12, 2006 – 1:33pm

•Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski meets Adriatic Charter counterparts in Tirana.

 
MACEDONIA AND EU DEBATING SSA IMPLEMENTATION
admin1 – December 11, 2006 – 1:43pm

Stabilization and Association CouncilA Macedonian delegation of the Stabilization and Association Council headed by MFA Antonio Milososki is considering Macedonia's progress in implementing the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SSA) as well as Macedonia's accession strategy, as a candidate for full-fledge membership, with EU officials in Brussels today.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 11, 2006 – 12:10pm

•ZELS Annual Assembly, at which President Andrej Petrov is to report, takes place in Skopje. US Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and German Ambassador Ralf Andreas Breth to address mayors.

•Macedonian delegation of Stabilization and Association Council headed by MFA Antonio Milososki starting talks with EU in Brussels.

 
OPTIMISTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING INTEGRATION OF MACEDONIA IN NATO
admin1 – December 8, 2006 – 3:57pm

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer promised that he is working on seeing some Western Balkan countries become members of the Alliance during his mandate. His mandate expires in January year 2008 and he is convinced that he would fulfill his promise before the next NATO summit.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 7, 2006 – 2:33pm

•Prime Minister Gruevski on official visit to Luxembourg, meets with Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker.

 
PRODI CALLS ON EU TO SET DATE FOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP OF MACEDONIA
admin1 – December 7, 2006 – 1:33pm
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In the letter sent to the European leaders in the eve of the EU summit in Brussels next week, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi called on the European Union to set a date for start of the negotiations for Macedonia's membership in the EU.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 6, 2006 – 2:10pm

•Prime Minister Gruevski meets with Italian Prime Minister Prodi in Italy.

 
OPINION POLL SHOWS VMRO-DPMNE WITH CONVINCING LEAD OVER SDSM
admin1 – December 6, 2006 – 1:35pm

The ruling VMRO-DPMNE maintained the high rating among citizens following the first 100 days of the new Government's mandate, while Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski still enjoys the biggest trust among citizens. These are the results of the opinion poll conducted by the Institute for Democracy.

 
GOVERNMENT SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING ACHIEVED SO FAR, PROMISES MORE
admin1 – December 5, 2006 – 3:05pm

Government's 100 days

We fulfilled that which we promised and we will continue to work with an intense tempo in the interest of the citizens, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said yesterday at the expiration of the first 100 days of his Government's mandate. He said that most work was done in the economy and the finances as a precondition for strengthening of the country.

 
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES FULFILLMENT OF NATO REQUIREMENTS
admin1 – December 4, 2006 – 3:30pm

The messages from Riga were the main topic of discussion at the National Security Council session held on Sunday under the chairmanship of Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski. The hour-long meeting was used for the members to inform each other about Macedonia's positions regarding membership in NATO, in light of the obligations that have to be fulfilled for the country to receive an invitation for membership in NATO in year 2008.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – December 4, 2006 – 2:20pm

•Special unit of 35 Macedonian Army soldiers departs on mission to Iraq.

 
PRIME MINISTER GRUEVSKI THANKS NATO AND US PRESIDENT BUSH FOR SUPPORT FOR MACEDONIA
admin1 – December 1, 2006 – 3:30pm
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The Macedonian Government welcomed the closing declaration from the NATO Summit in Riga, assessing it as a big incentive for continuation and intensification of the reforms. Conveying the conclusions adopted at the special government session, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski thanked the NATO member-states and US President George Bush for their support.

 

 
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admin1 – December 1, 2006 – 1:31pm
 

•Macedonia marks World AIDS Day with series of activities.

 
MACEDONIA - EU VISA FACILITATION TALKS START
admin1 – December 1, 2006 – 12:20pm
No visa for Macedonia

Macedonia, represented by Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki and Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska, started the official talks with the European Commission on alleviating the visa regime with the EU in Brussels on Thursday.

 

 
NATO SENDS ENCOURAGING MESSAGE TO MACEDONIA REGARDING INVITATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
admin1 – November 30, 2006 – 1:58pm

Macedonia received an encouraging message from Riga that it could receive an invitation for membership in NATO in year 2008 if it fulfills the necessary criteria and standards.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – November 30, 2006 – 12:10pm

•Macedonian police detain 18 individuals suspected of being involved in crime and corruption.

 
BUSH: NATO TO INVITE MACEDONIA IN YEAR 2008
admin1 – November 29, 2006 – 12:36pm
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US President George Bush expressed strong political support for Macedonia and the other two countries from the Adriatic Group at the NATO Summit in Riga yesterday, the media report.

"I hope that the Alliance will be able to offer membership to Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania in year 2008," Bush said.

 
STRATEGIC REVIEW - FROM VISION TO POLICIES
admin1 – November 28, 2006 – 6:31pm
Igor Ilievski

Interview with Igor Ilievski, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia

Igor Ilievski was appointed State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6th September this year. He is a career diplomat having worked in a number of Sectors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and having completed a 4-year term of office in the Macedonian Embassy in Warsaw. His job is to coordinate the Sectors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Embassies and Consulates of the Republic of Macedonia, or in short the entire professional service of the Macedonian diplomacy. A good reason for an interview with the Macedonian Diplomatic Bulletin.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – November 28, 2006 – 3:38pm

•Prime Minister Gruevski confers denationalization resolutions in Skopje. 15,000 denationalization requests effectuated to date.

 
GOVERNMENT TO COVER OLD DEBTS OF SCHOOLS
admin1 – November 28, 2006 – 3:29pm

The Government will cover the old debts of the schools, it will secure computers for every student, it will build sports halls that will be run by the municipalities, but it will not give the building land to the municipalities. This is the result of yesterday's meeting between Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and the mayors, which was also attended by the education minister, the transport and communications minister, the local self-government minister, the finance minister, and the health minister.