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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 ...

The PM Zoran Zaev attended on Friday a business breakfast at the Summit of West Balkans Heads of States in Poznan, Poland. During the breakfast, Zaev referred the topic of the integration of Macedonia in the EU, saying that the processes for implementation of reforms within the EU can be executed parallel with the membership negotiations between the EU and ...

The PM Zoran Zaev met his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov at the Summit of Heads of States of the West Balkans in Poznan, Poland. Zaev and Borissov discussed the ongoing political situation in the bilateral relations between the two countries, focusing on the disagreements over the ethnicity of Macedonian revolutionary Goce Delcev. Borissov praised the Good-neighbourliness Agreement signed between Macedonia ...

The German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said during the West Balkans Summit in Poznan, Poland, that Macedonia and Albania are still not ready for EU membership. “Both countries have made significant progress in numerous fields, but it is still not enough. North Macedonia and Albania need stronger efforts in the struggle against corruption and pledges for independent judiciary, hence not ...

The newly appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Byrnes said in a video address that she is honoured to take over the office of US Ambassador in Skopje. Byrnes is to officially assume the position US Ambassador to Macedonia during the upcoming week. “For 26 years, I have worked as a U.S. diplomat to promote security and prosperity, respect for ...

France is yet to decide on the determination for date for start of E membership negotiations with Macedonia, says French Ambassador Christian Thimonier in an interview for Radio Free Europe. “We don’t know how long the path would take, and it’s not simple at all, but we’re ready to offer our help. We only need to establish the outcome of ...

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 ...

The illegal buildings in Ohrid have been stopped, while institutions are acting in line with the law, PM Zoran Zaev said on Thursday. In his view, demolition in some cases can slow down due to administrative matters. However, he added that if construction took place after a decision to ban such activities, a criminal charge would follow. “The law must ...

It’s increasingly certain that enlargement can fall to the bottom of the agenda of the new European Commission. The EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, optimistically points out that there are four months to go for Macedonia and Albania to get a date by then. At the 2019 Western Balkans Summit in Poznan, he once ...

The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) will look into the Dragi Raskovski case. The SCPC confirmed for Sitel TV on Thursday it would check whether the Government Sec Gen had gotten involved in the selection of an operator that should set up a new radar system at the airport in Skopje. It hasn’t been revealed whether the SCPC ...