The decision on scheduling the referendum will be known most probably on Monday after the meeting between the Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and coordinators of parliamentary groups. It is expected the opposition VMRO-DPMNE to reveal the decision over this issue, whose coordinator does not attend these meetings. There is no official information whether the government […]
NATO member states have agreed to invite Macedonia to start the accession talks, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a press conference on Wednesday. ‘We welcome the historic agreement between Athens and Skopje on the solution of the name issue and agreed to invite the government in Skopje to start accession talks. Once all national procedures have […]
The decision of President Gjorge Ivanov and the refusal to sign decree ratifying the law on name agreement is expected, but does not affect the implementation of the agreement. “Ivanov’s decision was expected, but it does not affect the steps i.e. the implementation phases of the agreement. Greek Government has already sent letters to EU […]
The accord about the issue of the name, which was signed yesterday in Prespa by the delegations of Macedonia and Greece, has been approved by the government in Skopje today. After the approval by the government, the bill on the ratification of the agreement regarding the name will be sent to parliament. The agreement may […]
The government at a session Thursday declassified the agreement reached with Greece to solve the name dispute and made it available to the public. The agreement has been already posted on the government’s website, spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said. “The government of Macedonia unanimously reviewed and adopted the report on the settlement of the Macedonia-Greek name […]
A meeting between Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski will be held in the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. The meeting comes after today’s press conference of Mickovski calling for an urgent meeting with President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zaev to review the provisions of yesterday’s agreement […]
The Government failed to comment Wednesday on the possible telephone conversation between the Macedonian and Greek prime ministers within the talks for a name solution. At today’s press conference, Government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski also did not comment a Facebook post by opposition VMRO-DPMNE Antonio Milososki over the possible signing of the agreement. The opposition MP […]
The four ministers elected by the Parliament by the end of last week will assume their posts on Monday. Arbr Ademi will take over as Minister of Education and Science from Renata Deskoska, who is now the Minister of Justice following the resignation of Bilen Saliji. Robert Alagjozovski hands over the post Minister of Culture […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and DUI leader Ali Ahmeti assessed their first year as very successful. Zaev, referring to the reforms, said that they were started, but it would take extra time to complete them successfully. The Prime Minister assessed that more than 90 thousand citizens in Macedonia now receive a higher minimum salary, as […]
The great expectations from the new government brought the same disappointment among the citizens that gave it a penalty card one year after the enthronement. Targeting priorities for resolving the name dispute and touching sensitive issues of identity and language on account of failure to deliver the promises of economic prosperity, is the key segment […]
We are moving towards NATO and EU, we are solving disputes, we are strengthening our identity. The Government is continuing the talks with Greece, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at Wednesday’s press conference observing one year since its formation. “We have never been closer to a solution and the friendship between the two countries and […]
All options regarding the name issue are still in play, MIA learns from the Government. According to the sources, none of the name proposals is favored and discussions are ongoing. The date of the crucial meeting between prime ministers Zaev and Tsipras will be specified in the coming days. According to the same source, the […]
Parliament will hold a session to reshuffle the government on June 1st. MPs will pick new members of Cabinet, and voting should end by midnight. Also on the agenda is the appointment of deputy ministers. The Cabinet reshuffle coincides with the anniversary of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s forming a new Government. The proposed new Cabinet […]
Republic of Ilinden Macedonia is a name that contains a chronological qualifier with ties to concrete historical dates and constitutes a realistic opportunity for reaching a compromise deemed acceptable by the two sides. We expect the proposal to be met with wide support in Athens, the government said Sunday. “This name makes clear distinction from […]
Xhezair Shaqiri, alias Commander Hoxha, who has attracted attention of the Macedonian public over the last several days for being hired as advisor to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in the field of fight against radicalism, resigned from his post today. “The reason for this lies in the fact that the media in Macedonia made too much […]
The Government has formed a working group tasked to draft legal changes for reduction of overall fees of enforcement court decisions. The group will be led by Deputy PM and Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski including representatives from the relevant sectors of justice, finance, labour and social policy. PM Zoran Zaev told that 42 tariffs in […]
The President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia Darko Dimovski Tuesday submitted the demands of the trade unions to the Government requiring better Labour Law, providing a vacation recourse for all employees in the state and better general collective agreement for the private and public sector. Trade union members urged for stop to […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev after Tuesday’s session of the Economic Social Council announced new measure of wage growth. Zaev told press briefing in the government that measure includes direct financial support of 30 percent of the increase in the gross wages of workers in labor intensive industries. Around 15.000 companies and 50.000 workers meet the […]
The Economic Social Council (ESC) is set to hold Tuesday a session in the Government. ESC is tripartite body established by the Macedonian Government and the social partners for conducting social dialogue and creating conditions for economic and social stability. The session will include PM Zoran Zaev, ESC members, i.e. representatives from the Trade Unions, […]
The Macedonian government has tasked the director of the State Archive to draft an action plan on the construction of a new building for the purpose of long-term preservation of archival records, Minister Zorica Apostolska told reporters on Wednesday elaborating the government’s decision to build a new building for the State Archive of Macedonia. The […]
