Before the start of the European Political Community’s meeting, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday that the EU had to adapt and welcome countries that had been in the lobby for a long time already. He confirmed a debate on EU reform, too, would be opened at the two-day event in order for enlargement to be enabled from 27 ...

In an interview with Sitel, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski says he’s surprised why nobody is asking him about elections and OSCE observers aren’t being invited. “We’re less than half a year away from an election process,” he points out. He calls for a leaders’ meeting for a discussion on parliamentary and presidential elections, but also on essential topics that lie ...

The so-called EU flag procedure will be used in the process to adopt the Games of Chance Draft-Law too. VMRO-DPMNE said on Wednesday that First Deputy PM Artan Grubi was in a rush to adopt a law to cover the illegalities related to the four decisions signed by him on internet and video lotteries. Opposition members prevented that law from ...

Both opposition and SDSM MPs have claimed they haven’t seen the Pardon Draft-Law, which has been submitted to Parliament in the shortened procedure. Snezana Kaleska-Vanceva, MP from the ruling party, told the Top Tema (Top Topic) show on Telma on Monday that not only had she and her fellow SDSM parliamentarians not seen the text, but also they were yet ...

In an interview with Sitel, PM Dimitar Kovacevski says the elections will be regular, that is, they will be held in 2024. “However, I consider that the preparation of SDSM’s programme is a process that will include, in addition to party committees and municipal organisations, primarily citizens,” he notes. Regarding the photo on social media of Thursday’s meeting where ex-PM ...

On Monday, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski reiterated his personal stand that the pardon law will not solve prison problems. On the other hand, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic believes that it can help solve the prison overcrowding issue. DUI supports the text, presenting a stand that the law will result in more humane conditions in prisons. According to ...

On social media, PM and SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski has announced that his predecessor, Zoran Zaev, has returned to the party. However, as Kovacevski explained, Zaev has returned as part of the strategic team that will work on the country joining the EU. “Today’s coordination meeting of the strategic team is in this direction – for us to do everything, ...

At the session for parliamentary questions, held on Tuesday, VMRO-DPMNE MP Dafina Stojanoska alleged that Deputy PM Bojan Maricic had blown her a kiss and winked at her. The Parliamentary Group of VMRO-DPMNE called on the Deputy PM to resign. However, Maricic denied the allegations. “Citizens deserve dignified behaviour by those they elected, not shameful moves for cheap and party ...

Regarding the Pardon Draft-Law, Justice Minister Krenar Lloga said on Thursday he would show photos of the Idrizovo prison conditions to MPs before the vote. Lloga expects support from all MPs. However, though the document still hasn’t been submitted to parliament SDSM has announced an amendment because Haki Aziri and Fejzi Aziri, convicted to nine and 15 years in prison ...

Regarding the Pardon Draft-Law, the opposition has announced it will be blocking the adoption in Parliament by filing amendments. The process to file amendments is enabled by the fact that the shortened procedure will be used in Parliament, not the so-called EU flag one. On Wednesday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said opposition MPs would submit numerous amendments in order to ...