North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev travelled to Istanbul on Saturday following an invitation by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
NORTH MACEDONIA
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Greece will supply its northern neighbours Albania and North Macedonia with 40,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines, the government spokeswoman said on Thursday.
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The foreign ministers of Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia said Sunday there is no reason to delay the launch of accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia.
Bulgaria on Friday ruled out a possible reversal of its veto of the European Union starting long-delayed membership talks with North Macedonia because of disputes over history and language.
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Greece backs North Macedonia’s European Union accession course on the condition that provisions of the Prespes name accord are observed, according to a government announcement after Thursday’s meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his counterpart Zoran Zaev.
Newspaper titles try to convey the essence of an article. This is absolutely true in the case of Kathimerini’s recent interview with North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.
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The vastly beneficial impact of the Prespes accord on North Macedonia and the wider region is discussed by the country’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in this interview with Kathimerini.
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European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday after her meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that the European Union would support the construction of a railway between Belgrade and North Macedonia.
Lawmakers in North Macedonia’s Parliament on Sunday voted unanimously in favor of the fifth coronavirus relief package worth 156 million euros, according to Media Information Agency.
NATO aircraft from Greece fly over Skopje during a ceremony marking a year since North Macedonia joined NATO, on Saturday.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met on Thursday with the Foreign Minister of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, who is visiting Athens.
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with his North Macedonia counterpart Bujar Osmani in Athens on Thursday.
Police in North Macedonia said Monday that eight men have been arrested on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks in the country and officers have seized a large quantity of weapons.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias held a telephone conversation with his counterpart of North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov on Monday, the former said in a tweet.
North Macedonia's president on Wednesday said the country wouldn't compromise its identity and accommodate a demand from Bulgaria that has held up talks to join the European Union.
In his new book, ‘The Logic of the Solution,’ Greece’s former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias makes both revelations and accusations.
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