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On Wednesday, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani paid a visit to the State Audit Office. “It is one of the most important institutions in terms of controlling the election process. It is an institution we are proud of not only here, but also before both the EU and its members, when it comes to already created capacities and ...

On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted its 2020 Work Programme. Among the priorities are starting negotiations with Macedonia and Albania. The Programme sets out the actions the Commission will take in 2020 to turn the Political Guidelines of President von der Leyen into tangible benefits for European citizens, businesses and society. “The Commission will develop new strategies for working with ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on mostly wet 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 ...

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi said at Tuesday’s hearing over the Extortion case that a friend of former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva had bought an apartment that had been part of the property of a company from a Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) investigation. However, the witness didn’t find the behaviour of Janeva, who ordered to freeze the assets of suspected businessperson Tome ...

According to US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, the readiness for the rule of law and fighting corruption through adoption of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Draft Law is more important than party interests. As she added on Tuesday, those responsible for abusing public trust should be held accountable for their actions. “The country should continue to demonstrate its commitment to reforms ...

  One minute after the start of his address in the frames of the public debate on the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) Draft Law, Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski had to stop it. Holding a banner, VMRO-DPMNE MPs asked him to show the letter sent to him by former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva concerning the transfer of authorisations for cases. After ...

А signal has been sent from France that the reforming of the EU and the EU accession process of Skopje and Tirana can take place simultaneously. Ambassador Christian Thimonier said on Tuesday that the European Commission had done serious things in terms of the reform of the methodology on the basis of France’s proposals. “From our side, another issue – ...

According to Emilio Lorenzo Serra, Ambassador of Spain, the Spanish Parliament would be hard pushed to ratify Macedonia’s NATO Protocol by 12 February. However, he said on Tuesday it wasn’t impossible. As the Ambassador added, there are two houses and the Protocol should be adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee, too. President Stevo Pendarovski expects the procedure in Spain to ...

On Tuesday, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani paid a visit to Brussels for a presentation of a report prepared with the UN. The document represents an insight into Macedonia’s position in 2035 with and without started negotiations with the EU. According to the results of the analysis, the differences in the scenarios are drastic. “For example, if unemployment ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on mostly wet 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 ...