Justice Minister Krenar Lloga has signed off on the requests for the extradition of Sheval Muaremi, head of the criminal group based in Grcec and a close associate of Orhan Bajrami, who was killed last year in Greece, and Muhamed Cajani. Both, according to the information of security services, have been for some time in Dubai, where they arrived shortly ...

At the event headlined “New Momentum for Enlargement and the EU’s Neighbourhood”, Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi, despite not mentioning directly the constitutional changes, reiterated that the process was key on the EU path. “North Macedonia is facing elections. So, let’s hope that the government emerging after the elections will also speed up the work, the work that has been somewhat ...

On Monday, the US State Department Stated announced the public designation of former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and Karpos Mayor and GROM presidential candidate Stevco Jakimovski saying their actions had undermined the rule of law and the public’s faith in their government’s democratic institutions and public processes. “In her official capacity as former North Macedonia Special Chief Prosecutor, Janeva was ...

Karpos Mayor and GROM presidential candidate Stevco Jakimovski said on Monday he was surprised by the decision by the US to blacklist him. As he explained, he will file a charge against an unknown person over his blacklisting. In Jakimovski’s view, that represents direct interference in the election process. “This just goes to confirm that my policy is right and ...

On Monday, SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski said there would no pre-election coalition of his party and DUI. As he explained, the end of the term of the government headed by him marked also the end of all mutual coalition obligations. Regarding the presidential race, Monday saw Stevo Pendarovski, Stevco Jakimovski, and Maksim Dimitrievski officially submit their respective candidacies to the ...

“Since they are in a rush to make the relatives and associates of DUI’s Ramiz Merko judges, the Academy for Judges and Prosecutors will today hold a session to set the dates for the qualification test and practical exam,” VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki said on social media on Monday morning. In his view, the Law on the Academy now has ...

The Supreme Court has presented its decision rejecting the appeal by Aleksandar Gjorcevski, who’s among the suspects in the murder of his daughter, Vanja, to abolish the detention measure against him. The type, gravity, and way in which the crime was committed, the foreseen sentence, and the fact that Gjorcevski is unemployed are among the circumstances indicating a danger of ...

On Monday VLEN denied DUI’s Russia-related accusations. “DUI’s motto, ‘Yes to Europe, No to Russia’ hides in itself a fear of shame when it comes to exposing DUI’s true Russian ties,” the coalition said. The coalition’s presidential candidate, Arben Taravari, described DUI’s allegations as unfounded and illogical. “They look rather anxious. I think they will suffer their first election defeat,” ...

The names of SDSM’s MP candidates and candidate list carriers will be known towards the end of March. Party leader Dimitar Kovacevski said on Friday that experienced party staff and members that had in the past too held senior positions at a party and country level would be the list carriers. The same day, DUI’s Kreshnik Bekteshi made a proposal ...

А conference was held on Friday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Constitutional Court, headlined “Constitutional-Judicial Protection of Freedom of Thought and Freedom of Public Expression of Thought” and organised with OSCE Mission support. The OSCE Mission’s Head, Ambassador Kilian Wahl said the Court would continue to be a firm pillar regarding the rule of law, human rights protection, ...