Sanja Naumovska In Vodno these days, the excavators stand still, but that does not mean that the topic has lost public attention. Ecologists, but the citizens continue to follow every step taken on the ridge of the mountain. The construction of the section of the main gas pipeline for western Macedonia has been stopped, but …
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Gjorgji Spasov In her open letter, published in „Nova Makedonija“ newspaper , Biljana Vankovska cites a dozen scholars and authors that signed great lies regarding the agreement between Macedonia and Greece. It is unclear if the undersigned really read and understood the contents of that short scripture, which looks like some kind of “salvation for …
Minister of Internal Affairs Oliver Spasovski on today’s visit to Veles said that all necessary preparations are being made to create a peaceful atmosphere in order for the citizens to make their own decision on the upcoming referendum. – We are now in an extremely important, historical period for the Republic of Macedonia before the …
After the verification of the agreement signed by Macedonia and Greece, the Greek producers will have a period of three years to decide whether they will declare their products as “Made in Macedonia” or “Made in Greece”. In the Agreement, as explained by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the Economic Chamber of Macedonia, the right …
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Former Prime Minister and leader of VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski described as “vain attempts” and “nonsense” the information published by WikiLeaks, stating that in 2008, when he was leading the government, the Macedonian authorities accepted the name “Republic Northern Macedonia “. – These are vain attempts of the government, and there are likely to be many …
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It can be seen that the talks have gone a long way – we only now take the strings and echoes of what, it seems, has long been arranged in a far more intimate format Petar Arsovski That esoteric meeting of Vucic and Zaev at the border, where they opened some kind of project for …
Former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was putting on an act that he was against a solution for name dispute, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kodzias said, reacting to information published by Wikileaks that Macedonian authorities in 2008 accepted a name change. – It is known that Gruevski did not want any solution to the name …
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On the eve of the referendum scheduled for September 30th, the officials of Germany and Austria, Angela Merkel and Sebastian Kurz, as well as the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, are coming to Skopje. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced their arrival last night, stressing that the fact that three world leaders visiting Skopje this week …
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The State Election Commission will hold a public session today at 2 pm to review the forms for conducting the upcoming referendum. The SEC members will also review the Rulebook on the manner and procedure for resolving complaints, the Manual for education of the election bodies and the requests for non-acceptance of the duty to …
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The Ministry of Culture has appointed 22 directors of National Institutions where acting directors were on duty. Simona Ugrinovska is confirmed as director of the Macedonian National Theater, after performing the duty of an acting director, as her predecessor Dragan Spasov-Dac submitted his resignation. The director of the Drama Theater in Skopje is Viktorija Rangelova …
I am convinced that the referendum will succeed, because whenever we have a major historical crossroads we choose wisely and I think that it will be so in this case, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov at the roundtable ” Euro-Atlantic future for Macedonia? “. The referendum, as he pointed out, is a political …
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After the break, the court hearing for Tortura continued with the cross-examination of the damaged Ljube Boskoski by the defendants’ lawyers. Lawyer Ljupco Svrgovski asked Boskoski if he had read the decree on arresting suspected criminals as a former interior minister. Boskoski, however, responded to Svrgovski with a counter-question whether he, as a former state …
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The Government has transferred 80 million denars to the Parliament for the campaign for the referendum, but the funds allocated for 41% of the deputies will be unused and cannot be re-allocated, informs the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. The announcement states that upon the request of the Parliament for approval of the funds …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday – on Independence Day, is coming to Skopje, her spokesman Steffen Seibert confirmed. Her agenda has not yet been defined, but it is known that she will meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The main topic of the talks is to be regional development issues and bilateral relations, but …
Robert Nesimi Political analyst Senator John McCain passed away last week at age 81. He led a life and career characterized by honesty, courage, willingness to speak the truth and buck authority which earned him the nickname “the Maverick”, as well as a willingness to reach across the aisle and compromise with his political …
Under the name “United FOR European Macedonia,” the ruling parties, parties outside of parliament, and non-governmental organizations have come together to call on citizens to vote in the upcoming referendum and contribute towards securing Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic future. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, promoting the pro-referendum campaign titled “Come out FOR European Macedonia,” said it had brought …
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The Appellate Court in Skopje yesterday postponed the hearing on the appeal of the first instance verdict in the case of the Tank case, for which former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski was sentenced to two years in prison, while the assistant minister in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gjoko Popovski, was sentenced to six years …
Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski should appear before the Appellate Court in Skopje today to begin a hearing on the May verdict in the Tank case, in which he was sentenced to two years in prison for illicit influence in the purchase of the luxury Mercedes. His defense filed an appeal on the grounds that …
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Following Wednesday evening’s meeting of parties who support the name agreement with Greece and the referendum, Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said he expects more supporters to join the ‘United for European Macedonia’ coalition. “The point of this coalition,” MP Zaev said on Thursday, “is to create a movement in support of the …
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Aleksandra M. Mitevska Opposition’s leader Hristijan Mickoski’s stagnating, reconsidering and calculating about the (non) participation in the upcoming referendum is somewhat understandable. The choice between staying home on September 30th and choosing between “yes” or “no” on the referendum question is just a seemingly simple thing. Especially for the new leader of VMRO-DPMNE, who came …
