There are no legal or any other obstacles for release of the Interpol arrest warrant for former PM Nikola Gruevski, said State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. “This situation will soon be solved. Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska is in charge of this procedure, but I believe there are no legal or other obstacles for the release of …
We didn’t support Stevo Pendarovski in the second election round, instead our goal was to have a successful process so that we can move the country forward. The mood among the Albanian voters was on the side of the opposition, so DUI’s position was completely delegitimized. It is still too early to say whether at …
Kasami interview: Ahmeti is the favorite partner to both SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE Read More »
Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has announced his resignation as Member of Parliament. Taking the stand at Thursday’s session of the Committee, Bogoevski said his resignation would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post as …
Government in North Macedonia is determined to launch deep reforms in the area of security and the country’s secret services are expected to see major changes as a result of these reforms. Parliament adopted yesterday the bills which enable these reforms. With the new measures in place, Directorate for Security and Counter Intelligence will be …
Erol Musliu was appointed as new director of the Intelligence Agency by President Stevo Pendarovski, said the President’s Office in a press release. Musliu had worked in the Security and Counter-Intelligence Directorate, followed by a post in the Intelligence Agency. In the coming days, President Pendarovski will also appoint members to the national Security Council. …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and North Atlantic Council (NAC) will pay an official visit to the Republic of North Macedonia on June 2nd and 3rd. During the visit, Stoltenberg and members of the North Atlantic Council plan to meet the country’s top officials. This is the first visit of Stoltenberg and senior NATO officials …
Parliament of North Macedonia will debate on Thursday on the mandate of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has been granted asylum in Hungary. Gruevski continues to hold the mandate of MP although six months have passed since he fled the country after being sentenced to two and a half years in prison for abuse …
Former Minister of Education Spiro Ristovski remains in detention after the Appellate Court rejected his appeal and confirmed the Criminal Court’s decision for extension of the detention, said the court. Ristovski is one of the suspects for the organization of the Parliament storming of 27 April 2017. Ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, former Administration for Security and …
It’s possible the Government and the opposition agree on the Law on Public Prosecution before the European Commission releases its report on May 29, according to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska. After a debate Tuesday on the National Strategy for the Development of the Concept of One Society for …
Zaev optimistic; according to Deskoska – anything is possible in the SPO talks Read More »
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras never initiated negotiations to former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that he could reject. With this claim yesterday Gruevski responded to Tsipras’ interview with the Financial Times, in which he says he had tried to initiate a discussion on the name issue in the time when former PM of North Macedonia, …
Gruevski claims he never rejected talks with Tsipras Read More »
On the eve of the second round of the recent presidential elections in Ukraine, both presidential candidates Petro Poroshensko and Volodymyr Zelensky accepted the public challenge and were tested for alcohol and drug abuse. Poroshenko, who took the position of head of state, was tested in the laboratory of the Olympic stadium in Kiev. Zelensky, …
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Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn is convinced that North Macedonia will receive a recommendation to launch EU accession talks before the start of the summer. Hahn announced this from Vienna, where he attended an economic forum, adding that a lot of work is being done to convince skeptic countries for the enlargement of the union. He …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and DUI leader Ali Ahmeti are to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss government reshuffle. The meeting between the coalition partners is scheduled at 4 pm in the government building. “Those who were arrogant and who failed to meet the targets or were incapable to achieve the expected goals will …
Zaev-Ahmeti meeting to discuss government reshuffle today at 4 pm Read More »
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that changes in Government, state and local institutions will take place in the first half of June. “I intend to make changes in the Government, state and local institutions in the first half of June. There will also be changes in SDSM, for the purpose of improving the …
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Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says in an interview with The Financial Times that he had tried to initiate a discussion on the name issue in the time when former PM of North Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, was in power.| “Gruevski was a guy who never wanted to negotiate. I remember that I went to Berlin. …
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Debates are taking place in North Macedonia regarding amendments of the electoral law. The State Election Commission (SEC) demands changes in the way the diaspora votes, changes in financing of the election campaign and changes which would make it possible for the country to have only one constituency instead of 6 constituencies. “By the end …
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North Macedonia’s newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski will meet with Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi today. The meeting will be held at Villa Vodno, as the President’s Office reported. This is the first official meeting between President Pendarovski and Parliament Speaker Xhaferi after the Pendarovski’s inauguration. President Pendarovski held an official meeting with PM Zaev at …
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The political crisis in Austria is neither accidental nor unique. Nor was it surprising. It was the revelation and possibly the confirmation of how the far-right in Europe is being bolstered by known/unknown “centers” that want to destabilize the European Union and make it backtrack. Of course, merely deciding to boost the far-right is not …
Almost one hundred amendments have been submitted to the law, which provides for the formation of a new security agency, which practically puts a “lock on the door” of the current UBK and this sector is separated from the MOI and goes under the government’s authority. Most of the amendments, close to 50, according to …
Spasovski between two fires over the counter-intelligence reform Read More »
The two borders crossings with North Macedonia are the new bridges of friendship and cooperation in the Balkans, built with solid materials and a plan for growth, prosperity, solidarity and peace in our neighborhood, said Greek Alternate Foreign Affairs Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou. According to Anagnostopoulou, the overwhelming approval of the local population of the Greek …
