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On Wednesday, PM Zoran Zaev explained the constitutional amendments at a parliamentary session. He reiterated the stand that it guarantees, among other things, the Macedonian language and identity. According to Zaev, voting against the changes means supporting isolation and uncertainty. As the PM added, the world is watching and expecting statesmanlike responsibility as opposed to party affiliation. “We’ve had an ...

According to the independent group of VMRO-DPMNE, if any concessions are made during the constitutional changes process that concern the field of nationality, its eight members will not support the amendments because that exactly is considered a benefit for Macedonia during the signing of the name deal. When it comes to SDSM, the ruling party considers that VMRO-DMNE will not ...

On Wednesday, Arben Taravari, who is part of Ziadin Sela’s Alliance for Albanians, held a meeting in Brussels with MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Knut Fleckenstein. “It would have better had our party’s proposal for constitutional change in the field of languages been accepted. However, compromise means both sides yielding,” he pointed out. In order to overcome public speculation, ...

  Red lines are the central topic in both the video and the new logo of Independent Greeks. The messages in the video, published on Wednesday by the Panos Kammenos-led party, are being interpreted by Greek media as a farewell and announcement of withdrawal from the ruling coalition. “The red lines are our pride. The red lines write our history. ...

The State Election Commission is ready for the presidential elections, its President, Oliver Derkoski, stated on Wednesday. Around five million euros will be spent. Most of the funds, around three million, will be used to compensate election boards, while the rest will be spent on transport and election material. 300,000 euros will be used for accommodation of the boards. Because ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads, with patches of muddy snow. Heavy road vehicles bans are in effect on the Mavrovo-Debar, Gostivar-Kicevo, the mountain pass Straza, Kicevo-Ohrid, the mountain passes Preseka, Gjavato and Bukovo, the border crossing Kjafasan, Prilep-Makedonski Brod, the border crossing “Barbaros”, as well as the roadway Tetovo-Popova Shapka, where the ban includes ...

Bilall Kasami’s BESA doesn’t know whether it will support the constitutional changes. “That will depend on tomorrow’s debate. The rules of the game have changed. That’s why we’ve filed amendments” MP Fadil Zendeli said on Tuesday. Among the party’s demands are officialisation of the Albanian language and replacement of the word “Macedonian” in the part concerning nationality with “Citizens of ...

The Deputy PM for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, announced on Tuesday a kind of “state of emergency” in the public administration sector. As he added, it will cover absolutely everybody, with the goal being Macedonia getting a date for start of EU talks in June. According to the Deputy PM, all possible resources in the sector, but also outside it, ...

New Democracy MEP and spokesperson Maria Spyraki said on Tuesday that the leader of her party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, will reiterate at the meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel New Democracy’s stands on the Prespa Agreement. As she added, Merkel is aware of the party’s positions, that is, that New Democracy will not ratify the name deal in the current or ...

“As Health Ministry, we are responsible for the quality of MMR vaccines and criteria for their procurement. We will do everything within the frameworks of our action and if it is shown that there’s been an oversight, the possibility of terminating all contracts with the company that is the importer and distributor of MMR vaccines and of revoking the operating ...