“I expect a historic victory of the VMRO-DPMNE-led coalition, with over 61 MP seats won, and I expect for the future President to be the candidate supported by VMRO-DPMNE and the coalition,” opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Wednesday. As he added, after the elections, he will personally look into the “crime worth 140 million euros” that was being prepared ...

Commenting on his decision not to sign the decree for promulgation of the Law on Games of Chance, President Stevo Pendarovski’s position is that it can only be returned to Parliament in the regular procedure, not with the so-called EU flag. On Wednesday, DUI criticised his decision, saying his explanation about the EU flag abuse was a “story for little ...

Agency for Management of Confiscated Assets documents show that three of the four bidders for the Vodno flats confiscated from ex-secret police chief Saso Mijalkov are connected to the Mijalkovs, Prizma reported on Wednesday. In addition to Best Way Investment, owned by Saso’s son, Jordan, which won, the bidding process saw also the participation of Ompetrol Oil, a daughter company ...

On Wednesday, Deputy Defence Minister Tiron Jajaga participated in the virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, where the allies’ unity in supporting the country was once again expressed. North Macedonia has a clear stand regarding Ukraine, which is defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and, thus, international order, which is based on rules and principles, Jajaga assessed. The ...

Starting from Wednesday, the replacement of driving licences and vehicle registration certificates due to the obligation arising from the Prespa Agreement will be free of charge. Travel certificates for North Macedonia nationals abroad who need to return to the country to change personal documents will be free of charge as well. In countries where there are no diplomatic-consular missions, travel ...

President Stevo Pendarovski has decided against signing the Decree for promulgation of the Law on Games of Chance and Entertainment Games, passed in Parliament on 7 February. As his Cabinet explained on Tuesday, the decision was made on the basis of a detailed analysis of the text of the Law and procedure in which it was passed, as well as ...

On Tuesday, caretaker PM Talat Xhaferi, accompanied by Deputy PM Artan Grubi and several ministers, as well as by heads of public institutions, marked the start of the construction of the Tetovo ring road. However, the contracts for construction and supervision had been signed in September and October. Asked about the timing of the activity, that is, the fact that ...

With 62 votes in favour, Parliament elected on Tuesday Ljupco Kocevski as Chief Public Prosecutor. During the discussion, VMRO-DPMNE MPs said electing a Chief Public Prosecutor one day before the elections were scheduled and 84 days before the processes themselves was scandalous. In response, majority representatives said the ruling coalition had worked in the interest of citizens. “We should fight ...

In Brussels on Tuesday, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic met with the Director of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Gert Jan Koopman. As the latter said, North Macedonia’s EU integration is both a matter of geopolitical significance and a testament to the common values of democracy, stability, and prosperity championed by the EU. “It represents an ...

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska met at the Army’s Air Brigade with LOM PRAHA head Jiri Protiva and Czech Ambassador Jaroslav Ludva. “After many years, we have a partner for cooperation that guarantees the operationality and maintenance of our aircraft. We want equipment that will be operational and precisely thanks to the two Government-to-Government deals, for overhaul, for procurement ...