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Local Authorities didn’t Issue for KLA Memorial Complex, Says Dimitrievski

Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski told the Lokalno portal on Monday that local authorities hadn’t issued any permit for the KLA memorial complex in Sopot. “There is a strict procedure, defined according to the law, about how a museum or memorial is opened. Currently, I don’t have information, nor has someone contacted the Municipality to request any permit,” he stated. Regarding ...

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Mickoski: DUI’s Campaign to See Nationalist Provocations

VMRO-DPMNE suspects that DUI’s campaign will see nationalist provocations to avoid crime-related topics. “Whenever DUI is caught stealing, they always turn to national topics, that is, to nationalism and chauvinism. DUI’s already campaigning. In the period ahead, there will be provocations like these. The greater the nationalist provocations, be aware that again, some tender is solved at a tete-a-tete and ...

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Georgiev: Council Ready for Discussions on Open Issues

“The Judicial Council functions and works to protect judges. For those reasons and motives, it’s our duty and we requested a meeting to talk to Supreme Court President Besa Ademi,” Council President Sasko Georgiev said on Monday. The Council, he added, is at the disposal of any judge in terms of opening that discussion and putting itself in the function ...

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Dabovic-Anastasovska Nominated by SDSM for Constitutional Court Judge

University professor Jadranka Dabovic-Anastasovska has been nominated by SDSM to become part of the Constitutional Court, as a result of the expiration of the retired Jovan Josifovski’s term at the start of last year. On Monday, opposition MPs didn’t want the agenda to be determined because, as they said, they received an invitation late on Friday afternoon and didn’t have ...

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Parties still Divided over Elections Issue

In an interview with Radio Free Europe, VMRO-DPMNE Vice-President Aleksandar Nikoloski says that politically, it would be better for his party for the elections not to be held simultaneously. However, in his view, it’s illogical to spend twice the amount of funds. Regarding the constitutional changes, he reiterates the stand of his party that the process will not be carried ...

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Kasami, Mexhiti and Gashi Officialise Coalition

On Sunday, BESA’s Bilall Kasami, Democratic Movement’s Izet Mexhiti, and Alternative’s Afrim Gashi made official the coalition. Its name is European Alliance for Change. “As we’ve said, there is no alternative only to EU integration. I want to highlight our priority is fighting corruption,” Gashi said. Mexhiti said the coalition would have joint lists in the parliamentary elections and a ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Leader Mickoski Comments on Several Topics

“I expect next week to see serious progress in terms of defining election process details and defining an election day,” VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Saturday, during a visit to Prilep. According to him, the discussion over the technical recommendations and Electoral Code changes that are part of OSCE\ODIHR recommendations because the country’s late and has entered the stage ...

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Oncology Clinic Committee Continues Activities

“You are overstepping competences and harming the pre-investigation proceedings,” Chief Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski told Oncology Clinic Committee of Inquiry members on Friday. As he added, they should seek political, not criminal, accountability. The Constitution, Joveski added, forbids the Chief Public Prosecutor from testifying about active criminal proceedings. Regarding the document made public the previous day, SDSM MP Nenad Kocic ...

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Four-Member Family Evacuated from Gaza Arrives in North Macedonia

The Skaik family, evacuated from Gaza, has arrived in North Macedonia. The married couple and their two children were welcomed on Sunday by Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani. The evacuation from Gaza represents a particular diplomatic challenge, considering the complex security situation in that region, Osmani assessed, praising the efforts of diplomats in the Embassies in Cairo and Tel Aviv, who, ...

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US Diplomat Escobar in Interview with VoA Macedonian

In a phone interview with VoA Macedonian, US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Gabriel Escobar, who’s also the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, says that Bulgarian counterparts have assured him they don’t intend to add more conditions to North Macedonia’s EU path. According to him, it’s not about guarantees, but rather about ...

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