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The topic of working groups for discussing election dates was raised at Monday’s coordination meeting of Parliamentary Group heads, convened by Talat Xhaferi. The Parliament Speaker explained the legal procedures for scheduling elections to MPs and discussed also potential dates. According to unofficial information, he again said 5 May was the only option for the presidential and parliamentary election processes ...

Strengthening the economic performances for countries from the region, encouragement for continuing reforms, and a clear call to overcome disputes through dialogue were the messages from Monday’s Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit in Tirana. “This is a very special Summit. We have today the 10 th Berlin process, but for the very first time in the Western Balkans. And I think ...

During his visit to Ukraine in the capacity of OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani met on Monday with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba. Ukraine and the protection of the Ukrainian people as an OSCE priority, the concrete activities being taken by the OSCE’s Support Programme for Ukraine, and the situation concerning the three OSCE members imprisoned in Donetsk and ...

On Monday, Health Minister Fatmir Mexhiti met representatives of the Cystic Fibrosis Association. “Last week, the Health Insurance Fund secured additional funds for TRIKAFTA for an additional number of cystic fibrosis patients,” the Ministry said in a press-release. As it added, that additional budget will significantly increase the number of patients that will receive therapy on the basis of a ...

  Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee continued on Monday the debate on the State Audit Office’s report on the Oncology Clinic. The cytostatics case, too, was discussed again. VMRO-DPMNE MP Zaklina Pesevska stated that in addition to the CATO system not functioning, it was also symptomatic why the Public Prosecutor’s Office had opened the investigation following media reports, not after ...

On Monday, Parliament’s Committee on European Affairs adopted the Games of Chance Draft-Law. The opposition once again accused the ruling majority of abusing the so- called EU flag procedure, adding that the law aimed to see money from gambling end up in companies close to DUI. On the other hand, the ruling majority’s representatives pointed out that it was about ...

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.

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.

There will be no leaders’ meeting between PM and SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski at which they will try to agree on the dates of the presidential and parliamentary elections. That will be done by an inter-party group in Parliament. The proposal came on Friday from Kovacevski. Kovacevski still considers that elections should be held in ...

PM Dimitar Kovacevski has asked whether and why VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski asked for and held meetings with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti. As the PM said on Saturday, the opposition is today spreading tensions on ethnic grounds and even though it is criticising DUI, VMRO-DPMNE and Ahmeti’s party were ruling coalition partners for 11 years. “Those same parties that are ...