Petar Arsovski Political analyst These days, the discussion over proposed changes to the electoral models, which were supported by many political actors, is the main topic. Although there has long been talk of these changes, there has been no political will to implement them, nor have we witnessed a serious discussion and analysis of the …
Official Washington believes North Macedonia is on the right track to joining the EU and that pre-accession talks with Brussels should start as soon as possible, said US Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs head Philip Reeker, who was also the US Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia between 2019 and 2011. According to Reeker, …
North Macedonia and Albania should get a date in June or July to start talks, said High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini at Wednesday’s meeting with President Stevo Pendarovski in Brussels. Mogherini said she would recommend this to all EU member countries’ foreign ministers next week, once again acknowledging our country’s …
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The enlargement fatigue the European Union has mentioned is also felt by North Macedonia, said North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski in Brussels. Taking part in a conference organized by the Friends of Europe think tank, President Pendarovski said North Macedonia was a record-holder in waiting for accession talks with the EU. “The enlargement fatigue is …
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski has declared from Brussels that the European Union has a historical opportunity to show leadership and vision for the entire region. “Our people are not asking something that they do not deserve. What they want is to be given the chance to build a European state with a fair, humane …
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I personally believe that there can only be one decision: to launch the negotiations in line with the European Commission’s recommendations, said European Council President Donald Tusk at a press conference with President Stevo Pendarovski on in Brussels. “To keep in line with my role as President of the European Council, I do not want …
Aleksandar Cvetkoski It is true that the government can collapse due to a possible postponing of the date, but it’s not like we did everything to get on time, and in this regard, one thing that comes to mind is the saying: “Too many cooks”. If we take SDSM under consideration, another saying comes to …
Europe, first give us a reason to rejoice – We will weep later Read More »
The main hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Office case dubbed “Thaler“has been postponed for June 28, while Nikola Gruevski will be tried in absentia, the court decided on Wednesday. The case refers to the illegal financing of political party VMRO-DPMNE. The indictment is filed against legal entity VMRO-DPMNE and six individuals – Nikola Gruevski, Kiril Bozhinovski, Mile …
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President of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has told Kosovo and Serbia that they shouldn’t hope for EU integration unless they reach a deal that would normalize ties between them. “We would not like to import instability within the EU, but we would like to export stability to these countries”, Juncker said. The head of the …
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Yesterday’s parliamentary session began with the confirmation of two MP resignations, and then a pause of several hours. The first resignation was the one of the former prime minister, now a fugitive and asylum seeker in Budapest, Nikola Gruevski, who had absolute power over the country for over a decade, as he was at the …
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The Republic of North Macedonia has been working seriously for two years to meet all set criteria. We made efforts to deliver results in key areas of urgent reform priorities in the field of the judiciary, fight against corruption and organised crime, intelligence service and public administration reform, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski today. He …
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Former US President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday in Pristina that Kosovo deserves integration in the European Union and NATO, expressing his conviction that the US will continue to fully support Kosovo in its journey ahead. “I think Kosovo deserves to be part of the European Union, NATO and every other organization that an independent …
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Ilo Trajkovski The recently held elections for the European Parliament brought a few surprises. First, the voters went to the polls in a significantly larger number than expected. In addition to the numerous previously stated conclusions on the democratic deficit of the European institutions and the decline in their interest in politics, this time European …
Nano Ruzhin Paris remains a symbol of romanticism and love. When one says the name Paris, we immediately think of of Edith Piaf and her “anthem of love,” we think of Brassens and his beloved in the Luxembourg park, the chansons of Montagne, of Joe Dassin and the Indian Summer, of Gainsbourg and Birkin and …
Nikola Gruevski, the country’s former Prime Minister who fled justice and received political asylum in Hungary and whose resignation as an MP was accepted by the Parliament on Tuesday, is entitled to salary even after the termination of the mandate for a period of up to a year, in accordance with the Law on MPs. …
Gruevski is entitled to MP salary for another year Read More »
Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has handed in his resignation as Member of Parliament today. Bogoevski announced his resignation during a session of the Committee, saying it would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post …
Due to a trivial reason, the draft law on the population census, families and households has suddenly disappeared from the parliamentary procedure, where it entered Friday under a European flag. The European Affairs Committee, according to its President Artan Grubi, failed to provide a representative of the EU Mission, nor did it invite representatives of …
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By the end of this week, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev will decide whether to reshuffle the governing cabinet or announce early elections. This will all depend on the meeting that PM Zoran Zaev will hold with German chancellor Angela Merkel where he will be informed on the position of the German government …
North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Kosovo’s Deputy PM Enver Hoxhaj visited Monday the construction site of strategic project Belanovce in Republic of North Macedonia – Stancic border crossing point in Kosovo. “This building is a joint project of the two countries having in mind that for its realization the …
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A debate for the registration of the population is taking place in North Macedonia. This process, which is expected to be carried out in April 2020 has a cost of 8,5 million euros. In order for this process to be wrapped up, parliament must adopt the bill on census, which has been drafted by the …
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