Majority and opposition in Macedonia have reached a deal on the issue of referendum, after agreeing on the conditions imposed by the largest opposition party, VMRO-DPMNE. The law on the financing of political parties, the law concerning the creation of a government of technocrats before the elections take place and the appointment of the new members …
Skopje marks Thursday 55 years since the disastrous earthquake which leveled much of the city on this day in 1963, killing over 1.000 people and leaving 3.000 injured. An audio-artistic campaign titled “Wake Up Skopje” took place at five different locations in the capital at 05:17h, reminding citizens of the exact time of the earthquake. …
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The Macedonian Parliament has scheduled a session at 18:00h to elect new members of the State Election Commission (SEC). The Parliament’s committee on election and appointment issues has already verified the new seven members of the SEC, tasked with administering the referendum for the name agreement with Greece in late September. Committee chairman Ilija Dimovski …
The future of Macedonia is in NATO and the EU, and that is not only my personal point of view, it is the joint position of the EU institutions and all 28 member states. I would love to see Macedonia on my side, in Europe, in the near future, because stability, peace, prosperity and democracy …
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Natural disasters know no boundaries and transcend disputes, says the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs while thanking everyone for offered assistance and support. “We express our sincere gratitude to the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and FYROM, Nikola Dimitrov, for their swift reaction in offering their aerial firefighting capacities for the extinguishing of the …
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We are very close to the realization of Macedonia’s strategic goals – EU and NATO membership – and we will not let irresponsible ultimatums risk the process. We remain committed to solutions that enable conditions for a fair referendum in the citizens’ interest, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at Tuesday’s meeting with Michael Roth, Minister of State …
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Under pressure, accompanied by demands for the resignation of Minister Venko Filipce, the Ministry of Health terminated the tender for the procurement of tests and reagents for blood analyzes worth 35 million euros. The tender is canceled because there are flaws in the submitted documents from the only company that gave a bid for the …
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Starting next month, the MPs coming from other towns will begin to receive 33 percent less travel allowances from their place of residence to Skopje and vice versa. The travel expenses yesterday were definitely reduced, with the adoption of the amendments to the Law on Representatives at the current plenary session of the Assembly. With …
The homeland will succeed. Macedonia will join EU and NATO. We will forever be Macedonians and we will forever speak the Macedonian language, says Zoran Zaev in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The message comes after yesterday’s leaders’ meeting that failed to produce an agreement over the referendum. However, the leaders of SDSM, DUI, VMRO-DPMNE …
The Macedonian Government is doing everything not to introduce counter-measures for Kosovo but will protect domestic production if the decision over increase of customs duties is not withdrawn, says the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy. “We expect the government of Kosovo to withdraw the measure, thus closing the dispute,” says the ministry. It …
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The Ministry of Health has terminated a tender for the procurement of tests and reagents for biochemical, immunological hematological and gas analyzes, Venko Filipce announced on Monday. According to the Health Minister, the €35-million tender was suspended after an initial evaluation detected ‘some irregularities in the documentation.’ Only one company applied for the tender, said …
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Changes to the Law on Minimum Salary on the agenda of Monday’s Parliament session aim to urge employers having financial problems with the payment of increased salaries to employees, who receive up to MKD 18,000 (EUR 292). The financial support will be provided in period July-December, amounting to 30 percent of the difference between the …
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Minister of State of Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Michael Roth is set to meet with Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov during his visit to Macedonia today. Dimitrov and Roth will discuss the foreign policies of Macedonia and the next steps towards full implementation of the Prespa name agreement.
Leaders of the four largest political parties – SDSM, DUI, VMRO-DPMNE and one of Besa’s wings – meet again early this morning in an attempt to iron out differences and reach an agreement regarding the coming referendum, namely, the date, the question, its character, appointment of the State Election Commission. This is the third leaders’ meeting …
We cannot change the universal right the neighbours to be called Macedonians, at an individual or unofficial level, but we can call them however we want, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Sunday in an interview with Greek news agency ANA-MPA. “What we have said is that the citizens of this country have the …
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The Fund for Innovations and Technology Development said Sunday that the procedure for conducting the first public call for co-financed grants of the third pillar of the Government’s Economic Growth Plan is completely transparent. “We welcome all calls to examine the work of the Fund and we urge all competent authorities to do this without …
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Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev urged co-owners of his companies to reconsider decision and to withdraw applications for funds of Government’s Economic Growth Plan. “Economic Growth Plan is a model based on Government’s economic policy for growth and development of companies which are provided with fair conditions and equal treatment for all. The …
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Macedonia makes progress in record time in public debt management, World Bank Treasury’s Government Debt and Risk Management (GDRM) Program said in the report. Macedonia in the last year has made progress in record time and the approach to public debt management related to international good practices showed significantly better results compared to other countries. …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will be in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Monday where he will be honored by Denis Zvizdic, President of the Council of Ministers, together with Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, and Montenegrin Prime Minister Duško Markovic. The event is organized by the Center for Peace and Multi-ethnic Cooperation, reports IBNA. …
A fresh round of talks including only the leaders of the four main parliamentary parties – Zoran Zaev of SDSM, Ali Ahmeti of DUI, Hristijan Mickoski of VMRO-DPMNE and Bilal Kasami of Besa will resume Monday morning at 9:00 am, Government told MIA. Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev has invited leaders of VMRO-DPMNE, …
