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On Wednesday, President Stevo Pendarovski delivered an online address at the Third Summit of the International Crimea Platform, which this year, is of hybrid nature, due to the situation in Ukraine. As he said, not only is respecting the principles of justice essential to victims and their families, but also it is a key step towards reconciliation, once the preconditions ...

Zoran Mijalkov, the single parent of two children of autism at whom hate speech is being targeted by Ranko Srbakoski on Facebook, signed on Wednesday the charge at a police station. “However, condemning somebody is not a victory. Victory is them realising they’ve made a mistake,” he pointed out. Once again, he called on Srbakoski, but also politicians, to spend ...

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.

According to Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari, if the constitutional changes are not made, many problems will be created that will perhaps raise new issues parties haven’t stated. His party will build a new strategy if the French proposal is not accepted in Parliament. Asked about the issue of contacts with VMRO-DPMNE and whether there are talks, Taravari said ...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani delivered on Tuesday an address at the the Quo vadis Europa? summer course, organised by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, in Santander, Spain. As he said, a united and prosperous Europe that’s in peace can be achieved only through a united and prosperous Western Balkans that’s in ...

SDSM Secretary-General Mile Zecevic held a meeting on Tuesday with German Ambassador Petra Drexler. Expressing gratitude for the Resolution adopted by the Bundestag concerning the Macedonian identity, language, history, and culture, Zecevic said Germany was not only a friendly country strongly supporting the EU path, but also the largest trade partner. “We jointly act also as partners within NATO and ...

In Athens, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic stated that there was a moment of resolve for new enlargement of the EU. As he added, North Macedonia must not miss the chance and wait again. “The message is clear, the Western Balkan countries entering the EU as soon as possible,” Maricic stressed. Together with Kovacevski, the Deputy PM was ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski and US Ambassador Angela Aggeler paid a visit on Tuesday to the Bogorodica border crossing. They met representatives of the Jug (South) Regional Centre for Border Affairs and were informed about the results achieved at the crossing. They also visited the employed police officers. The US Embassy had donated bodycams for the needs of border police ...

The dissolution of the Judicial Council remains a possibility and will be taking place gradually, through the institutions of the system, not at once, Justice Minister Krenar Lloga said on Tuesday. Asked whether a solution had been found in conditions when the EU is checking the Council’s work, the Minister stated that he’d met an EU representative, while the further ...

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.