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President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski extended his greetings to the citizens upon the first intergovernmental conference between Skopje and Brussels, which marks the start of the EU accession talks for the country. “Despite all challenges that we faced throughout the years, the citizens remained strong in the support for one of our greatest strategic goals as a state, becoming ...

The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office (BPPO) informed on Tuesday that they are still in a phase of collecting evidence in the case related to the “Zan Mitrev” private clinic in Skopje. The clinic came into the focus of the public’s attention after the publication of a documentary film created by the Research Reporters Laboratory (IRL) in which they reveal that ...

Official Skopje prepares for the first intergovernmental conference with official Brussels on Tuesday, which will mark the start of the EU accession process for North Macedonia. A governmental delegation headed by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski will travel to Brussels on Tuesday, where Kovacevski will read the opening statement in Macedonian language, which will mark the official start of the screening ...

Rapporteur in the European Parliament for North Macedonia MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk said that the intergovernmental protocol between Skopje and Sofia and the start of the EU accession talks for the former benefits both sides and the EU. “It is senseless to look for winners and losers in these long talks. Ture, the Good-Neighbourliness Agreement from 2017 opened certain problems, but ...

Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic said in an interview for Serbian newspaper Politika that the government in Skopje has so far managed to respond properly to all challenges it faced in the dialogue with Bulgaria for starting the EU accession process. “We managed to conclude an agreement which protects the Macedonian language. This means there will be no ...

VMRO-DPMNE Leader Hristijan Mickoski said that his party is currently analysing possibilities for holding a referendum over the French proposal and the Skopje-Sofia intergovernmental protocol which outline the EU integration process for North Macedonia. “We are considering the option for collecting 150,000 signatures in order to file a referendum initiative to the Parliament. In the following period, we shall consult ...

The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office (BPPO) has filed a case against cardiologist Zan Mitrev and the eponymous private hospital in Skopje he is the founder and manager of, after the publication of the documentary film of the Research Reporters’ Laboratory (IRL) published on Sunday 17 July 2022. According to the documentary of IRL, which is based upon testimonies of 24 ...

Officials from the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime and Corruption (BPPOOC) came on Monday to the office of the Chief of the Financial Police Department Arafat Muaremi. As Head of BPPOOC Vilma Ruskovska informed, they are acting upon a report they received about alleged criminal activities and are searching Muaremi’s office for evidence. Ruskovska said that details about ...

Dry road conditions are reported across the country, with increased traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported at border crossings. A ban for heavy cargo vehicles over 7.5 tons on the weekends enters into force as of July 1 through Sept. 1 on the A2 highway, section Skopje-Ohrid-Skopje. The ban is introduced over the summer so as to avoid ...

The Parliament of North Macedonia adopted on Saturday the French proposal for the EU membership negotiation framework for Skopje, which is also expected to result with lift of the Bulgarian veto for the EU integration of North Macedonia. With 68 votes in favour and no votes against, the Parliament adopted the conclusions related to the French proposal filed by the ...