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Premises have been rented in the Cevahir Sky City complex for the cabinet of former President Gjorge Ivanov, the company said on Monday. According to the announcement, Turmak AD Istanbul – Skopje Subsidiary and the Macedonia’s General and Common Affairs have signed a deal to lease and use equipped official premises for the needs of Ivanov’s Cabinet. The area covers ...

Commenting on VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski’s absence from Stevo Pendarovski’s inauguration as President, PS Talat Xhaferi says Parliament invites neither leaders of parties who are not MPs nor candidates that lost in elections. Mickoski, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova and Blerim Reka hadn’t been invited at all. According to Parliament, even if they had been invited, the letters would have perhaps arrived ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said on Monday that he wasn’t afraid of the so-called broom process. He supports PM Zoran Zaev’s announcements about a reshuffle because, in his view, certain staff should be changed on the basis of established criteria. “At the Interior Ministry, there have been staff changes since day one and there will be ones further,” Spasovski pointed ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly wet 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 ...

After the ceremony at which Stevo Pendarovski was inaugurated as the new President, SDSM MP Frosina remenski said she expected progress. “We’re convinced that Pendarovski will lead forward, that he will be the guide of progress, development and EU and NATO integration, as well as a guarantee of processes that ensure secure and stable future. Among the first steps we ...

At a ceremony in Parliament on Sunday, Stevo Pendarovski was officially inaugurated as President. In his speech, he said he would respect all citizens, not just those that had voted for him. “As President, I will get engaged in the diplomatic efforts for full-fledged NATO membership of ours, as well as for a start of negotiations with the EU,” Pendarovski ...

Once his term ends on Sunday, outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov will retire. He’s decided against returning to UKIM as professor. According to the law, Ivanov is entitled to an office with three employees and pension of around 100,000 denars until the end of his life. Also, he has a right to personal security, use of official vehicle and driver. Ivanov ...

A misdemeanour charge has been filed by the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption because she failed to observe the legal deadline for informing that her husband had been employed at state-owned JSC “Airports”. In the procedure, SCPC members didn’t found the MP had had influence. In addition, the SCPC has informed the Government to also look into the employment ...

The Ministers of Education and Science, Arber Ademi and Kreshnik Bekteshi, who are members of DUI, say that the leader of their party, Ali Ahmeti, will make the final decision on whether they will be part of the announced reshuffle. Next week, Ahmeti and PM Zoran Zaev will meet and decide which officials don’t have good results and leave the ...

There is no progress in the talks between the government and VMRO-DPMNE on the procedures opened by the Special Prosecutor’s Office after the expiration of its term in June 2017. Lawyer Toni Menkinoski, who heads the opposition’s team, still considers that those cases were opened by an unauthorised plaintiff. VMRO-DPMNE is adamant that the Venice Commission should have the final ...