Albania’s acting Foreign minister, Gent Cakaj is in an official visit to Skopje today where he declared that he was happy that the neighbouring country had finally managed to solve the name dispute with Greece. Cakaj declared this after holding a meeting with his counterpart, Nikola Dimitrov. “North Macedonia is not only a friendly country, …
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Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev and leader of the Democratic Union Party (DUI), Ali Ahmeti will hold talks today in an attempt to come up with a consensual presidential candidate, while ruling out the existence of a crisis within the governing coalition following the failure to revoke parliamentary immunity for former parliamentary speaker, Trajko …
Zdravko Saveski Political scientist and member of Levica We need fundamental changes in Macedonia. If these radical changes are not made, we are yet to see how our lives are deteriorating and how things become established practices, things we thought that would never happen to us. Even so, at this given moment there is no …
At least 11 security guards in the Suto Orizari prison made a mistake in the operation, which led to the incident in which former ministers Spiro Ristovski and Mile Janakieski were attacked. Disciplinary proceedings have been brought against them. The number of employees in the popular Sutka prison that did not do their job properly …
DUI continues to blow the ashes from the fire that was lit in Parliament in the eyes of Social Democrats, although, as DUI caucus coordinator, Ejup Alimi, claims that the two parties in the government coalition are in constant coordination regarding the solutions for the key directions of the country, including talks on a consensual …
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In honor of the 15th anniversary of the death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, delegations of North Macedonia and Bosnia/Herzegovina laid wreaths Thursday at the commemorative trait in Rotimlje near Mostar, the site of a plane crash in which Trajkovski and his delegation were killed, Fena news agency reported. Speaking at the flower-laying ceremony, Local-Self …
The sudden death of President Boris Trajkovski 15 years ago took away a great statesman, beloved husband, father, brother and friend, a fellow citizen who performed his duties with extraordinary energy, endurance, wisdom and patience, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev addressing the first prayer breakfast “Value-Based Leadership” held Tuesday in cooperation with the Boris Trajkovski …
The EU is expected to grant an additional EUR 30 million to reinforce the effort of the Western Balkans to complete the necessary changes for their energy upgrade. Thus, six countries, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, according to the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, are expected to receive the …
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US ambassador to Skopje Jess Baily has held a farewell meeting with senior officials in the country as his mandate is nearing the end. After a meeting held last night with PM Zoran Zaev, Baily said that he was happy about the fact that during his term in office, the issue of the name dispute …
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The ruling party SDSM today reacted to the electronic auction by President Gjorge Ivanov, which requires a bidder who will produce around 700 souvenirs with his name and with the old name of the country Republic of Macedonia. Ivanov’s Cabinet foresees spending about 20 thousand euros for this purpose. As Nezavisen Vesnik published yesterday, Ivanov’s …
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Today, North Macedonia observes 15 years from the death of President Boris Trajkovski, who was killed in a plane crash in Rotimlja near Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Family members, delegations and citizens will lay flowers at Trajkovski’s grave in Skopje. Joining the observance will be a government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Koco …
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SDSM yesterday asked VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and MP Antonio Milošoski to tell their relatives to resign from state-owned enterprises where they are employees. Instead of an answer, the ruling party received a counter-attack, that is, a new case of nepotism by SDSM officials, pointing to MP Tanja Kovacev, who allegedly managed to find a …
Blind to nepotism while in power, in opposition it’s all they see Read More »
In Albania, the left wing majority has decided to proceed as normal after the decision of opposition MPs to resign from parliament, demanding early elections. Prime Minister Edi Rama convened his party’s parliamentary group and asked them to get ready as normal parliamentary agenda will resume. Mr. Rama told MPs that despite the opposition’s decision …
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North Macedonia’s Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi claims he has adjourned last night’s session because of ‘heckling and rude behavior’ by a SDSM MP. According to Speaker Xhaferi, MP Muhamed Zekiri shouted out that time was running out and that the motion on stripping ex-speaker and current VMRO-DPMNE MP Trajko Veljanoski of his immunity should be …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says Parliament was supposed to follow existing procedure on Sunday regarding the proceedings on the immunity of VMRO-DPMNE MP and former speaker Trajko Veljanovski. He believes it would have demonstrated that all MPs are equal, also leaving space for the Court to decide. “All rules and procedures should equally apply to …
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The Bulgarian – North Macedonian joint intergovernmental commission on trade, economic co-operation will hold its first meeting in Skopje on March 6 and 7 2019, ten years after it was set up. This emerged after talks in Sofia on February 25 between North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and his host and counterpart Ekaterina Zakharieva. …
Zdravko Saveski Political scientist and member of Levica We need fundamental changes in Macedonia. If these radical changes are not made, we are yet to see how our lives are deteriorating and how things become established practices, things we thought that would never happen to us. Even so, at this given moment there is no …
North Macedonia and Albania are focused on improving mutual cooperation in the defense field. North Macedonia’s NATO accession makes the region safer and more stable, and we are seeing the future with more optimism, agreed Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and Albanian counterpart Olta Xhacka, who is paying an official visit to Skopje. DM Sekerinska said …
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rofessor Gjirgji Filipov is one of the numerous candidates that the ruling party SDSM is expected to select for the presidential elections. In this interview for IBNA, Filipov says that he has a clear vision and program for the future of the country. He says that he will be committed to uphold tolerance, co-existence and progress of …
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Last night, parliament in North Macedonia convened to lift the immunity for former parliamentary speaker Trajko Veljanoski who’s suspected by the prosecutor’s office as being one of the organizers of the violent events produced inside parliament on 27 April 2017. VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs managed to cause the necessary delays which made it impossible for the lifting of …
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