Today, President Stevo Pendarovski met with Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, who is paying an official visit to North Macedonia. President Pendarovski said Prince Edward’s visit reconfirms the strong ties between North Macedonia and the United Kingdom, the President’s Office said in a press release. President Pendarovski thanked for the comprehensive British support to North […]
At least four employees of the Intelligence Agency are facing dismissal from their posts, after Gjorge Ivanov leaves the presidential villa. The now former president used their services in his cabinet and in the agency under his control, but the change of Vodno will tighten the criteria, so there will be no room for those […]
Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will notify the committee on mandate and immunity-related issues that MP Nikola Gruevski has had unexcused absences from Parliament session for more than six months, it was revealed. Under Article 59 of the Parliament’s Rules of Procedures, the committee is tasked with submitting a motion to Parliament on revoking a lawmaker’s […]
Government of North Macedonia has confirmed that Stevo Pendarovski will no longer act as national coordinator for NATO after his election as the country’s new president. Stevo Pendarovski has been replaced by Dane Taleski, who up until now has been acting as adviser to PM Zoran Zaev on foreign policy. The national coordinator for NATO […]
Changes in leadership positions in ministries and state institutions will be known in the beginning of June, followed by interventions in municipalities by the end of the month, said North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Zaev said several ministers, deputy ministers and directors will be replaced. “I already have the concept in my head. The […]
The European Commission will recommend the opening of negotiations for North Macedonia and Albania’s accession in the European Union. This was confirmed by EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Hahn said that the recommendation will be made on 29 May, when the European Commission publishes its annual report on […]
“Nobody can sack me. I’m protected by the law, whereas VMRO-DPMNE’s demands are political and I do not want to comment them.” This was declared by the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in North Macedonia, Katica Janeva, as there are rumours that she and her team are going to be sacked. Janeva said that […]
Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani is convinced that North Macedonia will enter the second stage of the EU accession process after 20 years of efforts and begin accession negotiations. “We are working with member-states on the dilemmas they have on enlargement. However, these dilemmas do not relate to us, because North Macedonia has […]
The Greek parliament’s committee on national defense and foreign affairs endorsed Tuesday the draft-laws on the opening of new border crossings Majden and Markova Noga with North Macedonia. The laws also incorporate the transformation of the Liaison Office in Skopje into an Embassy and the Bitola-based Office for Consular, Economic and Commercial Affairs into a […]
The newly elected President’s extended hand of cooperation to the opposition is taken with a grain of salt in the so-called “White Palace”. VMRO-DPMNE does not believe that President Stevo Pendarovski’s messages sent to the main opposition party are sincere, pointing out that if they were, in fact, sincere, then party leader Hristijan Mickoski would […]
The number of asylum applications from North Macedonia in EU member-states has dropped significantly in March, compared to the previous months. 316 persons from North Macedonia applied for asylum in March, compared to over 600 who applied in January or February, says the European Asylum Support Service (EASO). A large majority of the applications are […]
Yesterday marked the first day in office for North Macedonia’s new president, Stevo Pendarovski who vowed that he would be the president of all and that he would be committed to the country’s integration in the NATO and EU. Political experts say that the new president will face many big challenges, starting with bills which […]
We expect all EU member states to give green light to North Macedonia, said Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski, ahead of a think-tank forum on “Reinforcing the European Integration of the Western Balkans – Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future” organized by the Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis”, the Warsaw-based Center for Eastern […]
North Macedonia’s Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski, commenting on the likely change of officials announced for the central and local government, said he was satisfied with the reforms implemented within the Ministry and its bodies, which, he added, were fully committed to reforms. “The Ministry of Finance is fully committed to reforms, and digitalization of processes […]
North Macedonia’s new President Stevo Pendarovski has started his first day in office with a message for reconciliation “in order to heal the wounds of the near past”. “I shall be entirely committed for this, without caring too much about my personal approval ratings. All of those who want to follow this path, have my […]
The start of North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations is deserved and required, for the purpose of stimulating comprehensive reforms and enhancing political culture in the country, President Stevo Pendarovski told EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar. “We expect the leaders of EU member-states to be consistent to their promises and acknowledge the work done, enabling North Macedonia’s […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev extended a message of congratulations to Stevo Pendarovski on his inauguration as President of the country. “Today our country gets a new president, Stevo Pendarovski, a leader who joins us in moving forward, in our joint initiative to make North Macedonia a beautiful place to live. Today Pendarovski assumes […]
VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki said the country got a president elected with ‘loan and political mortgage.’ “He got a political loan from politicians and parties who will be expecting him to pay off the loan. But it won’t be Pendarovski who will be paying the loan, it is the politician he agrees with ‘102.5%’ in […]
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he believes North Macedonia and Serbia will ‘mute the noise’ existing recently. Speaking to the press after the inauguration of President Stevo Pendarovski, Vucic said he would extend an official invitation to his new counterpart to visit Belgrade. Asked whether the ‘noise’ in the two countries’ relations – turned on […]
Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who attended Pendarovski’s presidential inauguration, extended wishes from Greece’s state leadership for successful performing of duties in new, positive climate created by the Prespa Agreement. “I conveyed to the new President of North Macedonia, Mr. Pendarovski the wishes of our country’s state and political leadership for successful performing of duties […]
