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Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has forwarded to the Parliamentary Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory-Immunity Issues the court motion for termination of the MP mandate of former PM and VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski. The motion follows the recent sentencing of Gruevski to 2 years imprisonment after being found guilty in the case “Tank” processed by the Special Public Prosecution ...

With a special ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), the Government of Macedonia observed the Day of the United Nations (UN). At the celebration, PM Zoran Zaev, FM Nikola Dimitrov and UNDP Representative Louisa Vinton addressed the attendees. “Our independence and the membership in this organisation is clear proof that our country is strongly supported by international ...

The constitutional amendments that the Parliament decided to endorse last week are currently being drafted. There are ongoing consultations over the possible engagement of VMRO-DPMNE MPs in their preparation. The draft-amendments could be forwarded to the Parliament over the weekend or early next week. SDSM MP group says time is left for opposition deputies to get involved, although they voice ...

In an interview for newspaper “Real News”, the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Giorgos Katrougalos says that the Greek Parliament shall ratify with no doubt the Prespa Agreement on the resolution of the name issue with Macedonia. “The voting in the Parliament in Skopje represents an especially positive development which proves that the Prespa Agreement holds on to ...

During a speech at an event organised by the Commander of the Greek Army’s Third Corps Dimitrios Bikos, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos referred the name issue between Greece and Macedonia, and the recently signed Prespa Agreement. “We strive for cordial and good neighbourly ties and in practice, we have been demonstrating that we support membership into NATO and the EU, ...

The Deputy Spokesperson of NATO Piers Cazalet stated that the West Balkans, including Macedonia, face a serious problem with disinformation, and the phenomenon known in present day as ‘fake news’. “Western Balkans is affected by the problem of disinformation, which is evident through the example in Macedonia, where a lot of disinformation was spread ahead of the referendum on the ...

The former PM Nikola Gruevski is to report to prison for serving his sentence of two years for the case “Tank” processed by the Special Public Prosecution (SPO). From the Criminal Court in Skopje they inform that a court official handed over the sentence resolution to Gruevski in the court on Friday, while he was waiting for a hearing on ...

A hearing over the “Monster” case on Friday saw the testimony of an expert from the Interior Ministry which processed the evidence acquired from the vehicle found at the crime scene. The expert said in court that they have found trace containing four different DNA samples, one of which matches the DNA of defendant Alil Demiri. The massacre nearby lake ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays at border crossings, except the necessary period for customs formalities. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo ...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held Thursday a phone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who expressed support and congratulated on the success achieved in implementing the Prespa Agreement. Stoltenberg welcomed the courageous, grand and statesmanlike decision of the MPs, telling PM Zaev that NATO was pleased Macedonia was moving ahead, the government said in a press release. The NATO ...