Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Tuesday that Serbia views the fatal attack on Oliver Ivanovic in Kosovo earlier in the day as a “terrorist act.” “Serbia will take all necessary measures so the killer or killers are found,” he pledged. Vucic said the country is demanding that international missions in Kosovo include his country in their …
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Leaders of the European Union institutions weighed into a new British debate on whether to hold a second referendum on Brexit by saying on Tuesday that Britons would be welcome to stay in the EU, Reuters reported. Prime Minister Theresa May and her main opponent Jeremy Corbyn have ruled out giving voters a chance to …
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80 kilometers of pipeline – the longest ever – will be constructed this year in Macedonia after EUR 40 million has been singled out from the national budget. Gasification is one of the top priorities of the government, which is intensively seeking ways for gas pipelines to reach all municipalities in Macedonia, Minister of Transport …
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The leader of the GI SDP party, Oliver Ivanovic, died of his injuries on Tuesday, after he was shot in front of his office in Kosovska Mitrovica, B92 informs. His lawyer Nebojsa Vlajic confirmed this for the website KoSSev. The Serb politician was shot four times in the chest and taken to a local hospital, …
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Defending champion Roger Federer outclassed former Briton Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-4 6-3 to reach the Australian Open second round in Melbourne, the BBC reported. The Swiss produced a majestic display to show why he is favourite to win his sixth Australian Open and 20th Grand Slam title at the age of 36. Bedene, who has …
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Long-term friendly relations between Bulgaria and Macedonia and a stable foundation for cooperation in the region based on European values is guaranteed by the Agreement on Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation, which was ratified yesterday by Macedonia’s Parliament. This was concluded by the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia – Boyko Borisov and Zoran Zaev …
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Macedonia is ranked as ‘partly free’ by the US-based non-governmental organization (NGO) Freedom House, which released Tuesday its report “Freedom in the World – Democracy in Crisis”. In the report, Macedonia is singled out as ‘a country to watch’ in 2018 because ‘it may experience important developments in the coming year.’ “A democratically elected, ethnically inclusive …
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Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, welcomed Monday the decision of Macedonia’s Parliament to ratify the Friendship Treaty with Bulgaria. ‘It is an important step into the right direction towards the country’s EU- path. The treaty is also a milestone for good neighborly relations in the entire Western Balkans region,’ Hahn …
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Macedonians living in the US staged Sunday a protest in front of Macedonia’s Embassy in Washington, voicing their opposition to a potential change of the country’s constitutional name. During the protest United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) President Meto Koloski launched a new movement ‘We are Macedonia’ as a response to worrisome political development in the homeland, …
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The Skopje Appellate Court at a closed session on Monday rejected seven more appeals, calling them ‘groundless’, against the detention of suspects for terrorism and constitutional enlargement in connection to the events of 27 April 2017 in Parliament. Under the ruling, seven people – Ivan Cvetanovski, Abduljafet Alimi, Ljuben Arnaudov, Jane Cento, Johan Tarculovski, Saso …
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The visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks for itself. It means that that the new government has managed for the last six months to bring the country back on the Euro-Atlantic track, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska told reporters on Monday. ‘We have managed to create a fresh opportunity for Macedonia. We view the …
The Macedonian Parliament at a session on Monday adopted the Law on Amnesty under which some 670 people sentenced to at least six month in prison will be fully exempted from serving time. Also, 3,097 convicts will see their prison sentenced cut down by 30%. The amnesty law doesn’t cover people sentenced to life, those serving …
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The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry welcomed Monday the decision of the Macedonian Parliament to ratify the Treaty of Friendship, BTA reports. The ratification confirms the will to foster good-neighbourly relations which are an important element of the European perspective of all countries in the Western Balkans, Bulgaria’s MoFA said in statement. Bulgaria will continue its active …
Transport Minister Goran Sugareski met Monday with the Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Oleg Shcherbak and discussed about infrastructure projects in Macedonia aimed at Russian companies to obtain more detailed information and if they show interest to participate in their realization. Sugareski presented projects for construction and reconstruction of road network in Macedonia and introduced Scherbak …
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Moscow, 15 January 2018 – The intensified Macedonia’s name talks is linked to the desire of the United States to bring this country into NATO, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday during his annual press conference in Moscow. Lavrov said that efforts have been in long-standing twilight sleep for number of years and US decided to …
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President Gjorge Ivanov is expected by Thursday midnight to sign into law the bill regulating the use of languages or to send it back to Parliament with or without remarks. Parliament adopted the Law on the Use of Languages on January 11 before the document was sent to the President’s office. It is uncertain how …
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Skopje, 15 January 2018 – Bulgaria supports Macedonia’s EU and NATO membership, Bulgarian Ambassador to Skopje Ivan Velikov Petkov told Monday the Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs, presenting the priorities of the Bulgaria’s Presidency of the EU Council. “Bulgaria supports Macedonian government’s efforts, the opposition and the civil society to achieve the highest national goals – membership …
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Skopje, 15 January 2018 – Parliament on Monday voted in favor of a draft-law on ratification of the Agreement on Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Bulgaria. 61 MPs voted in favor with one MP in abstention. Today’s session was not attended by lawmakers of the opposition party …
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Athens, 15 January 2018 – UN mediator in the name dispute between the Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Greece Matthew Nimetz in the interview with the Greek state television ERT said that there is no new name proposal and he will table proposals, which were discussed in the past at the new meeting, scheduled for …
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The number of mobile and landline phone subscribers in Macedonia is dropping, whereas the one of service packages is increasing, says the Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC). As of Q2 of 2017, there are 2,022,678 mobile phone subscribers, almost 27,000 less than the same period in 2016. The number of landline subscribers is also dropping …
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