Monthly Archives: February 2020

Road Conditions, 05.02.2020

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 ...

Read More »

Zaev Announces Possibility of Parliament Continuing to Work after 12 February

It’s possible for Parliament to continue to work after 12 February if there is no vote on the Public Prosecutor’s Office Draft Law, the NATO Protocol or the Defence Law changes. This was announced by SDSM leader Zoran Zaev on Monday. With that, the ruling party is extending the deadline for talks by another 15 days. There will be elections ...

Read More »

SDSM leader Zaev Testifies in Hearing over Monster Case

“I neither have nor have seen any evidence of involvement of former Parliament Speaker and current VMRO-DPMNE MP Trajko Veljanoski in this case,” SDSM leader and ex-PM Zoran Zaev said at Monday’s hearing over the Monster case. The statement was an answer to a question asked by a parent of one of the killed boys. Zaev’s testimony was upon a ...

Read More »

Road Conditions, 04.02.2020

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 ...

Read More »

Significant Reforms Made in Jean Monnet Dialogue

After the third Dialogue in the frames of the Jean Monnet process in Parliament, Speaker Talat Xhaferi stated on Saturday that MPs had brought stands closer and agreed on certain aspects in terms of reforms of the Rules of Procedure. “We made significant reforms,” he pointed out, adding that the new composition would see an adjusted text on the changes, ...

Read More »

New Meeting over PPO Law Scheduled for Monday

Obligations related to the Jean Monnet Dialogue is the explanation used by part of political parties that didn’t meet the deadline, which expired at noon on Saturday, for filing amendments to the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) law. For now, it hasn’t been revealed which parties failed to do so. According to Telma TV, the deadline has been moved to Sunday ...

Read More »

US Ambassador Byrnes: Prespa Deal doesn’t Concern Only Name

The Prespa deal doesn’t concern only the name, according to US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes. As she said on Friday, it also creates opportunities for people from Macedonia and in the region. The Ambassador added that everyone talking about revising the deal failed to recognise the benefits brought by it. Byrnes made those comments at an event promoting the opening ...

Read More »

New Methodology Mustn’t be Condition for Start of Negotiations, Romeo Says

The negotiations methodology should give dynamism, not complicate, the enlargement process. This is the stand of Italy, which considers that the new methodology can take place simultaneously with reforms of the EU. In an interview with Radio Free Europe, Italian Ambassador Carlo Romeo says the new methodology mustn’t be a condition for a start of negotiations with Tirana and Skopje. ...

Read More »

Sassoli: European Parliament Expects Start of Negotiations

At a press-conference about the Brexit developments, on Friday, answering a journalist’s question, David Sassoli said the European Parliament expected a start of negotiations with Skopje and Tirana. Asked what Brexit meant about the enlargement policy, the European Parliament President reiterated that he had held several days prior a meeting with all Parliament Speakers from the Western Balkans. Sassoli hopes ...

Read More »

Road Conditions, 03.02.2020

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 ...

Read More »