The enlargement fatigue the European Union has mentioned is also felt by North Macedonia, said North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski in Brussels. Taking part in a conference organized by the Friends of Europe think tank, President Pendarovski said North Macedonia was a record-holder in waiting for accession talks with the EU. “The enlargement fatigue is …
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski has declared from Brussels that the European Union has a historical opportunity to show leadership and vision for the entire region. “Our people are not asking something that they do not deserve. What they want is to be given the chance to build a European state with a fair, humane …
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I personally believe that there can only be one decision: to launch the negotiations in line with the European Commission’s recommendations, said European Council President Donald Tusk at a press conference with President Stevo Pendarovski on in Brussels. “To keep in line with my role as President of the European Council, I do not want …
The main hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Office case dubbed “Thaler“has been postponed for June 28, while Nikola Gruevski will be tried in absentia, the court decided on Wednesday. The case refers to the illegal financing of political party VMRO-DPMNE. The indictment is filed against legal entity VMRO-DPMNE and six individuals – Nikola Gruevski, Kiril Bozhinovski, Mile …
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Yesterday’s parliamentary session began with the confirmation of two MP resignations, and then a pause of several hours. The first resignation was the one of the former prime minister, now a fugitive and asylum seeker in Budapest, Nikola Gruevski, who had absolute power over the country for over a decade, as he was at the …
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The Republic of North Macedonia has been working seriously for two years to meet all set criteria. We made efforts to deliver results in key areas of urgent reform priorities in the field of the judiciary, fight against corruption and organised crime, intelligence service and public administration reform, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski today. He …
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Due to a trivial reason, the draft law on the population census, families and households has suddenly disappeared from the parliamentary procedure, where it entered Friday under a European flag. The European Affairs Committee, according to its President Artan Grubi, failed to provide a representative of the EU Mission, nor did it invite representatives of …
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By the end of this week, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev will decide whether to reshuffle the governing cabinet or announce early elections. This will all depend on the meeting that PM Zoran Zaev will hold with German chancellor Angela Merkel where he will be informed on the position of the German government …
North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Kosovo’s Deputy PM Enver Hoxhaj visited Monday the construction site of strategic project Belanovce in Republic of North Macedonia – Stancic border crossing point in Kosovo. “This building is a joint project of the two countries having in mind that for its realization the …
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A debate for the registration of the population is taking place in North Macedonia. This process, which is expected to be carried out in April 2020 has a cost of 8,5 million euros. In order for this process to be wrapped up, parliament must adopt the bill on census, which has been drafted by the …
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Neither the Criminal Court nor the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office has reacted to the statement by Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski in which he criticizes the judicial authorities, after the suspected businessman Orce Kamchev was issued a passport in order to participate in meetings of the Board of Directors and education abroad. Minister Spasovski, in his …
The first meeting of the Macedonian-Bulgarian Joint Interministerial Committee is set to take place in Sofia on Monday, in accordance with the provisions of the Friendship Treaty signed on August 1st, 2017. North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will co-chair the meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in …
Instead of cheering on their representation at the stands and celebrating her victory, over two hundred Polish fans will remember the Macedonian police and courts. They have already left for Poland, but with 150 euros less each, money they paid for the fines for the massive brawl in the City Park in Skopje before the …
Polish fans paid a total of 33 thousand euros in fines Read More »
A tactical live-fire exercise took place Saturday as part of the “Decisive Strike” military exercise at the Krivolak training area. Infantry, gunnery and air force units participated in the exercise, and Chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau Joseph Lengyel also attended it. Over 2.700 soldiers from six countries, including North Macedonia, participated in this …
Government Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced another meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but did not specify when and where the meeting would take place. “I am glad that a message has been sent for the exact date for a meeting with Chancellor Merkel. This success was also with Chancellor Merkel and the EU member …
The German Bundestag has voted in favour of North Macedonia’s protocol of accession to NATO, thus becoming the 16th NATO member to wrap up this process. However, German MPs debated on the postponement of the date for the launch of accession talks between the EU and North Macedonia. According to media outlets in Skopje, Germany …
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Jadranka Kosor was Croatia’s prime minister in the period between 2009 and 2011, when, after the resignation of the controversial Ivo Sanader, she succeeded the helm of the HDZ party. While serving as the head of the government in Zagreb, an agreement was reached to overcome the border dispute with Slovenia, which meant unblocking Croatia’s …
When you are going through hard times, remember Croatia’s path to the EU Read More »
After the EU Commission issued a recommendation for the opening of accession talks with the two Western Balkan states North Macedonia and Albania, the European parliamentarians of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) Karas and Mandl demand that the “promises” be kept. The decision to open accession talks will be taken by the Member States later …
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The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) said that the wiretapped conversations released on Facebook by a person under the pseudonym “El Cheka” are not the ones in the prosecution’s possession. “We assure the public that all audio materials are kept under strictly regulated security protocols that encompass physical, administrative and IT security of information. In addition, …
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North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister, Nikola Dimitrov has thanked Norway for ratifying North Macedonia’s protocol of accession to NATO. He has thanked the Norwegian parliament on Twitter, while saying that he expects the Norwegian Foreign Minister Erkisen Soreide for a visit to Skopje this month. Meanwhile, the Norwegian Foreign Minister also announced on Twitter that his …
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