PM Hristijan Mickoski has been invited to the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President, scheduled for 20 January. The PM will also attend Voices of Freedom, the inaugural after party hosted by Trump Media and Rumble. It’s been announced that during his stay in Washington, Mickoski will meet Trump transition co-chief Howard Lutnick, who’s been picked by the President-elect ...
Read More »Telma: New Mysteries and Suspicions in SCPC-Hristovski Case
Telma has said that there are new mysteries and suspicions when it comes to the decision-making by the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) in the case concerning Agency for National Security Director Bojan Hristovski. The case wasn’t opened as a corruption one, but rather as a conflict of interest one. In that form, it reached the hands of ...
Read More »PM Mickoski Comments on Fight against Corruption and Judicial Council Issue
Regarding the fight against corruption, PM Hristijan Mickoski on Tuesday voiced satisfaction with the hitherto activities. “The final results, however, will depend on the judicial power”, the PM noted. When it comes to the escape of ex-Deputy PM Artan Grubi and ex-ESM head Vasko Kovacevski, suspects in the Lottery case and Additive process, respectively, the PM’s stand is that there ...
Read More »PM Mickoski Expects Country’s File in 2025 to ‘See the Light’ in Brussels
On Tuesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said he expected the country’s file in Brussels to “see “the light” in 2025. As he also pointed out, the discussions should focus on the scenario that will see the goal achieved instead of on one or two obstacles. Furthermore, the PM noted that though the country wasn’t brilliant, that could be said also for ...
Read More »Reactions to Grubi Case and Ahmeti’s Comments on Ex-Deputy Pm Continue
Regarding the Lottery case, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday that when it came to ex-Deputy PM Artan Grubi, who was among the suspects, a national and international warrant had been issued, adding that domestic and international organs in charge of executing those orders had the authority to take all necessary measures, including summoning of other persons if ...
Read More »PM Reiterates Criticism of Council, SDSM Says Mickoski Wants to ‘Occupy’ Judiciary
On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski continued its criticism of the Judicial Council, saying the government’s plans didn’t include illegal and incantational activities. “Citizens rate them with the lowest level of confidence. We don’t intend to think about pleasing these people and them staying there for longer and us sinking deeper in the political swamp, stuck in everything they’ve done over ...
Read More »PPO to Investigate Allegations that Previous Government Followed Mickoski
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) informed that they initiated an investigation over the claims by PM Hristijan Mickoski that the previous government allegedly abused intelligence institutions and equipment to follow him while he was the leader of the opposition. Earlier on Friday, the PPO informed the prime minister that a prosecutor would be investigating his allegations, the release said. Answering ...
Read More »Ahmeti: Grubi is Somewhere in the Albanian Area
DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said in a statement for media in Kosovo that former First Deputy PM Artan Grubi did not ran away from North Macedonia. “I have not contacted with Grubi. I have been informed that he is located somewhere in the Albanian area. He shall return and face the organs of justice, but not those of the ‘revenge ...
Read More »Q&A Session of Parliament: Mickoski again Alleges Previous Cabinet Misused Security Services to Follow Him
At Thursday’s Q&A session of Parliament, PM and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said he and party officials, during their time in opposition, had been followed by security services, adding that political potentates had misused institutions. “Due to the sensitivity, I will not go into detail. However, what I can say is that one institution engaged in physically following an opposition ...
Read More »Opposition and Government Trade Accusations over EU Path
Thursday’s Q&A session of Parliament saw NSDP MP Goran Misovski allege VLEN had broken its pre-election promise regarding the EU path. He asked European Affairs Minister Orhan Murtezani whether he was virtuous enough to fulfil his promise that VLEN would leave the cabinet if the constitutional changes weren’t made. “Arben Taravari was saying it would have been done by December-January, ...
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