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On the second day of his visit to Germany, Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitriev continued the talks in the German Foreign Ministry. They focused mainly on the dynamism of adoption of the negotiating framework. Dimitrov met Susanne Schuetz, Director for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey, and EFTA States, and Sabine Stoehr, Plenipotentiary for EU Policies. Among the focal points of ...

The school year has started. However, the distance learning platform has continued to face problems in some schools. It’s also uncertain whether the online education process will start on Monday. “In a majority of schools in the country, online education has started. In some schools, they’re further equipping themselves with internet. That’s the infrastructure I was talking about, that the ...

Health Minister Venko Filipce held a meeting on Thursday with US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes. He said the US seriously contributed to the strengthening of healthcare in the country. Also, Filipce expressed gratitude for the continued support in advancing healthcare protection and successful management of the coronavirus in Macedonia. In that regard, the Minister stated that the Public Health Institute, ...

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic paid a visit on Thursday to the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC), where he met its President, Biljana Ivanovska, and members. The meeting focused on GRECO’s recommendations from the Fifth Evaluation Round. They discussed the need to both strengthen anti-corruption polices and potentially change laws concerning the area such as the one on whistle-blower ...

MPs from the opposition will not support President Stevo Pendarovski’s five decisions on state of emergency. VMRO-DPMNE considers them to represent a classic example of abuse by the ruling structure. On Wednesday, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, too, confirmed the VMRO-DPMNE’s parliamentarians’ decision. According to him, the work of the legislative home during states of war and emergency should be specified ...

Holding the first Intergovernmental Conference during German EU Presidency remains a joint goal of Skopje and Berlin, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani and his counterpart, Heiko Maas, assessed at their meeting on Wednesday, held via video conference. The German Foreign Minister is optimistic that Bulgaria, despite the remarks, will join the joint statement on a start of accession negotiations with Macedonia. ...

On Wednesday, President Stevo Pendarovski held a farewell meeting with French Ambassador Thimonier. They exchanged views on the overall bilateral relations. They are characterised by friendship and mutual trust, it was assessed in that regard. “The President said that North Macedonia sees France as an ally in achieving its strategic goals. President Pendarovski expressed satisfaction with the fact that during ...

On Wednesday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski held a meeting with the Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador David Geer. They discussed the political situation in Macedonia. Mickoski also presented his party’s main priorities. The opposition leader criticised the Government’s economic policies. “EU Ambassador Geer was informed also of the degree of crime in Macedonia. Mickoski highlighted that crime and corruption ...

Most witnesses summoned to Wednesday’s hearing over the Target-Fortress case upon a proposal from the Prosecutor’s Offices are persons whose phones were wire-tapped from 2008 to 2015. Komercijalna Banka CEO Hari Kostov said both his phone numbers had been wire-tapped. According to him, though the wire-tapping perhaps didn’t harm him personally, it might have done so to the bank’s clients. ...

Education Minister Mila Carovska is convinced that the school year will start successfully on Thursday. “There will be challenges, rises, and falls, but we need to go through the whole process together,” she says. 30 national trainers worked with 1,600 teachers, who have conveyed their knowledge of the use of the distance learning platform to their co-workers. On the other ...