“We shouldn’t miss the chance to solve this issue. The Zoran Zaev-led government has opened a window of opportunity. There are difficulties, which in fact have left the row unsolved for 25 years. It is in our national interest to find a solution to the name issue,” the Vice President of the European Parliament said in …
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“The men who stormed the Parliament and its press center were threatening us that they would kill all of us and that no one would make it”, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said Tuesday while testifying in a Skopje court. He was called to testify before the Criminal Court in Skopje as a witness in a …
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A significant drop of 33% was recorded in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Macedonia in 2017, as it was reduced to EUR 227 mln, from EUR 338 mln in 2016, according to data released by the NBRM (Central Bank of Macedonia). Of this amount, just EUR 29.73 mln were used as a new investment in …
The meeting which is supposed to take place between Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias on 12 April in Ohrid has been considered by media in Macedonia as a new attempt to give way to the solution of the name dispute. In an interview for the state news agency, MIA, PM Zoran Zaev said that he believes …
Bilateral and regional cooperation was the focal point of Tuesday’s meeting in Mostar of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. “There’s a lot of time and many things can happen before the upcoming summit in Sofia. It is vital that we do everything in our power to preserve peace and stability …
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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias beginshis mini Balkan tour and on Tuesday , while on Thursday (April 12) he is to meet FM Nikola Dimitrov in Ohrid. Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet officially confirmed Kotzias’s tour, but according to media outlets, Kotzias will hold meetings in Belgrade on Wednesday, on Thursday in Ohrid …
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russian specialists had found no trace of a chemical attack on the Syrian rebel-held town of Douma, after allegations from the international community, AFP reported. “Our military specialists have visited this place… and they did not find any trace of chlorine or any other chemical substance …
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Macedonian MPs in the coming days, after the Easter holidays, will be doing their utmost ahead of the release of the progress report for the country of the European Commission on April 17. Starting tomorrow, Macedonia has a busy agenda, both at home and abroad, to make sure it receives a report, one that is as …
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Special Prosecution in Kosovo has indicted 11 people involved in the wiretapping scandal known as the “Pronto” affair. The politicians who have been indicted are former MP Adem Grabovci, current minister Besim Beqaj, MP Zenun Pajaziti, former secretary of the ministry of Interior, Ilhami Gashi, the head of the Democratic Party of Prizren, Njazi Kryeziu, …
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VMRO-DPMNE has submitted in Parliament its request for a vote of no confidence for the government. The head of this political party, Hristijan Mickoski is expecting parliament to introduce this on Wednesday’s agenda, while being optimistic about the support that the incentive will receive. “I’m hoping that on Wednesday, we will be able to argue …
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Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s general election. Fidesz won almost half of the vote, with 93% of ballots counted, Hungary’s National Election Office said. Mr Orban is a strong Eurosceptic who campaigned on an anti-immigration platform. In a speech to supporters on Sunday night, Mr Orban said …
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Voting is drawing to a close in Hungary, where opinion polls have pointed to a third consecutive term for right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Before the vote, Mr Orban and his Fidesz party were polling at 20 points or more ahead of the far-right Jobbik party and the centre-left Socialists. Polling stations were meant to …
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Minister of Education and Science Renata Deskoska says politics should leave the education sector while investing efforts into the Skopje university’s autonomy. “The main objective of the ministry is to remove politics from the education. Being part of the education system prior to assuming this post, I know about the political pressure on the University. …
VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said Sunday the party would file the government no-confidence motion to the Parliament today, expecting the session to be scheduled to Wednesday. “We hope Wednesday will be the day when we can argue our positions, according to the Parliament’s Rules of Procedures. I expect the no-confidence motion to be successful, followed by early elections,” Mickoski told …
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President Gjorge Ivanov, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev extended Saturday Easter greetings to the Orthodox faithful. “The day of Christ’s Resurrection-Easter is the biggest Christian holiday. This day is the foundation of our faith. God’s sacrifice to the cross resulted in the victory of God’s love to humanity over the God’s wrath,” says …
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Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said that Pristina would accept a proposal for Kosovo’s partition if there were no mentors in the talks. “If we talked openly, without any mentors, over Kosovo’s partition, Pristina would accept that proposal, taking into consideration its interests,” FM Dacic told daily Blic. He says that big powers consider …
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Kosovo prosecutors on Friday charged 11 officials of President Hashim Thaci’s ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), including a minister, with political cronyism, AFP reports. The accused “worked in co-perpetration … granting unlawful privileges and advantages” to people seeking posts in government agencies and public firms, a special prosecutor’s office statement said. The selection of PDK members …
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The Tetovo police has detained six more persons in regard to Thursday’s armed incident in Tetovo village Mala Recica. Four persons were detained following the incident. Naip Rexhepi, member of the DUI party branch in Kumanovo, was killed, while two other were injured. According to reports, the incident began when passengers from two vehicles started to quarrel …
Britain’s information commissioner is looking at the work of Victoria-based political data firm AggregateIQ as part of an investigation into whether British digital privacy laws were broken during the Brexit referendum campaign, Global News has learned. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) refused to release records on their examination of AggregateIQ that Global News had requested under British access-to-information …
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The name dispute settlement is the main security issue for the region, says British Ambassador Charles Garrett. In an interview with Telma TV station Ambassador Garrett says he expects Macedonia and Greece to make a compromise, whereas the solution will be a turning point in Macedonia’s future. “I am a cautious optimist. I see the talks …
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