With the testimony of the councilor in the Council of the Municipality of Centar, Cvetanka Simonovska, continued the trial of the violence in the Municipality of Centar, and the ordered slaps by the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for the former mayor Andrej Zernovski. Simonovska said that on June 7, 2013, when a session of …
The main parliamentary political parties work on coordinating their positions to changes in election laws that cover the election model. The ruling SDSM stated that it is in favor of one electoral unit with open lists, and expects all relevant political parties to agree with its proposal. – The census, according to my information, has …
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Zdravko Saveski The Ministry of Labor and Social Policy has appeared! It really has! It took it a year to submit amendments to the Labor Code. But that would not have been such a problem, if they had used this year to propose substantial changes that would abolish the redistribution of labor rights of the …
“Thousands of citizens across Greece have stated that Macedonia is Greek”, “24 cities, one vote”, “Thousands of citizens on the streets, protested for Macedonia”, “The protests for Macedonia ended peacefully and massively”, “24 cities in the rhythm of protests for the Skopje issue,” are part of Greek media coverage of protests across Greece that “defended …
Moderate to small (crowd wise) were the protests that took place in 24 cities across Greece, participants of which are against the way negotiations on the name dispute with Macedonia go, opposing use of the term “Macedonia” in the compound name negotiated by the Greek leadership with the Macedonian one. For example, in Pella, which is …
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There is serious progress and the two countries have never been closer to a solution. The coming hours could be crucial for the negotiations and I hope that a positive outcome will create an environment for enhancement of bilateral relations, as well as prerequisites for acceleration of Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic perspective, said Vice Premier for European …
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Expecting the Zaev-Tsipras telephone conversation and a positive response from Skopje is in the focus of the Greek media regarding the possible name agreement. Media report that the Zaev-Tsipras conversation is a matter of hours, while others say it will happen in the coming days. Athens expects a positive response from Zaev regarding the name …
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Greeks defended the “Greek character of Macedonia” last night in over twenty cities. The protests, organized through social networks, took place throughout Greece, from the northernmost to the southernmost region, but the central event was in Pella. The protests were supported by some of the mayors of the cities where they were held, but also …
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Public administration has become a social category, union members say The Confederation of Free Trade Unions has launched a campaign for higher salaries in the public sector “Decent pay for decent living” that will take place on social networks, visits, rallies and conferences in several cities, depending on the membership requirements. – We will put …
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I do not think there is a citizen of Macedonia in these past 25 years, who at least once did not want to thank the EU and NATO, the United States… and all our dear and good neighbors, especially Greece, for the “concern” they express for our future, and for the help they give us. …
Athens and Skopje are close to agreement and Greece is waiting for decisions of the Prime Minister of the neighboring country, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Amanatidis said in an interview with TV Skai. Amanatidis considers that an agreement on the name issue is in the interest of both countries and ‘settle problems in …
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The Government failed to comment Wednesday on the possible telephone conversation between the Macedonian and Greek prime ministers within the talks for a name solution. At today’s press conference, Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski also did not comment a Facebook post by opposition VMRO-DPMNE Antonio Milososki over the possible signing of the agreement. The opposition MP …
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Jacinda Ardern is New Zealand’s Prime Minister, soon to be 40 years old. She came to power last autumn, after the September election. It is a phenomenon in politics in a place that is called “Down Under,” which is mainly Australia, but also New Zealand. She was elected leader of the Labor Party on August …
Macedonia and Kosovo are set to strengthen cooperation in numerous fields – railway traffic, diaspora, defense, innovations, culture, economy – through the signing of bilateral agreements at the first joint session of the countries’ governments. “Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani has been designated as coordinator for the joint session. The date for the …
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is working intensively behind the scenes and is committed to close the Skopje church issue, says Stavros Theodorakis, leader of Greek party Potami. In an interview with Greek radio Alpha 989, Theodorakis says he asked the patriarch during his recent visit to Athens what will happen to the Macedonian orthodox church. “He …
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More than 120 representatives of central banks from about 20 countries take part at the 11. conference on payments and market infrastructure “Time for Digitization”, which takes place in Ohrid on June 6-8. The conference is organized by the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM), in cooperation with the Central Bank of the …
Angelovska-Bezoska: Macedonia’s payment infrastructure in line with global standards Read More »
President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions against Russia are “harmful for everyone” and it is in everyone’s interests to lift them, BBC reports. Speaking in Austria, he said Russia had restored stable growth, despite the EU and US sanctions first imposed in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said his …
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The rally of VMRO-DPMNE has passed. Silegov says he cleaned up the garbage. Streets are reusable. Some peeped out of their windows, some yelled in the crowd, others watched it on TV. Some, however, learned from the news what went on out there. But, of course, the rally of the main opposition party has not …
When party leaders sit at a joint table to negotiate the finesses of the new Electoral Code, which is being prepared, it will not be bad if a ban on calling early parliamentary elections is inserted in it, without having any good reason. In an atmosphere of latent elections in the country for years, regardless …
The telephone conversation waiting to happen between prime ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras to finalize the issue of the name, has not yet taken place. Prime Minister Zaev’s office stated that this telephone conversation will take place once there’s a final decision. According to political analyst, Ibrahim Memeti this is a gridlock in the …
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