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The newly appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Byrnes said in a video address that she is honoured to take over the office of US Ambassador in Skopje. Byrnes is to officially assume the position US Ambassador to Macedonia during the upcoming week. “For 26 years, I have worked as a U.S. diplomat to promote security and prosperity, respect for ...

France is yet to decide on the determination for date for start of E membership negotiations with Macedonia, says French Ambassador Christian Thimonier in an interview for Radio Free Europe. “We don’t know how long the path would take, and it’s not simple at all, but we’re ready to offer our help. We only need to establish the outcome of ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...

The illegal buildings in Ohrid have been stopped, while institutions are acting in line with the law, PM Zoran Zaev said on Thursday. In his view, demolition in some cases can slow down due to administrative matters. However, he added that if construction took place after a decision to ban such activities, a criminal charge would follow. “The law must ...

It’s increasingly certain that enlargement can fall to the bottom of the agenda of the new European Commission. The EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, optimistically points out that there are four months to go for Macedonia and Albania to get a date by then. At the 2019 Western Balkans Summit in Poznan, he once ...

The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) will look into the Dragi Raskovski case. The SCPC confirmed for Sitel TV on Thursday it would check whether the Government Sec Gen had gotten involved in the selection of an operator that should set up a new radar system at the airport in Skopje. It hasn’t been revealed whether the SCPC ...

Talking about the Tamara Todevska case, PM Zoran Zaev said on Thursday that mistakes happened because the anthem was sang every day and everythwere. The Government, too, considers that the fact that part of the text containing the names of Goce Delcev, Pitu Guli and Jane Sandanski wasn’t included in the performance to be an unintentional mistake. On the other ...

“Army of the Republic of North Macedonia” is the Army’s new name. President Stevo Pendarovski said on Thursday he’d signed the decision to rename it the previous day. That means that the Army should procure uniforms containing the new name in the coming period. Regarding the initiative to change the Electoral Code, the President said he didn’t have the competence ...

Good driving conditions on mainly dry roads. Intensity of traffic outside urban areas increased. No long delays on border-crossings for exiting the country. From 25 June the road in Dracevo by the railway near village of Lisice will be closed for one week due to laying a new layer of asphalt. Regional road Caska-Goloznici will be temporarily closed due to ...

At a press-conference in Poznan, where the 2019 Western Balkans Summit is taking place, FM Nikola Dimitrov said on Thursday that EU integration of the Western Balkans represented completion, not enlargement. At the joint press-conference with his counterparts from several countries, the pledge of those countries for a start of negotiations for Macedonia and Albania was once again confirmed. German ...