On Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE’s Executive Committee held a session. Afterwards, in a press-release, the ruling party stated that its leader, PM Hristijan Mickoski, would propose new staff decisions regarding positions held by the Alliance for Albanians wing, following the decision of Arben Taravari to leave the ruling coalition. The decision by the wing’s leader, Taravari, was assessed as “yet another proof ...

On Tuesday, the Government said regarding the Arben Taravari matter that there would be no cabinet reshuffle, but rather just a change of ministers. Outgoing Health Minister Taravari’s wing also holds the position of Deputy PM for Good Governance, through Arben Fetai. For now, it is unknown whether and who from the wing will resign or whether the Government will ...

VMRO-DPMNE has so far not had discussions on exchange of ministerial positions or departments. “We haven’t discussed who will take over the Health Ministry”, Valentin Manasievski, member of the ruling party’s Central Committee, stated at a press-conference on Tuesday. Regarding the outgoing Health Minister, Arben Taravari, whose Alliance for Albanians’ wing has decided to leave the cabinet, Manasievski stated that ...

“Today is a bigger victory for the Prosecutor’s Office because the prison sentence concerning this crime and the fact that there was one person killed is the longest one issued by the Criminal Court in its history”, Prosecutor Aleksandar Markovski said on Tuesday, after the Court had sentenced Vasil Jovanov to 12 years in prison in the trial over the ...

The Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that it has received the criminal charge against former Permanent Representative to the UN, Ljubomir Frckoski, adding that action on it is underway. However, commenting on the process, Frckoski said on Tuesday the charge was full of inaccuracies and represented a sort of pressure over his criticism of the government. “Following a big break of ...

On Tuesday, the US Permanent Representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, said the informal foreign ministerial of the Alliance in Antalya, starting 14 May, was going to be different. “You’ve all heard the President [Donald Trump] and Vice-President [JD Vance] call for NATO members to adopt a new 5-percent-of-GDP Defence Investment Plan. And we look forward to getting more details this ...

In response to DUI’s accusations, VLEN has said that it represents, in the frames of the ruling structure, 107,000 ethnic Albanian voters as well as the political program on fighting corruption supported by those voters. “Therefore, VLEN remains committed to delivering on its promises and representing Albanians. We are aware of the political game of DUI, which, out of thirst ...

There have been rumors that some of the five MPs representing Health Minister Arben Taravari’s Alliance for Albanians’ wing in the legislative house will continue to be part of the ruling majority after the wing leaves the government. However, there’s been no official confirmation of that. “Considering that there wasn’t anything today except the coordination meeting that was not attended ...

On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said 16 March, that is, the date of the Kocani nightclub fire had been the most difficult day of his life. “That morning, it was around 3:30 am when a man was knocking on my home’s door. When I opened, I saw it was a member of Interior Minister Pance Toskovski’s security detail. I hadn’t ...

VMRO-DPMNE has continued to urge SDSM leader Venko Filipce to answer questions about the Dubai “golden visa” issue. “Filipce’s silence has been thunderous. For three months already, he’s been hiding and running away from an answer to the question as to how he’s obtained a golden visa. In his life, Filipce has worked as a doctor, Health Minister, and MP, ...