Chair of the Committee for Foreign affairs from the ranks of VMRO-DPMNE Antonijo Milososki did not allow FM Nikola Dimitrov to address Wednesday’s session before they have insight into the classified documents from the leaders’ meetings held in January and May this year about the name issue. Thus, the address of the FM was delayed. Namely, Milosoksi demands that MPs ...

The Government condemns the hate speech on social networks towards Greek citizens that were killed or injured in the wildfires near Athens. “We condemn every speech of hatred on social networks related to the tragic events in Athens. As a country Macedonia has mechanisms to tackle the hate speech. Once again we extend condolences to families of hurt ones,” said ...

The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje has opened a case to investigate comments on social networks believed to be propagating racist and xenophobic views. The comments specifically target the devastating wildfires in the vicinity of Athens that claimed close to 80 lives so far, it said in a press release. Prosecutors will be investigating whether offences have been committed that ...

Macedonia’s government has decided Tuesday to send MKD six million (about EUR 100,000) as urgent help for neighbouring Greece to battle wildfires that killed dozens of people near Athens. It has furthermore decided to set up a body to monitor the situation and coordinate humanitarian assistance, the government said in a press release. A decision has been also made on ...

First all things that were agreed at the leaders’ meeting should pass in the parliament i.e. the law on funding of parties, law on technocratic government and afterwards the SEC composition will be elected. This is the reaction of VMRO-DPMNE as to why the SEC has not been formed as yet as previously it was agreed that the SEC composition ...

President of the Alliance of Albanians Ziadin Sela assesses that his party is the true opposition party whose representative should have attended the leaders meeting and should have its member in SEC rather than the Besa wing led by Kasami. Sela extended support to the name agreement with Greece, but the Alliance will present amendments once the Constitution is open ...

Civil organizations have joined forces forming the so called Blueprint Group in a bid to monitor reforms in the judicial system after the government failed to fully implement the Plan 3-6-9 and introduced its follow-up, Plan 18. Starting from August 1, the group will begin monitoring whether reforms are implemented in accordance with the defined dynamic and will evaluate their ...

Head of the Government Zoran Zaev welcomed a delegation from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth. At the meeting PM Zaev reflected on the current political situation in the country with special accent on the process of attaining political consent around basic principles and issues related to realisation of the referendum ...

Leaders of the four biggest political parties in Macedonia after almost a six-hour debate reached agreement on part of the issues on the table in the first part of the Monday leaders’ meeting. Despite initial statements that agreement was reached on SEC composition, party funding law and technocratic government ahead of elections party leaders failed to align on the referendum ...

Unanimously and without debate MPs at the Committee for appointment and election issues defined the list of 47 candidates for members of the State Election Commission (SEC) and forwarded it to PS Talat Xhaferi. According to the procedure, Xhaferi needs to submit the list to the parties and they will propose it to their members. Afterward the Committee will hold ...