In its “Freedom in the world 2019” report by Freedom House, Macedonia has been listed among partially free countries. These countries also include other countries of the region such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. The report says that government in Macedonia is attempting to root out corruption and other systematic abuses that were present …
A debate has started in Macedonia regarding the latest developments in Venezuela. Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov has posted a message on his Twitter account, saying that the country has officially recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president. “The Republic of Macedonia, in line with its European partners, supports and considers the President of the Venezuelan Assembly, …
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Aleksandra M. Mitevska In spring 2008, the policies of the then VMRO-DPMNE government led by Nikola Gruevski led to a complete blockade of Macedonia’s integration into NATO. The country that until then had been the leader of the Adriatic group survived a dreadful fiasco at the Bucharest summit, as opposed to Croatia and Albania, which …
Gruevski will return – but when the country is a NATO member state Read More »
If the presidential elections were held last spring, VMRO-DPMNE would have considered whether to run with Trajko Slaveski or Zoran Stavreski. The two economists had the highest ratings in the internal polls in April and May, and right behind them was Srdjan Kerim. Nine months later, none of them are in the game for the …
Last year’s favourites nowhere to be found: VMRO-DPMNE comes out with new players Read More »
The trial of electoral irregularities in Cair “Titanic 3”, which is being tried by officials from the ruling DUI, after many delays, accusations between the SPO and the Court and threats from lawyers to prosecutors, is back to the top. The trial judge Olja Ristova has submitted and the court accepted her request for exemption …
Nikola Popovski At the beginning of each year in the already famous town of Davos in Switzerland a gathering takes place in the form of a forum of the rich and powerful, which is pretentiously called the World Economic Forum. Yes, according to the attendance and structure of the participants, this gathering is both ‘world’ …
Speaking in Ohrid on Friday, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said “there is a will” on both sides to wipe out citizens’ debts accrued before 2006. “We intend to write off EUR 110 million in citizens’ debts,” PM Zaev said. “That’s a lot of money and would come as a great relief to citizens.” Deputy Prime …
Angjusev: Electricity debt write-off meant to help citizens, not companies Read More »
Following intensive debates between majority and opposition, parliament in Kosovo has voted during the weekend the bill that defines the duties and responsibilities of Kosovo’s state delegation in the process of talks with Serbia. The two largest opposition parties, Self Determination Party and Democratic League of Kosovo declared that they were against this document, while …
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The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) head Vladimir Atanasovski by another 30 days. Vladimir Atanasovski is suspected of ‘association for enemy activity’ related to the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament. Ex-director of UBK Atanasovski was detained last December after the testimony of two defendants …
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Members of the Macedonian Parliament will pay a working visit Feb. 4-5 to NATO HQ and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Brussels at the invitation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Secretariat. Members of the Delegation of the Macedonian Parliament to the NATO PA and the members of the Committee on Defence and …
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The interview with “The King of Exile”, former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for TV Sitel, which, as we learned from the wiretapped materials, was the main “microphone” in the hands of his regime – is only the last episode of the Macedonian political theater of the absurd. The fifteen-minute-long conversation, in which he mostly talks …
Ardi Veliu, general director of the Albanian police forces, has refused to answer questions from journalists amid growing interest following a statement by Macedonia’s chief prosecutor that surveillance camera footage in connection to Nikola Gruevski’s escape was allegedly deleted. “This is not the subject of this news conference. We have no information about the matter,” …
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57 candidates applied to be part of the anti-corruption commission at a call issued by the Parliament, which ran from 22 until 27 January. The candidates who have applied to be elected as members of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption, including a president, are being interviewed Sunday at a session of the Parliament’s …
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VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with Radio Free Europe didn’t answer what he meant under “everything” that his party will do to change the processes that arise from the Prespa Agreement. Firstly, as he says, VMRO-DPMNE should win the elections, form a government, and then the process changes will be done one step …
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“One day I will return, I didn’t come here to live, but to take refuge from political persecution. I’m unjustly convicted. I fought in court, but I saw that all the absurdities were met for me to go prison,” said former Prime Minister Gruevski in his first TV interview since his escape to Hungary. Gruevski also said that …
Gruevski breaks silence in a TV interview: One day I will return Read More »
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the ceremony for the signing of the Accession Protocol with Macedonia will take place on February 6 in Brussels. “On 6 February we will write history. NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia together with FM Nikola Dimitrov,” Stoltenberg tweeted …
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Skopje Criminal Court has ordered former ariculture minister Mihail Cvetkov and deputy agriculture minister Kristijan Delev detained for 30 days. Former agriculture minister Aco Spasenovski was placed under house arrest on medical grounds. Former agriculture minister and current MP Ljupcho Dimovski has claimed parliamentary immunity, so his case will be considered at a later date, …
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Gjorgji Spasov With the signed Agreement with Greece and with the change of the Constitution, a major step forward was made in Macedonia’s efforts to become a member of the EU and NATO. Zoran Zaev, while explaining the agreement in Parliament, said: “This is the beginning of the end of the uncertainty that threatened Macedonia… …
The movement “Macedonia Blocks” submitted their nomination for president of the country yesterday afternoon to the headquarters of VMRO-DPMNE. Their candidate is Filip Petrovski, who is now part of the party’s factional wing because of open disagreements with current leadership led by Hristijan Mickoski. He is the former director of the National Archives. I call on VMRO-DPMNE to …
Filip Petrovski to run for president in the upcoming elections Read More »
Prime Ministers of Macedoni and Greece, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, are to receive the ‘Ewald von Kleist’ Award in recognition for the efforts in reaching Prespa Agreement, Deutsche Welle’s Greek language programme reported. This year’s award will be presented to Zaev and Tsipras at the 55th Munich Security Conference on February 16, as announced …
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