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Conference “Ukraine, Year of Heroism” Held in Skopje

One year since the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, the bloody conflict that caused a humanitarian, economic, energy and security crisis, a conference entitled “Ukraine, year of heroism” was held in Skopje. Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bojan Maricic said that 24 February 2022 showed that the European continent can be united strong, stable, resistant, only through unification and ...

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Latest Developments at Parlaiment, Session Continues Monday

The MPs continued their work even after 18:00, and after several presentations and remarks, the President of the Parlaiment, Talat Xhaferi, stopped the session. Due to the upcoming religious holidays, he announced that the Parlaiment will resume work after this session on Monday. During the debate, MP Borislav Krmov from Levica referred to the exposition by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, ...

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State Summit Marks 19th Anniversary of Death of President Trajkovski

  With statesmanship activities, the Government on 26 February commemorated the 19th anniversary of the plane crash in which the former president, Boris Trajkovski, members of his cabinet and the plane’s crew lost their lives. At this year’s commemoration in Strumica, at the monument of the former president of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski, a government delegation led by Jovanka Trencevska – ...

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Parliamentary Debate on Cabinet Reshuffle Proposal Continues

The debate in Parliament to dismiss Bekim Sali as Health Minister in the frames of the cabinet reshuffle process continued on Wednesday. However, MPs from the majority haven’t said why he needs to leave the position. The opposition, however, pointed on Wednesday, to, as its members said, the weaknesses he has failed to fix. Opposition parliamentarians also levelled accusations at ...

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Gashi Says Amendment is Condition for Support for Constitutional Changes

Despite the initially announced support from parties from the ethnic Albanian bloc, Alternative leader Afrim Gashi says his party’s three votes for the constitutional changes are not unconditional. Criticising PM Dimitar Kovacevski and DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, Gashi said they had “killed” the European dream. Alternative’s condition for support for the changes is acceptance of its amendment for fighting corruption, ...

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Name Change Request Filed by Tsar Boris III Club

For the names of the Bulgarian clubs in North Macedonia, the 3-month deadline for changing the names expires on Thursday. Associations are not allowed to use names of controversial historical figures. The Tsar Boris III club in Ohrid has already filed a name change request, whereas the Vancho Mihailov club will seek justice before international courts. Last summer, the Public ...

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MEPs Support Agreement on Skopje-Frontex Operational Cooperation

On Wednesday, the European Parliament gave the green light to Frontex operational support for North Macedonia on border management. “MEPs gave consent, with 511 votes in favour, 104 against and 20 abstentions, to the conclusion of an international agreement between the EU and Republic of North Macedonia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex). ...

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Day 2 of Parliamentary Session over Cabinet Reshuffle Proposal

The parliamentary session over the cabinet reshuffle proposal continued on Tuesday. The debate concerned the dismissal of ministers and deputy ministers from Alternative, that is, Health Minister Bekim Sali. VMRO-DPMNE’s Mile Lefkov said the dismissals were not related to the Government’s programme. In his view, it’s about bargaining between parties. “Ultimately, the citizens pay the price for your incompetence,” he ...

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PM Kovacevski: Majority Strong and Stable

PM Dimitar Kovacevski has said the majority is strong and stable. As he pointed out on Tuesday, the cabinet reshuffle proposal will be supported by more than 64 MPs. The proposal, according to him, is based on the need to adopt necessary laws that will improve the living standard of citizens and solidify reforms on the EU path. Even though ...

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Trajanov Responds to Kovacevski’s Comments

Democratic Union MP and Leader Pavle Trajanov has reacted to PM Dimitar Kovacevski’s comments. As he points out, he voted in favour of multiple important laws and decisions, but there were breaks. Trajanov stresses that the ruling majority had voted on the Frontex agreement before he entered the hall where the session was taking place, adding that he fully supported ...

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