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Macedonian News Archive 2003
Here you will find all the past news that concerns Macedonia, or any other major headlines concerning the region that have been published on this section of the Siljanovski Network. However, we also do add to our Archive from time to time in order to bring all the news you require to keep you informed.
 
2003 - December
Date Headline
17 • Return from Iraq: Thank God we came back alive
06 • Macedonia will meet NATO expectations, Mitreva says
06 • Second day of third phase of voluntary surrender and collection of illegal weapons action
 
2003 - November
Date Headline
16 • Germany offers further support to Macedonia on its road to EU and NATO
16 • Archeologists discover Macedonian Stonehenge
16 • Istanbul Summit should give clear message to Macedonia for NATO membership, Mitreva says
14-15 • Headlines for 14-15 November 2003
12 • PM Crvenkovski visits Romania
12 • Sekerinska in Brussels on Macedonia's aspirations for EU integration
12 • Mitreva visits the USA on Macedonia's integration into NATO
09 • Popovski, Jakimovski, Buxhaku and Memeti new ministers
09 • Workshop on topic "See in European Commission Youth Program"
08 • Reservists lighted candles to honour the killed defenders
08 • Government after one year without vision for better economic perspectives, Trajkovski said
08 • Changes to the law on Citizenship presented
08 • 1000th Anniversary of St. Joakim Osogovski Monastery's Founding
08 • Defence Ministers of Macedonia, Greece and Albania to meet
 
2003 - October
Date Headline
14 • Second phase of FA implementation completed, Parliament President says
14 • Government adopts draft law on trade company's
10 • President Trajkovski ends visit to Japan
10 • Successful presentation of Macedonia's National report on Cultural policy
 
2003 - September
Date Headline
28 • President Trajkovski's address at UN General Assembly Session
23 • Macedonian Parliament to debate ratification of International Criminal Court Accord
19 • Commemoration of Anna Lindh's death
11 • Government adopted changes to law on money laundering
05 • Presentation of "Mother Theresa" Awards
05 • Start of media campaign for weaponry surrender
05 • Defence Minister Buckovski in Sofia
05 • Macedonia - England football match for EURO 2004 Qualifications
 
2003 - August
Date Headline
27 • Hungarian President in Macedonia
27 • Poland will support Macedonia's aspirations for NATO membership
27 • Regional Forum: Dialogue among Civilizations
08 • Commemoration service in honour of eight killed soldiers near Karpalak
08 • IMF satisfied with realization of stand-by arrangement
08 • Start of World Women's Youth Handball Championship
05 • President Trajkovski's address in Krusevo
05 • 100 years of Macedonian Statehood
05 • PM Crvenkovski's address at formal academy on Ilinden Anniversary
 
2003 - July
Date Headline
31 • Formal session of Macedonian Parliament in honor of Ilinden 100th Anniversary
31 • Macedonian delegation will mark Ilinden anniversary at Prohor Pcinski
31 • Cherry-Tree Cannon arrives in Skopje
31 • Macedonian and Slovenian Interior Ministers meet
31 • Japanese Government approves credit for hydro-system Zletovica
26 • MHRMC Condemns Greece's Continued Blacklisting of Ethnic Macedonians
24 • EU grants EURO 38.5 million to Macedonia through cards program
24 • Operation for voluntarily surrender of weapons starts on November 1
24 • Start of negotiations with IMF
14 • Board verifies program for marking 100th anniversary of Ilinden Uprising
14 • Meeting of Macedonian, Bulgarian and Albanian Presidents
14 • Ohrid Summer Festival
 
2003 - June
Date Headline
20 • Nikola Popovski: No need for international military presence after January 1
20 • OSCE, NATO, EU and Concordia think that new crisis is not possible on Macedonia
19 • Macedonian Army soldier killed, one officer injured in a mine explosion
10 • Macedonian Air Force and Air Defence Force Day Celebrated
08 • Macedonian and German President's meet
08 • Departure of Army contingent in Peacekeeping mission to Iraq
08 • Trajkovski, Crvenkovski meet Solana, Papantoniu
07 • What's Up With FYROM?
 
2003 - May
Date Headline
23 • Second day of Regional Conference on Border Security and Management
23 • Manifestation "Macedonia in Honour of St. Cyril" resumes in Rome
23 • European Commission proposes new Integration Partnerships for Western Balkans
17 • Butler Tours
04 • 100th Anniversary from death of Goce Delcev
 
2003 - April
Date Headline
24 • Easter-Holiday of Holidays
24 • Kjazimi: Albania is in favour of cooperation and integration, not for divisions
23 • Oil price will not change until May 19
23 • No Alternative for Framework Agreement, international community says
23 • Parliament supported Macedonian mission to Iraq
20 • What they failed to do as government, they will try to achieve as opposition, Gosev says
20 • Economic cooperation and Corridor 8 are Macedonia and Bulgaria priorities
14 • President Trajkovski's statement
14 • PM Crvenkovski: All options remain open for Trajkovski's decision
14 • Meetings of Finance Minister Gosev in Washington
09 • Trajkovski's pardoning - reason for impeachment, legal experts say
09 • Belgrade hosts SEECP Summit
 
2003 - March
Date Headline
20 • Minister Buckovski meets US Deputy Secretary of Defence
20 • Protest of employees of loss-making companies
20 • Skopje Film Festival
20 • International Trade Fair of Furniture Opens
17 • Macedonia's crucial interest is to support USA, President Trajkovski says
17 • Forum on European integration begins
17 • Macedonia and Croatia sign Memorandum on cooperation
17 • Skopje Film Festival
07 • When Mines Grow Roots
07 • Macedonia receives $12 million pledged by USA at Donor's Conference
07 • No security vacuum due to transfer of command with Macedonia's mission
07 • Macedonia and Russia should intensify their economic cooperation
07 • Agreement between Macedonia and Canadian Post will be revised
04 • Government adopted changing of VAT Law
04 • Mayor of Belgrade pays visit to Macedonia
 
2003 - February
Date Headline
24 • Consultations Macedonia-EU in Brussels on Monday
17 • Implementation of Framework Agreement is very significant process
17 • Macedonian Foreign Minister's first day visit to Canada
17 • Railway traffic still blocked
13 • Summit of Macedonian, Albanian and Croatian Presidents in Tirana
13 • EU forces to arrive in Macedonia in mid-March, Buckovski says
13 • New VAT will only raise inflation rate for 0.5 percent
13 • Minister Mitreva announces reconstruction of Macedonian Diplomacy
13 • Government will adopt program on equitable representation of communities
10 • Macedonia and IMF coordinated their positions on letter of intention
07 • Macedonia and Serbia to cooperate in fight against organised crime
07 • Jovanovski: Powell Presented valid evidence for Iraq
07 • Press conference of Justice Minister Darlista
07 • Macedonia develops program for enhancement of its export on European Market
07 • Mol holds press conference on its activities against drug trafficking
 
2003 - January
Date Headline
30 • "Lions" will be transformed in antiterrorist unit
30 • Norway grants financial assistance to Macedonia for purchasing heating fuel
30 • Aleksandar Prcovski - New Public Prosecutor of Macedonia
30 • Minister Buckovski visits Germany
27 • Officials should submit property lists by end of January
27 • Budget and Macroeconomic Policy - Main topics at Gosev-Rozwadowski meeting
27 • Parliament ratified a protocol for Macedonia's accession to WTO
24 • President Trajkovski at World Economic Forum
24 • Draft-charter for cooperation between Macedonia, Albania and Croatia coordination
24 • Parliament adopts changes to defence law
24 • Police Unit "Lions" will be transformed
 
Other
Date Headline
- • US Admits to NLA's Campaign of Killing, Beating, Looting, & Ethnic Cleansing
- • Mujahedin In Macedonia, or, an Enormous Embarrassment  For the West