Monthly Archives: July 2019

Road Conditions, 17.07.2019

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 ...

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Zaev calls Party Leaders for Meeting on Friday

The PM Zoran Zaev held a press conference in the government, during which he called on all leaders of political parties in the Macedonian Parliament to have a leaders’ meeting on Friday. Zaev called on party leaders to discuss implementation of reforms, one of which the new Law on Public Prosecution, so that the country can proceed with the processes ...

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Head of SPO Katica Janeva resigns

The Head Prosecutor of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) Katica Janeva announced on Monday that she is officially resigning from her position as head of SPO. In the press release SPO shared on their web site, Janeva says that her resignation will enter into force once the political parties in the Parliament of Macedonia reach an agreement over the new ...

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Leyen reiterates Support for Macedonia’s Integration in EU

Responding to the open letter of the Social Democrats in the European Parliament, the candidate for President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen reiterated her positions concerning the integration of Macedonia and Albania in the EU. “I am committed to opening negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia about future membership in the EU. North Macedonia is a bright ...

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1TV Owner Boki 13 arrested

TV personality and co-owner of 1TV Bojan Jovanovski, also known as Boki 13, has been arrested on Monday at the Bogorodica border-crossing at the Macedonian-Greek border. Besides Jovanovski, the Public Prosecution for Organised Crime issued an arrest warrant for businessman Zoran Mileski, also known as Zoki Kiceec, who was arrested the same day in Skopje. In a press conference at ...

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Thimonier: AFD to start Work in North Macedonia

During the observation of the Day of Bastille at the French Embassy in Skopje, French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier announced that the French Development Agency (AFD) will start working in Macedonia very soon. “In the autumn, we expect to complete the preparations for the agreement with the Macedonian authorities so that the French Development Agency (AFD) can start work ...

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Road Conditions, 16.07.2019

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 ...

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US Ambassador Byrnes meets Macedonian State Officials

The newly appointed US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Mary Byrnes surrendered her letters of credence on Friday to the President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski. “I can hardly wait to witness the integration of your country in NATO as the Alliance’s 30th member-state. We are about to become allies, and our bilateral relations are about to become stronger than before. I ...

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Zaev: Change of several State Officials next week

The PM Zoran Zaev announced that the government will proceed with the cabinet reshuffle procedures next week. “We are about to replace more than 20 deputy ministers and directors of state institutions, as well as more than 30 officials on local level. This will most probably conclude this process of reconstruction of the governmental cabinet,” Zaev said. “We are about ...

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Garcia: Leyen should support Start of EU Talks with North Macedonia

The leader of the Social Democrats in the European Parliament (EP) Iratxe Garcia addressed a letter to the candidate for president of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen in which she calls on her to support the start of membership negotiations of Macedonia with the EU. In the letter, Garcia lists the start of negotiations with Macedonia and ...

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