Macedonian government promotes European behavior in Balkan region – DM Sekerinska

Thus far the Macedonian government has promoted a kind of different approach to policy-making and a European behavior in the Balkan region, which may also work in the process for settling the name dispute with Greece, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska says in an interview with Deutsche Welle. Sekerinska was part of Macedonia’s delegation visiting Germany …

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‘May 25’ scandal: ‘Maximum’ sentence to send clear message, says PM Zaev

I support maximum sentences for those who have committed such crimes like the ones involving an underage girl sheltered at the May 25 institution for troubled youth in Skopje to send a message that it must not happen ever again, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stated Thursday. A 13-year old girl had had her baby aborted after …

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Macedonia and Hungary to join forces against extremism and terrorism

The Macedonian and Hungarian Ministers of Interior, Oliver Spasovski and Sandor Pinter, proposed Thursday in Skopje for the two countries to sign agreements on exchange of information in favor of preventing terrorism and violent extremism. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Spasovski commended Hungary for its assistance to the Macedonian police in dealing with the …

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Mayor Silegov: City of Skopje starting to take action on Skopje 2014 project

The City of Skopje will no longer tolerate illegal and unapproved procedures and has started to take action on the Skopje 2014 project, Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov said Thursday. All of the unauthorized activities of the former administration in the capital will be adequately dealt with in accordance with the laws, Silegov told a news …

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PM Zaev hints on personnel refreshment this spring

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says there will be personnel changes in institutions this spring due to remarks over lack of energetic reaction that clearly demonstrates zero tolerance to irresponsible and corrupt behavior. Zaev says in an interview for web portal Prizma that the Government could also undergo reshuffling. “Lack of success in managing an institution …

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Pavlopoulos calls again for name without irredentist claims, change of Macedonian constitution

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during Thursday’s meeting with President of Ireland Michael Higgins said that if Macedonia wants to integrate into NATO and EU it needs to change the constitution highlighting that whatever name is chosen should not contain a single trace of irredentism in terms of borders, nationality or language. At the beginning of …

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Public sector urged to fill in data in HRMIS, risk salary payment ban

Public sector institutions have a three- month deadline to fill in employee data in the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS), otherwise risk a ban for salary payments, warned the Ministry of Information Society and Administration and the Public Revenue Office (PRO) on Thursday. “We recommend public sector employers to fill in data in the …

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EC President Juncker to visit Macedonia on Sunday

President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday (Feb. 25) will arrive in Macedonia, the first stop of his Western Balkans tour aimed at presenting the EU’s Western Balkans Strategy. Announcing Juncker’s visit following the presentation of the Western Balkans Strategy in Strasbourg, Deputy PM Bujar Osmani said the document represented an encouragement for the …

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Zaev tells Berlin conference: Macedonia deserves individual assessment over EU accession

Macedonia’s main ambitions in 2018 are the opening of EU accession talks and becoming NATO’s 30th member. I strongly believe Macedonia deserves an individual assessment, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at a discussion organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) in Berlin on Wednesday. PM Zaev referred to the deep political crisis in 2015-2016, after …

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Lavrov: EU is passive on Great Albania ideas, Ohrid Framework Agreement violated

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov referred late Wednesday to the situation in Macedonia in the context of “Great Albania ideas.” At a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Lavrov said there are concerns over EU’s passivity regarding the initiative that had emerged from Tirana, the so-called Tirana Platform, which “is an …

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PM Zaev, President Steinmeier commend Macedonia-Germany relations

Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier voiced satisfaction Wednesday in Berlin with the favorable, dynamic development of the relations between the two countries. In the year that marks the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic ties, the cooperation between the countries is crowned with the fact that Germany is Macedonia’s most significant …

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Vice PM Osmani: Macedonia needs help for building national consensus on strategic issues

The European Commission’s Strategy for the Western Balkan countries has accurately assessed Macedonia’s progress, creating a historic opportunity for the country to return on the European track, Vice-Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani said Wednesday in Berlin at a meeting with a chairman of Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Hans-Gert Pottering. The meeting was also attended by …

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Minister Mancevski: Depoliticization and fair salary system in public administration

A professional, efficient, accountable and transparent administration is one of the Government’s main priorities in the Strategy on Public Administration Reforms 2018-2020, unveiled by Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski on Wednesday. Policy creation and coordination, public service and human resource management, responsibility, accountability and transparency, public services and ICT support for administration, …

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Justice Minister Saliji meets US legal adviser McNeil, focus on judiciary reforms

There is preparedness for cooperation in the implementation of judiciary reforms, agreed Justice Minister Bilen Saliji and the US Embassy legal adviser John McNeil at a meeting on Wednesday. Saliji thanked McNeil for the U.S. assistance and briefed him on the steps undertaken by the ministry regarding the implementation of judiciary reforms, the Justice Ministry …

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Germany extends strong support for Macedonia’s bid to join EU, NATO

Germany strongly supports the strategic commitment of Macedonia to joining the EU and NATO, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was told at Wednesday’s meeting in Berlin with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Macedonia got strong support from Germany for its strategic commitment, EU and NATO membership. What we need to do is to keep implementing reforms …

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EU Ambassador Zbogar says Juncker’s visit to Macedonia message in itself

The upcoming visit of European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker to Skopje is a message in itself, EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar told MIA on Wednesday. ‘It is also known that the European Union is here for you. The European Commission has clearly notified in its strategy that the Western Balkans belongs within the …

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House arrest for three suspects for April 27 Parliament incidents

 The Skopje Appellate Court has altered the detention measure into house arrest for MP Ljuben Arnaudov and organizers of “Joint Macedonia” protests Boris Damovski and Bogdan Ilievski, who are suspects in the case regarding the incidents in Parliament on 27 April 2017. Their passports will be confiscated as a precautionary measure. Former minister of interior …

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LOT Polish Airlines launches new Warsaw-Skopje route starting June 1

 Starting from June 1, LOT Polish Airlines is going to launch the first direct connection from Warsaw to Skopje, TAV Macedonia and LOT Polish Airlines announced Wednesday. Flights on this route will be operated daily, 6 times a week, apart from Sundays, by modern Embraer jets. Tickets are already available for purchase sale, via LOT’s …

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