A group of citizens staged a rally Sunday against the law on languages, adopted by the Parliament on 14 March. Citizens gathered in front of the government’s building in Skopje to voice their disapproval of the law, which boosts the Albanian language status, and called on President Gjorge Ivanov to not sign the legislation that ‘will …
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Russians are voting in an election that is likely to return Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as president. Voting began in the Russian far-east at 20:00 GMT on Saturday, and opened in Moscow nine hours later. More than 100 million people are eligible to vote. Exit polls are expected late on Sunday. Mr Putin …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia, Nikola Dimitriov addressed the 167th ‘Bergedorf’ round table in Sarajevo, titled ‘The Long Road to Europe: The Western Balkans between Domestic Challenges and Geopolitics.” ‘Today, there is a healthy political debate in Macedonia. We have managed to alter, set the media scene free. I believe we can do …
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Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in the response on his Facebook profile regarding the views of Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov on the law on the use of languages, which the Parliament adopted on Wednesday without an amnesty debate, said that without Albanians there is no Macedonia. Rama, according to the media, “reminded” Ivanov that Albanian …
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It is important that the Parliament moves forward with its agenda and focuses on the necessary reforms with all parties saying they will support them in a bid to meet the European and Euro-Atlantic integration bid of Macedonia, the US Embassy in Skopje said Friday commenting on recent developments involving the adoption of the language …
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For full digital transformation, and bringing Macedonia closer to the European Union, not only do we need strong institutions, but also a strong private sector, strong companies that will work with us in this field. This was pointed out by the Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski at the opening of the panel …
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For full digital transformation, and bringing Macedonia closer to the European Union, not only do we need strong institutions, but also a strong private sector, strong companies that will work with us in this field. This was pointed out by the Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski at the opening of the panel …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced today that there will be a reconstruction of the Government, and that talks on increasing the parliamentary majority have begun. – We will probably talk with all opposition political parties, with the exception of VMRO-DPMNE, Zaev said after today’s Rule of Law Forum in SEE. Reconstruction of the Government and …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced today that there will be a reconstruction of the Government, and that talks on increasing the parliamentary majority have begun. – We will probably talk with all opposition political parties, with the exception of VMRO-DPMNE, Zaev said after today’s Rule of Law Forum in SEE. Reconstruction of the Government and …
– “Health Insurance Fund of Macedonia decided to increase quotas of prescribed medications for all insured persons in the country for month of March at amount to MKD 15 million which will be evenly distributed in pharmacies”, Health Insurance Fund Director Den Doncev told Friday’s press conference emphasizing that the measure comes into force immediately. …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) would be permanently resolved through the judiciary reforms. “The long-standing future of the SPO will be solved through the judiciary reforms, including the law on courts, the law on the judicial council and other laws,” PM Zaev told reporters regarding remarks …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) would be permanently resolved through the judiciary reforms. “The long-standing future of the SPO will be solved through the judiciary reforms, including the law on courts, the law on the judicial council and other laws,” PM Zaev told reporters regarding remarks …
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– According to my information, preparations are under way to begin the population census, SDSM MP Frosina Tasevska Remenski said in yesterday’s TV show “Click Plus” on TV21. “But let’s not fool ourselves that we will be able to lower rights that are bind to percentage, which are acquired rights,” she said in a debate on …
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– According to my information, preparations are under way to begin the population census, SDSM MP Frosina Tasevska Remenski said in yesterday’s TV show “Click Plus” on TV21. “But let’s not fool ourselves that we will be able to lower rights that are bind to percentage, which are acquired rights,” she said in a debate on …
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Former head of the Government’s Service for General and Common Affairs (SGCA) Vase Donevski has been detained Thursday evening under the suspicion of abuse of office. Financial Police Office director Arafat Muaremi is set to provide details over the case at a press conference on Friday. Donevski was relieved from the post in July 2017. …
Yesterday’s events at the Parliament were disappointing, French Ambassador to Macedonia, Christian Thimonier said Thursday for the web portal ‘SAKAMDAKAZAM.MK’. The Parliament adopted Law on the Use of Languages on Wednesday in a tense atmosphere by 64 votes. Yesterday we witnessed events we believed would remain in the past, Thimonier said, notifying the lack of …
The Slovak president has chosen the deputy prime minister to form a new government when Prime Minister Robert Fico resigns. Slovakia has witnessed rising frustration over the government’s response to the murder of a journalist. Amid a political crisis that has already seen two government ministers step down, Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Thursday said …
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-“The Law on the Use of Languages fully complies with the Constitution and amendment 5 passed 17 years ago. No one is and no one cannot be above the Constitution. At the same time, this law fully guarantees adequate use of the Macedonian language and is considered a serious contribution to building the concept of …
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The talks for settling the Athens-Skopje name dispute are on the positive track at the moment and will be intensified, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said on Thursday. At the regular press briefing, Tzanakopoulos said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was working on the draft agreement, confirming also that FM Nikos Kotzias would soon …
-“The procedure has not been violated in the adoption of the Law on the Use of Languages and the President is obliged to sign the bill”, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani on Thursday. “Macedonia has closed an important chapter of its history and as of today it is more unified in its …
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