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DUI informed on Monday afternoon that their MPs will provide support in the Parliament for the Draft-changes to the Law on Local Self-Government. The law-changes are proposed by the ruling majority, and their aim is to avoid the organisation of snap local elections in three municipalities, Aerodrom, Gostivar and Saraj, after their mayors assumed offices in the institutions of the ...

VMRO-DPMNE called upon the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) to examine their allegations that SDSM leader Venko Filipce did not enlist in his asset declaration five flats in his ownership in Skopje. “Filipce claims that he acquired these real estates before he became Health Minister six years ago, but our findings claim ...

Director of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue (DPR) informed that they face serious difficulties when intervening over wildfires on terrain, because only one of the three fire-fighting aircrafts the Directorate has is in function. “One plane needs to be serviced, we repaired the other with mechanics from Spain, but the same problem appeared again. Currently, only one plane is in ...

FM Timco Mucunski visited the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy during his official visit to Budapest. Addressing the students at the academy, Mucunski spoke about the process for North Macedonia’s integration in the EU, emphasising the dedication towards the process, but also the major concessions the country had to make for the sake of progress. “Our accession process in fact protects the ...

Italian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Antonio Taiani is set to pay an official visit to Skopje on Tuesday, 10 September. Taiani will have meetings with his counterpart, FM Timco Mucunski, PM Hristijan Mickoski, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova and PS Afrim Gashi. Recently, Taiani said that North Macedonia is a key partner in the process for securing a prosperous ...

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. ...

PM Hristijan Mickoski, commenting on the Law on Use of Languages, said that even though he finds many things to be problematic, he is bound to respect the laws and the Constitution. “For example, I am against the use of the adjective ‘North’ before the name “Macedonia’, but as long as I am PM, I am bound to respect that. ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Timco Mucunski voiced disappointment with the latest statements of the President of the Macedonian team in the Macedonian-Bulgarian History Commission, Dragi Gjorgiev. “I am quite surprised to see a scientist, who by the way is quite well paid by the country to do his job, to profile himself in political context, despite the fact that he is ...

PM Hristijan Mickoski hosted on Thursday Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan, who paid an official visit to North Macedonia. Mickoski and Fidan had a bilateral meeting, at which they reaffirmed the good and friendly relations between North Macedonia and Turkiye. PM Mickoski said that the two countries nourish excellent cooperation in political and in economic terms. “Turkiye is ...

Minister of European Affairs Orhan Murtezani proceeded with his official visit to Brussels on Thursday, and had a meeting with Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate for Enlargement and Neighbourhood (NEAR), Gert Jan Koopman. Murtezani and Koopman discussed several topics, including the finalisation of the screening process and opening of the 1st cluster of the EU membership negotiations, the ...