Now-former President Gjorge Ivanov handed over all presidential duties to President Stevo Pendarovski, who was inaugurated on Sunday. On this occasion, the Ivanov family addressed the citizens via Facebook. “It was my huge honor and pleasure to serve as President of the Republic of Macedonia in the past ten years. I wholeheartedly thank the Macedonian […]
North Macedonia’s newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski, after officially taking oath of office on Sunday delivered inaugural address before lawmakers, government officials, religious leaders, army representatives, diplomatic corps and foreign guests, saying that he will be president of all citizens, not just to those who voted for him. “I want to publicly say and commit […]
North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Greece’s Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, who represented Greece at the inauguration ceremony of President Stevo Pendarovski, met today and expressed readiness for continuation of positive dynamic of relations and cooperation development between the two countries. Affirming the readiness to continue the positive dynamics in which the relations and […]
Stevo Pendarovski officially takes oath of office on Sunday during Parliament’s session officially starting his five-year mandate. The inauguration ceremony was attended by outgoing President Gjorge Ivanov, former President Branko Crvenkovski, wife of former President Boris Trajkovski, Vilma Trajkovska, government officials, Chief of ARM General Staff, Governor of National Bank, religious leaders, judiciary officials, as […]
Newly elected President Stevo Pendarovski will be inaugurated today at a session in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, thus formally launching his five-year term. The inauguration will also be attended by Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic, Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Katrougalos, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang, Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Farouk […]
About 380,000 votes, as Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova won in the presidential elections, were rated as an excellent result in the VMRO-DPMNE, but they are insufficient to win the presidential race for the Vodno villa, much less for the government building on Ilinden Street. Riding the wave of dissatisfaction with the name agreement and the […]
The future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in North Macedonia is still to be decided. The country’s justice minister, Renata Deskoska says that the opposition is not accepting the proposed bill. “Article 105 acts as a hurdle. This article should enable the prosecution of cases which have turned into criminal cases”, Deskoska said. The opposition […]
Western Balkan leaders met today in Tirana for the Brdo-Brijuni summit, an initiative which acts as an important forum for the promotion of dialogue and cooperation between countries of the region in their path towards integration in the EU and Euro-Atlantic structures. According to Albanian president, Ilir Meta, who was also the host of the […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev is expected to shuffle the cabinet in the days to come as he had previously announced. His ruling party, SDSM says that this move will also affect party senior officials, ministers, MPs, mayors and head of departments. “I’m responsible for the executive power and there will be changes”, Zaev […]
A total of 12 complaints to the State Election Commission (SEC) were submitted by VMRO-DPMNE after the second round of presidential elections. According to the main opposition party, there were cases of stuffing boxes, voting for more people, illegal agitation, abuse of state resources, and bribery on Sunday. “These are not democratic elections, but effectively […]
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani said that we are entering the last 20 days before the announcement of this year’s European Commission report and that he expects this to be a report on the basis of which the country will get a decision to start accession negotiations with the EU in June. […]
The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) Katica Janeva wants both her and her entire team to stay and keep working together for another term. She expressed her wish during the ongoing negotiations on the new law on public prosecution, which will decide the fate of the SPO. Katina Janeva expects from the political […]
Head of Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption Vilma Ruskoska says that the Interpol refuses to issue an international arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was granted asylum in Hungary. Concerning case related to organizers of the violent storming of Parliament on 27 April 2017, she requested from the police […]
The successful conduct of presidential elections shows that the country is moving in the right direction and facilitate efforts to get a date for opening EU accession negotiations, Matthew Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs told PM Zoran Zaev at meeting held ahead of 2019 EBRD Annual […]
Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that Croatia will do its best to support North Macedonia to get a date for opening accession negotiations in June. He also said that EU enlargement would be high on the agenda when his country is to take over the rotating EU Presidency next year. “All our friends in […]
After meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Pope Francis addressed government officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, and members of the civil society gathered at the presidential residence on Tuesday. Thanking the President and the Prime Minister for the welcome and the gracious invitation to visit North Macedonia, the Pope greeted […]
Following the meeting with the authorities, with civil society and with the diplomatic corps in the Presidential Palace, Pope Francis visited the Mother Teresa Memorial. Pope Francis prayed and laid flowers before the statue of Mother Teresa. He then greeted a number of poor people assisted by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. The Pope met […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister o Zoran Zaev had a private meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis as part of the program of the Pope’s Apostolic Visit to North Macedonia.Pope Francis also greeted the PM’s family, who joined the end of the meeting. PM Zaev and Pope Francis reconfirmed the centuries-long spiritual bonds binding the papal […]
Pope Francis is holding a Holy Mass in Macedonia square in Skopje before 15 thousand people. Following the meeting with the authorities, with civil society and with the diplomatic corps in the Presidential Palace, Pope Francis visited the Mother Teresa Memorial. Pope Francis prayed and laid flowers before the statue of Mother Teresa. He then […]
The Government has declared May 7 a non-working day for public and state administration employees at the territory of the City of Skopje due to the visit of Pope Francis. “Considering the latest organizational assessments related to the protocol for the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis, and in accordance with the needs and requirements […]
