Victoria Marinova: Her “crime” was looking into alleged corruption cases in Bulgaria

Thirty years old. Victoria Marinova, a journalist. From Bulgaria. She was raped and brutally killed. Why? Authorities investigate the possibility of a crime connected to her reports since her latest professional research had been related to corruption cases. She was murdered in Bulgaria, in the northern town of Ruse on the Danube river. Her body was found in a …

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Dimitrov: Parliament to decide whether to follow people’s will

The Parliament should decide whether to follow the people’s will, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov a debate on Monday. “The referendum turnout was close to 37 percent, and although the Electoral Code stipulates a higher turnout, there were 609,000 citizens who said ‘Yes’. This is the majority and they want Macedonia to move forward. Discussions in …

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Stoltenberg: Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is the key to the stability in the region

Nato’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg declared today that KFOR offers a safe environment for all communities in Kosovo, including Serbs, and that this mission does everything to support the process for the normalization of relations. Stoltenberg, who is holding a visit to Serbia, has said that dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is the best platform …

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Former Interior Minister Jankuloska sentenced to six years in prison

Former minister of interior Gordana Jankuloska has been sentenced to six years in prison in the case dubbed “Tank” over abuse of office regarding the procurement procedure of a new vehicle ‘Mercedes’ worth more than EUR 600,000. Jankuloska, whose trial was separated from that of the other defendants due to her pregnancy, was not present …

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Former Greek PM Samaras: No Greek politician had accepted Macedonian language, identity before

We will not allow our Macedonia to be sold. I have always said that we cannot give Skopje the name Macedonia, because from that moment on they will officially be called Macedonians, not Northmacedonians or Uppermacedonians, says former Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras. “The Prespa Agreement officially gives the Skopians name Macedonia, the nationality, the …

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Nationalist leader Milorad Dodik claims victory in Bosnia-Herzegovina election

Nationalist leader Milorad Dodik is leading in the race for the Serb seat of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s three-member presidency. His victory is a blow to the fragile unity of the country created after the brutal civil war, Deutsche Welle reports. With over 85 percent of ballots counted, Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik declared victory as the …

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Opposition leader Mickoski offers two options to prevent new political crisis

 Early elections with formation of a Przino-style government and a public prosecutor proposed by the opposition or rejection of the Prespa Agreement and elections, followed by an appointment of a public prosecutor with partisan consensus are the two options presented Sunday by the opposition leader, Hristijan Mickoski. Speaking at a news conference at the party’s …

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Bugajski: Moscow sees new Russian stronghold in Skopje

American analyst Janusz Bugajski says that Skopje is the new Russian stronghold on the Balkans, and the Kremlin counts on Macedonia to become the new Republika Srpska entity. “If Macedonia’s path to Western institutions is blocked, national tensions will rise in the entire region. The Kremlin will invest additional energy to threaten the fragile democratic …

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Stoltenberg in Belgrade: Excellent relationship with Serbia, we support the dialogue

NATO strongly supports the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and all efforts that will result in reducing of tensions and solving problems, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. He arrived in Belgrade yesterday and in an interview with Pink TV, stressed that NATO had excellent dialogue with Serbia and respects the decision not to be part of the Alliance. …

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Pompeo – Kim Jong Un meeting in North Korea for talks on denuclearization

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he expects to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he hopes will lead North Korea to give up a nuclear weapons program that potentially threatens the United States, Reuters reported. Pompeo posted a photograph of himself on Twitter on Sunday waving from …

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International community: Current deadlock to be settled in Parliament, not in early elections

It’s been almost a week after Macedonia voted in the name referendum. NATO accession and EU integration remains a priority neither the government nor the numerous international official will give up on. Macedonia, they say, doesn’t need early elections, what the country needs to do is to implement the Prespa Agreement by securing a 2/3 …

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Zaev – Bazdnikin: There is potential for better economic cooperation and trade exchange

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev met Friday with the new Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Sergey Bazdnikin, wishing him success in advancing the relations between the two countries. Zaev voiced belief that Bazdnikin, as his predecessor, would successfully work on the development of the bilateral relations, the government said in a press release. The meeting focused on …

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Gruevski: Court’s decision is a political pressure and political repression

Former prime minister Nikola Gruevski on Friday called the decision of the Appellate Court upholding his two-year prison sentence ‘political pressure and political repression.’ He will be imprisoned for the illicit purchase of a luxury, €600,000  Mercedes. “It is political repression and a politically-staged process that is ongoing. The only thing that changed after my press conference …

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Zaev for BHTV: Snap election will grant us a two-third majority

If the opposition makes attempts to obstruct Macedonia’s future within the EU and NATO for personal calculations, the ruling coalition will be forced to call for snap elections, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says in his first interview after the referendum with  BHTV1. “We shall do our best to ensure the necessary parliamentary majority for the …

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Triumph of “the Will”

Gjorgji Spasov As in the Nazi propaganda film “The Triumph of the Will,” ordered by Hitler to mark the party congress in Nuremberg in 1934, these days, after the press conference, in the media images and events of joy of those, who by calling the boycott managed to prevent “the serious crime of power” and …

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Revenge of the dead giants

Erol Rizaov In the Museum of the City of Skopje, along with many beautiful people, urban characters, and famous public figures, last Tuesday we were direct witnesses of the revenge of two deceased giants, Slavko Janevski and Tome Serafimovski, for the injustice that was inflicted on them by one regime’s tyranny. Their unveiling in front …

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Appellate Court confirms two-year prison sentence for Gruevski

The Appellate Court in Skopje dismissed an appeal by former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, as being ‘groundless’, against a ruling over a two-year prison sentence. The Skopje court partially upheld an appeal by a defendant, namely the former associate interior minister, Gjoko Popovski. It changed a section of the sentencing decision and sentenced him to …

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Russian Foreign Ministry: Western countries are aiming to drag Macedonia into NATO at any cost

Western countries are aiming to drag Macedonia into NATO even after a referendum on changing the country’s name was held there, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday, TASS reports. “The continuation of heavy-handed outside interference in Macedonia’s internal affairs is evident,” Zakharova stressed. “The goal is obvious – to drag Macedonia …

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