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On Friday, former Minister of Transport and Communications Mile Janakieski’s detention measure within the frameworks of the case concerning the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament was replaced with a house arrest one. The detention measure for former Minister of Labour and Social Policy Spiro Ristovski remains, which means he will continue to be in the Suto Orizari prison.  Prior ...

Following a two-day debate, the Committee on Mandatory-Immunity Issues didn’t make on Saturday a decision on the issue of revocation of MP and former PS Trajko Veljanoski’s immunity as a result of the latest developments in the investigation into the case concerning the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament. DUI MP Agim Shaqiri didn’t attend the vote due to health ...

Despite being nominated by VMRO-DPMNE, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova started on Friday the procedure to collect 10,000 signatures to enter the presidential race. Even though she can enter the race with support from MPs from Hristijan Mickoski’s party, Siljanovska Davkova had said as early as at the Convention in Struga that she would collect the signatures to present herself as an ...

In an open letter, the Kumanovo group has threatened VMRO-DPMNE and DUI, saying they will not be forgiven because they were betrayed, ill-treated and killed. As it points out, they will find former PM Nikola Gruevski, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and ex-UBK Director Saso Mijalkov wherever they may be. If we don’t find them, we will in that case find ...

Commenting on the latest reactions to employment of officials’ relatives, SDSM said on Friday it expected other people, too, to quit their jobs. “However, that is a personal act,” the ruling party added. When it comes to DUI, nobody intends to quit despite the fact that PM Zoran Zaev once again said the moral norms applied to everybody. However, DUI ...

All-encompassing action is needed to eradicate corruption and conflict of interest at all levels and within the frameworks of all public information, PM Zoran Zaev said at Friday’s conference about European models to fight corruption. He announced an end to corruption practices, such as nepotism and political favouring, with the rule of law being the goal. The Italian example when ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly dry roads. Mid-intensity snowing is going to happen around Krusevo, Mavrovo, Struga and the mountain passes Gjavato and Pletvar, and with lesser intensity around Straza, Preseka, Debar and Kicevo. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, ...

Former ministers Mile Janakieski and Spiro Ristovski, who are in detention in the Suto Orizari prison, were attacked on Wednesday. The prison’s management presented details. The incident had been preceded by a verbal argument caused by Spirovski towards an inmate, L.K., which later on turned into a light physical confrontation that was immediately broken up by the prison’s services. “Later ...

The request from the Criminal Court to schedule a debate to revoke MP Trajko Veljanoski’s immunity arrived in Parliament on Thursday. Starting from Friday, MPs will debate at a Committee session whether the former PS needs to be stripped of the immunity that’s currently protecting him against a detention measure. The same day, VMRO-DPMNE condemned the decision to arrest Veljanoski ...

On Thursday, several defendants in the trial over the case concerning the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament made their closing arguments. Among them was Vlatko Trajkoski. As he said, ex-PS Trajko Veljanoski gave the order to open Parliament’s doors that day. “If the Parliament’s doors hadn’t been opened by amnestied MPs Krsto Mukoski and Saso Vasilevski, I wouldn’t have ...