Tsipras prepares for Brussels and Berlin

Following the vote for the 2017 budget on Saturday, announcements about benefits to pensioners on Thursday and with many fronts still not closed for a successful second evaluation, as was confirmed in last Monday’s Eurogroup the Greek Prime – Minister commences his Brussels and Berlin contacts. The Greek Prime Minister is expected to arrive on […]
Read More →IBNA Op-Ed/Who do the bells ring for in Brussels?

By Fatmir Besimi Deputy prime minister for European Affairs in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia It would be more than in a movie, more than our dreams for a brighter future for us all…: European Council decides to launch European Union accession talks. This decision is strongly based on the significant progress marked in […]
Read More →Ivanov sends a letter to the new head of the European Council: Unblock the Euro integration process of the country

Skopje, December 5, 2014/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti President of FYR Macedonia, George Ivanov has addressed a letter to the new president of the European Council Donald Tusk where he demands support for the Euro integration process of FYROM. “I’d like to demand from You, as a friend of both countries, to present […]
Read More →European Council demands tougher legal measures against funding of terrorism

Skopje, June 11, 2014/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti European Council committee against money laundering has urged Skopje to strengthen its laws against financing of terrorism. In a report published today, the Committee calls on the authorities of FYROM to urgently amend the legal framework and overcome technical shortfalls that restrict the country’s ability […]
Read More →Debates on double elections and criticism against BDI for the conditions imposed on the President

Skopje, March 13, 2014/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti A wide debate has sparked in Skopje in relation to the holding of a normal electoral process without incidents and without irregularities. Political parties say that it’s necessary to have a normal process on voting day on April 13 for the presidential elections and on […]
Read More →Speaker of parliament invites international organizations to monitor the elections

Skopje, February 11, 2014/Balkan Independent News Agency By Naser Pajaziti Speaker of parliament of FYR Macedonia, Trajko Veljanovski invited today the heads of the parliamentary assemblies of OSCE, NATO, European Council and European Parliament to send their observers for the next presidential elections which will be held on April 13. “Veljanovski informed and invited the […]
Read More →“Corruption remains a problem”

Tirana, December 5, 2013 At the end of the three day visit in our country, European Council rapporteur on Albania, Jonathan Evans and delegation accompanying him delivered a press conference, where they stopped on the meetings held with senior politicians of the country. Evans said that he hoped the government majority would fulfill its engagements, […]
Read More →Council of Europe is monitoring the political situation in FYROM

Skopje, December 2, 2013 Council of Europe is monitoring the general political and democratic situation in FYROM. Robert Walter, MEP on FYROM is participating in this mission and on the first day of his visit met with speaker of parliament, Trajko Veljanovski and coordinators of parliamentary groups. In these meetings, Walter has announced the decision […]
Read More →EC President visits Cyprus

By Christos T. Panagopoulos – President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, is visiting Cyprus on Tuesday, where earlier met with President of the Republic, Nicos Anastassiades. According to Cypriot media, the discussion between the two men included all recent developments in Cypriot economy, as well as in efforts that Nicosia is making […]
Read More →Head of the Albanian delegation Leskaj demands the recognition of Kosovo at the European Council

Strasbourg, October 1, 2013 The head of the Albanian delegation to the European Council Valentina Leskaj, has demanded more support for Kosovo by the European Commission based on the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly. In her speech during the debate on Kosovo in the Committee of Policies of the European Council, Albanian representative stressed that […]
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