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The Council of the EU said on Wednesday it had adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) worth 13 million euros with the aim of strengthening the capacities and capabilities of the Army of North Macedonia. “The assistance measure will strengthen North Macedonia’s capacities with respect to its participation in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy ...

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 ...

SDSM MP Slavjanka Petrovska said on Tuesday that the only goal of the Defenders Draft-Law was to further specify the already determined right and provide for provisions for just compensation for the victims and consequences. She added that the document was neither a provocation nor an attempt to destabilise North Macedonia. The SDSM MP called on Speaker Afrim Gashi to, ...

Regarding MP Halil Snopce’s stand that VLEN will leave the ruling coalition if the Defenders Draft-Law is adopted and if the Law on Languages is abolished, PM Hristijan Mickoski ironically wished him good luck. The previous day, Snopce had told TV21 that due to Russia’s influence, if there were such “adventures”, VLEN would solve the problem in a timely fashion ...

“I don’t think we have open issues at that level with Albania. Those are artificial topics,” PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Tuesday, asked to comment on the stand presented the previous day by Albanian Speaker Elisa Spiropali, who had stated that if Albanian was endangered, the identity of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia, too, was endangered. The PM stressed that ...

Tuesday saw Parliament adopt, with 83 votes in favour and 17 against, the changes to local self-government legislation enabling acting mayors to head municipalities for up to two years. DUI Parliamentary Group Coordinator Blerim Bexheti, whose party, too, supported the changes, said the goal was to prevent citizens from being bothered when it came to voting in early elections, as ...

Regarding his meeting with counterpart Timco Mucunski in New York, Greece’s Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, has sent a message that Athens will remain a pioneer when it comes to the EU integration efforts of the Western Balkans, including North Macedonia. However, without specifically mentioning the Prespa Agreement, he reiterates that Greece expects international agreements to be respected. “During the meeting ...

Several weeks before the new meeting of the Skopje-Sofia History Commission, the perception of Angel Dimitrov, head of Bulgaria’s team within the body, is that the new composition of North Macedonia’s team will sharpen the Skopje-Sofia tone. In an interview with the Bulgarian public broadcaster, he presents part of Bulgaria’s red lines. “Now, the new composition will obviously move along ...

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 ...

In New York on Monday, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Timco Mucunski met George Gerapetritis. The issue of implementation of the Prespa Agreement was among the topics discussed. Describing the meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister as constructive, excellent, and positive, Mucunski added that they had talked more about “what can unite us than about what can divide us”. ...