Preparations are being made by government authorities in Skopje to change the public signs with the country’s new name on them, Republic of North Macedonia. Within 7 days from the ratification of the country’s accession to NATO by the Greek parliament, signs at border crossing points and diplomatic centers must be changed. The government announced …
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Erol Rizaov The obstruction of justice by a state body, called the Supreme Court of Macedonia, is the most shameful decision that a court has voiced in countries with a parliamentary political system. The prohibition of further work, and the work that has been done so far, of a special or any kind of prosecutor’s …
“When I assumed the responsibility of being Parliament Speaker, I assumed responsibility for the fulfillment of all the obligations and powers provided for that office,” said Talat Xhaferi, the parliamentary speaker, on Thursday. president of the state, in case presidential elections fail. At a briefing with the media, Xhaferi explained that if the census of …
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Frosina Fakova-Serafinovic Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is eager to announce the details of the escape of his predecessor Nikola Gruevski, but the investigation run by the prosecution against organized crime will burn both Prime Minister Zaev and the public, which counts how much time the institutions would need to reveal how Gruevski escaped. While journalists …
The name issue should be solved in a way that is acceptable both for Skopje and Athens, said Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday. Zakharova told a press briefing that western countries have interfered in the name settlement with the only objective of getting Skopje into NATO. “Russia recognized Macedonia …
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Ana Pavlovska-Daneva A few months ago we heard that Macedonian citizens will be provided with healthcare services in the field of pediatric cardiovascular surgery, through modern legal mechanisms of interweaving or interconnection of public and private healthcare. Great. In management science, it is called a public-private partnership. In the Anglo-Saxon system is known as “contracting …
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday in Bucharest that he expects all 29 Allies to sign Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol. At the joint press conference with President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, Stoltenberg expressed expectations that all 29 Allies will sign the Accession Protocol soon and then Skopje will take part in NATO meetings as …
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Immediately after Xhaferi opened today’s parliamentary session, however, VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentary group’s coordinator Nikola Micevski objected by saying speaking Albanian was a breach of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. “Article 3 of the Rules of Procedure says that the official language in Parliament is Macedonian,” Micevski said, adding that changes should be made first to these guidelines …
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The violent events in the Macedonian Parliament was organized by the then-director of the Public Security Bureau, Mitko Cavkov, on the order of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, said Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska in her closing arguments, referring to the testimony of the protected witness in this case. Ruskovska said that from the testimonies of several …
Germany has approved the accession of Macedonia to NATO. The German cabinet released a statement for the press, saying: “This will make an important contribution to security in the Euro-Atlantic area, while also providing important impetus for the further stabilization of the Western Balkans.” “A historic moment. On 17 June 2018, in the Prespa Agreement, Athens …
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There were still groups of people standing near the food market in Suto Orizari yesterday morning. Some were standing near the mosque, some at the clinic, and others at the end of the food market. They say that they fear for their children, so they take them to school, and they pick them up when …
Erol Rizaov The word patriotism has long lost its true meaning not only in the Balkans, where it has the highest number of patriots per capita in the world, but also in Europe and the entire planet Earth. How to “love” your fatherland strongly enough to stifle common sense in peace is one of the …
Aleksandar Nikoloski Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE The latest Transparency International report comes as no surprise to me, and, I believe, is no surprise for the majority of the citizens of Macedonia as well, for the simple reason that we see corruption everywhere around us. It can be found in the lowest sectors, where you literally …
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The three members of the BiH Presidency, Milorad Dodik, Željko Komšić and Šefik Džaferović, met on Tuesday afternoon in Brussels with Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, during their first joint visit abroad since the Presidency was inaugurated in November last year. In response to their common …
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The Parliament added Wednesday a provision to the Law on MPs, which results in stripping former Prime Minister Nikola Gruievski of his salary as a Member of Parliament. The provision reads that if a Member of Parliament is sentenced to a prison sentence exceeding six months, he/she loses the right to a salary and other fees. …
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The Government of Bulgaria at its regular session on Wednesday approved the signing of Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. By this decision, the Government in Sofia authorized the representative of the Permanent Delegation of Bulgaria to NATO to sign the accession protocol. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced earlier this week that signing of Macedonia’s NATO …
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Macedonia’s Parliament did not support the Macedonian opposition’s motion for interpellation of Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. With 59 votes against and 20 votes in favour, parliament decided to reject the motion filed by VMRO-DPMNE lawmakers. The opposition accused Minister Dimitrov of irresponsible conduct in the way he’s handling the country’s interests. According to MPs, the agreements that were …
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Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, while addressing the fifth Southern EU Countries Summit held in Cyprus said that the name agreement shows that finding European solutions through dialogue and mutual understanding are possible. “The message we send here today is a message of joining forces in order to finding common European solutions. The message of successful attempt …
The video recordings requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office from their colleagues in Albania to determine how former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski had fled were erased. Chief Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski announced yesterday that the recordings they requested were not handed over to them. The explanation of the Albanian authorities was that there was a …
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State Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski said Tuesday they have not received the video recordings from Albania related to the escape of former prime minister Nikola Gruevski. Regarding the international legal assistance that was requested from the Albanian judicial authorities, it has not been provided and we do not have the recordings, said Joveski. He said there …
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