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A SOLUTION FOR THE
POLITICAL REFUGEES FROM MACEDONIA
The mayor of Lerin, Janis Stratakis , stated that there are still
misunderstandings with the political refugees that live in FYROM, that can’t
return to their native land and called for seeking out a solution of their
problem, the Greek newspapers wrote. “Greece should not fear a few elderly
people from Macedonia, who have the desire to return to their native land
and be buried there”, Janis Stratakis stated at yesterdays celebration in
the village of Kota in the area of Lerin, where at the 100 annual
celebration from the death of the Macedonian fighter captain Kota, where the
Greek president Karolos Papuljas was also present.
Stratakis suggested to Papuljas that this chapter be closed by building a
monument of national reconciliation. He then added that the region of Lerin
is the last area in Greece that is still suffering the consequences of the
Civil War in the country. Stratakis pointed out that the wider area of Lerin
is suffering from the outstanding name issue with Macedonia.
“This is clear at an economic level and in the area of movement of people
and goods. Lerin needs emergency measures that will encourage the economic
development of the region”, the mayor of Lerin, Janis Stratakis added.
The Greek president Karolos Papuljas stated that the ethnic differences
should not be a generator of conflicts, adding that the future of the Balkan
courtiers is in the EU.
“The EU way is the only way to improve the quality of life of the people of
the Balkans and the improvement of the stability of the region. Maybe it
will be a long and difficult road, but I’m sure that the final destination
will mobilize and inspire the Balkans society”, Papuljas stated during the
celebration in Lerin. |
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WE RECEIVED A POSITIVE
OPINION FOR EU MEMBERSHIP
On 9th of November 2005, Vlado Buckovski, the president of the Government of
the R. Macedonia, from Ervan Fuere, the Head of the delegation of the EU
commission in Macedonia and the special representative of the EU, received
the Opinion of the EU commission on the answers of the Questioner for
Macedonia.
“I would like to, during this opportunity, call all the citizens of
Macedonia to give additional support for the reforms so that the Macedonian
European dream can be made in to reality together”, the Prime Minister Vlado
Buckovski stated.
The deputy prime minister Sekerinska pointed out that “Macedonia today
succeeded and got what it expected and what it deserved”.
“the positive opinion by the EU commission is a recognition for all our
efforts so far. From today the European perspectives of Macedonia become a
European reality”, the minister for foreign affairs Ilinka Mitreva stated.
The EU commissioner for enlargement Oli Ren at the press-conference in
Brussels said that the Commission unanimously recommends that Macedonia
receives a candidate country status for EU membership. According to Ren, the
Report represents an objective and just evaluation for the economic and
political progress of the country. The EU commissioner for enlargement said
that Macedonia has made a big success, which in a large part is credited to
the implementation of the Framework agreement, which strengthened the
political stability and contributed to peaceful interethnic relations. After
the country becomes a candidate country for EU membership a date for the
start of the negotiations for all aspects for EU membership should be set.
The candidate country should align its laws with EU legislature. The process
for becoming a member of the EU can last several years. |
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BUSKOVSKI ON AN ECONOMIC
FORUM IN AUSTRIA
The Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski stayed in Austria, where he
attended the Vienna economic forum. Within this visit, accompanied by the
minister for economy, Fatmir Besimi, Buckovski had a meeting with the
federal chancellor of Austria, Wolfgang Shisel, whose country will take over
the EU presidency from January 1st.
The promotion of Macedonia as a favorable destination for investments and
the reforms in the country was the main topic of the forum on which the
Prime Minister Buckovski spoke, on which the representative of the
governments of the countries of South East Europe attended.
The main aim of the forum is seeking out solutions on how to accomplish
significant mutual corporation of the countries of the region between the
Adriatic and the Black Sea. On the meeting the importance of the wider
regional projects as well as their execution was discussed. The biggest
attention on the forum was dedicated to the possibilities of attracting
investments. |
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MOC-SOC NEGOTIATIONS?!
“There is no signal about the continuation of talks between MOC and SOC”,
this is how the bishop Petar commented the situation between the two
churches after the last Council meeting of the Serbian church. He said that
the conscience of the Serbian bishops has started to work- we became a
reality to them.
“The conscience in relation to the issue maybe has finally started to work -
that we are a reality, that MOC really exists. Currently there are no
signals, but we think that the view, such as it was enacted by the Council
of SOC, gives hope that a different kind of thinking is needed for the
entire situation”, Mr. Petar stated, bishop of the Prespansko- pelagoniska
eparch.
The Council of MOC is not revealing whether they will make some moves toward
starting new negotiations with the Serbian church. And while both churches
take no action, the official stand of Serbia is that it is a secular country
and will not interfere in this difference. |
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THE FIRST MACEDONIAN
BISHOP
After 104 year a Macedonian is again in charge with the Catholic Church in
Macedonia. And officially, by the act of enthronization Kiro Stojanov became
a Bishop of Skopje and exarch of the Apostles for the faithful of the
Byzantine order in Macedonia. Stojanov was enthroned in the cathedral of
Skopje “Presveto srce Isusovo”. The act of enthronization began with a holly
sermon on which the Nuncij of the Apostles from the Vatican to our country,
santos Abriel and Kastelo, read the Papal decree with which Stojanov is
appointed to this place. With this the decision of the pope Benedict the XVI
from 20th of July of this year is realized, with which after the death of
Joakim Herbut Kiro Stojanov is appointed bishop. On the ceremony 15 high
dignitaries of the Catholic Church from several countries as well as the
Cardinal Dimko Pulic from Sarajevo attended. Among the numerous faithful
which followed the ceremony were a number of public personalities in the
country. The same act will be repeated on the 8th of November in Strumica,
in the cathedral of “Uspenie na presveta Bogorodica”. |
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MACEDONIA SHOULD BE FREE OF
MINES TILL 2009
Eiht teams for mine disposal of the Department for protection and rescue of
Macedonia should survey and destroy any remaining unexploded ordinances by
2009 in the 250 km belt of the Solun front of WWI, the neighboring front
from Dojran Lake to Kriva Palanka form WWII, as well as the area around the
villages of Gracani, Tanusevci and Vejce, from the conflict of 2001.
“Three unchecked contaminated areas remained, which aren’t mine fields.
These contaminated areas are pointed out by the citizens. They are Gracani,
Tanusevci and Vejce”, Atanasov stated.
Macedonia is obligated by the Ottawa Convention to clean the terrain of
unexploded ordinances by 2009. |
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MACEDONIA ON CNN
“Macedonia on CNN” is the name of the project which the Marketing Section of
ProMarkMedia of the Chamber of commerce of Macedonia started in Skopje by
opening a one day planning workshop.
The president of the Section and the Head of the project, Nelko Nedelkovski,
informed that the ultimate aim of the project is creating a plan for the
preparation of Project-proposal, with which a strategy should be created for
the representation of Macedonia to the World Media, like CNN, EUROSPORT AND
RTL. The world presentation should be in the function of the support of the
economic development of the country and the achievement of its goals, above
all, the settling of the name dispute. The packaging of the project is
predicted to last 10 months, and the realization from 3 to 5 years.
With the project the presentation of Macedonia trough print and electronic
media will be covered in the world, on the internet, and there is a sector
which will work on tourism and the place of tourism in this kind of a
presentation of the country.
The initiative for realization of this project came from the marketing
section of ProMarkMedia, and was fully supported by the Prime Minister Vlado
Buckovski and the president of the Chamber, Branko Azis. |
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NOVEMBER THE 9TH AWARDS IN
VELES
In honor of November the 9th, the liberation of the city of Veles, on 8th of
November a number of celebrations were held to mark this significant
anniversary. On the special session of the assembly of Veles, chaired by the
Mayor Ace Kocevski, the awards were given for life work “Gemidzii”. These
highly praised awards were given to Vasil Tocinovski and Makedonka
Jancevska. On behave of the receivers of the awards Vasil Zafricev gave
thanks. During the day, after opening ceremonies of several facilities, the
exhibition of the art colony of Veles was opened, and during the evening in
a crowded hall the national theatre of Nis performed the play “Zona
Zamfirova”. |
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EU ENLARGEMENT COMMISSIONER OLLI
REHN VISITS MACEDONIA
EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn Thursday is to pay an official visit
to Macedonia.
Rehn will formally present the EC Opinion on Macedonia's Application for the
EU membership.
He is scheduled to meet with President Branko Crvenkovski, PM Vlado
Buckovski, Parliament Speaker Ljupco Jordanovski and Ambassadors of the EU
member-states.
Rehn will address the Members of the Parliament and will hold talks with the
leaders of VMRO-DPMNE, DPA and DUI, Nikola Gruevski, Arben Xhaferi and Ali
Ahmeti.
GREENS IN FAVOUR OF EU
PERSPECTIVE FOR MACEDONIA
The member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament,
Angelika Beer, and Sepp Kusstatscher, member of the EU-Macedonia delegation
gave comments on the Commission's recommendation to grant candidate status
to Macedonia.
"We very much welcome the Commission's statement on Macedonia. This is a
huge success. The Government of Vlado Buckovski succeeded in a very short
period of time to push through substantial reforms as well as the
implementation of the Ohrid Agreement. This is a positive sign and signal
for the other countries of the Western Balkans that the implementation of
necesary reforms is the most productive way to approach EU membesrhip", said
Ber and Kusstatscher.
According to them, Macedonia should now focus on what's leftover and
especially concentrate on the reform of its public administration and
judiciary so that the December European Council is able to decide positively
on its status as a candidate. "We are optimistic that these last barriers
will shortly be overcome", they said.
"Against this background we call upon Greece to finally accept the name
'Macedonia'. It would be an absurd move if Greece stops the actual progress
in its small neighboring country by vetoing the start of negotiations during
the December Council because of non-existent territorial issues. Greece
should not continue hindering the actual peace process in Macedonia and in
the whole region", reads the statement of the two members of the European
Parliament.
SEE COUNTRIES DEMAND EURO 8
BILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
The development of the main transport network in Southeast Europe is the
main topic of the first meeting of Transport Ministers from Macedonia,
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and Kosovo
UNMIK, that is takes place in Skopje on Thursday.
The annual meeting, supported by the European Union, is an obligation from
the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Western Balkans' countries in
June last year for the development of the main regional transport network in
SEE.
The Transport Ministers should determine at this meeting how to provide
investments for 145 projects with total amount of Euro 8 billion.
The strong regional cooperation of Balkans' countries is the most direct way
for the Euro-integration, told the participants Macedonian Vice Premier
Minco Jordanov and the General Director for Transport of the European
Commission Edgar Tilman.
"The cooperation of these countries is of crucial importance for their
prosperity and economic growth and the only way for successful dealing with
key challenges such as transport infrastructure, lack of energy and
pollution of environment", Tilman said.
Macedonian Minister of Transport and Communications Xhemali Mehazi said that
countries from the region needed unique and effective mechanism for
coordination in finding ways and resources for financing for finishing
transit routes as a basis for overall development. |
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