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On Tuesday, PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski filed to Parliament the proposal for the Government’s composition and Programme on its work. He expects the vote to be held this weekend and the proposal to be voted through on Sunday. Citizens, Mickoski stressed, expect quick results when it comes to delivering on the promises. According to the PM-designate, future cabinet members are motivated ...

On Tuesday, SDSM’s Parliamentary Group Coordinator, Oliver Spasovski, directed fierce criticism at the government formation proposal filed by PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski, as well as at the programme on work. According to him, it’s clear there is no clear plan as far as the economy is concerned. “There are aren’t clear directions when it comes to the strategic interests either. Regarding ...

“Every member of this government must have pro-Macedonian positions. Everyone that will go outside this path, regardless of their positions, pro- or any, will no longer be part of the government,” PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski said on Tuesday regarding the decision for Ivan Stoiljkovic to be the candidate for Deputy PM for Inter-Community Relations and subsequent reaction from DUI. Asked what ...

In an interview with Telma on Tuesday, Germany’s Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Manuel Sarrazin, discussed topics related to North Macedonia’s EU path, including the stand of the President and future government. “It was an impressive election result and my last talks also in Skopje for, on the one hand, congratulating Madame President [Gordana Siljanovska Davkova] and Prime Minister-elect ...

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, 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 road ...

The two-day International Conference on Peace and Sustainable Growth, taking place in Athens on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Prespa Agreement, started on Monday. The event is a joint platform of the Zaev – One Society for All Foundation and Alexis Tsipras Institute. The two former PMs, Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras, presented the ...

At Monday’s marking of VMRO-DPMNE’s 34th birthday, party leader and PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski said the party was now united and strong. “It remains what it has always been, a party of the people,” he stated. Mickoski, who’s expected to submit the government formation proposal to Parliament on Tuesday, said that the party would form the new cabinet in several days. ...

The Accreditation Board that, previously, with 12 votes in favour, approved the opening of a health sciences faculty at International University of Struga (IUST), partially owned by Genc Merko, son of Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko, both blacklisted last year by the US, has now decided to revoke the accreditation to found such an institution. The decision, made at Monday’s session, ...

Ex-Transport and Communications Minister Mile Janakieski left prison this morning, his lawyer, Elenko Milanov, confirmed for Kanal 5 on Monday. There, he had done time over the Titanic case, which concerned election irregularities. However, Janakieski is still charged in the two other cases, that is, in the 27 April Organisers case (organisation of the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament) ...

The legal process against Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski, in which he is tried for abuse of official position and authorisation, following a charge filed by two construction companies based in the city in relation to non-receipt of permits to build buildings, continued on Monday. Once again, Dimitrievski said he was not guilty. On the other hand, the lawyers for the ...