In an interview with Kanal 5 on Thursday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said that the opposition’s concern over the country’s relations with the EU due to the strategic ties with the US was based on hypocrisy, stressing that in the past, his party, VMRO-DPMNE, had been accused of having a pro-East orientation. In that regard, he asked “How has now, all ...

In response to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry’s stand that he has presented manipulative theses, PM Hristijan Mickoski stated on Thursday that it was the western neighbour that was interfering in his country’s internal matters, not the other way around. According to him, the demand that the 14 European Court of Human Rights verdicts regarding the Macedonian community in Bulgaria be implemented ...

On Wednesday, RKM’s Ratko Kapusevski, his partner at the company, Erdjan Sulkoski, and former ESM commercial director Ardijan Muca, covered in the investigation for procurement of mazut for the Negotino plant, were each issued a 30-day detention measure. However, Pucko Petrol owner Asmir Jahoski was issued a house arrest one. The decision, expectedly, sparked reactions. The Public Prosecutor’s Office for ...

On Wednesday, the five members of the Judicial Council that hadn’t survived the no-confidence motions in Parliament the previous day, Vesna Dameva, Selim Ademi, Tanja Cacarova-Ilievska, Milazim Mustafa, and Pavlina Crvenkovska, were at work, saying again that they’d given their all in the job. On the other hand, PM Hristijan Mickoski stated that he expected them to resign. “At the ...

On Tuesday, Parliament voted through the no-confidence motions against Judicial Council members Vesna Dameva, Selim Ademi, Tanja Cacarova-Ilievska, Milazim Mustafa, and Pavlina Crvenkovska. According to the conclusions, adopted individually, the five members significantly contributed to the endangerment of the judiciary’s professionalism, independence, and reputation, in addition to contributing to the drop of citizen confidence in the sector. As a result ...

An hour before the start of Parliament’s session over the no-confidence motions against five of its members, Vesna Dameva, Selim Ademi, Tanja Cacarova-Ilievska, Milazim Mustafa, and Pavlina Crvenkovska, the Judicial Council held a session itself. It saw several decisions made, including one to elect a new Secretary of the body, as well as a presentation of reports on work of ...

At Monday’s presentation, in Parliament, of Poland’s EU Presidency’s priorities before members of the European Affairs Committee and National European Integration Council, Polish Ambassador Mariusz Brymora stated that the enlargement policy remained at the centre of attention. As he pointed out, integration of countries from the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe will contribute to the continent’s security. Establishing lasting peace ...

VMRO-DPMNE has continued its criticism of ex-President Stevo Pendarovski’s comments during the 8 March interview with Sitel. On Monday, it said he and SDSM were bringing down national positions and couldn’t come to terms with the fact that the new cabinet was building strong relations with the US. On the other hand, SDSM said Pendarovski was а former President and ...

Foreign Ministry sources have said the country will not be sending soldiers to Ukraine if the EU requests that as a security guarantee. North Macedonia, according to the sources, will adhere to its strategic orientation with regards to full-fledged EU membership, but also aligned with the strategic partner, the US, and national interests. That, according to the institution, will not ...

In an interview with Sitel on Saturday, ex-President Stevo Pendarovski said he was concerned by the new cabinet’s positioning regarding US President Donald Trump’s administration, especially in the context of relations with the EU. PM Hristijan Mickoski’s stand that “the new normal will flood the world”, according to Pendarovski, is a dangerous thesis that may result in North Macedonia becoming ...