Ivanov no longer has ammunition against the agreement


The “absolute veto” of the law on ratifying the Prespa agreement is probably the last “ammunition” that President Gjorge Ivanov used to obstruct the agreement between the governments of Macedonia and Greece, creating the ground for his political-legal “sendoff” for disrespecting The Constitution. After activating the process on constitutional changes, as the second stage after …

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Danev: VMRO-DPMNE submitted amnesty draft-law for the involved in the April 27 events


 VMRO-DPMNE on Monday submitted to Parliament a draft-law on amnesty for people suspected, accused or convicted for their involvement in the 2017 storming of Parliament. Speaking at a news conference, Dragan Danev, MP and coordinator of the VMRO-DPMNE parliamentary group, called on all political parties and their leaders, including Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, to read …

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Zaev to meet with the new parliamentary group on constitutional amendments


The new independent parliamentary group, formed by eight MPs from VMRO-DPMNE and the coalition “For Better Macedonia”, which voted “for” accession to constitutional changes, will meet today with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and the ministers of foreign affairs and justice, Nikola Dimitrov and Renata Treneska Deskoska, to discuss the draft amendments to the Constitution that …

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Tevdovski: Budget review ensures about EUR 50 million in financial support for municipalities


The Government adopted the budget review on October 13. Expenditures and revenues decrease by 0.5 percent, the deficit is maintained at 2.7 percent, while economic growth is projected at 2.8 percent. Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski said in the review elaboration that the adjustments have been made while taking into consideration political developments in the country, …

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SDSM: Mickoski was granted Government land for a hydro-plant while he was Gruevski’s advisor


Today SDSM presented documents that, according to the party, indicate that VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, while advising former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski from the government, received land of 33 thousand square meters for construction of a hydro power plant in the cadastral municipality of Pehcevo, and for that there was a decision published in the …

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Tevdovski: The budget rebalance will improve the financial situation of the municipalities


The budget rebalance will provide support for 51 percent of the reported, but unpaid liabilities of the municipalities. Three billion denars are projected for schools, kindergartens, cultural centers and other institutions that are under the jurisdiction of local self-governments, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski announced today. As Tevdovski pointed out at the press conference in the …

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Kostadin Bogdanov: VMRO-DPMNE plays according to a well-planned scenario


Only ten months after the entry of the “reform wing” in the structures of VMRO-DPMNE, they came to their exclusion from the party bodies. Kostadin Bogdanov, who was part of the Executive Committee, doubts that the entire process of the agreement with Greece, the vote in the Assembly and the subsequent purges is a well-planned …

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Reconciliation?


Aleksandar Krzalovski First Executive Director of MCIC The word “reconciliation” is heard often these days after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev used it from the parliamentary pulpit with the intention to motivate opposition MPs to vote for the start of the constitutional changes procedure, especially after the eight opposition MPs who actually voted “for” last Friday, …

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VMRO clears up with the future


Ljupco Popovski It is astounding how many theories with hundreds of versions have come up in the interpretation of the developments in VMRO-DPMNE after their St. Bartholomew’s night last Friday in the Parliament. First Hristijan Mickoski finally took over the reins of the party, then his authority became inviolable in the leadership, then exclusions were …

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Debates on the issue of national reconciliation


Macedonian Parliament will be expecting PM Zoran Zaev to propose the appointment of a parliamentary committee for pardoning and national reconciliation. In coordination with the speaker of Parliament, coordinators of parliamentary formations have agreed that the majority and opposition should have an equal number of members in the committee. Not explaining what the essence of …

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Kurz congratulates Macedonia on the decision to implement the Prespa Agreement


“Let me congratulate Macedonia on the historic decision to continue with the implementation of the Prespa Agreement, thus sending a signal of encouragement, not only for Macedonia, but the entire region,” said Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in the opening remarks of conference “Balkans and the EU – Five-year Cycle of the Berlin Process”, which takes …

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Mickoski finally receives praise


The final minutes before 18:00 were counted down in front of the building of the Macedonian National Theater on the Vardar bay, when the ceremony on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the formation of the historic VMRO was scheduled. October 23 is a non-working day for all citizens, but has long been a …

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The Rule of Law


Aleksandar Nikoloski They say that crises are always a good reason to look back, to conduct analysis and to move forward. This is also the case with VMRO-DPMNE this time. Let’s look back and see what has happened, conduct a good analysis and move forward. VMRO-DPMNE, in its 27 years of existence has had several …

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Zaev: The development in the opposition is their intra-party business


The developments in the opposition are their internal affairs, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told Stobi, answering a journalist question commenting on developments in the main opposition party after what happened Friday, that is, after the adoption of the initiative for constitutional changes. I would not like to comment on the details, however, these are their …

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