Александра М. Митевска Познатата метафора дека старата љубов е како подгреана сарма, односно сѐ уште се јаде – ама не е вкусна како некогаш, се отсликува деновиве во политичката реалност на земјата, како резултат на првите отворени несогласувања меѓу старо-новите патнери во владејачката коалиција. Законот за употреба на јазиците, кој пред нешто повеќе од една …
Ахмети заборава дека не е веќе партнер на ВМРО-ДПМНЕ Read More »
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov met with High Representative for Foreign Affairs of the EU, Federica Mogherini. The minister’s office said that the region’s stability and the European integration of Macedonia had been discussed. – Macedonia returned to the European path, both with the domestic reform agenda, as well as with the stake and determination for …
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The best way to reach a solution in the Macedonian issue is to finish the 1995 Interim Accord with an international agreement with a bold force, according to European Parliament vice-president and head of the SYRIZA group, Dimitris Papadimoulis. In a statement on radio 247, he mentions the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 between Greece and Turkey, as an example. …
Governing coalition parties SDSM and DUI seem to be going through disagreements regarding the voting of the law on languages, which advances the use of the Albanian language. The law has gone back to Parliament for a second reading, following the failure to obtain a signature by president Gjorge Ivanov. But, the law has been …
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Three or four measures are marked with red as measures that are delayed within the reforms contained in Plan 3-6-9 and are intensively discussed by political parties from the government and the opposition in order to achieve political consensus, said the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European affairs questions Bujar Osmani. He did not …
The chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Macedonia, Igor Tanturovski has announced his resignation today. Two days ago, another member of this commission has resigned. These resignations follow the decision of the Public Prosecution to launch investigations for abuses with funds by members of this commission. Department of Taxes says that the members of the …
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The perspectives for seriously resolving the name dispute are rapidly decreasing, Greece’s former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis said, in an interview with the Real Fm radio station, the Greek government had a real chance to solve the problem, but with the way it operated the issue, now leads to an impasse. – I want to …
Any change in the legal system of Macedonia does not mean a lasting guarantee for Greece, because everything that is changing can turn back, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said today, responding to a journalist question about the demands from Athens to change the Constitution as a guarantee for a possible solution to the name dispute. …
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The European and Euro-Atlantic path of the Republic of Macedonia, the dispute with Athens, the Ohrid Agreement were part of the topics discussed by the President of the Committee on European Affairs, Artan Grubi and French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. Grubi also addressed the efforts to overcome the differences with the name of the Republic of …
It is certain that the constitutional name should be changed in order for the erga omnes condition to be valid, Greek government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in a television debate on the Greek state television ERT. – For the complex name erga omnes, for overall use, in any case, a precondition is a constitutional review, …
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The Skopje Appellate Court accepted SPO’s appeal to the Criminal Court’s decision, with which the former head of the DSC (Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence) was exempted from the “Torture” case. In this procedure, initially from the SPO, Mijalkov was the first-charged, but the Criminal Court decided that only the six of the “Alpha” unit …
In three chapters, according to the Greek “Kathimerini”, the agreement between Skopje and Athens was reached on the name, scope and acronyms. The newspaper comments that the negotiations are turning into an unsolvable puzzle despite the initial increased optimism from Athens. The Greek government, as Kathimerini writes, now faces the opposition New Democracy, which seeks …
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“We are Macedonia: a new protest in Skopje”, “No to contacts with Athens, thousands of protesters in Skopje said”, “FYROM: Gathering in Skopje Against Changing the Name of the Country”, “New Protest for the Name Macedonia”, ” in Skopje against the change of the name “,” A big protest in Skopje with the slogan: We …
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed the coalition deal and says “it’s important that we start quickly with our work”. Ms Merkel was speaking a day after the centre-left Social Democrats voted overwhelmingly to remain in a coalition with her conservative bloc, giving the chancellor the support needed to preserve her governing coalition and secure …
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Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva told today’s event for cooperation to conduct financial investigations with the Embassy of the Netherlands that they are investigating crimes in several European countries. I hope to find out where the money is flowing and whether they are in Macedonia,” Janeva said and pointed out that they are investigating financial …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, according to announcements, this evening will meet again with the new leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. There is currently no accurate information about the timing and location of the meeting. However, unofficial announcements inform that it will be held around 19:00 in the government cabinet. The two leaders are expected to …
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The protest for defending the state name, organized by the movement “Our name is our right”, began at Skopje square “Macedonia” in Skopje. At the gathering will be expressed dissatisfaction with, as they say from the movement, policies that jeopardize the national interests of the Macedonian people. The protest is held on the same day …
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Macedonian expatriates in Australia on Wednesday protested against changing the constitutional name, and set fire to a photo of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Protesters dressed in patriotic clothing and Macedonian landmarks set fire to the picture, and the video circled on social networks. Similar rallies are held today in New Zealand, the Netherlands, England, Italy, …
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In Italy, parliamentary elections are being held today, which could restore renowned political names, such as Silvio Berlusconi or Matteo Renzi, or bring new uncertainty. Berlusconi, 81, returned to politics and led his party to the right-wing center Forza italia (Forward Italy). He is in a coalition with the leader of the right-wing and Eurosceptic …
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, after returning from the Western Balkans tour, told EuroNews that the European Union is not putting pressure on Macedonia and Greece to resolve the name dispute. – Pressure is not an instrument we should use. We encourage Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to find a solution themselves …
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