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The Judicial Council elected on Wednesday Gabriela Gajdova, Aleksandra Ristevska, Vesna Dimiskova, and Osman Shabani as Skopje Court of Appeals Judges. Previously, the filter had been passed also by Judges Aleksandar Sopov, Irena Kostadinova Angelova, Natalija Doneva, and Ilir Sulejmani. Lazar Nanev, President of the Kavadarci Basic Court, wasn’t elected because of remarks by Council members of his work. “This ...

On Wednesday, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler welcomed the editors, journalists, and staff of Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) to the Embassy. As she said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), she was delighted to “welcome the “group” of journalists, editors & staff” and “recognise their hard work to provide the people of North Macedonia the information they need to understand ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

DUI, too, is interested in the presidential and parliamentary elections being held simultaneously. The party’s Vice President, Bujar Osmani, stated on Tuesday that DUI’s leadership would make the final decision, but the preliminary stand is that two election cycles in a span of three months would be too difficult for the country and cost a lot of money. Regardless of ...

Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari, asked about the issue of participating in the elections with joint lists with DUI, said on Tuesday the last decision of his party’s leadership was participation in the elections independently. “We’re getting ready to participate independently and mobilising membership. That’s my stand and that’s the stand also of the party’s Presidency. As to whether ...

Regarding the stand by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, that the EU wants “to advance the integration of the region into our decision making, including on foreign and security policy, already before accession”, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said on Tuesday it represented acceptance of North Macedonia’s request for candidates to be ...

Judicial Council President Sasko Georgiev said on Tuesday the body was waiting to get a translated, Macedonian, version of the European Commission’s Report, even though it had principally considered it. “We’re preparing a stand. I can say that, generally speaking, the Report contains the detected real problems in the judiciary and Council, and I expect it to be a signal ...

The Criminal Code changes have impacted another court process. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals rejected the charge against ex-secret police chief Saso Mijalkov in the Titanic 2 case due to expiration of the statute of limitations. When it comes to the other defendants, DPA leader Menduh Thaci and ex-State Election Commission (SEC) members Bedredin Ibrahimi, Vlatko Sajkoski, and Saso ...

The Skopje-Sofia relations and EU perspective of the Western Balkans was among the topics discussed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at their meeting on Tuesday. Both highlighted their support for integration of the region. Asked about the potential blockade by Greece on Albania’s EU path, the German Chancellor said the next steps should be made ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.