Regarding PM Hristijan Mickoski’s comments on Monday that he had information that DUI would take steps to destabilise the country, VLEN MP Bekim Sali said the following day the coalition didn’t have information about an alleged destabilisation plan of Ali Ahmeti’s party. Asked whether the coalition would ask for that information from Mickoski, he said if the PM had such ...

Commenting on the criminal charge against Sabedin Sinani, head of Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi’s security detail in relation to the 1 August incident at the Skopje airport, VLEN MP Bekim Sali stated on Tuesday that he couldn’t say what exactly had happened at the airport that day and whether someone needed to be held liable because relevant organs needed to ...

The Interior Ministry’s Internal Control Department has filed a criminal charge before the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecution of Organised Crime and Corruption against Sabedin Sinani, head of Parliament Speaker Gashi’s security detail, for threatening the safety and preventing an official person in performance of an official act in relation to the 1 August incident at the Skopje airport ...

Commenting on the criminal charge against the head of Parliament Speaker Afrim Gashi’s security detail, SDSM said on Monday the Interior Ministry had confirmed the “scandal” over which VMRO-DPMNE had been silent, adding that the Speaker had to be held liable. The party also criticised Mickoski’s comments that he planned to accompany Kosovan President Osmani-Sadriu the next time she was ...

At the marking of Ilinden Uprising Day and Day of the Republic at Meckin Kamen, 2 August, on Friday, PM Hristijan Mickoski praised the Ilinden revolutionaries. However, he also discussed current challenges facing the country. “Let’s bring back values where they belong – for those who have broken the laws to be held liable, for workers to have decent salaries, ...

Reactions to the incident involving Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu at the Skopje airport on Friday have continued. Kosovo’s Foreign Ministry sent a note of protest to North Macedonia’s authorities. In it, Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz requests a full and urgent explanation. She also talked to her counterpart, Timco Mucunski, who expressed regret over the misunderstandings during the Kosovan President’s travel. “The ...

On Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said he was not giving up on the idea for disbanding the Judicial Council as a reform and disbanding the Council of Public Prosecutors. “I am waiting for proposals. I am desperately begging for proposals in order for citizens’ confidence in the judiciary not to be at a level of 2%, in order for criminals ...

European Affairs Minister Orhan Murtezani said on Tuesday he expected funds from the first tranche of the Growth Plan to come in the second half of September. “On 14 July, the Government adopted the draft-version, together with the accompanying elements of the Reform Agenda. It was sent to the European Commission for internal consultations. Return commentaries should arrive by 31 ...

Regarding VLEN’s initiative to form an ethnic Albanian academy of sciences and arts, Alajdin Abazi, Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts, said though there were some matters that should be improved, a second academy was not needed. “There cannot be two national academies of sciences and arts. There are certain matters that should be improved when it comes ...

On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski reiterated his stand regarding the constitutional changes, that is, he said they should enter into force once the country joined the EU. According to him, the Negotiating Framework can be changed if there is a will to do so. Asked about the issue of citizens of North Macedonia with a Bulgarian passport, Mickoski said the ...