The Criminal Code changes have impacted another court process. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals rejected the charge against ex-secret police chief Saso Mijalkov in the Titanic 2 case due to expiration of the statute of limitations. When it comes to the other defendants, DPA leader Menduh Thaci and ex-State Election Commission (SEC) members Bedredin Ibrahimi, Vlatko Sajkoski, and Saso ...

The Skopje-Sofia relations and EU perspective of the Western Balkans was among the topics discussed by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis at their meeting on Tuesday. Both highlighted their support for integration of the region. Asked about the potential blockade by Greece on Albania’s EU path, the German Chancellor said the next steps should be made ...

Monday’s coordination meeting hosted by Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi didn’t see the issue of forming working groups that would agree on an election date raised at all, SDSM Parliamentary Group Coordinator Jovan Mitreski told Kanal 5. As he reiterated, VMRO-DPMNE hasn’t been participating in the meetings. The two biggest parties are still divided over the elections issue. VMRO-DPMNE MP Dragan ...

The EU has provided 100 million euros in macro-financial assistance for North Macedonia. The Commissioner for Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, briefed PM Dimitar Kovacevski about that at Monday’s meeting in the frames of the Vienna Economic Forum. He promised EU negotiations would result in more EU funds. As the PM assessed, the integration process is key from both a political and ...

Together with the Friends of the Western Balkans group, Austria’s Foreign Minister, Alexander Schallenberg, has launched an initiative aiming to reduce the influence of China and Russia in Southeast Europe, as well as to link Balkan countries closer with the EU. The initiative should be useful for both sides, Beta reported on Monday, adding that it should enable EU candidates ...

The topic at the EU-Western Balkans meeting that will be held today in Brussels and chaired by Josep Borrell, to which foreign ministers from the region have been invited is related to Middle East and Ukraine developments, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said in Skopje, before the meeting. “In that area, the Ministry’s stand is clear,” he noted. Osmani said he ...

On Monday, Deputy PM for Good Governance Policies Slavica Grkovska held a working meeting with US Ambassador Angela Aggeler. They discussed a series of current topics related to the rule of law and reform processes in North Macedonia. The Deputy PM expressed gratitude for the overall support in that area, highlighting the importance of the strategic partnership with the US ...

On Monday, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani delivered an address at the event, organised in the frames of the Chairpersonship-in-Office, “Strategic Foresight in a Changing Environment: Perspectives for Cooperation & Security in Europe”, North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry said in a press-release. As he said, North Macedonia’s Chairpersonship-in-Office has set yet another determinant in building relations with civil society ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski will be the holder of the list of candidates for the parliamentary elections in Election District 1. “I was born in Skopje. I was raised here. I live in Karpos Municipality, which is part of Election District 1. It’s logical for it to be the District where I’d lead the list of VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition,” ...

On Friday, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said he had been part of the working dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The event brought together also presidents and PMs of other countries, as well as heads of international institutions of exceptionally high importance to all countries in the world, including North Macedonia. “At the meeting itself, we discussed current ...