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The Idrizovo prison commander, during whose shift prisoner Bekim Memeti escaped, has been issued an eight-day detention measure. The two officers escorting the prisoner have received the same measure. The third has been issued a measure of precaution by a judge in the previous procedure. Following the integration at the Criminal Court, it was found the suspects were able to ...

The stands of the both the ruling structure and the opposition remain cemented. A new leaders’ meeting for constitutional changes is not being planned, though the possibility is not being ruled out, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said on Friday. In his view, it’s good to talk and show support for EU integration concretely, not just declaratively. According to the PM, everyone ...

At a tribune in Cegrane on Saturday, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said the only solution with regards to continuing the negotiations with the EU was including Bulgarians in the Constitution. He added that the parties had to work to convince people that the only solution was for that to happen. “The best solution to our problems is for us to ...

In the capacity of OSCE Chair, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani held a working meeting with the Foreign Minister of the OSCE’s host country, Austria, Alexander Schallenberg. They discussed the foreseen activities in the frames of North Macedonia’s Chairpersonship-in-Office this year. Also, they talked about the current developments in the OSCE region, as well as about the Organisation’s role in dealing ...

According to PM Dimitar Kovacevski, meetings such as the one the leaders of DUI, DPA, Alliance for Albanians, and Alternative had with Edi Rama in Tirana are welcome because the Albanian PM is a proven friend of North Macedonia, while the messages from the party leaders from the ethnic Albanian bloc are in direction of smooth carrying out of the ...

The rule of law and fight against corruption were among the topics at Wednesday’s meeting between PM Dimitar Kovacevski and Derek Chollet, Counselor of the US Department of State. Kovacevski presented to Chollet the high cases of cooperation in North Macedonia and some progress in the judiciary because his assessment is that not everything is dark in that sphere. As ...

The defence of former Customs Administration Director Dragan Daravelski has asked for the court procedure to be repeated. The information as confirmed by the Criminal Court on Wednesday. Daravelski received an effective verdict (seven years in prison for abuse of official position and authority) in May 2007, which was confirmed by the Court of Appeals in the capital the following ...

SDSM has maintained that the early elections, “despite VMRO-DPMNE’s wishes”, will be held in 2024. According to the ruling party, it’s not true that there is a majority that support Hristijan Mickoski’s party. SDSM Parliamentary Group Coordinator Jovan Mitreski says Monday’s coordination meeting hosted by Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will see a discussion on the dynamism of work, not on ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, the constitutional changes represent treason, not unification. “Someone should have thought about that before making deals,” he said on Saturday. VMRO-DPMNE’s stand remains unchanged, that is, the party believes early parliamentary elections are needed in order to enable citizens to clearly voice a stand on the constitutional changes issue. “The Macedonian people is wise. ...

Leaders of ethnic Albanian parties in North Macedonia have been invited to a meeting with Albania’s PM, Edi Rama. According to reports from Albania, the leaders of DUI (Ali Ahmeti), Alliance for Albanians (Arben Taravari), DPA (Menduh Thaci), Alternative (Afrim Gashi), and BESA (Bilall Kasami), have been invited to the meeting, scheduled for Tuesday in Tirana. Media in Albania also ...