The US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt said in an interview for Greek newspaper Kathimerini that the US focuses on supporting Macedonia to become a member-state of NATO. “For me, it is important that the name issue was a source of nervousness for 27 years among US diplomats and their Greek counterparts, and now there is no longer a problem ...
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Expertise over Katica Janeva’s Mobile Telephone complete
The Public Prosecution for Organised Crime announced on Monday that they have received the forensic report concerning the expertise over the mobile telephone of the Head of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) Katica Janeva. Janeva’s phone was confiscated due to indications in the “Racketeering” case pointing her out as the prosecutor cooperating with suspects Bojan Jovanvoski and Zoran Mileski in ...
Read More »Pendarovski: “Racketeering” Case must be resolved Quickly and Completely
The President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski once again called upon the judicial institutions in Macedonia to resolve the “Racketeering” case sooner. “This is a great affair, and leaves room for numerous speculations. I do not see my calls for sooner and efficient resolution of this case as political pressure over the institutions. Only by resolving this case we can show ...
Read More »Public Reacts to Zaev’s Statement on Macedonian History
A statement made by PM Zoran Zaev in an interview for the Greek TV Alpha that Macedonia attempted in the past to present the history of certain Balkan countries as its own was met with a series of negative reactions by the public. “In the past, we had attempts to alter and deviate our entire history by appropriating elements of ...
Read More »Road Conditions, 23.07.2019
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 ...
Read More »Government cancels Party Leaders’ Meeting
The Government of Macedonia announced that the party leaders’ meeting scheduled for Friday between PM Zoran Zaev, along with VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, Besa leader Bilall Kasami and AA leader Ziadin Sela has officially been cancelled. “Unfortunately, Mickoski decided to not attend the meeting. He decided to not discuss possible resolutions for current issues we need ...
Read More »PM Zoran Zaev reforms SPO with Ruskovska as Head
The PM Zoran Zaev revealed on Friday at a press conference in the government that the new Law on Public Prosecution will be delivered to the Parliament of Macedonia from Monday onwards. “The text of the new law will first be submitted to all political parties and the media. This new law predicts merging of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) ...
Read More »Leyen reiterates Support for Macedonia’s Integration in EU
The newly elected President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen voiced in her first official interview support for the integration of Macedonia and Albania in the EU. “We need to start the membership negotiations with these two countries immediately after the European Council concludes they have fulfilled all criteria for start of the negotiations. We share the ...
Read More »PM Zaev on Macedonian-Bulgarian Commission on History Issues
The Bulgarian President Rumen Radev demanded official Sofia to outline the red lines which cannot be crossed concerning the Bulgarian support for integration of Macedonia in the EU. “We need to be extremely careful, and both sides should stick to the Good-neighbourliness Agreement. We still have fresh wounds from the history and need more time to heal them. Macedonia and ...
Read More »Mitsotakis: Skopje’s Conduct, Cooperation to define its Road to EU, NATO
The Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a debate in the Greek Parliament that the conduct and cooperation of Macedonia will define its integration in NATO and EU. “As we have said on several occasions, a priority is to mitigate the negative effects of the Prespa Agreement. The main point here is the protection of Macedonian products in northern Greece ...
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