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Gergery Gulyas Reiterates Stand on Macedonian Judiciary and Prison Conditions

Hungary’s authorities aren’t sure whether former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski received a fair trial in Macedonia. Gergely Gulyas, Minister of the Hungarian PM’s Office, once again said that Macedonia had…

21/11/2018

Transparency International Urges Hungarian Officials to Extradite Gruevski

On Tuesday, Transparency International and its chapters in Macedonia and Hungary urged Hungarian officials to extradite former PM Nikola Gruevski from Hungary, “where he is currently seeking asylum in an…

21/11/2018

Ex-UBK Head Mijalkov Detained

On Tuesday, Saso Mijalkov, former Director Security and Counter-intelligence Administration (UBK), was detained upon a request from the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). Police handcuffed him in the Marriott in the…

21/11/2018

Government Adopts Negative Opinion about Draft Amnesty Law Filed by MP Group

At the 104th session, held on Tuesday, the Government adopted a negative opinion about the draft amnesty law concerning people who are suspected, charged and convicted in the case concerning…

21/11/2018

Gruevski Case: Justice Ministry Still Working on Extradition Documentation

The Justice Ministry is working in an accelerated manner on completing the documentation for former PM Nikola Gruevski to be extradited from Hungary. “However, we cannot say when exactly it…

20/11/2018

Hahn: All WB Countries Have European Perspective

At the regional leader’s meeting in Vienna on Monday, organised by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, the EU’s Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, said that countries…

20/11/2018

Amnesty Draft Law to be Prepared at Meeting Held by Week’s End

By mid-December, the Reconciliation Commission will need to propose a draft law concerning an amnesty in relation to the 27 April 2017 attacks in Parliament. The first draft version will…

20/11/2018

VMRO-DPMNE Files Information Concerning Air Pollution

MPs from VMRO-DPMNE and its coalition submitted on Monday Information about the Enormous Pollution of Ambient Air. Also, they will request for a public debate at the Transport, Communications and…

20/11/2018

President Ivanov Holds New Meetings During Visit to Jordan

Within the frameworks of his visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, President Gjorge Ivanov met PM Omar Razzaz, Senate President Faisal al-Fayez, House of Representatives Speaker Atef Tarawneh and…

20/11/2018

Appeals Over Detention for Janakieski and Bozinovski Forwarded

The Criminal Court has forwarded the appeals over the detention measure for former officials Mile Janakieski and Kiril Bozinovski to the Court of Appeals in Skopje, which will review them…

20/11/2018