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 […]
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 […]
Erol Rizaov After losing the elections and declaring victory, VMRO-DPMNE’s top people cannot seem to stop boasting and crying all at the same time over major election irregularities. They talk all over that their victory is clean because it is Macedonian, and the government’s defeat is dirty and rigged because it is a gang of […]
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. […]
