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The PM Zoran Zaev says that the messages coming from the opposition that they cannot reach agreement over any issue unless a snap parliamentary election is held. “Despite the signals from VMRO-DPMNE, we will do our best and invest super-human efforts in order to adopt the Draft-law on Public Prosecution. Working groups can proceed with negotiations, even though the Parliament ...

The EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn says in an interview for Austrian newspaper Der Standard that a majority of the member of the EU support the start of membership negotiations with Macedonia. “North Macedonia and Albania have met the requirements set by EU member states. That’s why we gave a recommendation for both countries. But North Macedonia has achieved not ...

The Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said in an interview for the Greek TV Open that the Prespa Agreement took away from Greece its right to veto Macedonia’s integration in NATO and EU, as well as the UN temporary agreement between the two countries which resulted in Macedonia using the name “Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. “Even ...

The Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani demands immediate release from custody of the former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Tomor Morina, who was arrested by Macedonian authorities last week by a search warrant of INTERPOL. “I will send a formal request to INTERPOL today so I can visit Morina in the prison, because it is more ...

The opposition led by VMRO-DPMNE insists on postponing of the population census scheduled to take place in April 2020, claiming that the current Draft-law on Population Census is full of irregularities and does not conform to the standards of UN and EUROSTAT. “Only this kind of census can benefit everyone, instead of being an operation causing fear or joy amongst ...

Citing employees from within the Special Public Prosecution (SPO), several media reported on Tuesday that some of the computers in the premises of SPO were subjected to forensic erase of data. “Colleagues, please start the procedure for managing of data in your respective computers and USB drives, and erase completely anything that is not related to the work of SPO. ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on 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 are ...

PM Zoran Zaev says that the adoption of the new Law on Public Prosecution should not be conditioned with demands for snap parliamentary election. “We do not support the idea for snap elections. We are determined to use this period for reconciliation, so that working groups can do their job. If we are to be responsible before the state and ...

The Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos spoke during a debate in the Greek Parliament about the Prespa Agreement and its implementation.  “Ever since the signing of this Agreement, an environment of special legal obligations for both sides was created. New Democracy and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledge for improving the Prespa Agreement so that Greece does not have to face unwanted ...

The PM Zoran Zaev said during a press conference at the Macedonian government that the population census the government plans to conduct will take place in April 2020, and there cannot be delays whatsoever. “The testing census we conducted a while ago in several municipalities turned out successful, and the State Statistical Office informed me that the opposition has no ...