Author Archives: Sasko Golov

Road Conditions 31.10.2024

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on 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 conditions. ...

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European Commission Presents 2024 Report on North Macedonia

In its 2024 Report on North Macedonia, the European Commission, presented on Wednesday in Brussels, says constant and determined steps are needed to speed up implementation of reforms and progress on the EU path. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stated that enlargement remained central to the geopolitical approach of Brussels. “Cross-party collaboration is essential to accelerate the implementation of ...

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Ambassador Rokas Hands over Report on North Macedonia to PM Mickoski

On Wednesday, EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas officially handed over the European Commission’s Report on North Macedonia PM Hristijan Mickoski, with whom they also held a press-conference on the matter. “Even without this Report, as the PM, I know that citizens have a difficult life and that we need major steps forwards, key reforms. That’s what I perhaps find to be ...

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PM Says Ruling Coalition’s Stable, Reiterates Constitutional Changes Issue Stand

The ruling coalition’s stable, while everyone that shares and supports the government’s views and policies is free to join it, PM Hristijan Mickoski stated on Wednesday, after he’d been asked whether it was possible for Monika Zajkova’s LDP to become part of the ruling coalition. Mickoski also said he had discussed, neither within the cabinet nor within his party, VMRO-DPMNE, ...

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President Davkova Receives Report on Country from EU Ambassador Rokas

At Wednesday’s meeting with EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas, who handed over the European Commission’s 2024 Report on North Macedonia, the President, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, said the document painted an objective picture, adding that it was a reminder and roadmap when it came to reform priorities and areas in which further progress was needed. She also stated that she hoped it ...

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SDSM MP Petrovska Says VMRO-DPMNE’s Only Sees Personal Interest

Regarding the European Commission’s Report, SDSM MP Slavjanka Petrovska said VMRO-DPMNE, regardless of whether it was in power or in opposition, only saw its personal interest. “The Republic of North Macedonia has a chance to start negotiations and open chapters. Even though I believe statements will follow about all of us being committed to doing something, it’s needed for us ...

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Reactions to Bojan Hristovski Case Continue

Regarding the case of Agency for National Security Director Bojan Hristovski, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Wednesday he would wait for the opinion from the State Commission for Corruption (SCPC) [which has opened a case about whether he meets the criteria to hold the position]. However, the PM stressed that Hristovski had state secret clearance. The same day, however, SDSM ...

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Road Conditions 30.10.2024

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on 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 conditions. ...

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Consultations over Reforms in Pardons System Postponed

Though it had previously been announced that expert consultations hosted by President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova over reforms in the pardons system would be held on Tuesday, they were postponed, according to Sitel. As the TV station said, it’s about meetings the President has had with all Commission members and representatives of the Justice Ministry since mid-September, aiming at fully reforming ...

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PM again Announces Reforms to Free Judiciary from SDSM and DUI ‘Vices’

On Tuesday, PM Mickoski again announced that there would be reforms through which he would try to “free the judiciary and Prosecutor’s Office from the party vices of DUI and SDSM”. This past weekend, the PM met with European judicial expert Branko Hrvatin, from whom he received quality ideas. The PM expects to meet Justice Minister Igor Filkov as early ...

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