Yesterday around noon, the main suspect in the “Racket” case Bojan Jovanovski, who is known in the public as Boki 13, was escorted by the police to the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was brought in for questioning. But the prosecutor in charge of the case, Vilma Ruskovska, surprised both him […]
The visitors who came to meetings with the Secretary General of the Government Dragi Rashkovski never left their mobile phones at security check, so anyone could make a “reality show” out of this institution. This is the point of the response we received from the Government when asked whether the visitors who come to meetings, […]
The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the OSCE Gender Section presented on 15 May 2019 in Skopje a survey that shows that violence against women in North Macedonia is often underreported and that some forms of physical and sexual violence are widespread in the country. The research finds there is a particular need for more […]
Talking about the equitable representation of women in the leadership of the party and state institutions, as well as the consequences that would arise if President Gjorge Ivanov signs an abolition for the convicted for the April 27 case, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the Election Assembly of the women’s party forum once again forgot […]
The armed robbers of the NLB bank branch office in Cair took 150.000 EUR, said the bank today. Three bank employees were injured in the attack, but have been released for home treatment. Police found the vehicle which the robbers used burnt outside of the city. The bank is cooperating with the law enforcement authorities […]
Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov wrote on Friday that the Ministerial meeting within the Berlin Process in Warsaw was over, and that his next stop was – home. Since the start of the campaign for the forthcoming presidential elections, the head of diplomacy, who was competing with Stevo Pendarovski for getting the status of a candidate […]
The opposition has called for early parliamentary elections to be held a few months after the holding of presidential elections. Such request has been articulated by VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova. “Victory in the presidential elections will give way to early parliamentary elections. The new government will launch reforms and will demand for the country’s […]
VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova addressed late Monday a rally in Valandovo, highlighting the importance of justice and rule of law in the country. “People are leaving the country. Unfortunately, the politics of the incumbent authorities leads to this. They have done nothing to keep people here but seem to chase them away. This […]
Unknown armed men robbed NLB Bank early Monday in Cair suburb in Skopje. The Skopje police said that armed robbers opened fire, but no one was injured. Thus far, the exact sum of stolen money is unknown. The NLB bank chain confirmed that there were customers present during the attack. “We are happy that our […]
Opposition VMRO-DPMNE’s working group has again submitted amendments related to the draft-law on Public Prosecutor’s Office to the Ministry of Justice last weekend, but the key differences remain. “The amendments submitted were not in line with the recommendations of the EU regarding opening of accession negotiations. Talks will continue,” said the Justice Ministry. The working […]
Ever since we declared independence, there has been only one way that leads to progress, and that is through the EU and NATO, SDSM’s presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski said speaking at the main rally of his campaign, held in front of the EU Info Center in Skopje. We, he said, have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as […]
In his exclusive interview with IBNA, Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Meleşcanu states his gratefulness for the effort of Greece and North Macedonia to reach the Prespa Agreement. The Prespa Agreement is a very good example for the other countries of the Balkans. A lesson indicating that if there is will, any differences can be […]
Croatian PM Andrej Plenkovic and Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, voiced support Friday for North Macedonia’s EU integration bid to start accession negotiations with the EU in June and wrap-up the process on becoming a full-fledged NATO member. PM Plenkovic and PM Tsipras met with PM Zaev on the sidelines of the 8th Summit between China and […]
Government and opposition in North Macedonia are expected to hold talks regarding the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The adoption of a bill which regulates the function of this office is one of the requirements that the EU has imposed as part of the reforms that the country should finalize to advance in its […]
Negotiations with the opposition are ongoing to find a consensus regarding the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO), said Zoran Zaev. However, the Prime Minister noted, the ‘bombshells’ are not being discussed because this issue has been settled with the main law on the SPO. “We’re […]
A salary of over 70,000 denars has been allocated to the director of the new Agency for the Use of Languages spoken by at least 20 percent of the citizens, whose formation is stipulated in the Law on the Use of Languages. By supplementing the Decision on determining coefficient of officials elected or appointed by […]
The government of Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Swedish Ambassador Mats Staffansson told Katica Janeva and her coworkers at the SPO during a meeting Thursday. Swedish Ambassador Staffansson said Sweden and the entire EU were watching closely the steps taken to revise the Law on the Public Prosecution, which would […]
Erwan Fouere, the former EU Ambassador to Skopje, says he is disappointed from the European Commission’s compromises with countries opposing the enlargement and warns that negotiations with North Macedonia represent a test of EU’s credibility. Fouere believes the statement by Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn over ‘the preparatory stage of negotiations’ is an unwelcome compromise with […]
Parliament will vote on the entire prime minister’s team, not just ministers one by one. The Parliament and the government will come and go together, in the second round of presidential elections there will be no turnout census, the public offices remain open for (in) direct contact with the citizens, reporters will be invited to […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a meeting Wednesday in Skopje with a delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Government Jan Hamáček, focusing on longstanding bilateral relations and support to North Macedonia and its policies. PM Zoran Zaev pointed out that North Macedonia’s Government remains committed to the Euro-Atlantic reform […]
