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Judicial reforms, implementation of the internal procedures of the name deal, provision of greater accountability and appropriate supervision over intelligence and security services, check-up of the internal procedures for sending armed forces abroad. Those are part of the guidelines NATO has sent to the government, which should be fulfilled within 18 months. In addition to the political matters, the document ...

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov had an official meeting Tuesday in Washington with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who voiced strong support for Macedonia to become the 30th NATO member. “This is a very significant moment for the Macedonian diplomacy. My meeting today with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was rather encouraging” Dimitrov said. He also underlined the significance ...

On Tuesday, US Army Europe apologised for the post on its official Facebook page that the trainings in Krivolak saw its units cooperate with North Macedonian soldiers in North Macedonia. “We apologise for uploading a video to our social media that used the incorrect name for the Republic of Macedonia. We have since removed the video. We value our partnership ...

Government spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski fully condemned the statement made the previous day by Single Macedonia leader Janko Bacev, in which he’d used an offensive word against the Albanian community in Macedonia. The government also urged the relevant institutions to investigate whether it contained hate speech and react properly. Bosnjakovski called on all political stakeholders to voice a stand and condemn ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed to weather conditions and follow traffic rules, signs and signals. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – ...

The government is collecting money, while Parliament will seek a way how to spend it. No deal has been struck among coalition partners from the ruling majority on the way in which the propaganda for the name referendum will be financed. “This week, most likely on Wednesday, a coordinative meeting will be hosted by the PS,” SDSM MP Tomislav Tuntev ...

New wire-tapped materials were played on Monday within the frameworks of the trial over the Titanic case. According to the conversations, the former Minister of Transport of Communications, Mile Janakieski, during the campaign for the 2011 parliamentary elections, in Electoral District 4, tasked the Valandovo Mayor at that time, Nikola Curlinovski, to go door to door in order to secure ...

State Election Commission President Oliver Derkoski, who was among the people talking in the materials played within the frameworks of the trial over the Titanic case, said on Monday that he had always worked in accordance with the law. “I have always worked in line with the positive legal regulations. I don’t know exactly which conversation it’s about because I ...

On Monday, the State Election Commission (SEC) formed the election boards for the referendum process in the diaspora. They will each have three members and three deputies. The president and their deputy will come from the ranks of ambassadors and embassy employees, whereas the other vacancies were filled by public and state administration employees. The vote will take place in ...

On Monday, the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski, rejected VMRO-DPMNE’s accusations against him, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski and Administration Agency Director Spase Gligorov regarding the number of new employees in the administration sector. According to him, the latest figures from the relevant institutions show that there have been 2,543 employments (184 indefinite and 2,539 for a definite ...