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VMRO-DPMNE: Pendarovski Defends Interests of Kovacevski and DUI

VMRO-DPMNE Spokesperson Naum Stoilkovski said at a press conference that they are not surprised by the positions of President Stevo Pendarovski concerning the constitutional changes. “Of course, that Pendarovski will share the opinions with PM Dimitar Kovacevski and the real bosses in the government DUI. We remind him that his obligation as President is to protect the interests of the ...

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Member of Bulgarian Culture Club Assaulted in Ljabunista

Co-president of the Association of Bulgarians in Macedonia “Shemeto” Bekir Kadrieski stated for Bulgarian news web portal NOVA that he was a victim of physical assault by a fellow-citizen in Ljabunista, Struga, only because he openly declares as ethnic Bulgarian. Kadrieski claimed that he was assaulted by one man, who pushed him to the ground and kicked him while calling ...

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Slovenian President Musar Visits Parliament in Skopje

Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar, who paid an official visit to North Macedonia, had a meeting with PS Talat Xhaferi. At the meeting, Xhaferi and Musar confirmed the good bilateral relations between the two countries, with Xhaferi thanking Musar for all the support Slovenia provides to North Macedonia in the Euro-Atlantic integration processes. Musar said that North Macedonia belongs in ...

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Trial Against Doctor Zan Mitrev Starts at Criminal Court

The trial against Doctor Zan Mitrev and his clinic of the same name, in which both are charged with fraud, started at the Criminal Court in Skopje. At the beginning of the trial, the defence lawyers demanded for the first hearing to be postponed, claiming that they had no insight in the 48 medical records used as evidence in the ...

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Positions of Kovacevski and Mickoski for Constitutional Changes Unchanged

PM Dimitar Kovacevski once again stated that VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski accepted during their meeting last week to provide support for the constitutional changes and that now he has to keep his word. “We have no time for interpretations of who said what. Mickoski clearly said that VMRO-DPMNE would support constitutional changes, and if he doesn’t stand behind that, he ...

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US Embassy: All Political Parties Should Take Part in EU-Integration Processes

The US Embassy stated on Monday that all political parties in North Macedonia should take part in processes that secure the European future of the country. “The decisions about who is in or out of the government are up to the citizens of North Macedonia and their political representatives. We encourage all political parties to sit at one same table ...

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EU: EU Council Conclusions on Constitutional Changes Very Clear

The Delegation of the EU stated on Monday the conclusions of the EU Council reached in July 2022 are clear about the process for constitutional changes. “We shall not comment on internal discussions between politicians, in this case PM Dimitar Kovacevski and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. The conclusions are clear, North Macedonia needs to fulfil the obligations it agreed to, ...

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Bundestag to Discuss Resolution on Integration of WB in EU Next Thursday

The German Bundestag is set to discuss and probably adopt next Thursday a resolution for voicing support for the integration of North Macedonia and the rest of the Western Balkans (WB) in the EU, including also in it the protection of the Macedonian language and identity. The resolution is proposed by MPs from the ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD), as ...

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SDSM Form Working Group for Talks over Constitutional Changes

The central board of SDSM reached a decision at the meeting held last Friday to form a working group that would conduct the talks with VMRO-DPMNE and all other parliamentary parties for operationalisation of the following necessary steps for adoption of the constitutional changes. “The central board provides full support to SDSM leader and PM Dimitar Kovacevski and the working ...

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DUI: VMRO-DPMNE in Gov’t After Constitutional Changes Enter into Force

The central presidency of DUI assembled on Saturday at the party headquarters in Mala Recica in order to discuss further actions after the meeting of SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, at which Mickoski told Kovacevski that VMRO-DPMNE may support constitutional changes after becoming part of the government and after DUI leaves it. “We already stated that, ...

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