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The leaders’ meeting would be held in the period between 10 and 12 May, according to President Stevo Pendarovski. He says in an interview with the 360 stepeni (360 Degrees) show on Alsat TV that the leaders of SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE have confirmed they will participate, as have the heads of ruling and opposition parties from the Albanian bloc. Pendarovski ...

Skopje should recognise history, while Bulgaria should recognise the current reality. This is the message sent by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva. Asked whether a Bulgarian veto is possible due to the issues concerning the language and history, she says that is not an interest of the country. As the Bulgarian Minister explains, her country’s interest is Macedonia being in ...

On 3 June, the European Commission will present the negotiating framework, the new enlargement package, and the annual progress report. This is the information the Government has regarding the most important document in the negotiations, which determines the conditions to admit Macedonia to the European family, course, scope, structure, as well as procedures, whose clause is “Nothing is agreed until ...

The coronavirus situation is being put under control, while elections should be held in the first period possible. This is how SDSM has hinted that the summer periods for holding elections at the end of June or the start of July might become a reality. Specific dates aren’t being mentioned, that is, the ruling party is saying that experts should ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski considers that SDSM’s rejection of a leaders’ meeting is “immature” because the country is in a crisis. “We should reach a deal on the most important issues. It’s very important to and one should present a stand before citizens,” he points out. According to the VMRO-DPMNE leaders, the four officials nominated by VMRO-DPMNE that are part ...