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The EU has said that foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s meeting with Western Balkan leaders shows its commitment to partnership with “our future” members, the Western Balkans. “It serves as an occasion for exchange of views on issues of common interest, beyond enlargement, on issues of global security and stability. The discussion centred on the pressing geopolitical challenges, particularly the ...

On Thursday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and his delegation arrived in Ohrid. “Proud of the opportunity to strengthen cooperation between our two countries. We believe this visit will open new paths for economic and cultural exchange, and strengthen our friendly tie. We expect fruitful conversations and joint initiatives,” PM Hristijan Mickoski, who welcomed his counterpart at the airport, said on ...

On Thursday, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed the General Debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), discussing the country’s new name and EU path, as well as other topics. “The new name is indeed a formal-legal reality and my country, as a responsible member state of the United Nations and NATO, fulfils its international ...

The Constitutional Court said on Thursday that the case concerning the Law on the Use of Languages would be put on the agenda of a session where all nine Judges would be in attendance, considering its importance and public interest. That will not happen in October because some of the judges will be absent, that is, they will participate in ...

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on mostly dry roads. All road routes in the country are passable. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road ...

On Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski, Justice Minister Igor Filkov and part of ministers participated in the first in the series of meetings with the civil sector, headlined “Dialogue between the Government and the Civil Sector”, on the rule of law, good governance, and fighting corruption, organised by IRI. “The fight against crime and corruption must be resolute. If we don’t ...

In the frames of her participation in the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79), President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, upon an invitation from her US counterpart, Joe Biden, attended the Summit of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats as well as the Security Council debate, holding brief meetings with multiple leaders and representatives of international organisations. Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed ...

On Day 2 of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Timco Mucunski met Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation  Reem Al Hashimy. The excellent bilateral relations between North Macedonia and Estonia were confirmed at the meeting with Minister Tsahkna, as was ...

VLEN co-leader Arben Taravari says that the initiatives regarding the Balancer tool and Law on Languages have been present at the Constitutional Court for five years, adding that the institution shouldn’t have taken action over the topics now. “Generally speaking, we’re aligned and have said that an equitable representation law is needed not just in relation to ethnic communities, but ...

SDSM MP and Deputy Speaker Jovan Mitreski has requested that Speaker Afrim Gashi task the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory-Immunity Issues with convening a session where there will be interpretation of Article 126 paragraph 3, that is, action over the Defenders Draft-Law will be identical to what was done during the procedure to adopt the legislation concerning the ...