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The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen also rebuked Siljanovska-Davkova's choice of words, conditioning North Macedonia's prospects for joining the EU on the respect of the Prespa Agreement, after congratulating her for her new position. In response to the reactions, her office announced that she would respect the country's ...
On 16 April 1991 the parliament adopted a constitutional amendment removing the term "Socialist" from the official name of the country, and on 7 June of the same year, the new name Republic of Macedonia was officially established. [13] Hence Gligorov continued his function as President of the Republic of Macedonia.
Orban added that he looked forward to working together on giving North Macedonia a "new momentum to the EU accession process". [48] Serbia — President Aleksandar Vučić congratulated Siljanovska-Davkova, saying that he was "confident that we will together continue to work on strengthening Serbia-Macedonia ties". [49]
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was sworn as the first female president of North Macedonia on Sunday and immediately reignited a diplomatic spat with neighboring Greece. At the ceremony in the country’s parliament, Siljanovska-Davkova referred to her country as “Macedonia,” rather than the constitutional name ...
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece threatened to hinder North Macedonia's bid to join the EU on Monday after newly elected president Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova called her country just "Macedonia" during a ...
Stevo Pendarovski was born on 3 April 1963 in Skopje.His family originates from Galičnik. [4] He grew up in post-earthquake Skopje. His parents were teachers. [5] Pendarovski started his elementary studies at the then-Dositej Obradovikj School in Skopje (current-day Panajot Ginovski School) while he finished his secondary studies at the Cvetan Dimov gymnasium.
A 2017 agreement to change the country's name from Macedonia to North Macedonia ended the dispute with Greece, but Bulgaria lodged a veto in 2020 over history and language issues, which many North ...
This prompted Greece’s Ambassador to Skopje, Sophia Philippidou, to leave the inauguration ceremony. The Greek Foreign Ministry later issued a statement saying that the new president's actions violated an agreement between the two nations and put in danger both bilateral relations and North Macedonia's prospects of joining the European Union.