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On behalf of PM Zoran Zaev, the Government submitted to Parliament on Friday the list of nominated deputy ministers. They are: Agim Nuhiu (Ministry of Justice), Bashkim Hasani (Defence Ministry), Nazim Bushi (Interior Ministry), Fatmire Isaki (Foreign Ministry), Dimitar Kovachevski (Finance Ministry), Zoran Manevski (Economy Ministry), Trajan Dimkovski (Agriculture Ministry), Ilir Hasani (Health Ministry), Arafat Shabani (Education Ministry), Enver Husein ...

On Friday, the new Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador David Geer arrived in Skopje. “Looking forward to getting to know the whole country and its people, while providing support to its EU integration,” he said in a tweet. At his meeting with Bujar Osmani the same day, the Foreign Minister said Geer’s arrival was taking place in an exceptionally ...

EU and Western Balkan leaders will meet on 10 November at a summit in Sofia, when the plan for realisation of the regional economic area should be adopted. The summit is part of the Berlin Process. On Friday, the European Commission said the vision for the regional economic community of the Western Balkans was currently being developed and approximated and ...

At a press-conference on Saturday, Foreign Minister Osmani highlighted five priorities during his term. The first and most important one is good-neighbourly relations. In addition to the implementation of bilateral obligations, according to Osmani, they’re entering a new stage of long-term and stable friendship. The second one is the country’s regional obligation to create long-term stability and de-Balkanisation of the ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. During the day the temperature reaches dangerous levels and staying indoors is recommended. 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, ...

The Government’s stand is that the treaty with Bulgaria creates a legal framework and provides instruments to manage bilateral relations. Commenting on the Memorandum, it said on Thursday that the individuality of the Macedonian language and ethnic identity was an undisputed fact. Claims and statements containing insults don’t lead to friendship, it was added. VMRO-DPMNE’s Antonijo Milososki’s proposal is that ...

Depending on the COVID-19 situation, the second Inter-Governmental session between Macedonia and Greece will be held in the winter in Athens, according to PM Zaev. In an interview with MIA, the PM says the signing of the double taxation avoidance deal, a meeting of chambers between the two countries in Skopje on trademarks, and cooperation in areas such as the ...

There’s no political consensus between the ruling coalition and the opposition over the laws in the field of education concerning the education process during the pandemic. Though everyone voted on Thursday in favour of the need for changes, the opposition has numerous remarks and announced amendments. The Government’s proposal is that it should be given room to determine, with a ...

On Thursday, the Criminal Court refused to hear the testimony of witnesses offered by defendants in the case concerning the 2013 Violence in the Municipality of Centar. It believes they didn’t concern circumstances that have arisen from the trial. The defence, however, considers that it is exactly them who knew the key information about the case. It offered the testimony ...

In the last 24 hours, 186 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. It was added that the same period had seen 1,674 new tests, 85 new cured patients, and seven new deaths. The same day, the Interior Ministry said 485 persons had been fined for not wearing face masks. Among the new coronavirus cases ...