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VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM don’t believe that new elections for the City of Skopje’s Council are needed as a result of the conflict between Mayor Danela Arsovska and Hristijan Mickoski’s party. VMRO-DPMNE says the party’s bodies are not discussing the matter. Though it is not satisfied with Arsovska’s work so far, VMRO-DPMNE, in the frames of the Council, will continue to ...

Under the motto “Give us the Rights”, the National Association of the Blind staged a protest outside the Government building in Skopje. They demanded an increase of the supplement for disability and for aids, as well as a meeting with PM Dimitar Kovacevski. The Association’s President, Bojan Selkovski, stated that the protest was being held because the talks with the ...

On Tuesday, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi rejected VMRO-DPMNE’s Referendum Initiative concerning the deal with Bulgaria. As he explains in the answer to the President of the opposition party, Hristijn Mickoski, that the Initiative is not in line with the Constitution, which says international deals that are ratified are part of the internal legal order and cannot be changed by law. ...

The Councillor Group of VMRO-DPMNE at the City of Skopje has reacted to the latest developments concerning directors of public enterprises (PEs) and Mayor Arsovska. “Yesterday, Arsovska, at a press-conference, praised the directors of the PEs for being up to the task and doing it great, while today, she is lying when she is saying that she’s dismissing them for ...

Parliament’s Committee on Election and Appointment Issues continued on Tuesday the debate on Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski as a candidate for Constitutional Court judge. According to the opposition, which levelled fierce criticism, Joveski has covered up, as its members pointed out, the ruling structure’s crime and has been responsible for unfounded charges against politically non-like-minded persons. VMRO-DPMNE MPs mentioned the ...

On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani held a farewell meeting with US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes. The meeting was held on the 27th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the US and North Macedonia, which was a nice opportunity to welcome the many joint successes and achievements throughout the years, with special focus on the partnership in the ...

VMRO-DPMNE will not support a change of the Constitution, regardless of the referendum result, party leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Monday. He believes the referendum process will be successful. However, as the opposition leader stressed, regardless of the result, even if it fails, the party will not support a constitutional change under the current circumstances. Mickoski also answered a question ...

Asked on Monday whether Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska still had his support, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said she had support from his party for every project that was in the right direction. “Every project related to the City of Skopje that is in the right direction, regardless whether it is from Mayor Arsovska or from the Council’s majority, will have ...

Balkan leaders have not adopted a joint declaration. Instead, at the Summit in Brdo, conclusions have been adopted. The meeting once again showed the big differences in the Balkans, such as the Belgrade-Pristina relations and the Bosnia-Herzegovina situation. What the leaders of North Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro agreed together with their counterparts from Slovenia and Croatia is ...

On Friday, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski urged PM Dimitar Kovacevski and President Stevo Pendarovski to support the process to organise the referendum initiated by his party. As he added, they shouldn’t obstruct it in Parliament through Speaker Talat Xhaferi and should instead allow 150,000 signatures to be collected in order for citizens to be able to freely express their stand. ...