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Parliament’s dissolution will take place on 11 February. Immediately after that, Speaker Talat Xhaferi will schedule the early parliamentary elections that should be held on 12 April. On Wednesday, Xhaferi stated that according to the Constitution, elections are held within 60 days from the day of Parliament’s dissolution. They will be organised in accordance with the current election model. As ...

According to PM Zoran Zaev, the Government hasn’t received any invitation for membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). As he said on Wednesday, the Government isn’t even thinking about that. “No, there isn’t such an invitation and I hope it will not arrive either,” the PM stated. Regarding the Prespa deal, he said Macedonia would implement it all the ...

The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, hosted leaders of the Western Balkan partners on Tuesday in Brussels for a working dinner. “The High Representative and the Western Balkans leaders exchanged views on EU-Western Balkans relations and developments in the region. They expressed regret over the decision of the European Council not to open accession ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, there were discussions at the leaders’ meeting on what would happen if Parliament was dissolved and the NATO Protocol wasn’t previously ratified. Mickoski said on Wednesday that an adviser from President Stevo Pendarovski’s Cabinet had said that the Constitution provided that Parliament could have a session in the event of urgent and unpostponable matters. ...

Institutions needed a whole week to inform one another and coordinate in the case of Igor Spasov, sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in prison for the murder of Martin Neskovski during the celebration of VMRO-DPMNE’s election victory the previous year, who has escaped from the country. According to a press-release issued by Stip’s Court on Wednesday, on 24 October, ...

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 ...

At the joint press-conference with Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev in Rome on Tuesday, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte said that his country would always be next to Macedonia and that it supported both the country and a decision to start membership negotiations. The Italian PM considers that the country has shown courage in terms of resolving open issue. Thanks to that ...

On Monday, PM Zoran Zaev, together with leaders of Balkan countries, attended a working dinner hosted, as a farewell, by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini. “Federica was support of ours also during both the times of crisis and the times of success. A true friend of our region and of the whole of ...

The US strongly supports Macedonia when it comes to NATO membership. The US Secretary of State’s Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, said after Tuesday’s meeting in Skopje with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov that the country was close to NATO and that it was only a matter of time when that would happen. “I’m coming in the immediate ...

Tuesday’s session of the Committee on European Affairs was marked by fierce accusations. Though it was organised to debate the developments related to the date for membership negotiations, the session saw huge disagreements between the Government’s representatives and opposition MPs. First, VMRO-DPMNE’s Antonio Milososki described the session as “a parody”, adding that the debate should be held the following day, ...