11

Jun

Scholz calls for EU to open accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania

SKOPJE (Reuters) - The European Union should kick off accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania to finally fulfil its pledge to integrate the Western Balkans, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…

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28

Sep

EU no longer agrees on Balkan membership guarantee, diplomats say

The European Union, fearing a political backlash in member states, can no longer agree to give a guarantee of future membership to the six Balkan countries once promised a place in the club,…

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13

Jun

Austria beat North Macedonia in Group C

Austria have registered their first ever win in a EURO finals thanks to late goals from two of their substitutes. They led through a fine strike by Lainer, but were…

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29

Mar

EU helps to deliver vaccines to Moldova and medical items to Montenegro and North Macedonia

The EU is supporting Romania in delivering 50,400 doses of vaccines to Moldova in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This delivery follows Moldova's request for vaccines through the EU Civil Protection…

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16

Jun

Mid-Summer election calling in North Macedonia

North Macedonian political parties on Monday agreed to have parliamentary elections on July 15 despite a persistent level of novel coronavirus infections, a move seen as a crucial step for…

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08

Aug

Photo Story: 16th FAI Paragliding World Championship

Participants fly their paraglides during the 16th FAI Paragliding World Championship near Krusevo, North Macedonia. The competition lasts for nearly two weeks, from 7-17 August 2019. The championship will see…

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09

Feb

Greek Parliament ratifies North Macedonia’s NATO membership

The Greek Parliament has approved a measure for North Macedonia to join NATO, ending a decades-old dispute. Lawmakers late February 8 voted 153-140 to ratify the NATO accession protocol for…

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25

Jan

Greece Parliament approves Macedonia name change

After decades of claims, counterclaims and, at times, ugly politics, Athens and Skopje have resolved one of Europe's most intractable conflicts. A lengthy, stormy debate in Greece's 300-seat parliament concluded on…

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21

Jan

Corporate Dispatch Monday Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing provides you with a review of the main headlines and the stories appearing in Malta's newspapers and international news outlets.   The Latest For…

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13

Jan

Greek Prime Minister to call for confidence vote in government as Defence Minister resigns over Macedonia name change

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday said he would call a confidence vote in his government after his coalition ally quit, leaving him bereft of a parliamentary majority and…

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12

Jan

Macedonia’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment to change the country’s name to the Republic of North Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev narrowly secured the two-thirds majority needed in the historic vote amid a boycott by opposition nationalists. Protesters outside parliament denounced what they called an act of…

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13

Nov

Former Prime Minister of Macedonia seeks asylum in Hungary

Former Macedonian prime minister Nikola Gruevski said on Tuesday he had fled to Hungary and was seeking political asylum there, six months after he was sentenced to two years in…

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20

Oct

Macedonia’s name change to North Macedonia approved by parliament

Macedonia's parliament has approved a proposal to change the country's name to North Macedonia. On Friday, 80 deputies in the 120-seat parliament voted in favour of renaming the country, which…

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02

Oct

Analysis on Macedonia’s EU and NATO future and Russian influence after Macedonia’s vote

Snap elections are likely to decide Macedonia's EU future after most people failed to vote in a referendum on changing the country's name.  ust 36.5 percent of eligible voters turned…

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01

Oct

One third of eligible voters back Macedonia name change deal

Macedonian voters on Sunday supported a plan to rename the country aimed at ending a decades-long spat with Greece and unlocking a path to NATO and EU membership, although the…

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30

Sep

Sunday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you an analysis of what is reported on Malta's front pages for today and a round up of the latest headlines from Europe and…

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24

Sep

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you the latest headlines, a review of today's Maltese newspaper front pages and an over-all round up of what happened in the past hours.…

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17

Sep

Balkans – Disinformation age challenges in the new ‘battle’ for Macedonia

As Macedonians prepare for the most important vote in their nation’s history, scores of Facebook posts are urging voters to burn their ballots. Hundreds of new websites are calling for…

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23

Jul

Greece warns Russia not to interfere further in an increasingly hostile war of words

Kyiv Post: Mounting tensions between Athens and Moscow have exacerbated growing friction on NATO’s south-eastern flank, with the two traditional allies locked in an increasingly hostile war of words. As evidence…

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13

Jul

Greece expels Russian diplomats accused of supplying funds to protest groups opposing Macedonia deal

VOA  : Greece has moved to expel two Russian diplomats accused of supplying funds to protest groups opposing a deal that would end Greece's longstanding name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia,…

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12

Jul

The Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the NATO summit to the World Cup, here are the most salient news reported by news outlets and which we think are worth knowing of. NATO Secretary-General…

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11

Jul

NATO invites Macedonia for accession talks, as Greece takes actions to protect itself from Russian interference on the matter

Euronews / AFP: Nato invited Macedonia to start accession talks as earlier on today  Greece has taken "the necessary measures to protect its national interest" after "interference" by Russian officials in…

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27

Jun

Wednesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here is our Wednesday's morning briefing. The Malta Independent and The Times report the latest developments about the MV Lifeline. The Independent focuses on the fact Malta yesterday signalled its willingness…

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27

Jun

Cautious green light given to open accession negotiations with Albania and Macedonia

The door to EU membership for Albania and Macedonia remains closed at least until June 2019, but accession is on offer if the countries make progress on reforms, EU ministers decided Tuesday.…

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18

Jun

Protests in Macedonia

Euronews: Protestors threw flares, rocks and bottles at police outside the national parliament and chanted "Macedonia, Macedonia." Officers responded with tear gas and flash grenades. The demonstrations are a result…

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17

Jun

Insight – Macedonia and Greece (explainer)

EuroNews: It's a controversial and long-running dispute that has derailed attempts by FYR Macedonia to join the EU and NATO. But what's it all about and why does it incite…

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17

Jun

Greek and Macedonian deal sees FYR Macedonia renamed as North Macedonia

Greece and Macedonia have signed an agreement that aims to settle a decades-long dispute over Macedonia's name. Under the deal, Greece's neighbour will be known as North Macedonia. The name…

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16

Jun

Saturday’s Morning Briefing – 16th June 2018

Good morning, Here's our morning briefing of the most salient news in the last hours as reported around the world. Have a good day. The Malta Independent reports that Italy’s…

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15

Jun

Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party banned after one of its MPs called for military coup

Euronews: Greece’s neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party has been temporarily banned from parliamentary proceedings after one of its MPs called for the military to overthrow the government. The controversial comments came during…

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15

Jun

Greek Parliament debates motion of no confidence against government on Macedonia deal

Greek Reporter: The Greek parliament is debating a motion of no confidence against the government tabled by the main opposition New Democracy party as hundreds protested outside against the provisional deal…

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14

Jun

Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Here's a our morning briefing for today. The Maltese newspapers dedicate ample coverage to the Aquarius saga and Malta's position, which you can read further down. In other…

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13

Jun

Wednesday’s Morning Briefing

Good morning, From Malta to Singapore, via UK;  the Aquarius issue; the diplomatic rifts between Malta, Italy and France (so far), the USA-North Korea summit are some of the things…

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13

Jun

Greece agrees to recognise the Republic of North Macedonia

BBC: Greece has reached a deal on the name of its northern neighbour, which called itself Macedonia at the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. After 27 years of talks - and…

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