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Despite the Government’s decisions, the IPA audit legislation doesn’t provide for the position of acting General IPA Auditor. Also, the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption has expanded its procedures regarding the position. Article 5 paragraph 1 of the Law on Audit of Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) says, “The appointment of the General IPA Auditor and the Deputy shall ...

There are currently 10 active wildfires in the country, media reported on Monday afternoon, citing information from the Crisis Management Centre. The situation is especially serious in the Pehcevo region, it was added. The situation continued to be critical in the Makedonski Brod region, too, while there were active wildfires in the Novaci, Resen, Negotino, and Kicevo region as well.

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. ...

On Sunday, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM continued to trade accusations over the destabilisation issue, that is, over PM Hristijan Mickoski’s comments on an alleged destabilisation plan by DUI. “When will the party leader, Venko Filipce, muster up the courage to condemn DUI? Or he hopes that they, too, will be organising protests when he and his corrupt officials will need to ...

According to VLEN, there should be a constitutional amendment over all political corruption cases, not vetting. Spokesperson Fari Hiseni said on Friday he was calling on DUI MPs to say whether they would sign VLEN’s initiative for a constitutional mechanism that would cover all elected and named officials in the three branches of power that had acquired illicit property benefit ...

According to a document on the obligations assumed by North Macedonia as part of the reform agenda for the Growth Plan, obtained by Telma, the Government has agreed to there being no disbanding of the Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors. The part concerning implementation and improvement of the regulatory framework of the Judicial Council reads, “New members of ...

“I completely understand that following the election, there should be a real desire for significant, radical action to address the rule of law. But what’s important, I think, is that a certain amount has already been achieved,” EU Ambassador David Geer says in an interview with Sitel regarding the issue of disbanding the Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors. ...

VLEN’s six-month deadline for constitutional changes to include Bulgarians in the Constitution, which was a condition for entering the ruling coalition, no longer applies. On Friday, the coalition said that that was a result of the political instability in Bulgaria, adding that there was no pressure from VMRO-DPMNE. “Considering the situation in the Republic of Bulgaria, I think there is ...

On Sunday, Afrona Vervizolli was dismissed as General IPA Auditor. Arben Ramadani, an independent auditor in the Audit Advancement Sector, is the new, acting, General IPA Auditor. He has participated in preparation of strategic documents, short-term and long-term strategic plans in the audit body’s development and audit, and he has followed their implementation. He has also worked as a senior ...

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. ...