Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, said Friday the recent statement his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski had been misunderstood. Borisov said this in Brussels, as quoted by Darik Radio, regarding a statement Nikola Gruevski made recently in Australia, which Bulgarian President Parvanov interpreted as raising territorial claims towards Bulgaria. “Mr....
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, has stated that his country had no territorial claims towards Bulgaria or any other state. Gruevski’s denial comes in response to Thursday’s statements of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov who interpreted words Gruevski said before Macedonian immigrants in Australia as territorial claims towards Bulgaria. ...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, has declared during his Australia visit that a recent statement of Macedonian Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, was "unacceptable". During a news conference in Sydney, Parvanov referred to the words of Gruevski who recently visited Australia as well. Gruevski’s words were that the Macedonians in Australia had a unique opportunity that they did not...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Skopje - Macedonia on Wednesday welcomed as historic a European Commission report recommending that Brussels launch accession talks with Skopje. The conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski promised reforms required for speedy accession, Gruevsk...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
The Macedonian government is holding Saturday an emergency meeting over the tragic accident in which a ship with Bulgarian tourists sank in the Ohrid Lake. The Macedonian government is going to declare Sunday a national mourning day over the tragedy in which at least 13 Bulgarian tourists have died, BGNES reported. Earlier on Saturday in a telephone conversation, Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski assured...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
Skopje - Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on Wednesday has proposed a double-name system to end a years- long dispute with Greece over the use of the name Macedonia. The two countries have been at loggerheads over the name since the 1990s br...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday that citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro could travel visa-free to most destinations in Europe as early as the start of next year. The European Commission's long-awaited proposal to lift visa requirements for the three Balkan nations will be officially announced on Wednesday, Solana told the press after meeting Macedonian Prime Minister...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Skopje - A new Macedonian cabinet has received parliamentary approval, days after upheaval at the executive level left several key positions open, reported local media on Saturday. Conservative Premier Nikola Gruevski sacked his finance minister on W...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
Skopje - Macedonia's conservative Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was facing up to rebuilding his cabinet after the resignations of several ministers, local media reported Wednesday. Minister of Education Pero Stojanovski and Minister of Agriculture A...
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