Jankuloska, Protugjer and Gruevski show up at court for Titanic trial

The Special Prosecutor’s Office is resuming the Titanic case trial in the Criminal Court in Skopje on Thursday. The TNT and the Target-Fortress trials are set to continue in late August. The previous Titanic hearing was scheduled for July 3, but defendant Gordana Jankulovska’s lawyer Sanja Aleksic said that the former Interior Minister was unable …

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Ex-mayor Stevco Jakimovski charged with abuse of office

Former mayor of Skopje’s Karpos municipality Stevco Jakimovski was charged Wednesday with abuse of office and authority. In addition to Jakimovski, charges of abuse of office and complicity were also filed against four members of the Karpos municipality staff, the Financial Police said in a statement. Jakimovski and his associates by misusing their position allowed …

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Former mayor Jakimovski questioned in court early today

Former Karpos mayor Stevco Jakimovski has been taken for questioning before a pre-trial judge in the Skopje-based Criminal Court early on Wednesday. The Financial Police conducted Tuesday a search of several facilities owned by the Jakimovski family and is set to provide details over the operation later today. Jakimovski told media the search related to …

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Hahn to arrive in Skopje tomorrow

EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn will arrive to Skopje tomorrow. This visit will also mark the start of the screening process, which is expected to accompany the beginning of EU accession talks. According to the agenda, tomorrow morning, Hahn will hold a meeting with PM Zoran Zaev, after which he will meet with parliamentary speaker, …

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Sela attackers sentenced to over 10 years in prison

Judge Slavica Andreevska of the Skopje-based Criminal Court delivered Thursday the verdicts to seven individuals indicted for the attempted murder of MP Zijadin Sela during the Parliament incidents on 27 April 2017. Kire Gjorgjievski has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, Andrej Micov 10,5 years, Oliver Osavkovski 10,5 years, Nikolce Dimitrievski 10,5 years, Aleksandar …

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Yannakakis: Athens supports Skopje in EU and NATO, everything in hands of member-states

Ambassador Dimitris Yannakakis said Wednesday that Greece supports Macedonia in EU and NATO based on the Prespa agreement, adding that everything is now in the hands of member-states. “This country aspires to become a member of the EU and NATO. Based on the Prespa agreement, Greece supports these efforts but the accession does not depend …

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Protesters against name deal trash two establishments, set van on fire

Seventeen people, including ten policemen, were injured during last night’s violent protest in front of Parliament in Skopje. 26 people were arrested after pushing down the protective fence outside the Parliament, throwing rocks and pyrotechnics at the building and at the riot police and after trying to storm the Parliament, the Interior Ministry (MoI) said …

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Protests in Skopje against the name agreement, protesters clash with police

Last night in Skopje there was clash between police and protesters who attacked the police cordon in front of the Republican Assembly. Police used tear gas and shock-bombs to disperse the group that removed the police barricades and began to attack the police. After the crowd’s protest was over, some scattered groups collided with police …

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Tsipras informs the Greek President that he reached a deal with Zaev on the name issue

Alexis Tsipras spoke of a “good deal” that “covers all conditions we had set” during his meeting with the President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos whom he visited at the Presidential Mansion. He met the President joined by the Minister of State & Government Spokesperson, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and the General Secretary of the PM, Ioanna Pepe. “I am …

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Debates in Skopje ahead of the telephone conversation between the two prime ministers

The telephone conversation waiting to happen between prime ministers Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras has been at the focus of the media in Macedonia. Asked by IBNA about the telephone conversation, the government said that consultations continue and that every new development will be made transparent. PM Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimotrov have …

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Testimony from the violence in the Municipality of Centar: Demonstrators cursed and showed genitalia

With the testimony of the councilor in the Council of the Municipality of Centar, Cvetanka Simonovska, continued the trial of the violence in the Municipality of Centar, and the ordered slaps by the former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski for the former mayor Andrej Zernovski. Simonovska said that on June 7, 2013, when a session of …

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Mickoski urges for early parliamentary election alongside presidential

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski urged late Saturday for early parliamentary elections to be held alongside next year’s presidential polls. At a party rally in front of the Government building, he asked for a level playing field for all political parties, State Election Commission president nominated by the opposition, and formation of a caretaker government 100 …

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President Ivanov will attend leaders’ meeting on Saturday

President Gjorge Ivanov has accepted the invitation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to attend a leaders’ meeting, slated for tomorrow. “Taking into consideration the importance of the name issue and the state interests of the Republic of Macedonia, President Gjorge Ivanov accepts the invitation to an informative meeting, initiated by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, scheduled on 19 …

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Leaders’ meeting on name negotiations scheduled for tomorrow

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday he convened a leaders’ meeting on the pace of Skopje-Athens name negotiations, for tomorrow. At the meeting, Zaev is set to brief the leaders of parliamentary political parties about the details of his yesterday’s talks with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the possibility for a name solution that would be acceptable …

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Thimonier: I am confident that Macedonia will join the European family

We are confident that Macedonia will join the European family, said French Ambassador to Macedonia, Christian Thimonier at Wednesday’s observance of Europe Day in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Welcome to the club, because you have made a significant step by receiving a clear recommendation. However, this is just the beginning of a journey,” said …

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