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On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans. As it said, the aim is to bring some of the benefits of membership to the region in advance of accession, boost economic growth, and accelerate much needed socio- economic convergence. Commission President von der Leyen described the Plan’s potential as extraordinary.

Expectedly, the European Commission’s 2023 Report on North Macedonia sparked accusations between ruling parties and the opposition. Foreign Minister and DUI Vice-President Bujar Osmani said on Wednesday that one of the major problems was that Parliament was blocked and there was no adoption of laws. As he added, the opposition is blocking Chapters 23 and 24, which concern the fight ...

DUI Vice-President Bujar Osmani stated on Wednesday that there was a created perception that in every institution where ethnic Albanians worked, it meant DUI was present there. Regarding the accusations from the ethnic Albanian opposition about alleged political influence of DUI on the judiciary and links with Supreme Court Judges, he stated that not all ethnic Albanians working at institutions ...

On Wednesday, Parliament’s Committee on Election and Appointment Issues supported SDSM’s nominee for Constitutional Court Judge, university professor Jadranka Dabovic- Anastasovska. As opposition MPs said, unlike other nominees by the ruling party, Dabovic-Anastasovska is a prominent attorney. They, however, stated that the ruling coalition was rushing the nominees and exerting pressure for them to be elected without them being presented ...

On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met with NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Javier Colomina, who’s also the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia. The meeting focused on the security situation in the Western Balkans. The need for synchronised action by NATO and the EU in the region aiming at speeding up ...

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.

The marble depicting the Greater Albania flag was removed on Tuesday from the KLA memorial complex opened several prior in Sopot village, located in the Kumanovo region. The complex was closed, too, on Tuesday. According to Kumanovo Municipality, it’s an illegal facility. The name of the one behind it cannot be found in any documentation. Local authorities have announced that ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Tuesday that the ethnic-chauvinist and nationalist messages coming from DUI should be condemned. “To distract from the crime they’re committing, they’re sending nationalist messages like these,” he said regarding the KLA memorial complex in Sopot. Regarding the elections, Mickoski and PM Dimitar Kovacevski are still divided, that is, the former believes the two processes ...

On Tuesday, commenting on the issue of ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said that he needed to return to North Macedonia to be brought to justice according to the country’s laws and verdicts from independent judicial organs. Asked whether he was facing pressures for reintroduction of ex-President Gjroge Ivanov’s pardons for conditions to be created for a Gruevski return ...

In an interview with TV21 on Monday, Justice Minister Krenar Lloga said Snezana Manev had been re-elected Kumanovo Court President even though she hadn’t passed the integrity test. “This Judge failed the integrity test and was allowed to again head the Court. Yesterday, such a test was held for candidates. Those who didn’t pass it were eliminated,” Lloga pointed out. ...