Monthly Archives: December 2018

UN Sec Gen Guterres praises Skopje-Athens name Deal

In his address at the 18th Doha Forum, UN Sec Gen Antonio Guterres said the Prespa Agreement was an example of peacefully resolving transnational disputes. “The deal between Athens and Skopje is a successful example of transnational efforts to close contentious issues,” he pointed out, adding that it would benefit the whole Balkan region. The UN Sec Gen also called ...

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Trial over 27 April case Continues

The trial over the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament continued on Monday. One of the defendants, Aleksandar Vasilevski, to back his previous testimony, proposed additional evidence that, in his view, should be presented in court but without the public being present. As he said, it’s about 115 audio recordings and 20 photographs. Judge Dobrila Kacarska said the Council would ...

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Deskoska: New extradition Request for Grujevski and Boskoski being Translated

The main arguments the Justice Ministry will use to request for Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskoski to be extradited from Greece is to refute the Greek Court’s arguments regarding the pardons granted by President Gjorge Ivanov, according to Minister Renata Deskoska. As she pointed out on Monday, a new extradition request is ready and its translation is underway in accordance ...

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Trajkovski talks About meeting With Gruevski in Budapest

Nikola Gruevski’s medical condition is great, Aleksandar Trajkovski, who was spotted on the photo with the former PM in Budapest, said on Monday. “He’s worried and doesn’t go out often,” he added. Asked by Fatime Fetai of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) why he’d gone to the Hungarian capital for the sinuses problem considering the weather there, too, was cold, ...

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Commemorative session for Ohrid Mayor Stojanoski held

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, ...

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Road Conditions, 03.01.2019

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads. Raining snow with different intensity can be found in the areas near Stracin, Gostivar, Mavrovo, Bukovo, Pevleshenci, Decevo, Kriva Palanka, Strazha and Kicevo. Muddy snow on and around the roads can be found in the areas Popova Sapka, Stracin, Straza and Mavrovo, after the Macedonia Road’s intervention. Certain roadways ...

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Zaev: Maximum efforts Being invested to Vote through Amendments’ finality

“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 ...

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VMRO-DPMNE holds Protest in Veles

On Sunday, VMRO-DPMNE organised a protest in Veles. “Macedonia is timeless, but being in power isn’t. They’ve been in power centrally and locally for more than 19 months and for over one year, respectively. However, in that period, things have been only black and there’s been only darkness. They’ve failed to deliver on their promises and haven’t met the expectations,” ...

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Greek PM Tsipras: Left not selling Macedonia

At Friday’s event organised by SYRIZA in Thessaloniki, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said the left wasn’t selling Macedonia. As he added, it is saving Greek Macedonia’s cultural and historical heritage. According to the Greek PM, for 25 years, nationalisms in both countries prevented every attempt to solve the name dispute, while the deal signed in June benefits Greece, Greek Macedonia, ...

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Name deal Among issues Discussed at Katrougalos-Pompeo meeting

The Prespa Agreement was one of the issues discussed at the meeting between Greek Alternate FM Georgios Katrougalos and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The deal was described as historic. As it was also assessed, it will help in the realisation of Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic integrations and oppose the Russian influence in the region. “In June, Greece signed the Prespa ...

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