Temelko defeated in local elections – Kolefski is the new mayor of Pustec


After serving three terms as mayor, Edmond Temelko was defeated in local elections in Pustec, Albania. The new mayor of Albanian municipality of Pustec, which is mainly populated by ethnic Macedonians is Pali Kolefski. In the controversial elections, Kolefski was the candidate of the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Kolefski’s victory, a longtime …

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No prison time for Jankuloska


Former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska will not go to jail July 1 to serve her six-year prison sentence for the “Tank” case. The Supreme Court upheld the request to postpone the prison sentence and sent the decision to the Criminal Court. The serving of the prison sentence is postponed until the Supreme Court decides upon …

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Gruevski to be tried in absentia for the SPO’s “Thaler” case


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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Gold Medal for Delusion


Frosina Fakova – Serafinovic Businessman Orce Kamchev, a suspect in one of the SPO’s cases, won the gold medal in Cologne, and the institutions won a gold medal for public delusion. And if it was not for the victory of HC Vardar in the European Champions League, we would not have known that Orce and …

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SPO explains: “Bombs” released by “El Cheka” are not the ones owned by our office


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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Who gets carried away, and who graduated with the lowest passing grades?


Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva hopes that the government and the opposition will come to an agreement during this month and will ultimately settle the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which in this critical period is in a halt and is unable to file charges. While both groups negotiate, Janeva and the VMRO-DPMNE …

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Special Prosecutor Janeva: Milososki cannot negotiate on SPO law


There are positive signals that the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office will be adopted very soon and we will see how the Special Prosecutor’s Office fits into it, said Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “The international community is giving clear guidelines, also the ruling authorities, but not the opposition, which is personally concerned,” prosecutor Janeva …

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Zaev optimistic; according to Deskoska – anything is possible in the SPO talks


It’s possible the Government and the opposition agree on the Law on Public Prosecution before the European Commission releases its report on May 29, according to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska. After a debate Tuesday on the National Strategy for the Development of the Concept of One Society for …

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Bosnjakovski: Talks between government and opposition on public prosecution law continue


Talks continue between the ruling majority and the opposition over the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution, Government Spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski said at today’s press conference. “The latest information I have regarding the talks,” Bosnjakovski said, “is that the amendments submitted by VMRO-DPMNE to the Ministry of …

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Disagreements remain over the Law on Public Prosecution


Opposition VMRO-DPMNE’s working group has again submitted amendments related to the draft-law on Public Prosecutor’s Office to the Ministry of Justice last weekend, but the key differences remain. “The amendments submitted were not in line with the recommendations of the EU regarding opening of accession negotiations. Talks will continue,” said the Justice Ministry. The working …

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Zaev: Ongoing negotiations with the opposition for consensus regarding the public prosecution law


Negotiations with the opposition are ongoing to find a consensus regarding the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO), said Zoran Zaev. However, the Prime Minister noted, the ‘bombshells’ are not being discussed because this issue has been settled with the main law on the SPO. “We’re …

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Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office


The government of Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Swedish Ambassador Mats Staffansson told Katica Janeva and her coworkers at the SPO during a meeting Thursday. Swedish Ambassador Staffansson said Sweden and the entire EU were watching closely the steps taken to revise the Law on the Public Prosecution, which would …

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