Gjorge Ivanov

President of (North) Macedonia · North Macedonia · On the map · Politicians · Born 1960 · age 66

Gjorge Ivanov is a Macedonian academic and politician, who served as the President of (North) Macedonia from 2009 to 2019.

Gjorge Ivanov is read about 43 times a day, in 66 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

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2016“In the refugee crisis there is the humanitarian aspect and the security aspect. In terms of humanity, Germany acted very well.”In their words11 March 2016On the refugee crisis, quoted on Ekathimerini, FYROM ‘paying for EU mistakes' in refugee crisis, says IvanovRead the whole statement

2012“Interviewer: Why is it important to be here in Serbia at EHF EURO 2012?”In their wordsRead the whole statement

2009Named President of North MacedoniaOffice12 May 2009 to 12 May 20191960Born2 May 1960

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Ivanov with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, 10 March 2016

Ivanov with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, 24 May 2017

Ivanov with Brazilian President Michel Temer in Brasília, 12 December 2017

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Gjorge Ivanov

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We as a non-EU country now have to protect Europe from an EU country - that is, Greece. We already had to spend €25 million in tax money. We already declared a state of emergency.
Mr Ivanov said Macedonia was simply “paying for the mistakes of the EU”, quoted on Independent, Refugee crisis: Macedonia tells Germany, Own words
What is Europe doing? It takes more than six months to organize a summit alone. By that time, one million new migrants have arrived.
Mr Ivanov said Brussels had exacerbated the refugee crisis by taking "far too much time to make decisions", quoted on Independent, Refugee, Own words
A potential EU membership for Macedonia has been discussed seven times already, but there was always an obstruction, caused by Greece.
Mr Ivanov also spoke of his anger at Greece’s “obstruction” of Macedonia’s accession to the EU, quoted on Independent, Refugee crisis:, Own words