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Initiative to Start Urgent Ratification Procedure in Spain Reportedly Accepted

The Foreign Affairs Committee, upon a proposal of the Bureau (presidency) of Spain’s Congress, has accepted the initiative to start an urgent procedure for ratification of Macedonia’s NATO protocol, 360…

13/02/2020

Mickoski no Longer Sees why Opposition Would be Part of Parliament’s Work

On Monday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, commenting on the fact that Parliament’s dissolution didn’t happen that day, said he no longer saw a reason for opposition MPs to participate in…

13/02/2020

European Affairs Committee Green-lights PPO Draft Law

On Wednesday, a majority of members of Parliament’s European Affairs Committee approved the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) Draft Law. The amendment filed by Alliance for Albanians concerning the deadline about…

13/02/2020

Caretaker Interior Miniser Culev Levels New Accusations at Spasovski

At a press-conference on Wednesday, caretaker Interior Minister Nakje Culev said there were indications and material evidence that during current caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski’s term as head of the Ministry,…

13/02/2020

Parliament Unanimously Ratifies NATO Accession Protocol

Parliament unanimously ratified on Tuesday the NATO Accession Protocol. The ratification will enter into force once Spain completes that process at a parliamentary level, too. After the vote, Attila Mesterhazy…

12/02/2020

Still Unknown whether PPO Law will Get Two-thirds Majority Support

The Government’s draft text of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) law entered on Tuesday a procedure in the European Affairs Committee. However, it is still unknown whether there is a…

12/02/2020

Trial over Extortion Case Continues

Prosecutor Ivana Trajceva presented at Tuesday’s hearing over the Extortion case messages that suspect Bojan Jovanovski would send to several people, including the then-PM, Zoran Zaev. According to the presented…

12/02/2020

Parliament Adopts Need for PPO Law to be Adopted in Shortened Procedure

At around 11 pm on Monday, Parliament, with 63 votes in favour and 32 against, adopted the need for the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) and Council of Public Prosecutors (CPP)…

11/02/2020

Independent Group of VMRO-DPMNE Reacts to Mickoski’s Comments

The independent group of VMRO-DPMNE has criticised Hristijan Mickoski’s press-conference on Monday at which the VMRO-DPMNE leader said the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) law represented amnesty for SDSM leader and…

11/02/2020

Reactions to Mizrahi Case Continue

Caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski will not dismiss caretaker Labour and Social Policy Minister Rashela Mizrahi. On Sunday, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said his Ministry had received a note of protest…

11/02/2020