Monthly Archives: January 2025

Road Conditions 31.01.2025

Traffic on state roads is taking place in winter conditions, on mostly dry roads. 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 conditions. The duty teams of JP ...

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All For Fair Trials Coalition Presents Results of Poll on Courts

A poll on satisfaction of users of court services shows that, on a scale of 1 to 5, the general score when it comes to courts’ performance is 3.1. When compared to other organs, courts in Skopje have received a score that is а shade worse. The poll was conducted by the All For Fair Trials Coalition in December. It ...

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Disciplinary Commission Initiates Proceedings against Hajrullahi and Cvetanovski

The Prosecutor’s Office’s disciplinary commission has initiated proceedings against the suspended Chief of the Skopje Higher Prosecutor’s Office, Mustafa Hajrullahi, and Higher Prosecutor Jovan Cvetanovski over a severe disciplinary breach. The work of commission had been requested by Chief Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski, while the decision on Hajrullahi and Cvetanovski was made after the commission had considered the reports of the ...

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Decision to Recall Ambassadors Based on Foreign Affairs Law Authentic Interpretation

The Government’s decision to recall the eight Ambassadors is based on the authentic interpretation of the Law on Foreign Affairs. According to the Legislative Committee’s 2 December conclusions, ambassadorial candidates have to be part of a hearing process before the President signs the decree for their term to start. “Eight Ambassadors are being recalled over non-compliance with legal procedures”, the ...

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Q&A Session of Parliament Sees Accusations Traded over Albanian Language, Constitutional Changes, Education, and Health Sector

During the Q&A session of Parliament on Thursday, European Front MP Arbana Pasholli asked Health Minister Arben Taravari whether VLEN would deliver on its promise regarding the 20% issue, that is, whether it would make Albanian official in the Constitution. Taravari asked for time, saying that the government’s term had started in the summer. “We’ve said we will insist and ...

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Road Conditions 30.01.2025

Traffic on state roads is taking place in winter conditions, on wet roads in places. Reduced visibility due to fog up to 70m is on the road route Strumica – Novo Selo. 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 ...

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Government Nominates Four New Ambassadors, Launches Initiative to Recall Nine Current Ones

The Government has nominated four new Ambassadors. Igor Nikolov has been nominated to serve in France, while the other three are: Dimitar Blazevski (to Ukraine), Dragan Gjurcevski (to Croatia), and Andrijana Cvetkovic (to Japan). Also, the Government has decided to launch initiatives to recall nine current Ambassadors: Agneza Rusi Popovska (Bulgaria), Jakup Redzepi (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Zekjir Ramcilovic (Montenegro), Emil ...

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Veljanoski, Stavreski, and Pesevski among PM’s Advisers

The Government has made public the names of PM Hristijan Micoski’s 17 Advisers. Among them are former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski, who was recently amnestied in the 27 April Organisers case, ex-Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski, and former Deputy PM Vladimir Pesevski, who was among the defendants in the Trajectory case concerning the so-called Chinese (Sinohydro) motorways case. However, the legal ...

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