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SEC Competition Procedure being Accelerated

The procedure to complete the State Election Commission (SEC) composition is being sped up. On Thursday, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi asked five opposition parties from the ethnic Albanian bloc to…

18/12/2023

Historical Affairs Commission: No Deal to Change Textbooks for Now

The North Macedonia-Bulgaria Commission on Historical Affairs has said that there is for now no deal to change textbooks, that is, that there was a discussion only on technical matters…

18/12/2023

EU-Western Balkans Summit in Brussels

Opening of chapters from Cluster 1 as soon as possible with North Macedonia and Albania once they meet conditions, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced after the EU-Western…

14/12/2023

Ambassador Aggeler: US has Solid Evidence over Angjusev Designation

At a discussion with journalists on Wednesday about the US State Department’s system of designating corrupt officials, Ambassador Angela Aggeler said regarding the designation of ex-Deputy PM Koco Angjusev that…

14/12/2023

Council to Discuss Peer-Review Mission’s Recommendations at Session

The EU’s peer-review mission’s recommendations will be considered by the Judicial Council at an emergency public session, the head of the body, Sasko Georgiev said on Wednesday. According to him,…

14/12/2023

Turkiye Receives Palevski Extradition Request

On Tuesday, the Justice Ministry was notified that Turkiye had received the extradition request concerning the principal suspect in the murders of Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski, Ljupco Palevski. However,…

14/12/2023

SEC Member Election Process: Latest Developments

Parliamentary games over the election of a new State Election Commission (SEC) member have started. In the frames of the Committee on Election and Appointment Issues, two of five nominations…

14/12/2023

Bytyqi: There should Be Consensus for Reduction of Officials’ Salaries

According to Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi, for the officials’ salaries to be reduced, there should be consensus from all officials, judges, prosecutors, mayors, directors, all MPs and…

14/12/2023

EU Council Adopts Conclusions on Enlargement

“Recalling the Council conclusions of July 2022, the Council welcomes the first intergovernmental conference held with North Macedonia in July 2022 and the successful completion of the screening meetings. The…

13/12/2023

PM Kovacevski Expects Screening Process to be Acknowledged in Brussels

Regarding the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said on Tuesday he expected North Macedonia’s screening process to be acknowledged. “I hope North Macedonia will not…

13/12/2023