The surprising shifts of the almost entire ruling echelon in the Social Democratic Union are evidence that President Zoran Zaev seriously grasped the message from voters in the presidential election. The purge should now proceed to Mala Recica with the coalition partner, and then in the government. That will be the more difficult part of […]
Rumena Buzharovska I was part of the “Colorful Revolution”. I’m proud of that fact. The scenes in which crowds of people, after many years of silence and fear devotedly and regularly took the streets, chanted together and with color balloons smashed the disgusting monuments – symbols of repression and corruption, symbols materialized in the criminal […]
North Macedonia’s ruling party, SDSM (Social Democratic Union) has decided to sack the entire party leading committee as part of the changes that were previously announced by its leader and Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev. “We promised changes and we’re delivering changes. SDSM demonstrated a sense of responsibility toward citizens. The whole leading committee has been […]
US senate has confirmed diplomat Kate Marie Byrnes as the new ambassador to North Macedonia. The decision has been published on the senate’s official page. Byrnes is a career diplomat, who, up until now has served as deputy ambassador to Athens. Byrnes has previously served as representative of the US mission to the OSCE in […]
Businesses in North Macedonia have put forward a series of demands to the government with the aim of improving business climate in the country. Measures against informal economy, creating sustainable conditions for doing business and speeding up the digitalization process are just part of the 78 measures that the Union of Chambers of Commerce has […]
By appointing Erold Musliu as the new director of the Intelligence Agency, President Stevo Pendarovski sparked disagreements between him and DUI, who stood behind his candidacy. This staff decision for the head of the security intelligence service under the authority of the President was announced only two days after the leader of DUI, Ali Ahmeti, […]
Borce Davitkovski The question of what and how big are the dilemmas that the reform of the entire public sector is facing can be analyzed from several aspects and sought in a series of phenomena and situations. If we fail to get a date for EU accession talks in June, it would be likely a […]
In order to be approved, the European Commission’s recommendation for the start of accession negotiations must go through the parliaments of all EU member-states, which will be affected by the ongoing European elections, said Dutch Ambassador Willem Wouter Plomp. “The European elections in Netherlands take place today, the European Commission Progress Report is pending and […]
US diplomat Matthew Nimetz that had served as mediator in the Skopje-Athens name dispute for the past 25 years, has admitted that leading up to the signing of the 2018 Prespa Agreement he wasn’t sure the whole process would be completed, having doubts even after it was signed. Nimetz says he will remember the day […]
There are no legal or any other obstacles for release of the Interpol arrest warrant for former PM Nikola Gruevski, said State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. “This situation will soon be solved. Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska is in charge of this procedure, but I believe there are no legal or other obstacles for the release of […]
We didn’t support Stevo Pendarovski in the second election round, instead our goal was to have a successful process so that we can move the country forward. The mood among the Albanian voters was on the side of the opposition, so DUI’s position was completely delegitimized. It is still too early to say whether at […]
Committee on Rules of Procedure and Mandatory and Immunity Issues chairman Pavle Bogoevski has announced his resignation as Member of Parliament. Taking the stand at Thursday’s session of the Committee, Bogoevski said his resignation would become effective following the plenary session of Parliament during which Nikola Gruevski is to be stripped of his post as […]
Government in North Macedonia is determined to launch deep reforms in the area of security and the country’s secret services are expected to see major changes as a result of these reforms. Parliament adopted yesterday the bills which enable these reforms. With the new measures in place, Directorate for Security and Counter Intelligence will be […]
Erol Musliu was appointed as new director of the Intelligence Agency by President Stevo Pendarovski, said the President’s Office in a press release. Musliu had worked in the Security and Counter-Intelligence Directorate, followed by a post in the Intelligence Agency. In the coming days, President Pendarovski will also appoint members to the national Security Council. […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and North Atlantic Council (NAC) will pay an official visit to the Republic of North Macedonia on June 2nd and 3rd. During the visit, Stoltenberg and members of the North Atlantic Council plan to meet the country’s top officials. This is the first visit of Stoltenberg and senior NATO officials […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet, at a meeting on May 22, approved a draft protocol on co-operation between the government of Bulgaria and the government of the Republic of North Macedonia on combating trafficking in human beings. The draft will serve as a basis for negotiations between the two countries on a final document to be signed, the […]
Parliament of North Macedonia will debate on Thursday on the mandate of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has been granted asylum in Hungary. Gruevski continues to hold the mandate of MP although six months have passed since he fled the country after being sentenced to two and a half years in prison for abuse […]
Former Minister of Education Spiro Ristovski remains in detention after the Appellate Court rejected his appeal and confirmed the Criminal Court’s decision for extension of the detention, said the court. Ristovski is one of the suspects for the organization of the Parliament storming of 27 April 2017. Ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, former Administration for Security and […]
It’s possible the Government and the opposition agree on the Law on Public Prosecution before the European Commission releases its report on May 29, according to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska. After a debate Tuesday on the National Strategy for the Development of the Concept of One Society for […]
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras never initiated negotiations to former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski that he could reject. With this claim yesterday Gruevski responded to Tsipras’ interview with the Financial Times, in which he says he had tried to initiate a discussion on the name issue in the time when former PM of North Macedonia, […]
