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In the frames of her visit to Istanbul, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska met on Wednesday with her counterpart from Turkiye, Yasar Guler. They talked about the defence relations between the two countries, security in the Balkans, and solidification of the Alliance’s collective security. As Petrovska said, the defence cooperation between North Macedonia and Turkiye has enabled the former to have ...

On the occasion of the 60 th anniversary of the Skopje earthquake, Parliament held a solemn session. PM Dimitar Kovacevski praised the “courage of those that from the chaos and ruins on 26 July, helped a new Skopje to be born”. According to him, solidarity is the capital’s code. The same day, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said the values that ...

The Government has received 15 days to prepare the text of the constitutional amendments. Alliance for Albanians and Alternative said in the frames of Tuesday’s session of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Affairs that they were not satisfied with the non-acceptance of their amendments in the initiative for the changes. BESA MP Fadil Zendeli said his party would support the ...

Commenting on the so-called Ilinden declaration announced by SDSM, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski asked on Tuesday why there was a need for that considering the stands that the identity had been protected. “Why, all of a sudden, after several months, those who claim that they have protected the identity of the country yet basically destroyed it got the wish to ...

At a session on Tuesday, the Judicial Council elected 25 new judges that will become part of courts in the country, including the Criminal Court in Skopje. The Basic Courts in Strumica, Tetovo, and Bitola, too, are among those institutions that will get new judges. Skopje Basic Court will get eight judges. Among the new judges are Simona Bubevska- Mucunski ...

In Istanbul, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska paid a visit to the 16 th International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF’23. Around 1,000 domestic and foreign companies from the industry were part of it, as were over 400 official delegations, including defence ministers. Petrovska visited the stands of ASELSAN, BMC, and NUROL, where she was informed about the new achievements of the military ...

The Court of Appeals has confirmed the sentences of everyone convicted in relation to the murder of Croatian handball player Denis Tot. Andzelo Gjorgjievski and Klementina Nikolovska will each need to spend 18 years in prison, while Andrej Kostovski’s sentence remains 16 years in prison. A change has been made only in relation to the non-material damage that needs to ...

On Wednesday, those attending the Ohrid Summer Festival will be able to watch the performance of the exclusive guest, John Malkovich. At a press-conference on Tuesday, he said regarding the project, The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer, that it was a work that would always be relevant because violence had always been among people and would persist. At ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

VMRO-DPMNE’s stand on the constitutional changes issue remains unchanged. As the party’s leader, Hristijan Mickoski, said on Monday, VMRO-DPMNE MPs will participate in the work of the Constitutional Changes Committee and vote against the item for the changes being put on the agenda. According to the opposition leader, it’s unclear why the Government submitted to Parliament also the text of ...