Zaev congratulates Tamara: We haven’t been so proud in a long time


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev congratulated the country’s Eurovision representative Tamara Todevska after finishing 8th at the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. Israel. “Congratulations Tamara, congrats #TeamTamara. These moments of unity you made for us through music are precious. We haven’t been so proud in a long time!,” Zaev …

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Zaev attends formal opening of Corridor 10 southern leg in Serbia


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Saturday will attend the formal opening of the southern leg of Corridor 10 on a section through Serbia’s Grdelichka Gorge. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will declare the highway open at the ceremony alongside Prime Minister Ana Brnabic and Minister of Construction Zorana Mihajlovic. Zaev will address the inauguration …

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One of the April 27 defendants dies in the car accident in Dracevo


Yesterday, citizens of Skopje paid their last respects to their fellow citizens who died in a terrible car accident that happened Tuesday before midnight, near Drachevo. Closest family members mourned the deceased, five families covered in black, children were left without their parents. The question of what happened during those fatal moments, when the car …

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Parliament adopts three laws Ivanov refused to sign


Today, North Macedonia’s Parliament adopted in third reading three of the laws that were returned for a re-vote after former President Gjorgje Ivanov refused to sign the decrees for their promulgation. The laws on the Judicial Council of North Macedonia, free access to public information, and inspection supervision were adopted at today’s 97th session. These …

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Government Spokesperson Bosnjakovski to be the President’s Secretary-General


Mile Bosnjakovski told Thursday’s press conference that he is to leave the post of Government spokesman to become Secretary-General in the Office of President Stevo Pendarovski. “It was an honor to work with you – journalists, cameramen and photo-reporters – over the past two years. I hope we will continue to cooperate in the coming …

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President Pendarovski meets Prince Edward: Congratulations on your election


Today, President Stevo Pendarovski met with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, who is paying an official visit to North Macedonia. President Pendarovski said Prince Edward’s visit reconfirms the strong ties between North Macedonia and the United Kingdom, the President’s Office said in a press release. President Pendarovski thanked for the comprehensive British support to North …

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Procedure for depriving Gruevski of his MP mandate starts


Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will notify the committee on mandate and immunity-related issues that MP Nikola Gruevski has had unexcused absences from Parliament session for more than six months, it was revealed. Under Article 59 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedures, the committee is tasked with submitting a motion to Parliament on revoking a lawmaker’s …

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Zaev: Government changes in early June


Changes in leadership positions in ministries and state institutions will be known in the beginning of June, followed by interventions in municipalities by the end of the month, said North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Zaev said several ministers, deputy ministers and directors will be replaced. “I already have the concept in my head. The …

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Hahn: European Commission will recommend the opening of accession negotiations for North Macedonia


The European Commission will recommend the opening of negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania’s accession in the European Union. This was confirmed by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Hahn said that the recommendation will be made on 29 May, when the European Commission publishes its annual report on …

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New border crossings between North Macedonia and Greece


The Greek parliament’s committee on national defense and foreign affairs endorsed Tuesday the draft-laws on the opening of new border crossings Majden and Markova Noga with North Macedonia. The laws also incorporate the transformation of the Liaison Office in Skopje into an Embassy and the Bitola-based Office for Consular, Economic and Commercial Affairs into a …

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VMRO-DPMNE will cooperate with Pendarovski only if it has to


The newly elected President’s extended hand of cooperation to the opposition is taken with a grain of salt in the so-called “White Palace”. VMRO-DPMNE does not believe that President Stevo Pendarovski’s messages sent to the main opposition party are sincere, pointing out that if they were, in fact, sincere, then party leader Hristijan Mickoski would …

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EU asylum applications from North Macedonia significantly drop


The number of asylum applications from North Macedonia in EU member-states has dropped significantly in March, compared to the previous months. 316 persons from North Macedonia applied for asylum in March, compared to over 600 who applied in January or February, says the European Asylum Support Service (EASO). A large majority of the applications are …

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