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On Wednesday, PM Zoran Zaev held a meeting with a National Democratic Institute (NDI) delegation led by the organisation’s president, Derek Mitchell. Implementing the complex reforms that are key to democracy and transparency of institutions, Macedonia is making progress and setting an example in the region, it was said at the meeting. The cooperation and support from NDI for Macedonia ...

PS Talat Xhaferi has informed the Parliament’s Committee on Mandatory-Immunity issues that MP and former PM Nikola Gruevski has been absent for more than six months, which means a debate to revoke his mandate can start. The Committee, according to information from Parliament, will hold the session on Monday. According to the Rules of Procedure, the Committee has 15 days ...

Commenting on the decision about enrollment of first-graders made at the session of the Government the previous day, the Minister of Education and Science, Arber Ademi, urged on Wednesday parents to get vaccinate their children. “The situation will be monitored. If necessary, in addition to field vaccination, points for vaccination will be opened at schools in the interest of public ...

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet roads, with possibilities of flooding. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen ...

On Tuesday, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva stated that the solution to the issue of cases run by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) should be sought in the judiciary. According to her, the SPO is just a prosecution organ, while there are cases at courts that were handed around two years ago and are still without a verdict. “The blame for ...

The Deputy PM for European Affairs, Bujar Osmani, stated on Tuesday that he was convinced that this country would enter the second stage after 20-year efforts and start EU negotiations. “We’re working with EU members, with all their dilemmas they have regarding enlargement. And those dilemmas don’t concern us. One cannot find a remark about the work of North Macedonia ...

“I’m trying to do my best to achieve this goal. First, we need a green light to the final preparation of negotiations and then and again it’s a merit-based procedure and of course we need to consent of all member-states, but I’m doing my best to get this done,” the EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes ...

At Tuesday’s session of the Government, a decision was made to increase wages for employees in institutions of culture. “With this decision of the Government, 2,899 employees in culture will have their wages increases, starting from the wage for the month of April 2019,” PM Zoran Zaev said on his official Facebook page. The session also saw Zaev’s Foreign Policy ...

In an interview with 360˚, President Stevo Pendarovski says he has moved to Villa Vodno because he didn’t want his security to be an issue for his neighbours. “In my building, there are another 19 flats in the entrance and, plus, an additional two entrances. According to the security rules, that will mean also a change of the regime of ...

MP and former PM Nikola Gruevski has been unjustifiably absent from work for six months. That means that MPs have the legal opportunity to vote through revocation of his MP mandate. Vice PS Frosina Remenski says a serious test and responsibility lies ahead for parliamentarians. According to her, both the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Court are faced ...