Monthly Archives: February 2019

PM Zaev meets Bulgarian Counterpart Borisov in Sofia

The PM Zoran Zaev paid an official visit to Bulgaria on Monday, where he met his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov. The PMs had a meeting where they discussed several possibilities for cooperation between Macedonia and Bulgaria in different fields, and they surmised it all at a mutual press conference. Zaev thanked Borisov for the Bulgarian support in the integration of ...

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Mitsotakis threatens to block Macedonia’s Accession in EU, NATO

At a party meeting of New Democracy in Lamia, Greece, the opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that he name dispute is not closed yet, and that his party will use all means available to block the membership of Macedonia in NATO and EU. “Once New Democracy comes to power, we shall use all means available to block the opening and ...

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Dimitrov: Macedonia recognises Guaido as President of Venezuela

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov wrote on Twitter that Macedonia officially recognises Juan Guaido as President of Venezuela. “The Republic of Macedonia, in line with its European partners, supports and considers the President of the Venezuelan Assembly, Juan Guaido as Interim President, in accordance with the Constitution, in order to organize free, fair and democratic presidential elections,” Dimitrov ...

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SDSM opens Call for Presidential Candidate

SDSM opened on Monday a public call for potential presidential candidates for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for 24 April and 5 May. The call for candidates of SDSM lists four criteria that the candidates must fulfil: to have favourable social reputation, to be capable for doing high-profile state jobs, the enjoy great confidence among members and supporters of SDSM ...

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Court freezes Assets of 4 former Agriculture Ministers

The Criminal Court in Skopje, on request by the Basic Public Prosecution (PPO), froze the assets of the 4 former Agriculture Ministers that were arrested on Friday. Former Agriculture Ministers Mihail Cvetkov, Krstijan Delev, Aco Spasenovski and Ljupco Dimovski were arrested after PPO filed charges against them for abuse of official position related to leasing agriculture land, resulting in losses ...

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Parliament Session over MP Dimovski’s Immunity interrupted

The Parliament of Macedonia started on Monday the discussion which is to conclude with a vote over the immunity of MP and former Agriculture Minister Ljupco Dimovski, who was arrested on Friday along with three other former Agriculture Ministers. The debate started with the speech of MP Pavle Bogoevski, the President of the Parliamentary Committee on Mandatory-Immunity Issues, which on ...

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Road Conditions, 05.02.2019

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on at places wet roads. Lowered visibility of around 30 to 50 meters because of fog is present around Straza, Mavrovo, Pletvar and Popova Shapka. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, ...

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First Interview of Gruevski after his Escape to Budapest

The former PM of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski appeared on a national television for the first time since his flight to Budapest, giving an interview for Sitel TV. “I only used my ID to reach Hungary. I was able to cross from Macedonia to Albania, and when I arrived in Tirana, I filed asylum application to the Hungarian Embassy there, and ...

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4 Former Agriculture Ministers arrested

Former Agriculture Ministers Mihail Cvetkov, Aco Spasenovski and Ljupco Dimovski, and former deputy Agriculture Minister Kristijan Delev were arrested on Friday, on request of the Basic Public Prosecution (PPO). The four former ministers were arrested over abuse of office related to leasing agriculture land, resulting in losses of over 1.4 million euros to the State Budget of Macedonia. “The persons ...

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Protocol for Accession of Macedonia in NATO to be signed on 6 February

NATO Sec Gen Jens Stoltenberg revealed that the ceremony for the signing of the Protocol for accession of Macedonia in NATO will take place on 6 February in Brussels. “On 6 February we will write history. NATO Allies will sign the accession protocol with the future Republic of North Macedonia together with FM Nikola Dimitrov,” Stoltenberg tweeted on Saturday. The ...

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