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On Tuesday, Alternative leader Afrim Gashi posted a photo of him, together with the two other leaders of the European Alliance for Changes coalition, BESA’s Bilall Kasami and Democratic Movement’s Izet Mexhiti, as well as with Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari, meeting in Pristina with Kosovan PM Albin Kurti and Parliament Speaker Glauk Konjfuca. There aren’t details about what ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE’s MPs, though Ana Pavlovska Daneva has the required qualifications to become a Constitutional Court Judge and is a renowned attorney, they suspect she’s been nominated to discourage her from joining another camp due to the public criticism of the party. On the other hand, SDSM MP Dime Velkovski stated on Tuesday in Parliament that that criticism was ...

Traffic on state roads is ongoing in winter conditions, on mostly 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 ...

On Monday, Gjoko Velkovski said on social media he had started his term as caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister. “Three months to go until the big victory, which depends on all of us. Therefore, let us unite and defeat the irresponsible politicians that have created dreadfulness in our Macedonia,” he wrote, posting also a photo of him giving flowers ...

The Association of Journalists asked Parliament on Monday to explain the issue of the treatment of journalists. As it pointed out, based on journalists’ reports to the Association and on materials on the X portal, four foreign journalists were privileged at the expense of domestic ones because they were sat in the diplomatic part of the terrace in the plenary ...

Jovan Mitreski hosted on Monday his first coordination meeting in the capacity of Parliament Speaker. The meeting was attended by representatives of Parliamentary Groups (SDSM’s Dime Velkovski, Adnan Aziri of Alliance for Albanians, and Levica’s Borislav Krmov), Deputy Speakers Goran Misovski and Hysni Ismaili, Secretary General Cvetanka Ivanova, and Deputy PM Bojan Maricic, as representative of the Government. At the ...

Parliament Speaker Jovan Mitreski held a meeting on Monday with the EU Delegation’s Head, Ambassador David Geer. They discussed the excellent cooperation so far that will continue in the pre-election period. The EU Delegation’s Head expressed unreserved support for the newly-elected Speaker and Parliament as a whole, which, as he said, will continue in the coming months in order for ...

On Monday, Health Insurance Fund employees staged a peaceful protest, expressing their fear about a potential decrease of their salaries. The recommendation has been made by the Government, while the decision will be made by the Fund’s Managing Board. Trpe Deanoski, head of the Trade Union of Workers in the Administration, Judicial Bodies, and Associations of Citizens, stated that the ...

On Monday, President Stevo Pendarovski signed the decree promulgating the Law on Use of the Macedonian Language, adopted on Friday by Parliament. “I expect the implementation of the Law will contribute to overcoming of the alarming situation regarding the incorrect use of Macedonian and its Cyrillic script, as well as to increased, organised, and systemic care by the state about ...

Traffic on the state roads is ongoing in winter conditions, on wet roads in some places. 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 ...