In a video address on the occasion of New Year’s on Sunday, President Gjorge Ivanov said that everyone wants to forget 2018 as soon as possible and 2019 to be a year when the wishes and dreams of all citizens come true. In it, he underlines the importance of fundamental human values. “Let’s be brave before the call of responsibility ...

The session for parliamentary questions was held on Thursday. As is usually the case, it saw fierce accusations between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE. According to the opposition party, the letter sent by US Ambassador Jess Baily in which he urges judges not to invoke him when they make court decisions is a scandal. MP Antonijo Milososki asked whether the Government would ...

For now, it’s certain that 76 MPs will vote in favour of the constitutional changes, according to PM Zoran Zaev. He hopes the two-thirds majority will be secured. “76 MPs with whom I have talked have confirmed, but that doesn’t mean that all others are refusing,” the PM said on Wednesday, adding that he believed that support could come from ...

“I will schedule the presidential elections on 2 or 3 February,” PS Talat Xhaferi said on Tuesday, adding that he will not be a candidate. DUI expects a deal to be reached with SDSM on a joint presidential candidate that both sides will find acceptable. The negotiations will start after the adoption of the constitutional changes. Zoran Zaev’s party has ...

PM Zoran Zaev has proposed to Parliament to dismiss Aksel Ahmedovski as Minister without Portfolio in charge of implementation and coordination of the National Strategy for Improvement of the Roma Situation in Macedonia and Adnan Kahil as Minister without Portfolio in charge of foreign investments. Zaev has proposed for Ahmedovski and Kahil to be replaced by Party for Full Emancipation ...

The PM of Macedonia Zoran Zaev started on Wednesday his official visit of Brussels, along with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. In Brussels, Zaev met the President of the European Council (EC) Donald Tusk, who welcomed the inclusive policies applied by the Macedonian government in the process of adoption of the constitutional changes. Tusk said that if Macedonia manages to keep ...

The PM Zoran Zaev attended on Wednesday an informal meeting of the West Balkan leaders in Brussels, initiated by the High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy of the EU Federica Mogherini, and attended by the EU’s Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn. Before the informal lunch with all West Balkan leaders, Zaev had a bilateral meeting with Mogherini, in which he ...

PM Zoran Zaev and his Greek counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, will on Tuesday in Skopje be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by 2015 winner Ouided Bouchamaoui. Three years ago, Bouchamaoui was one of the four recipients representing the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. The nomination will be presented at a ceremony that will be held at 11 am at FON University, ...

A commemorative session was held in Ohrid on Monday following the sudden death of Mayor Jovan Stojanoski. “Stojanoski’s sudden death is a loss for the academic community, for the country, for SDSM and for the Municipality of Ohrid,” PM and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said, praising Stojanoski’s committed work. SDSM MP Tomislav Tuntev delivered an address on behalf of Parliament, ...

“We’re investing maximum efforts to vote through the finality of the constitutional amendments by the middle of January,” PM Zoran Zaev said on Friday. According to him, there’s nothing scary when it comes to the draft amendments. “The Macedonian identity and language are guaranteed,” the PM added. Zaev considers that Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos should give the name deal ...