The name dispute between Macedonia and Greece needs to be settled, but there is nothing positive if pressure is being exerted, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a joint news conference in Berlin with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. “The name dispute between Macedonia and Greece should be settled, any pressure in the negotiations has no …
Minister of Education and Science Renata Deskoska and UNICEF Representative Benjamin Perks on Wednesday signed the 2018 Cooperation Program. The annual program envisages UNICEF’s support for the Ministry of Education and Science and other competent institutions to improve the quality of the educational system in Macedonia. Under the annual cooperation program, support will be focused on …
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Germany isn’t wading in to settle the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece, government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said Wednesday commenting today’s visit of PM Zoran Zaev to Berlin, where he is scheduled to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yesterday, she had a phone conversation with Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras ahead of their meeting in Brussels on …
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Foreign investors including those from Germany see sincere and open partner in the Macedonian government that ensures stable and predictable business environment, PM Zoran Zaev and Volkier Treier, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Association of German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) assessed at Wednesday’s meeting in Berlin. Zaev, who pays a visit to …
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A trial at a Skopje court against former culture minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska on Wednesday was interrupted and rescheduled for March 13. Kanceska-Milevska is indicted by the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) in its case dubbed ‘Tenders’ involving manipulation of a tender over the construction of the Museum of VMRO in Skopje, which is part of the …
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Macedonia’s government at its regular session on Tuesday adopted a draft bill for amending the law on audio, audiovisual media services. The draft is aimed at departization and professionalization of the public broadcasting service and the regulatory body – the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, the government said in a press release. The …
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The hearings in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) cases “Tenders” and “Transporter” are scheduled for Wednesday in Skopje-based Criminal Court. “Tenders” case relates to the construction of the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Sovereignty and Independence in Skopje, where the prime suspect is former Minister of Culture Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska. The Appeal Court in Skopje on …
The government at a session on Tuesday passed the 2018-2022 National Strategy for Culture Development and the Action Plan that in fact opens the way for comprehensive reforms planned by the Ministry of Culture. The main objectives of the five-year cultural strategy involve decentralization and demetropolization of culture and easy access to culture for all citizens equally. …
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Tuesday’s signing of a cooperation memorandum between the club of consultants/experts within the Economic Chamber of Macedonia (ECM) and renowned Swiss consultancy “AF Consult” officiated the establishment of a club uniting experts in the fields of energy, infrastructure and industry, whose skills would be exported abroad. The experts will be grouped into a register within …
Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) leader Ali Ahmeti met Tuesday with Dutch Ambassador to Macedonia, Wouter Plomp. Ahmeti and Plomp referred to political developments, the name issue, the law on languages and the country’s Euro-Atlantic integration, DUI said in a press release. DUI supports a swift solution to the long-standing name dispute through direct dialogue. …
MPs Goran Misovski, Frosina Tasevska Remenski and Vesel Memedi were elected Parliament Vice-Speakers on Tuesday. Misovski, Tasevska-Remenski and Memedi were elected by 61 votes ‘in favor’, one abstained and none against. The opposition VMRO-DPMNE did not attend the session.
Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov, who is paying an official visit to Turkey, held talks Tuesday with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Speaker Ismail Kahraman. The officials expressed satisfaction with Macedonia-Turkey overall relations, based on traditional friendship and regular contacts at the highest level, the President’s Office said in a press release. They also shared information …
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No sexual abuse or sexual exploitation has been identified in the two new cases of teenage pregnancy, involving two girls sheltered at the May 25 institution for children with social problems in Skopje. They got pregnant after having consensual sexual relations with boys from the institutions with whom they were in a relationship, the Ministry …
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The whole international community, including the countries that have been using the name ‘Macedonia’ bilaterally, should accept the solution, said former Foreign Minister of Greece Dora Bakoyannis in a TV interview, MIA’s Athens correspondent reports. “We want a solution the whole international community will accept. That’s the goal because currently they are being called ‘Macedonia’ by …
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Deputy PM in charge of European affairs Bujar Osmani met Tuesday with the Deputy State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, Krystyna Marty Lang. Talks focused on bilateral cooperation between the countries, ongoing financial support from Switzerland, one of the first and longstanding donors contributing to the development and progress of …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Canadian Ambassador to Macedonia Kathleen Csaba met Tuesday and assessed that Macedonia’s NATO integration will significantly contribute to stability and security in the country, but also to the entire region. Csaba welcomed the steps made by PM Zaev and new government in regard to stability after the political crisis in …
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a phone conversation with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss several issues, including the name dispute, Tsipras’ office said Tuesday. “The two leaders discussed developments relating to the negotiations on the FYROM name issue, provocative Turkish activity in the Aegean, and Turkey’s relations with the European Union,” read a …
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Makedonija pat, the public company in charge of road construction and maintenance, is removing from Corridor 10 all highway signs bearing its previous name “Alexander the Great.” It will be replaced with “Friendship,” in line with the government’s recent decision. Makedonija pat has already ordered 19 new road signs, which cost the company MKD 4,940,000. The government decided to …
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The draft amendments to the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services will be discussed at government’s 55th session on Tuesday. The ministers will also review the proposed amendments to the Law on Establishing the Public Enterprise Macedonian Broadcasting. The agenda also includes draft law on free legal aid, information for realization of the 2014-2020 …
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov received late Monday the award “The Best Leader of the World Investing in the New Generation” on presentation of School of Young Leaders as 2017 best socially responsible project in Europe by World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF). Ivanov in his address said that the goal of the School of Young …
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