Petar Arsovski The presidential elections, still not officially started, already dominate in the media and political agenda. Candidates kicked-off their campaigns for getting as many votes as possible, and the first ping-pong arrows from one to the other headquarters have also started. Each party enters with a different agenda in the presidential elections, and they …
In his book, Andov implies Ljubomir Frckoski’s involvement in Kiro Gligorov’s assassination attempt Former Parliament Speaker Stojan Andov was surprised by the decision of the Basic Court Skopje 2, according to which the sale of his book “To the Assassination and After It” is temporarily banned. Andov in the book implies the involvement of Ljubomir …
Representatives of the main political parties SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE submitted the presidential candidacies of their candidates Stevo Pendarovski and Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova to the State Election Commission today. Aleksandar Kiracovski, head of the SDSM election HQ, submitted the presidential candidacy of Stevo Pendarovski. “I assure you that the campaign will be peaceful and civil, reflecting our …
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According to certain hints, Ohrid will be at the center of the forthcoming election campaign for president of the country, which is expected, given the overlap with the extraordinary elections for mayor of this municipality, which is considered one of the most attractive in the country, and there were frequent oscillations in the political mood …
A record low turnout of the diaspora is observed in this election campaign, so that the final number of Macedonian citizens who can vote in the diplomatic-consular representation country has reduced to 1,782 voters. According to the information, these are people who are registered in the Voter’s list and will now be placed in a …
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The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague ruled on Wednesday on the appeal judgment to the first Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadžić, sentencing him to life imprisonment. The appeal judgment was pronounced after reviewing the defence team’s and the prosecution’s appeals to the first instance judgment handed down by the Hague Tribunal …
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The fate of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, which was set up to investigate registered conversations incriminating the previous government, has triggered a political debate in Skopje. According to the government, the Special Prosecutor’s Office must be a special institution, while the opposition wants this institution to be part of the General Attorney’s Office. Meanwhile, the …
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EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn declared today that he condemns the violent protests taken place in Albania and several other Balkan countries. He sent out a message for the countries of the region saying that “political changes can only happen through democratic processes”. According to Hahn, it’s not the EU’s job to say who should …
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North Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov has not agreed to sign the bill against discrimination, which parliament adopted last week. The bill has gone back to parliament again, while Ivanov argues that his decision is based on the Constitution. “Under article 75 of the Constitution, I have decided not to sign the bill for the prevention …
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VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and the party’s presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova held a meeting in Brussels yesterday with Eduard Kukan, MEP and European Parliament Rapporteur, and MEP Marijana Petir. At the meeting, Mickoski pointed out that the law-abiding state and the rule of law in North Macedonia is under threat, and that the country is …
The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Magyar Telekom trial unveiled the unofficial document, a non-paper, which confirms that former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and former DUI minister Musa Xhaferi received 7.5 million euros to postpone the introduction of a third mobile operator in North Macedonia. This document was quoted before …
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All ministries of the government of North Macedonia from June until November 2018 spent 18,048,080 denars (about 293,000 euros), shows the latest six-month report on costs of officials of the incumbent government. This presents a significant cut-down compared to the costs of the ministries of the former administration from the same period in 2015 – 41,405,076 …
Government officials spent less on hotels, meals, mobile phone bills, plane tickets Read More »
Mariya Gabriel EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society Last November, I had the pleasure to take part in the Startup Summit in Sofia, to share some of the stories from innovative and successful start-up companies from across central and eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. It was a truly inspiring event, a window …
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to life in prison by the UN war crimes tribunal appeals chamber on Wednesday. The former political leader of Bosnian Serbs was handed 40 years in 2016 for genocide at Srebrenica in 1995 and other crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. Both Karadzic and the …
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Macedonians are an insufficiently physically active people. The data from recent research by non-governmental organizations, the Institute of Public Health and the Faculty of Physical Education are devastating. The problem is systemic, and the system does not recognize or relate to it. And it is very present. Especially in pre-school and class studies, from the …
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev had a busy agenda of meetings on Tuesday in Brussels. During the meeting of the Association Stabilization Council, the head of the government talked about the reforms that the country needs to implement to launch accession talks with the EU. Zaev met with European Commission senior officials such as …
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Candidates for the upcoming presidential elections in North Macedonia should submit their nominations to the State Election Commission (SEC) by midnight Thursday at the latest. To have an official presidential nomination, the candidates are required to submit 10.000 signatures from the citizens or 30 MP signatures. Alliance for Albanians/Besa candidate Blerim Reka submitted his presidential …
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Skopje court tonight ordered house arrest of the former mayor of Karposh Stevco Jakimovski, suspected of abuse of office by legalizing buildings and state-owned land. The Public Prosecutor’s Office demanded detention, but for health reasons, a more lenient measure, or house arrest was ordered. According to the criminal charges filed by the Ministry of Interior, …
The significant progress achieved in the reform agenda in the Republic of North Macedonia was welcomed and the country was encouraged to continue to implement reforms by June, in particular in the areas set out by the Council in June 2018, PM Zoran Zaev and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini concluded at today’s meeting …
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will visit North Macedonia on April 2, which will be first official visit of a Greek Prime Minister to the country. Tsipras, according to Greek media, will head the delegation composed of several members of his cabinet and representatives of the business community in Greece. The purpose of the visit …
