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Tsipras, Zaev to meet in Skopje on Tuesday
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with his counterpart of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev in Skopje on Tuesday, April 2, the state-run Athens-Macedonian news agency reports.
Talks between the two leaders will be followed by a meeting of the Hellenic-North Macedonia Cooperation Council. A joint press conference will follow.
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The President of the Macedonian Parliament Comes to Bulgaria to Vote on the Protocol
Macedonian Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will attend the vote in the Bulgarian National Assembly on his country's NATO Accession Protocol, reported the Bulgarian National Television.
On 15 February, the Parliamentary Defense Committee approved the Protocol. Voting is expected to take place on Wednesday - 20 February.
"Albanian will briefly be Macedonia's president"
This was stated by Nikola Gruevski, the former Macedonian prime minister who has received asylum in Hungary.
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FYROM parliament rejects request for 2nd name referendum
The Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has rejected a diaspora group's request for a second referendum on a deal to rename the country North Macedonia in exchange for NATO and potentially European Union membership.
FYROM looks ready to pass name deal before January 15
The prime minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Zoran Zaev, appears confident of mustering the support of the 80 MPs needed to ratify the name deal with Greece, telling his country's 24 TV channel on Thursday that he "genuinely believes it will be possible to get support from 85 or 90 lawmakers, if not more."
Zaev reignites controversy over 'Macedonian' language
Reigniting the controversy over the issue of a "Macedonian" language, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Premier Zoran Zaev said Monday, "It is important that both sides be careful about our phraseology."
FYROM parliament vote on final amendments seen on Jan 15
A vote by lawmakers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on the final amendments to revise the constitution in accordance with the Prespes accord signed with Greece is expected to be held on January 15, House speaker Talat Xhaferi said Monday.
He said that the parliamentary committees tasked with reviewing the final amendments will convene as of December 17.
FYROM parliament to vote on constitutional amendments on Dec. 1
The Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will vote on the four constitutional amendments demanded by Greece to wrap up a deal ending a name dispute on December 1.
FYROM Parliament head Talat Xhaferi convened a plenary sitting of the House on December 1 to vote on the changes.
Macedonia President Must Sign Language Law, Speaker Says
The speaker of Macedonian parliament, Talat Xhaferi, has told BIRN's TV show Jeta ne Kosove'that if President Gjorge Ivanov again refuses to sign the new language law, after parliament voted for it for a second time, he will breach his constitutional rights.
Macedonian president to veto Albanian as official language?
This happened without a debate on amendments, with 64 votes in favor, and none against or abstained.
This legal act introduces the Albanian language as the second official language in the country.
Assembly Speaker Talat Xhaferi, from the Albanian DUI party, thus carried out his plan and rejected a debate on amendments.