The debate in Parliament to dismiss Bekim Sali as Health Minister in the frames of the cabinet reshuffle process continued on Wednesday. However, MPs from the majority haven’t said why he needs to leave the position. The opposition, however, pointed on Wednesday, to, as its members said, the weaknesses he has failed to fix. Opposition parliamentarians also levelled accusations at ...

The parliamentary session over the cabinet reshuffle proposal continued on Tuesday. The debate concerned the dismissal of ministers and deputy ministers from Alternative, that is, Health Minister Bekim Sali. VMRO-DPMNE’s Mile Lefkov said the dismissals were not related to the Government’s programme. In his view, it’s about bargaining between parties. “Ultimately, the citizens pay the price for your incompetence,” he ...

There has been different information about whether the talks for Alliance for Albanians to join the Government. According to some media, a deal has already been reached, according to which Arben Taravari’s party will get the Justice Ministry, the Health Ministry, and, potentially, the position of Deputy PM for Economic Affairs. SDSM, however, told MTV1 TV on Wednesday that the ...

Asked about the announcements according to which Hristijan Pendikov, the beaten-up secretary of the Tsar Boris III Bulgarian club in Ohrid, will soon get a flat, Bulgarian citizenship, and possibly a personal security detail, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said on Tuesday that Bulgaria’s authorities could issue a citizenship document or gift a flat to anybody, while North Macedonia couldn’t interfere in ...

The marking of the 151st anniversary of revolutionary Goce Delcev’s birthday on Saturday was marked by strong police security. Flowers were laid at the grave by, among others, a Governmental delegation, President Stevo Pendarovski, as well as by Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister, Ivan Demerdzhiev. The Bulgarian politician described the police measures for the event as draconic. “Safety means everyone who ...

Following Tuesday’s meeting with PM Dimitar Kovacevski, Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari said his party becoming part of the ruling structure was not definite. However, he added that the chances of that were huge. According to Taravari, 90% of the programme orientations have been synchronised, but the staff matters would be discussed in the next several days. “It’s about ...

The session for parliamentary questions, held on Thursday, expectedly focused on the relations with Bulgaria. PM Dimitar Kovacevski didn’t give a concrete answer to VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonijo Milososki’s question about whether the Government had debated the recommendation for banning entry to North Macedonia for some persons from Bulgaria on 4 February, when the 151st anniversary of revolutionary Goce Delcev’s birth ...

At its session on Tuesday, the Government decided for the Interior Ministry to take all measures regarding security at the event marking the 151st anniversary of revolutionary Goce Delcev’s birth, on 4 February, according to the recommendations announced at Monay’s session of the Security Council. North Macedonia’s delegation that will lay flowers at Delcev’s grave will consist of PM Dimitar ...

Hristijan Pendikov, the beaten-up Secretary of the Tsar Boris III Bulgarian club in Ohrid, has been evacuated by plane of the Government for treatment in Bulgaria. With permission of the family, Sveti Erazmo Orthopaedics and Traumatology Ohrid transported him on Friday to the airport in Ohrid even though the recommendation from the health institution was for the treatment to be ...

The Administration for Execution of Sanctions will get a new head. PM Dimitar Kovacevski is not satisfied with the Director, Marjan Spasovski. As he said on Monday, a procedure to choose a new head of the institution has started. The highlighted reason for the dissatisfaction was prisoner Bekim Memeti’s escape. According to the PM, the Interior Ministry reacted timely and ...