Ambassadors are ready to cooperate with the new government on reforming the judicial system. A day after PM Hristijan Mickoski’s comments on foreign ambassadors and the judiciary, EU Ambassador David Geer and German Ambassador Petra Drexler said those were matters of importance to North Macedonia’s EU path. “I think the Prime Minister raised some important issues. I think we’re very ...

Regarding the comments by US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, EU Ambassador David Geer, and Dutch Ambassador Dirk Jan Kop, made at the Judicial Council Conference on Wednesday, PM Hristijan Mickoski said on Thursday he was ready to discuss with both experts and ambassadors regarding the announced reform related to the Judicial Council and Council of Public Prosecutors. “I am ready for ...

Minister Igor Filkov welcomes the statements by US Ambassador Angela Aggeler and EU Ambassador David Geer, made at the Judicial Council Conference on Wednesday, regarding the status and functioning of the Judicial Council and Public Prosecutors Council, the Ministry said on Thursday. As the institution added, Filkov expects cooperation in the period ahead to intensify. The same day, the Ministry ...

At the Judicial Council Conference yesterday, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler said the country had experienced judges and prosecutors that had to rebuild trust of citizens. “So, how do you begin to rebuild that trust deficit with the people that you are called to serve? The message is clear and it is unchanged: ‘Do the job you are called to do. ...

North Macedonia has good laws, but the implementation is poor, it was assessed at a conference of the National Convention on the EU, held on Wednesday. Over the past years, there’s been continued backsliding when it comes to mechanisms to fight crime and corruption, participants also assessed. Last year’s changes to the Criminal Code were especially criticised. Also on Wednesday, ...

At its session, held on Tuesday, the Government made multiple decisions. Aleksandar Pandov and Saso Klekovski were appointed acting heads of the Directorate for Execution of Sanctions and Health Insurance Fund, respectively. Also, the Government recommended to the Managing Board of National Forests to elect Zdravko Trajanov as the PE’s acting head, while Oliver Milanov and Goce Dimovski were named ...

After his meeting with Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Tuesday, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev didn’t reveal whether he and the Greek PM had built a joint position on North Macedonia. Regarding PM Hristijan Mickoski’s comments on the renegotiation issue, the Bulgarian President said the Skopje-Sofia Treaty had to be implemented, not revised. In his view, North Macedonia’s leadership obviously doesn’t ...

On Monday, EU Ambassador David Geer said he didn’t see a possibility of a change to the Negotiating Framework. “I have always been very clear on this. This agreement which was reached in July 2022 resulted in the opening of accession negotiations and the screening process which I just referred to. I don’t see the possibility for a change to ...

On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski commented on US Ambassador Angela Aggeler’s comments in Sunday’s interview with RFE Macedonian that it was “very clear” that “there’s not a renegotiation of Prespa, there’s not a renegotiation of movement towards the European Union”. He said the Good-Neighbourliness Treaty with Sofia had already been changed once, with the introduction of the French proposal, adding ...

In an interview with RFE Macedonian, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, regarding the Prespa Agreement issue and PM Hristijan Mickoski’s stands, says that the deal was absolutely historic for North Macedonia. “I recognise that it was extraordinarily difficult for many people in this country to accept the change of name, but it was an international agreement that the government at the ...