Ali Ahmeti
FM Kotzias to meet with a delegation from the Albanian party DUI of FYROM
Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet at 12:00 today, 8 January, at the Foreign Ministry, with the President of DUI – the Albanian party that is a coalition partner in the government of FYROM – Ali Ahmeti, who will be accompanied by FYROM Deputy Prime Ministers Musa Xhaferi and Fatmir Besimi.
A working lunch will follow the meeting, according to a Foreign ministry’s announcement.
Macedonia Leaders Reach Deal on Electoral Commission
Macedonia's Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, and opposition Social Democrat, leader, Zoran Zaev, on Tuesday agreed on the names of the experts who will be appointed to serve on the electoral commission, DIK.
Macedonian Politicians Deny Telecom Bribe Claims
Senior Macedonian politicians have dismissed new court testimony that alleges they took huge bribes in relation to Deutsche Telecom.
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Party Leaders Reach Agreement to End Political Crisis in Macedonia
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski announced on Wednesday that an agreement has been reached between the leaders of the four main parties to bring to an end the political crisis, which has gripped the country in the last several months.
EU's Hahn to Try to Broker Definitive Political Deal in Macedonia
The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn will be visiting Macedonia on Tuesday to try to help the country's leaders resolve a months-long political crisis.
Fresh Talks on Macedonia Crisis Put on Hold
After optimistic reports of a way out of the political crisis in Macedonia, fresh crisis talks planned for Friday have been cancelled.
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Fresh Macedonia Crisis Talks End in Logjam
In a short press statement issued after the meeting, Macedonia's four main party leaders said only that they had met to discuss details about the government that will prepare snap elections.
The deal was agreed on June 2 with the mediation of the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn.
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Fresh Crisis Talks Expected in Macedonia
Macedonia's warring political leaders hold a new meeting on Monday in the hope of reaching an agreement on a transition government that will lead the country into early elections due to take place by next April at the latest.
The key question is whether Prime Minister and VMRO DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski will step down ahead of the polls.
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Macedonia Leaders Pledge to Honour Election Deal
After an hour of talks in Skopje, Macedonia's political leaders agreed to honour the snap election deal brokered on June 2 during the visit to Skopje of the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn, as a basis for future talks.
Hahn has extracted an agreement on a transition period leading up to snap elections that must take place by next April.
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Macedonia Awaits Fresh Round of Crisis Talks
The meeting, which comes after last week's failure to strike a deal about a transitional government at the talks in Brussels, is expected to gather leaders of the four main political parties as well as the EU and US ambassadors to the country, Aivo Orav and Jess Baily.
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