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Police in Prilep have charged Ljupco Palevski and three other persons from the city and Bitola with unauthorised tapping and audio recording. On 4 April, during the election campaign, the four persons organised a small catering at which they played, over a public-address system, several illegally wire-tapped conversations in which the voices of current and former officials could be heard. ...

On Tuesday, President Stevo Pendarovski met with Alternative leader Afrim Gashi. At the meeting, they underlined the need for constructive dialogue among all political stakeholders in the country in function of realisation of the reform agenda, with the goal being progress on the road to European and Euro-Atlantic integrations. According to Pendarovski, all political stakeholders should contribute in the period ...

Two Hellenic Air Force planes patrolled the Macedonian sky within the frameworks of NATO Air Policing. The F-16s conducted two test overflights at 7:30 am and 9:30 am, with the goal being a check of communications and radar coverage of Macedonia’s aviation space and preparation for fulfilment of the conditions the country has to fulfil for NATO integration. There will ...

Parliamentary sources have told Telma TV that the session of the Committee on Mandatory-Immunity issues, where the debate on former PM Nikola Gruevski’s mandate should take place, has been scheduled by its Chairperson, MP Pavle Bogoevski, for Thursday. The session was supposed to be held on Monday, but it will take place three days later because of the reform laws ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists ...

On Monday, President Stevo Pendarovski met with PS Talat Xhaferi. At the meeting, they underlined the importance of the legislative home’s importance to realising the reform agenda and achieving the country’s interest at an international level. Also, they agreed on further closer coordination of the two institutions to the benefit of citizens and in the interest of the country. The ...

On Monday, the EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Samuel Zbogar, said he expected the huge progress made by Macedonia in 2018 to be noted in the EC Report. Zbogar is convinced that a start of negotiations will be recommended in the document. As he added, the decision to open negotiations is made by EU members on the basis of the Report. ...

Though it’s been five days since MP Pavle Bogoevski turned himself in to the police and confirmed the authenticity of the audio recording, in which, according to him, he is ordering cannabis oil, not cocaine, the case still hasn’t been resolved from a legal standpoint. The Interior Ministry submitted on Monday the notification to the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office (BPO) ...

On Monday, the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) called on the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office (BPO) to drop the charge against journalist Tomislav Kezarovski, following the Supreme Court’s decision to annul the verdict in the Liqudation case and return it for retrial. According to the AJM, a withdrawal of the charge will show that the BPO acts independently and ...

  “Today, we’re ready both politically and institutionally. We firmly believe we deserve a merit-based decision and believe that the EU, too, will deliver,” PM Zoran Zaev said on Monday, within the frameworks of the Vienna Economic Forum. The PM expects the country to get a date to start membership negotiations because it has shown how long-lasting problems can be ...