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Traffic on state roads is flowing smoothly on dry roads. On certain road routes that pass through gorges and ravines, small landslides are possible. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT are constantly on ...

In the frames of the Kocani case, the Stip Appeals Court has rejected as unfounded the appeals filed by Kreshnik Bekteshi, Nikolco Ilijev and Ratko Dimitrovski, which means the ex-Economy Minister will stay in detention and the ex-Kocani Mayors will continue to be under house arrest. Razmena Cekic Durovic, the former State Secretary at the Economy Ministry that signed off ...

On Tuesday, family members and other relatives of those killed in the Kocani nightclub fire organized a protest march in Skopje saying they demanded answers and justice over the deaths of their dearest ones. There were banners reading “CORRUPTION KILLS”. Some protesters called for Ljupco Kocevski to resign as Prosecutor-General, adding that they’d felt let down by institutions. “We pay ...

On Tuesday, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski survived the no-confidence motion filed against him by Levica, which was supported also by SDSM and DUI. 72 parliamentarians voted against, 20 were in favour, while there were no abstentions. The motion was based on 10 grounds, half of which were directly related to the Pulse nightclub fire in Kocani. According to Levica, the ...

Health Minister Arben Taravari has said that the Alliance for Albanians wing headed by him has for now a sure decision that it will participate in the local elections with its own list of candidates for council seats. “There’s no going back from that. For everything else, we’re ready to talk and open to talking to everyone regarding the local ...

On social media, Administration for Execution of Sanctions Director Aleksandar Pandov has posted a video showing and saying that his home in Zelenikovo, that is, Oresani village has been set on fire. “Is this the tax for our fight for the rule of law without calculations? This is the price for hitting the mob! My home has been set on ...

Traffic on state roads is flowing smoothly on dry roads. On certain road routes that pass through gorges and ravines, small landslides are possible. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT are constantly on ...

At Monday’s roundtable on the topic of whether North Macedonia needs a Constitutional Court law, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler called on Judges to use the moment and to remember who they worked for and why they’d been elected. No matter how complicated laws in North Macedonia are, she added, work can be and has to be to the benefit of ...

On Monday, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, regarding the Law on Languages preparatory session, said that though she didn’t want to influence the Darko Kostadinovski-headed institution, she had a general recommendation for its Judges. “Let them adhere to the Constitution, defend the Constitution, be brave, adhere to the Venice Commission’s recommendations. That way, they will not make a mistake. Let them ...

At a press conference on Monday, Justice Minister Igor Filkov said all draft-laws related to the reform framework had been prepared and were at the final stage of adoption, while a completely new text had been drawn up for around two-thirds of them. Regarding the preparation of the draft-changes to the Criminal Code, he said it was nearing the end. ...