In the middle of next week, following the Orthodox Easter holidays, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will travel to Skopje again, where he will meet with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The date has not yet been determined, but the visit has already been agreed, report diplomatic sources. The intensification of meetings between Kotzias and Dimitrov, …
Deputy PM Bujar Osmani expects the upcoming European Commission’s progress report to valorize entire previous work, and give a clear recommendation for launching of Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Osmani published this on his Facebook profile, in a Sunday video-address in Macedonian, with Albanian subtitles, stressing that communication in both languages is easily understandable and acceptable. He …
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Children’s Cultural Center Karpos and the City of Skopje organize event “April Fool’s Day 2018 – Skopje Laughs” for children at the city square on Sunday. Children will parade with their masks, accompanied by songs and dances by ensembles and dance clubs. Night party for adults will kick off at 8pm at Macedonia square, including …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is holding talks with several political parties for the enlargement of the governing coalition. Zaev is holding talks with BESA Party, which is an opposition party, split into two factions. The governing coalition will also include a small Turkish party, the Democratic Turkish Party, which has one seat, but also independent …
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The US newspaper has devoted a detailed article to the new Skopje image, or more precisely the completion of the project “Skopje 2014”, titled “Dancing nymphs and pirate ships”. The new look of the capital of Macedonia, according to New York Times, made Skopje the capital of Kitsch. New York Times for its readers poses three options about …
Journalist Naser Selmani called for an end to the years-long practice of impunity of attacks on journalists. The institutions, he said, have tolerated the practice for years, and in some cases they have even encouraged acts of violence against journalists. Selmani, head of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM), signed a memorandum of cooperation …
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Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski said there are grounds for ordering new detention measures for certain defendants for the violent events in Parliament on 27 April 2017. Joveski told Deutsche Welle that Monday’s decision of the Supreme Court related to detentions refers to complaints lodged in the part to investigation, and new measures are requested after …
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Five persons indicted for the violent events in Parliament on 27 April 2017, late Tuesday were detained again and transferred to investigative prison Skopje ordered by Criminal Court, reported the Interior Ministry. The detention follows after Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski told Tuesday that criminal charges have been filed against 30 persons to the Criminal Court …
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Hearings in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) cases codenamed “Target-Fortress” and “Centar Violence” will take place in the Skopje-based Criminal Court on Tuesday. “Target-Fortress” relates to the illegal wiretapping and destruction of surveillance equipment. Former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) officials Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskoski, former minister of interior Gordana Jankuloska, former UBK head Saso …
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The governmental plane carrying Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias landed Thursday at the Skopje Airport. It marks Kotzias’ first visit to Macedonia after the government renamed it into Skopje International Airport, seen as a concession in the name talks. It is the first time in 12 years that a Greek aircraft has landed at the …
The fake news about the removal of the Alexander the Great statue from the main Skopje Square cause the mobilization of a crowd. Late on Wednesday evening some few people were alarmed in the Macedonian capital by the leaked fake news about the removal of the equestrian statue of Alexander the Great from the main …
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The Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to arrive today afternoon for a two-day visit to Macedonia. The Greek delegation will arrive at the international airport Skopje. Meetings are scheduled with the head of the Macedonian diplomacy Nikola Dimitrov, and other senior state officials. As the Macedonian foreign minister announced, the two ministers will discuss …
About 1,000 people staged a protest Wednesday in front of the government and Criminal Court buildings in Skopje, outraged by the prosecution’s decision to amend charges of ‘premeditated murder’ to ‘endangering property and people’s safety in traffic’ in the so-called ‘Almir’ case. Protesters in Skopje carried banners, reading ‘No Justice, No Peace’ and chanted ‘Justice …
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A group of citizens staged a rally Sunday against the law on languages, adopted by the Parliament on 14 March. Citizens gathered in front of the government’s building in Skopje to voice their disapproval of the law, which boosts the Albanian language status, and called on President Gjorge Ivanov to not sign the legislation that ‘will …
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-“Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias’ visit to Macedonia, expected to take place next week, is a step forward in finding a final solution to the name dispute”, government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said Wednesday. The government spokesman said that the exact date of Kotzias’ visit to Skopje is yet to be determined. Asked to comment on …
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US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell arrives in Skopje on Tuesday, as part of his Balkan tour. During the visit, Mitchell will meet Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said yesterday that the US official’s visit to Skopje is just a confirmation …
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Today and tomorrow, with many events in Skopje, Bitola and Stip, the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust of Macedonian Jews in World War II will be marked. The organizers of the events are the Jewish Community in the Republic of Macedonia and the Holocaust Fund of the Jews of Macedonia, and under the auspices of …
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Prime Minister Zoran Zaev published his opinion on the detention of an employee of the Ministry of Interior on his Facebook page: “I do not know all the details about the case with the suspected employee of the Cabinet of the Minister of Interior, but I encourage the institutions to conduct a thorough and professional investigation …
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“We are Macedonia: a new protest in Skopje”, “No to contacts with Athens, thousands of protesters in Skopje said”, “FYROM: Gathering in Skopje Against Changing the Name of the Country”, “New Protest for the Name Macedonia”, ” in Skopje against the change of the name “,” A big protest in Skopje with the slogan: We …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, according to announcements, this evening will meet again with the new leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski. There is currently no accurate information about the timing and location of the meeting. However, unofficial announcements inform that it will be held around 19:00 in the government cabinet. The two leaders are expected to …
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