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In the Thaler case, as a result of the Criminal Code changes, the statute of limitations concerning the act of abuse of official position for ex-Minister of Transport and Communications Mile Janakieski, will expire. The proposal was made at Wednesday’s hearing by Prosecutor Lence Ristovska, while the decision is expected to be made at the next one. The lawyers representing ...

On Wednesday, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler paid a visit to the Supreme Court, where she met the institution’s President, Besa Ademi, and Justices. Issues concerning judicial independence were discussed. Independence of the judiciary is the strongest guarantee for the rule of law, while integrity of judges represents a key factor to achieve the independent judiciary’s principles, it was highlighted. “The ...

In the 2023 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, published on Wednesday, North Macedonia is ranked 67th out of 142 countries, with an overall score of 0.53, as was the case in the previous three years. In the areas “Constraints on Government Powers”, “Absence of Corruption”, and “Criminal Justice” the country is ranked 97th, 75th, and 72nd, respectively. ...

At a press-conference about the East Gate Mall shooting on Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE MP Dragan Kovacki urged Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski to resign. “The Ministry headed by Spasovski is so incompetent that it cannot solve a case that happened in the centre of the capital, where a big number of chances for identifying and locating exists. The Ministry headed by Spasovski ...

The Oncology Clinic Committee of Inquiry continued its activity on Wednesday. Ex- Deputy Health Minister Ilir Hasani didn’t collaborate with Venko Filipce, while his successor, Vladimir Rendevski, didn’t know why Bekim Sali dismissed Nino Vasev as head of the Clinic. The two former officials found out about the scandal from media. To the numerous questions from MPs, they didn’t give ...

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.

A total of five North Macedonia nationals are waiting to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip. It’s about a married couple and a father and his two kids. The father’s wife is Palestinian. Evacuating them will depend on a decision by Egypt to lift the barrier at the border with Gaza. The information was presented on Tuesday, at the session ...

In Budapest on Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, together with the party’s Vice-President, Aleksandar Nikoloski, met with Hungarian PM and Fidesz President Viktor Orban. The excellent and friendly relations between the two parties were ascertained, while there was a discussion on Skopje achieving its strategic goals. “President Mickoski expressed gratitude for the Hungarian support for Macedonia, pointing out that it ...

The Skopje II Basic Court has found Investigative Reporting Laboratory (IRL) guilty of defaming businessperson and ex-Deputy PM Koco Angjusev and his company, Brako. According to the Court’s ruling, in the documentary “Conspiracy against Air”, Angjusev was not sent questions, nor was he given a chance to respond. IRL Editor-in-Chief Saska Cvetkovska described the ruling as scandalous. She criticised Judge ...

“Discrimination is the most painful issue a citizen can face. The fact that we continue to witness different types of discrimination shows there is not enough investment to overcome this problem,” Vaska Bajramovska-Mustafa, Deputy Ombudsperson, said on Tuesday. As Bajramovska-Mustafa also pointed out, regarding discrimination, though there are violations and desertification by citizens in all areas in which the Ombudsperson ...