Debates are taking place in North Macedonia regarding amendments of the electoral law. The State Election Commission (SEC) demands changes in the way the diaspora votes, changes in financing of the election campaign and changes which would make it possible for the country to have only one constituency instead of 6 constituencies. “By the end …
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North Macedonia’s newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski will meet with Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi today. The meeting will be held at Villa Vodno, as the President’s Office reported. This is the first official meeting between President Pendarovski and Parliament Speaker Xhaferi after the Pendarovski’s inauguration. President Pendarovski held an official meeting with PM Zaev at …
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The political crisis in Austria is neither accidental nor unique. Nor was it surprising. It was the revelation and possibly the confirmation of how the far-right in Europe is being bolstered by known/unknown “centers” that want to destabilize the European Union and make it backtrack. Of course, merely deciding to boost the far-right is not …
Almost one hundred amendments have been submitted to the law, which provides for the formation of a new security agency, which practically puts a “lock on the door” of the current UBK and this sector is separated from the MOI and goes under the government’s authority. Most of the amendments, close to 50, according to …
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The two borders crossings with North Macedonia are the new bridges of friendship and cooperation in the Balkans, built with solid materials and a plan for growth, prosperity, solidarity and peace in our neighborhood, said Greek Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou. According to Anagnostopoulou, the overwhelming approval of the local population of the Greek …
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated the country’s Eurovision representative Tamara Todevska after finishing 8th at the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Israel. “Congratulations Tamara, congrats #TeamTamara. These moments of unity you made for us through music are precious. We haven’t been so proud in a long time!,” Zaev …
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Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev had a meeting on Thursday with the country’s new president, Stevo Pendarovski. According to the president’s cabinet, Zaev and Pendarovski have stressed the need for a harmonized and common approach in the international arena and also to push reforms which would help the country advance in its Euro-Atlantic …
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Saturday will attend the formal opening of the southern leg of Corridor 10 on a section through Serbia’s Grdelichka Gorge. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will declare the highway open at the ceremony alongside Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Minister of Construction Zorana Mihajlovic. Zaev will address the inauguration …
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Ana Pavlovska-Daneva As much as we are interested as a nation in dealing with other people’s lives, we are also as much interested in dealing with the staffing issues of the political parties, with which most of the “active intellectuals” has nothing to do. Probably such a fact should not be a surprise, and it …
Yesterday, citizens of Skopje paid their last respects to their fellow citizens who died in a terrible car accident that happened Tuesday before midnight, near Drachevo. Closest family members mourned the deceased, five families covered in black, children were left without their parents. The question of what happened during those fatal moments, when the car …
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VMRO-DPMNE is still considering ways to act during the re-vote for stripping Nikola Gruevski of his MP mandate because he has been inexcusably absent from work for more than six months. The new chance that the main opposition party has been given to turn away from the former prime minister’s legacy will be carefully considered …
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Gjorgji Spasov Less than two years ago, after the bloody events in the Parliament on April 27, no one could be sure in which direction North Macedonia would move. But on June 1, that same year, nearly six months after the end of the country’s general elections, the government headed by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev …
Today, North Macedonia’s Parliament adopted in third reading three of the laws that were returned for a re-vote after former President Gjorgje Ivanov refused to sign the decrees for their promulgation. The laws on the Judicial Council of North Macedonia, free access to public information, and inspection supervision were adopted at today’s 97th session. These …
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Next month, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev is expected to make government changes due to poor results. He said that he will target ministers, senior government officials, mayors, but also party officials. “I believe that at the beginning of June, I shall come up with the necessary change in ministries and central government …
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Mile Bosnjakovski told Thursday’s press conference that he is to leave the post of Government spokesman to become Secretary-General in the Office of President Stevo Pendarovski. “It was an honor to work with you – journalists, cameramen and photo-reporters – over the past two years. I hope we will continue to cooperate in the coming …
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Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani believes the pending Government reshuffle will result in improved capacities for tackling economic challenges. Deputy PM Osmani said the reshuffle will follow after Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti meet as leaders of the largest coalition parties. “A meeting is expected in the coming days, for the purpose of …
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The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the OSCE Gender Section presented on 15 May 2019 in Skopje a survey that shows that violence against women in North Macedonia is often underreported and that some forms of physical and sexual violence are widespread in the country. The research finds there is a particular need for more …
Today, President Stevo Pendarovski met with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, who is paying an official visit to North Macedonia. President Pendarovski said Prince Edward’s visit reconfirms the strong ties between North Macedonia and the United Kingdom, the President’s Office said in a press release. President Pendarovski thanked for the comprehensive British support to North …
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Erol Rizaov The voluntary ideas for civil reconciliation that are becoming louder, to which the newly elected head of the state Stevo Pendarovski “stuck” on their first day in office, are dangerous trial balloons that can destroy the historical peace-time revolution for European, democratic, social, cultural and economic transformation. Putting an olive branch in its …
At least four employees of the Intelligence Agency are facing dismissal from their posts, after Gjorge Ivanov leaves the presidential villa. The now former president used their services in his cabinet and in the agency under his control, but the change of Vodno will tighten the criteria, so there will be no room for those …
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