The reactions over alleged secret meetings about Criminal Code changes have continued. In Friday’s interview with Alsat, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, asked which person from DUI had secretly negotiated with ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, said DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi should be asked a question about USB sticks they had received in the spring of 2022 and ...

At the session of the Central Committee, VMRO-DPMNE confirmed its position for there to be no support for the constitutional changes process under the current conditions. According to the party’s leader, Hristijan Mickoski, there is cohesion and unity within VMRO-DPMNE. On social media, on Friday, he posted a photo of him and former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska. “Injustice has never ...

On Friday, Prosecutor Lence Ristoska described the Criminal Code changes as an insult to prosecutors honestly fighting corruption, adding that they are in the direction of impunity. She’s the first prosecutor to publicly comment on the matter. The changes, Ristoska noted, will most often affect crimes related to corruption. Friday also saw the continuation of the trial over the Trajectory ...

In an interview with Voice of America (VoA) Macedonian, President Stevo Pendarovski says the changes to the Criminal Code will not result in ex-PM Nikola Gruevski returning to North Macedonia. However, he can’t guarantee a scenario that the ex-PM would face justice in the event of him returning. When it comes to what message he expects from the U.S. following ...

President Stevo Pendarovski delivered on Friday an address at the UN General Debate, saying fear was the least common denominator with regards to the emotional state of humanity today. “Fear of wars, famine and poverty, environmental disasters; fear for the future of our next of kin. It is an undeniable fact that international order has been shaken to its core ...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani has condemned the killing of the police officer in Kosovo, Afrim Bunjaku. “I strongly condemn the killing of a police officer in north of R. Kosovo. My heart goes out to his family & colleagues. Full support for justice bringing perpetrators of this heinous act to justice. Acts of violence won’t undermine Kosovo’s stability. Citizens’ safety ...

VMRO-DPMNE has never been more united, the party’s leader Hristijan Mickoski has assessed. “Over the past two days, I have received huge support from the people. I am now convinced that we can win 61 MP seats in the next elections,” he said on Thursday, answering a journalist’s question about the developments in relation to ex-PM Nikola Gruevski. Regarding the ...

The developments in relation to the Judicial Council in the summer and the manner in which the Criminal Code changes were adopted are a serious concern for Brussels, the Head of the EU Delegation, Ambassador David Geer, assessed on Thursday. According to him, though progress was registered regarding the rule of law, in certain areas, the situation has to improve. ...

The Constitutional Court has unanimously decided not to launch a procedure to assess the constitutionality in the Prespa Agreement case. The initiative to assess the constitutionality of the decree promulgating the Law was rejected as well. The Law on Ratification of the Agreement is in accordance with the Constitution, Court President Dobrila Kacarska said on Thursday, adding that the decree ...

The working version of the text of the Draft-Law on Confiscation of Assets in Civil Proceedings, which was being prepared in August by the working group headed by Deputy PM for Good Governance Policies Slavica Grkovska, will be submitted to the EU and Venice Commission. After the received opinions, it will be considered at a public debate before the wider ...