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SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE still Divided over 27 April Case

At the session for parliamentary questions, held on Thursday, PM Dimitar Kovacevski stated that he expected the sixth anniversary of the 27 April 2017 storming of the legislative home to see an apology from VMRO-DPMNE. Instead, he added, the people responsible for the violence have been rewarded. The same day, at a press-conference, VMRO-DPMNE MP Dafina Stojanoska said those convicted ...

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President: Regional Initiatives Shouldn’t Be Seen as Substitute for EU Membership

EU enlargement with Western Balkan countries is of geopolitical and geostrategic importance when it comes to contributing to the rule of law, stability, and economic development of the region. The EU has lost its credibility by allowing bilateral issues to be part of the accession process even though the Copenhagen criteria are credible when it comes to EU integration, according ...

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New Reactions to Dameva’s Dismissal as Judicial Council President

The reactions to the dismissal of Vesna Dameva as President of the Judicial Council have continued. “That is just a re-run of the 27 April 2017 developments in Parliament,” VMRO-DPMNE said on Thursday. BESA, on its part, believes that the goal is to defend certain criminal structures. SDSM has a negative stand, adding, however, it is doing everything for citizens ...

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Caca-Nikolovska to Head Working Group for Constitutional Changes

Former European Court of Human Rights Judge Margarita Caca-Nikolovska is the President of the working group for constitutional changes. Former Constitutional Court Judge Bajram Pollozhani is the Deputy. On Wednesday, the 23 members held the constitutive session, at which they agreed to start work after the Labour Day (1 May) holidays. According to President Stevo Pendarovski, North Macedonia will not ...

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President Pendarovski Comments on US Ambassador’s Letter

President Stevo Pendarovski has said regarding US Ambassador Angela Aggeler’s letter that he can comment only on the basis of the media reports he has seen. As the President pointed out on Wednesday, he assumes that it describes the state of affairs and criticism of the situation with regards to the judiciary, in the tone of what the Ambassador has ...

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Dameva Dismissed as Judicial Council President after Vote by Show of Hands

With seven votes in favour, Vesna Dameva has been dismissed as Judicial Council President, Deputy President Selim Ademi concluded at Wednesday’s session. The session was held in a tense atmosphere. After Dameva had refused an item not part of the agenda to be voted on, the Council’s Deputy President decided on a vote by a show of hands. Seven members ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Criticises Persons Party Says are Ambassadorial Nominees

VMRO-DPMNE has criticised the Government and Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani over, as it said, the decision by the Government on Tuesday to appoint new ambassadors. According to the party, the draft-candidates for London, Belgrade, Bucharest, Sarajevo, and Prague are Katerina Stavrevska, Nikola Tupanceski, Andrej Zernovski, Jakup Rexhepi, and Emil Krstevski, respectively. VMRO-DPMNE levelled fierce accusations at all five persons. According ...

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Reactions to Government’s Deal with Bechtel and ENKA continue

MPs with a security certificate are waiting for the deal with Bechtel and ENKA. VMRO-DPMNE said on Monday an additional 196 million euros, at least, will need to be paid over the next five years. In response, the ruling party said Hristijan Mickoski’s party was lying that penalties would be paid if the package of laws in relation to the ...

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Fake Bomb Threats Case: Group from Iran and Russia Located, Says Spasovski

The group from Iran and Russia behind the fake bomb threats in North Macedonia has been located, while there is work on expertise of the materials, which will be followed by charges. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski sent this message on Monday. As he added, more details will be revealed once the investigation ends. According to the Interior Minister, the expertise ...

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Austrian Defence Minister Meets Counterpart Petrovska in Skopje

In Skopje, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and her Austrian counterpart, Klaudia Tanner, held a press-conference on Monday. Their message is that the Western Balkans’ EU integration is a security matter of the highest priority. As Petrovska noted, the region needs a hope and signal that it is not forgotten and that it still represents a priority of the EU. “We ...

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