Dimitrov and Osmani attend Katrougalos’ working breakfast for EU Foreign Ministers


Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov today attended a working breakfast with EU foreign Ministers in Brussels. The working breakfast was hosted by Greek foreign minister Georgios Katrougalos and his Romanian counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu. North Macedonia’s FM Dimitrov briefed his European colleagues on the latest achievements in implementing the Prespa …

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Multiple laws for the same supervision


The supervision of security intelligence services should be packaged in a single law and submitted to Parliament after the presidential elections, the Commission for Communications Supervision should work in accordance with NATO and European standards, to invest in the so-called soundproof room and regulate the use and archiving of classified documents – were some of …

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The “Empire” is safe


The flood in the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office destroyed evidence from one of the most important cases – “Empire”. This news flooded the media yesterday, so that later the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office had to explain that things were quite different. The SPO said that there was no flood in the institution, but that a …

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The “Empire” is safe


The flood in the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office destroyed evidence from one of the most important cases – “Empire”. This news flooded the media yesterday, so that later the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office had to explain that things were quite different. The SPO said that there was no flood in the institution, but that a …

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Osmani: Fake news that DUI insisted on replacement of the SPO staff


North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani dismissed rumors on Tuesday that his political party DUI had insisted on a complete staff overhaul in the Special Prosecutor’s Office, including Katica Janeva at its helm. Speaking at a joint press conference with Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski to promote the National Coordination Center …

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Deputy PM Osmani to meet Hahn and Mogherini today


Bujar Osmani, North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs  will meet with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on Wednesday. Deputy PM Osmani will also attend a briefing with representatives of the Council of …

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SDSM accepts early elections because it does not want to make the same mistake as in 2005?


“Let’s not miss the chance as in 2005 when we were in power, and we did not hold early elections, so we lost to the regular ones the very next year.” This is how officials in the ruling Social Democratic Union think after the demands submitted by VMRO-DPMNE for holding early general elections that would …

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Dimitrov: Katrougalos reassures that the Greek government remains committed to the Prespa Agreement


Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, after today’s resignation of Greece’s Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, spoke with his Greek counterpart, Georgios Katrougalos, who assured him that the Greek government remains committed to completing the work with the Prespa Agreement. “Macedonia has solved the major problem related to its foreign policy, which pulled the country down for …

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FM Dimitrov, DM Sekerinska and Deputy PM Osmani hold press conference (Video)


Press conference held by Deputy Prime Ministers Radmila Sekerinska and Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov:  <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/P8h8rTTgijI” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe>

Osmani reassures: Macedonia to start EU accession negotiations in 2019


“2019 will be the year when Macedonia is to open EU accession negotiations,” Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani told a press conference on Sunday. His expectations are based on the achievements in the historical 2018, the expectation for the finalization of obligations stemming from the Prespa Agreement, the implementation of the priorities set …

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Osmani: Macedonia will succeed to finalize EU accession talks by 2025


Vice PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani briefed Monday in Brussels the EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, about Macedonia’s progress in implementing the necessary reforms on the road to EU membership. ‘The (reform) plan 18 has already been adopted by the Government and its implementation, for now, is going smoothly. …

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Osmani to lead a government delegation to Brussels on Monday


Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, in his capacity as chief negotiator and head of the state delegation for EU negotiations, as of Monday will lead a government delegation in a visit to Brussels for a working session with European Commission representatives. At the session, Chapter 24: Justice, Freedom and Security will be …

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Bujar Osmani to meet Katrougalos in Athens on Nov 1st


Bujar Osmani, Vice-President of the Macedonian government responsible for European affairs, will travel to Athens on Thursday, November 1st, on the occasion of the establishment of a direct Athens-Skopje route by Aegean Airlines. Osmani, according to the news agency, will have a meeting with Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos. Later on, the two …

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(Video) Sekerinska and Osmani: Citizens give institutions legitimacy to move forward


Citizens who voted at yesterday’s referendum and supported Macedonia’s EU and NATO integration through the Agreement with Greece give full legitimacy to institutions to resume with the implementation of the obligations arising from the deal, Vice Premiers Radmila Sekerinska and Bujar Osmani told a joint press conference on Monday. “We had a consultative referendum as …

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Hahn: We would like to conclude this preparatory work by summer next year


European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn on the second day of the explanatory screening between the European Commission and Macedonia said that the beginning of this process sends a “strong signal of the EU’s commitment and the credibility of the enlargement process to the entire region.” “We have an ambitious …

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Osmani: Macedonia is irreversibly moving towards full EU membership


Macedonia is irreversibly moving towards EU full-fledged membership and there is no way back, said Vice Premier for European Affairs Bujar Osmani at a joint press conference with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn in Brussels on Friday. Vice Premier Osmani is heading the Macedonian delegation that launched the explanatory screening process on …

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Danielsson: Today marks the start of the most intensive engagement in our long relationship


Director-General for EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Christian Danielsson officially launched Thursday the preparations for Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Danielsson told Macedonia and Albania’s negotiating teams that today “marks the start of the most intensive engagement in our long relationship.” “Our experts will elaborate the length and depth of the European Acquis Communautaire, i.e. …

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