Ministry of Information Society and Administration Jahi Jahija and a 52-year-old former head of department in the same ministry are suspected of receiving bribes during the selection process for implementation of an IPA-funded project, said the Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption on Monday. In period between June 2014 and August 2015, they …
MISA State Secretary Jahi Jahija arrested early today Read More »
Neither the Criminal Court nor the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office has reacted to the statement by Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski in which he criticizes the judicial authorities, after the suspected businessman Orce Kamchev was issued a passport in order to participate in meetings of the Board of Directors and education abroad. Minister Spasovski, in his …
The first meeting of the Macedonian-Bulgarian Joint Interministerial Committee is set to take place in Sofia on Monday, in accordance with the provisions of the Friendship Treaty signed on August 1st, 2017. North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will co-chair the meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in …
Instead of cheering on their representation at the stands and celebrating her victory, over two hundred Polish fans will remember the Macedonian police and courts. They have already left for Poland, but with 150 euros less each, money they paid for the fines for the massive brawl in the City Park in Skopje before the …
Polish fans paid a total of 33 thousand euros in fines Read More »
A tactical live-fire exercise took place Saturday as part of the “Decisive Strike” military exercise at the Krivolak training area. Infantry, gunnery and air force units participated in the exercise, and Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau Joseph Lengyel also attended it. Over 2.700 soldiers from six countries, including North Macedonia, participated in this …
Government Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced another meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but did not specify when and where the meeting would take place. “I am glad that a message has been sent for the exact date for a meeting with Chancellor Merkel. This success was also with Chancellor Merkel and the EU member …
The German Bundestag has voted in favour of North Macedonia’s protocol of accession to NATO, thus becoming the 16th NATO member to wrap up this process. However, German MPs debated on the postponement of the date for the launch of accession talks between the EU and North Macedonia. According to media outlets in Skopje, Germany …
Germany ratifies North Macedonia’s protocol of accession to NATO Read More »
Jadranka Kosor was Croatia’s prime minister in the period between 2009 and 2011, when, after the resignation of the controversial Ivo Sanader, she succeeded the helm of the HDZ party. While serving as the head of the government in Zagreb, an agreement was reached to overcome the border dispute with Slovenia, which meant unblocking Croatia’s …
When you are going through hard times, remember Croatia’s path to the EU Read More »
Erol Rizaov Now that NATO membership and the start of negotiations with the EU have become a reality for the future of the country, we should constantly remind ourselves, so that we never forget that in the recent history the greatest Macedonian lies have evolved into truths. This is necessary for our further tough battles …
Zdravko Saveski A few days ago it was announced that all future cash payments will be limited to 500 euros. That amount is higher than the monthly income of the larger part of the population. And that part of the population rarely buys goods and services over 500 euros. The simply have no such purchasing …
Frosina Fakova – Serafinovic Businessman Orce Kamchev, a suspect in one of the SPO’s cases, won the gold medal in Cologne, and the institutions won a gold medal for public delusion. And if it was not for the victory of HC Vardar in the European Champions League, we would not have known that Orce and …
The Dutch government will continue to keep the doors for Albania’s accession talks closed. The confirmation has come from the Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok during a parliamentary debate with opposition parties. “The government is not interested on opening accession talks between EU and Albania. Albania still has a long journey ahead”, he said. Meanwhile, …
The Netherlands doesn’t give the green light for Albania’s accession talks Read More »
After the EU Commission issued a recommendation for the opening of accession talks with the two Western Balkan states North Macedonia and Albania, the European parliamentarians of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Karas and Mandl demand that the “promises” be kept. The decision to open accession talks will be taken by the Member States later …
Austrian MEPs demand opening of accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania Read More »
The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) said that the wiretapped conversations released on Facebook by a person under the pseudonym “El Cheka” are not the ones in the prosecution’s possession. “We assure the public that all audio materials are kept under strictly regulated security protocols that encompass physical, administrative and IT security of information. In addition, …
SPO explains: “Bombs” released by “El Cheka” are not the ones owned by our office Read More »
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva hopes that the government and the opposition will come to an agreement during this month and will ultimately settle the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which in this critical period is in a halt and is unable to file charges. While both groups negotiate, Janeva and the VMRO-DPMNE …
Who gets carried away, and who graduated with the lowest passing grades? Read More »
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov has thanked Norway for ratifying North Macedonia’s protocol of accession to NATO. He has thanked the Norwegian parliament on Twitter, while saying that he expects the Norwegian Foreign Minister Erkisen Soreide for a visit to Skopje this month. Meanwhile, the Norwegian Foreign Minister also announced on Twitter that his …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev once again urged EU member countries to set a date for starting accession talks with North Macedonia, this time in an interview with Belgian daily Le Soir. The interview cites Zaev as explaining that should no date be given to the country, he could be blamed by lawmakers that …
Zaev would trade two Nobel Prizes for an EU talks date Read More »
Nikola Dujovski Security sector reform, triggered by unlawful interception of communications and political consequences, triggering extraordinary parliamentary elections, should reflect the social reality and provide space for the development of all other state sectors. How much these services impact society is seen in the fact that the remnants of the regime, for a long time, …
A few days ago, the first European People’s Party (EPP) Political Assembly was held in Brussels after the elections for the European Parliament. It was extremely interesting to hear first hand how the leaders of the largest European party, as well as representatives of the largest European parties in their countries, explain and see the …
Any possible delay of the decision for a date for start of negotiations by the EU could put the government at risk and put nationalist forces in power again, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. He was speaking Wednesday in Brussels to a selected group of foreign journalists as regards the voting in Germany’s Bundestag, which …
