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Parliament Supports ID Draft-Law in First Reading

On Thursday afternoon, with 62 votes in favour, Parliament supported the ID Draft-Law, in first reading, and forwarded it to further procedure. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said the text had…

16/07/2021

VMRO-DPMNE not to Change Resolution with new Constitutional Name

VMRO-DPMNE will not change its Draft-Resolution by including the new constitutional name. This decision was made by the party’s leadership at the session of the Executive Board on Tuesday night.…

15/07/2021

Xhaferi: No-Confidence Motion not Approximated with Rules of Procedure

According to Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, the no-confidence motion against him filed by opposition MPs is not approximated with the Rules of Procedure. On Wednesday, he returned it to them.…

15/07/2021

PM Zaev Agrees with Radev’s Sunday Comments on Skopje-Sofia Issue

“I agree that issues are resolved bilaterally in Skopje or in Sofia,” PM Zoran Zaev said on Tuesday, asked about Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s comments on Sunday that Bulgaria’s policy…

14/07/2021

SDSM’s Zaev Presents 30 Mayoral Candidates

On Tuesday, SDSM President Zoran Zaev presented 30 mayoral candidates. As he said, the key were the polls covering the citizens of the respective municipalities. According to Zaev, the candidates…

14/07/2021

Osmani Holds Extraordinary Meeting with Ambassadors to EU Countries

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani held on Tuesday an extraordinary meeting with accredited ambassadors to EU members and to EU-related institutions. The reason was the start of the Slovenian Presidency. According…

14/07/2021

Tsipras Criticises Mitsotakis over Memoranda Ratification Delay

Former Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has criticised his successor, Kyriakos Mitsotakos, about the ratification of the memoranda with North Macedonia being late. According to Tsipras, despite saying he complies with…

14/07/2021

Trial over Alleged Organisation of 2017 Storming of Parliament Continues

The trial over the alleged organisation of the 27 April 2017 storming of Parliament continued on Monday. Former Labour and Social Policy Minister Spiro Ristovski said in his closing arguments…

13/07/2021

Health Ministry’s Latest COVID-19 Data and Other Coronavirus Information

In the last 24 hours, five new COVID-19 cases have been registered, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. It was added that the same period had seen 1,749 new tests,…

13/07/2021

Still no Deal on When VMRO-DPMNE’s Resolution will be put on Agenda

Though all parties have provided initial support for the Draft-Resolution filed by VMRO-DPMNE concerning the so-called red lines in relation to identity issues, MPs still cannot agree on when it…

13/07/2021