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PM Mickoski Confirms Mexhiti will Serve as 1st Deputy PM too

According to the gentlemen’s agreement within the ruling coalition, Environment and Physical Planning Minister Izet Mexhiti will serve also as First Deputy PM, PM Hristijan Mickoski confirmed on Wednesday. “According…

27/06/2024

PM Mickoski Holds Meeting with US Ambassador Aggeler

On Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski met US Ambassador Angela Aggeler. Views and stands were exchanged on ongoing political and economic affairs, as well as on the progress of democratic processes…

27/06/2024

Greek PM Reiterates Position on Prespa Agreement Implementation Issue

At a meeting of New Democracy’s Parliamentary Group, the party’s leader, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis once again said North Macedonia was in violation of the Prespa Agreement. He also levelled…

27/06/2024

Foreign Ministry Reacts to Spokesperson Pisonero’s Use of ‘North Macedonian’

On Wednesday, North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry reacted to the use of ‘North Macedonian’ by European Commission Spokesperson Ana Pisonero the previous day. It is not in accordance with the Prespa…

27/06/2024

PM Mickoski Maintains Stand on Name Use Issue hasn’t Changed

In Monday’s interview with 24, PM Hristijan Mickoski said his stand regarding the constitutional name use issue was clear, adding that the topic regarding the adjective was closed. According to…

26/06/2024

Government Spokesperson Marinakis Reiterates Greece’s Stand on Prespa Deal

On Tuesday, Greek Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis reiterated his country’s stand on respecting the Prespa Agreement “without concessions”. Asked whether PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis would congratulate Hristijan Mickoski on his election,…

26/06/2024

Nikoloski and Mickoski Divided on Issue of whether Framework May be Changed

On Monday, in an interview with Sitel, VMRO-DPMNE Vice-President Aleksandar Nikoloski said regarding the Bulgaria dispute that the problem was with the protocols preceding the negotiating framework, not with the…

26/06/2024

EU Reiterates Stand on Constitutional Changes and Prespa Agreement Issues

The EU will work closely with North Macedonia’s new government on implementation of the reform agenda and proceeding on the EU path. It nonetheless expects the constitutional changes to be…

26/06/2024

Foreign Minister Mucunski Meets NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

In Brussels on Tuesday, Foreign and External Trade Minister Timco Mucunski met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Describing the meeting as positive and cordial, Mucunski confirmed the new government’s commitments in…

26/06/2024

New Reactions to Disbanding Judicial Council Issue

Academician Vlado Kambovski, who headed the working group for Judicial Council reform, according to the EU peer-review mission’s recommendation, said on Tuesday the issue of disbanding the Council as a…

26/06/2024