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 ...

Two cases of the Skopje Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office have stopped at the Criminal Court as a result of the Criminal Code changes. According to information from the Office, they concerned Paragraph 3 in relation to abuse of official duty. Previously, the longest prison sentence was 20 years. Now, following the changes, the maximum sentence is up to four years. ...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, upon an invitation from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, participated in the Transatlantic Working Dinner held in the frames of the 78th UN General Assembly. Counterparts of Osmani from NATO members participated as well, as did the alliance’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg. The meeting focused on the current challenges facing the Transatlantic community, especially in the ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski has responded to Nikola Gruevski’s reaction to his statement for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, according to which the ex-PM has a “dirty deal” with the current government and there are secret negotiations for divisions to be caused within the party. On Wednesday, commenting on Gruevski’s stand that Mickoski should present proof that such a “dirty game” ...

With 82 votes in favour, Parliament adopted on Wednesday a decision to form a committee of inquiry to look into the Oncology Clinic case. VMRO-DPMNE MP Petar Risteski considers that the case needs to be solved, while the committee needs to determine whether “the scandal” endangered fundamental human rights of patients that received treatment after the use of the CATO ...

On Wednesday, VMRO-DPMNE MP and Executive Committee member Antonijo Milososki said the government led by Dimitar Kovacevski and Ali Ahmeti had been negotiating on a pardon for ex-PM Nikola Gruevski in order for him to influence the divisions within VMRO-DPMNE and potentially help them in order for the constitutional changes to be adopted. He added that VMRO-DPMNE had documentation. “The ...

There is no recommended isolation for people with COVID, but masks will be mandatory in hospitals and outpatient clinics. The Infectious Diseases Commission made that decision at Wednesday’s meeting. “We will treat this as every other disease that’s endemic, such as the flu,” Commission Spokesperson Zlate Mehmedovic said. According to the Commission, it’s clear that the number of people who ...