The Ministry of Interior is leasing 9 vehicles from two car companies through operating leasing for which it will have to pay almost 307,000 euros for three years and then have to return them. On average, for those 36 months, the Ministry will pay 35,000 euros per vehicle, which is roughly the same as the …
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Prime Ministers of the Visegrad Group adopted a declaration for the Western Balkans during a summit with their Western Balkan counterparts in Prague on Thursday. The Declaration confirms the Visegrad Group unequivocal support for the accession of the Western Balkans in the European Union, saying the Union’s unification will not be complete until the region …
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The Czech Parliament ratified Thursday North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev attended the parliamentary session. On February 6th, member states signed the protocol on the accession of North Macedonia to NATO. Following its ratification by all 29 states, North Macedonia will officially become a full-fledged member of NATO.
The Special Prosecutor’s Office still exists and according to the law on SPO, will continue to exists until September 2020, SPO Prosecutor Lenche Ristoska said today, ahead of the “Thaler” case hearing. “I believe stakeholders will find a suitable legal solution,” Ristoska said. Prosecutor Ristoska added that the importance of adopting a public prosecution law …
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The leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev came at last night’s leaders’ meeting with a plan of not reaching an agreement, thus protecting his crimes and the crimes of his associates. However, he left room for continuation of the talks related to the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Mickoski said …
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at Wednesday’s press conference assessed late Tuesday’s talks as conditions set by VMRO-DPMNE’s leader Hristijan Mickoski and illogical demands, against EU and NATO and against values and principle. I’m disappointed with the outcome of the meeting. I had some hopes that it might be possible they are to change …
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A total of 23 investigators, judicial police officers from the Ministry of Interior and the Financial Police Office assisted prosecutors from the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office to collect evidence and bring the suspects to trial. Economic advisers, together with investigators and prosecutors, analyzed documents with accounting books, annual accounts, transactions from domestic and foreign banks, …
The fate of the Special Prosecutor’s Office and the cases opened by this prosecution still remain uncertain. SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE leaders Zoran Zaev and Hristijan Mickoski following six-hour long talks failed to find a solution to the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, which should resolve the future status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The key …
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The outcome of this evening’s meeting between Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski will determine the continuation of the committee and plenary sessions over the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the dismissal of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, said Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi on Tuesday. Xhaferi said the …
The Judicial Council at today’s session dismissed Jovo Vangelovski as President of the Supreme Court. The decision to dismiss the Supreme Court judge is due to unprofessional and irresponsible conduct. President of the Supreme Court Supreme Court judge Faik Arslani has been elected acting President of the Supreme Court. The court made the decisions of …
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Matthew Palmer, US special envoy to the Western Balkans, said he was confident that North Macedonia would soon become NATO’s 30th member. “There are several member states that should ratify the accession protocol, including the United States. It requires an internal procedure in the Senate and hopefully everything will be completed by December. If that …
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On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the European Western Balkans, the portal presents the Award for Contribution to the European Integration of the region to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov. The Award is being presented “for demonstrating extraordinary efforts in bringing his country and the region closer to …
Current events in North Macedonia are the result of a wide, precisely planned, coordinated and skillfully prepared intelligence action performed by external and internal actors with the aim to prevent the country’s NATO integration, read an analysis of the situation in Kosovo, Albania and North Macedonia in 2019, prepared by the International Institute for Middle-East …
In a short video posted on social media, Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini congratulated North Macedonia’s Independence Day. The leader of the party Lega Nord (Northern League), one of the main political parties in Italy, accompanied by Macedonians living in Italy, congratulated the Independence Day to the Macedonian people and all …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski will meet in the Parliament on Tuesday, in a bid to find common ground for the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the fate of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The meeting will begin at 20h. The Public Prosecution law will …
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The economic situation is not so rosy, the prime minister said at a press conference at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), although he said he would repay the expensive IMF loans as the country is now borrowing at lower interest rates. Mitsotakis confirmed that he intends to meet with Erdogan for a restart of Greek-Turkish …
Independence Day- 8 September 1991 showed us that freedom and sovereignty have the most beautiful colors. That the joy, happiness and beauty that overwhelmed the country back then should be remembered and carried within whenever we are faced with temptations and barriers on our path. These are our colors, the colors of independence and freedom, …
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Goran Adamovski As rarely seen, parties in both the government and the opposition have agreed to dismiss Katica Janeva from the post of Head Special Prosecutor. MPs went through the first filter yesterday in less than an hour, and the final one will be completed shortly after the country’s Independence Day on September 8th. Until …
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MP Aleksandar Kiracovski was summoned for questioning in relation to the “Racket” case. Speaking to reporters after leaving the Public Prosecution for Organized Crime and Corruption in Skopje, Kiracovski said he had shared information about certain events. “I’ve been called in regarding a small segment… I hope and I’m confident that as of now, there …
The letter by Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva regarding the transfer of Special Prosecutor’s Office cases is a logical step, resulting from the talks with VMRO-DPMNE and other circumstances, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. “Even if we do not reach an agreement, the current law states that the SPO cases should be transferred to the …
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