A Day in Skopje - 1986

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May: Agreement with Greece opens doors to EU and NATO for Macedonia

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In a letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, UK Prime Minister, Theresa May congratulated Macedonia on reaching an agreement with Greece, as well as the ratification agreement reached in Parliament, announced the Government.
“Such a meaningful achievement would not have been possible without political courage, vision and leadership, as the two of you have shown. As we discussed before in Skopje, resolving this issue will bring enormous benefits to the two countries, as well as the greater region”, reads the letter from Prime Minister Theresa May.
She added in her letter, that finally, after 25-years of the long-standing dispute, the wishes of the majority of citizens, who want to see their country become NATO and EU members, will open the doors for these aspirations.
She pledged the United Kingdom’s support for Macedonia’s bid to join NATO.
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Zaev: We should not miss the historic chance

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The agreement marks the beginning of the end of uncertainty for Macedonia and represents dignified and acceptable solution for both sides, with which the Macedonian identity and language is permanently confirmed, PM Zoran Zaev said Wednesday prior to start of parliament’s session at which name agreement with Greece should be ratified.
“We have an agreement with a clear mark of our Macedonian identity, of our Macedonian language, forever. We did not give anything to anyone, nor did anyone take anything when we agreed on a geographical qualifier. This is a bold step in the interest of the future of citizens and our children for a peaceful future. Let's dismiss the manipulations, elimination and xenophobia and offer a chance to the agreement. The citizens will have the final say,” Zaev said.
He said that the agreement is supported by all international partners, it opens the doors of Macedonia towards a European future. Zaev expects European Council give Macedonia a date for start of…
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Germany believes that Macedonia deserves recognition from the entire EU

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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at a press conference with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov in Berlin said Germany supports the agreement reached between Macedonia and Greece, which he considers a solution achieved through a common understanding that will bring change among the citizens.
He said that the EU and NATO decisions will be a very important signal and stressed that what Macedonia has achieved in meeting the criteria and the reform process really impresses and deserves recognition from the entire EU.
“This solution is good, we will support the process for joining the country in the EU. We have been impressed by the reform process that has been going on in Macedonia in recent years. The country has been showing results and should receive recognition from the entire European Union. We suggest that you show determination. I hope that decisions which will be made in the future in relation to NATO and the EU will be an important signal for the people of your country and will g…
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Macedonian Parliament ratifying Agreement with Greece

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Macedonian Parliament with 69 votes in favor, without any votes “against” and no abstentions, ratified the Agreement with Greece regarding settling the name dispute. MPs of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE boycotted the session and did not attend.
At the beginning of the debate, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that the Agreement signed in Prespa was a solution to a dispute that was has been traumatic for Macedonia for over three decades and that this was the beginning of the end of the uncertainty that threatened to go on without end.
“We have achieved a dignified and acceptable solution for both parties. The signatures in Prespa have protected our identity for centuries and centuries. We did not give anything to anybody, nor has anyone taken anything from us. This brave act is a solution that is in the interest of the citizens to both countries. We have risen above fear and I appeal for a rejection to the confines of isolation and xenophobia and give this solution a chance, finally it…
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Dimitrov: The deal is not ideal, but it must fulfill the most important interests of both parties

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Is the deal ideal? Of course not. But let’s not forget that every successful agreement must fulfill the most important interests of both parties.
This was written by Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov on his Facebook profile. He took to the social media page after the agreement reached with Greece.
“Have we done everything we can in the circumstances? Did we get the maximum, without endangering the deal? Absolutely and that’s why I will defend it with all my heart. Why did we push ourselves into this? So we can look in the mirror and tell ourselves we’ve done everything for a better future. We did it, to protect our identity and dignity, to sleep at eas, with a peaceful conscience”, wrote Dimitrov.
He added that “there is no greater responsibility than facing ones biggest problem, a problem that has obstructed our future for decades, which pulls us down like a stone tied to the statehood in the stormy waters of the Balkans.”
“It is a responsibility to create a chance, to offer the citi…
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City of Skopje subsidizes pellet heating

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The City of Skopje has paid the subsidies for purchasing a pellet furnace in 2016.
A total of 196 citizens met the criteria envisaged in the subsidy programme according to principle “first-come, first-served”.
The public call for subsidies was released on October 12 and closed on November 4, including 343 applications.
“All applications were reviewed, with 196 accepted as meeting the requirements, whereas others either did not fulfill the criteria or were filed after the programme funds were exhausted”, said the City of Skopje.
The call was issued in order to stimulate citizens in using renewable energy sources as heating in their homes. The funds amounted to 70 percent of the pellet furnace price, but not exceeding MKD 30,000 (EUR 500). The total budget of the subsidy programme amounted to MKD 5,9 million (EUR 95,000).
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Macedonia Marks 10 Years of Tose Proeski's Death

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Macedonia will mark Tose Proeski's birthday with a blood drives in Krushevo and the Army Hall in Skopje, exhibition of photographs and promotion of a new version of one of his songs.
The singing legend who died in a tragic car crash in 2007 was born on this day in 1981 and would have been 36 today. The blood drive in Krushevo will be held in the Memorial House bulit in his honor and citizens can donate blood during the entire day.
At noon, at the exhibition area in the Memorial House, 15 photographs of Toshe which haven't been shown in public before, will be put on exhibition.
An instrumental version of his song "Nikada" will also be promoted. Fans from across the Balkans, and even Russia, are in Krushevo to honor the singer and humanitarian.
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New evidence: in the 70’s Greece had no problem with our country’s name Macedonia

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Christopher Purdef, an orthodox deacon from the US state of Ohio, posted on Twitter a map of former Yugoslavia in the mid-1970s, which says Macedonia about the then southernmost republic.

“As I was saying, Greece didn’t have a problem with Macedonia in the 70’s”, he wrote.
A little later Purdeff gave a new argument about the Greek attitude towards the identity of its northern neighbor from four decades ago – an excerpt from a book in which the languages of the then SFRY, including the Macedonian, were listed in Greek.
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More than 30000 Macedonians in Sydney

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Macedonian phalanx closed central Sydney streets! The protest march, which was successfully organized by all the Macedonian social, cultural, social and church associations, began before the Sydney Town Hall and flowed through the central Sydney streets, to Martin Place, where the main, official event took place.
On this grand event, the Australian anthem sang Milica Kiprovska, the Macedonian anthem was sung by Blagojce Petrov, and the Aboriginal blessing for holding the event on the Australian soil was given by the Macedonian son-in-law, the Aboriginist Brett Grogan. Before the audience spoke: Joshua Sherman, Zaklina Mihajlova, Igor Markovski, Dushan Risteski and Chris Karanfilovski.
The address highlighted that MACEDONIAN BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ARE TAKEN. It should not and must not the world to shut the eyes before the genocide against the Macedonian people that has been in existence since 1912 to this day!
The so-called Macedonian Government has no mandate to discuss and negotiate the…
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Czech Republic to keep assisting Macedonia in guarding of its southern border

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The Czech Republic will keep sending policemen to Macedonia to help the country to guard its border with Greece, First Deputy Interior Minister Jiri Novacek said after a meeting with Macedonian Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski.
The cooperation between the ministries of both countries has been intensified since the migrant crisis in 2015, Novacek said, pointing out that the Czech Republic has been granting expert assistance to Macedonia on various security matters. The Czech Republic, he added, highly appreciates Macedonia's efforts to join the international organization, in particular the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), as well as the ones for meeting the EU membership standards.
Spasovski extended gratitude for the Czech support of Macedonia's EU-integration process, as well as for the assistance during the migrant crisis.
Spasovski and Novacek also reviewed the possibilities for advancing the bilateral cooperation.
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