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“Narrow-mindedness and nationalist interests in some member states prevail over the vision of a united Europe,” Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa shared his experiences from the six-month Slovenian presidency regarding enlargement. In an interview with Slovenian national television, Jansa indirectly acknowledged European hypocrisy towards the Western Balkans and, as he assessed, opportunism in some key member states. “One of the ...

The Health Ministry informed that the Omicron variant has been found only in one person in the country, and that the rumours of seconds infection being detected are false. They appeal for withholding such careless statements and unverified information which might cause harm to the population in the country. Health Minister Venko Filipce also held meeting with the Health Unions ...

“If we do not cooperate more with our neighbours, it is an illusion to expect greater cooperation with the European Union member states that are further away from us in terms of geography,” said President Stevo Pendarovski in his address to the podcast “European Talks”. “An important litmus test whether you are ready to one day be part of the ...

SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski was given the mandate to form a new government by President Stevo Pendarovski. “As of today, I am starting to form a new team of people who need to respond to the serious challenges that await us from the beginning of the new year,” Kovacevski announced. Emphasizing that the country lives in turbulent times of crisis ...

Former Director of UBK, Saso Mijalkov, was released from the Skopje prison in Suto Orizari Wednesday night, after the Skopje Appellate Court accepted the appeal of the defendant for detention in the “Plots on Vodno” case. “According to the decision of the Appellate Court, the appeal of the defendant is accepted, and the first instance decision is changed so that ...

Overcoming differences with Bulgaria will be one of the key issues for the Foreign Ministry next year as well. As Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said at the annual press briefing, they will focus on that in order to overcome the differences, start negotiations, but he pointed out, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has many other priorities. Osmani informed the journalists ...

In 2022, the Besa Movement will intensify the activities that would lead to early elections, said from Tetovo, party President Bilal Kasami at the last press briefing, where they talked about current political developments. He believes that the basis for early elections is the lost legitimacy of the Government after the local elections and undemocratic actions in the past year. ...

Dry road conditions are reported across the country, with moderate traffic outside urban areas. There are 30-minute – 45-munite delays at Bogorodica and Tabanovce border crossings to enter or exit the country. No delays are reporters on other border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo – Veles, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Vinica – Berovo and Kochani ...

President Stevo Pendarovski will officially hand over the mandate to Dimitar Kovacevski for the composition of the new government on Wednesday, after he received the support of the highest body of SDSM. With this, the constitutional deadlines for its composition and voting at Parlaiment will practically start to run. Speaker Talat Xhaferi believes that the Prime Minister designate will not ...

A transitional government that would have a one-year mandate and whose priority will be the fight against the eradication of crime and holding early parliamentary elections in October next year is the request of the leader of the Alliance for Albanians Zijadin Sela. He said that this Government has no legitimacy for several reasons, including the fact that they won ...