Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will notify the committee on mandate and immunity-related issues that MP Nikola Gruevski has had unexcused absences from Parliament session for more than six months, it was revealed. Under Article 59 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedures, the committee is tasked with submitting a motion to Parliament on revoking a lawmaker’s …
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Government of North Macedonia has confirmed that Stevo Pendarovski will no longer act as national coordinator for NATO after his election as the country’s new president. Stevo Pendarovski has been replaced by Dane Taleski, who up until now has been acting as adviser to PM Zoran Zaev on foreign policy. The national coordinator for NATO …
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Changes in leadership positions in ministries and state institutions will be known in the beginning of June, followed by interventions in municipalities by the end of the month, said North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Zaev said several ministers, deputy ministers and directors will be replaced. “I already have the concept in my head. The …
The European Commission will recommend the opening of negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania’s accession in the European Union. This was confirmed by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Hahn said that the recommendation will be made on 29 May, when the European Commission publishes its annual report on …
Aleksandar Krzalovski Sunday’s inauguration of Stevo Pendarovski marked the end of the presidential elections. The drama of the uncertain result in the first round did not reflect in the second round, where after the first half of the count, it was clear how it was going to end. The drama was left only for the …
“Nobody can sack me. I’m protected by the law, whereas VMRO-DPMNE’s demands are political and I do not want to comment them.” This was declared by the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in North Macedonia, Katica Janeva, as there are rumours that she and her team are going to be sacked. Janeva said that …
Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani is convinced that North Macedonia will enter the second stage of the EU accession process after 20 years of efforts and begin accession negotiations. “We are working with member-states on the dilemmas they have on enlargement. However, these dilemmas do not relate to us, because North Macedonia has …
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Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj has commented the process of talks with Serbia today. According to him, there will no longer be any talks about border changes. “The process is in safe hands now. It’s no longer in Mogherini’s hands. This process will be taken over by chancellor Merkel and president Macron now. What’s …
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Opposition in Albania held another big demonstration last evening in the capital Tirana in a bid to convince socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama to resign and announce early general elections. The opposition leader, Lulzim Basha told the crowd of demonstrators, who had gathered in front of the prime minister’s office, that the opposition was the …
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In the last two years, the number of asylum seekers tripled in Montenegro, but the number of people who were granted international protection is much lower, said UNHCR representative to Montenegro Roberta Montevecchi, in an interview for the Montenegro media. She added that these figures are not a cause for an alarm. Montevecchi explained that …
The Greek parliament’s committee on national defense and foreign affairs endorsed Tuesday the draft-laws on the opening of new border crossings Majden and Markova Noga with North Macedonia. The laws also incorporate the transformation of the Liaison Office in Skopje into an Embassy and the Bitola-based Office for Consular, Economic and Commercial Affairs into a …
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In an interview with Alpha TV on Monday evening, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras predicted that the upcoming European elections will be closer to call than recent opinion polls suggest. The Greek premier added that SYRIZA will win the general elections that will follow in October. Tsipras launched yet another attack against main opposition party leader …
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The newly elected President’s extended hand of cooperation to the opposition is taken with a grain of salt in the so-called “White Palace”. VMRO-DPMNE does not believe that President Stevo Pendarovski’s messages sent to the main opposition party are sincere, pointing out that if they were, in fact, sincere, then party leader Hristijan Mickoski would …
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The number of asylum applications from North Macedonia in EU member-states has dropped significantly in March, compared to the previous months. 316 persons from North Macedonia applied for asylum in March, compared to over 600 who applied in January or February, says the European Asylum Support Service (EASO). A large majority of the applications are …
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Yesterday marked the first day in office for North Macedonia’s new president, Stevo Pendarovski who vowed that he would be the president of all and that he would be committed to the country’s integration in the NATO and EU. Political experts say that the new president will face many big challenges, starting with bills which …
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Ilo Trajkovski A week has passed since the end of the presidential elections. Numerous analytical attempts have been made to detect the underground forces that filled the ballot boxes. My thinking is not another belated or new revealing attempt in that direction. My goal is to look at the elections from the perspective of art. …
We expect all EU member states to give green light to North Macedonia, said Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski, ahead of a think-tank forum on “Reinforcing the European Integration of the Western Balkans – Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future” organized by the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis”, the Warsaw-based Center for Eastern …
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North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski, commenting on the likely change of officials announced for the central and local government, said he was satisfied with the reforms implemented within the Ministry and its bodies, which, he added, were fully committed to reforms. “The Ministry of Finance is fully committed to reforms, and digitalization of processes …
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Following Saturday’s violent clashes in the capital Tirana, opposition in Albania is getting ready for yet another big demonstration. The head of the main opposition party, Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha has launched a public call for people to join this anti-government demonstration. The democrat leader has also published a video, saying that nothing can stop …
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North Macedonia’s new President Stevo Pendarovski has started his first day in office with a message for reconciliation “in order to heal the wounds of the near past”. “I shall be entirely committed for this, without caring too much about my personal approval ratings. All of those who want to follow this path, have my …
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