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 ...

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 ...

Regarding the case of Naama Levy, the 19-year-old Israeli who’s being held hostage by Hamas, the Jewish community in North Macedonia has confirmed the checks show she is of Macedonian descent. “Her ancestors had been born prior to 1919. However, we have found that her grandmother’s father, Chaim Bivas, was a member of the Jewish community and, in 1925, left ...

In a press-release on Thursday, the Justice Ministry said the European Commission’s Report contained serious concern over the work of the Judicial Council. As it added, in order to overcome the weaknesses referred to in the document, a working group has been formed to prepare changes to the Judicial Council Law. It will consist of representatives from the judiciary, academic ...

The European Commission’s 2023 Report on North Macedonia includes fierce criticism over several areas, including the judiciary and corruption. “The country is in between some and moderate level of preparation in the prevention and fight against corruption. No progress was made. Corruption remains prevalent in many areas and is an issue of concern. Delays and reversals in trials of high-level ...

Expectedly, the European Commission’s 2023 Report on North Macedonia sparked accusations between ruling parties and the opposition. Foreign Minister and DUI Vice-President Bujar Osmani said on Wednesday that one of the major problems was that Parliament was blocked and there was no adoption of laws. As he added, the opposition is blocking Chapters 23 and 24, which concern the fight ...

The marble depicting the Greater Albania flag was removed on Tuesday from the KLA memorial complex opened several prior in Sopot village, located in the Kumanovo region. The complex was closed, too, on Tuesday. According to Kumanovo Municipality, it’s an illegal facility. The name of the one behind it cannot be found in any documentation. Local authorities have announced that ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Tuesday that the ethnic-chauvinist and nationalist messages coming from DUI should be condemned. “To distract from the crime they’re committing, they’re sending nationalist messages like these,” he said regarding the KLA memorial complex in Sopot. Regarding the elections, Mickoski and PM Dimitar Kovacevski are still divided, that is, the former believes the two processes ...