Parliament of North Macedonia will dissolve on February 11 before Speaker Talat Xhaferi calls the early parliamentary elections, set to take place on April 12, 2020. In accordance with the Constitution, the elections should be held withing 60 days after the dissolution of Parliament, Xhaferi told a press briefing on Wednesday. If Parliament dissolves on […]
The newly-elected New Democracy government won a vote of confidence in parliament late on Monday night, with a majority of 158. The remaining 148 MPs of the 300-member House voted against the Kyriakos Mitsotakis administration. “Starting tomorrow we begin working hard. We will honor the trust of the Greek people and will work with a […]
The Bulgarian government has endorsed the NATO Accession Protocol of the Republic of North Macedonia. The government has forwarded the document to the parliament for the purpose of its ratification. Greece and Slovenia have already ratified the protocol, while Albania is expected to follow suit on Thursday.
The Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama on Friday announced a major reshuffle in the government that he leads. Edi Rama announced this decision in today’s National Assembly of the Socialist Party. Rama has removed Foreign minister, Ditmir Bushati and replaced him with Gent Cakaj. “Ditmir Bushati deserves a lot of credit about our foreign […]
Zoran Zaev’s statements on the “Macedonian language” brought the strong retort of Alexis Tispras’ coalition partner and current Defence Minister and leader of Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos. “It is now obvious that all talks on the survival of the so-called Prespes agreement have come to an end”, Kammenos said, referring to the “provocative behaviour and […]
Panos Kammenos’s initiatives during his recent trip to the United States and the turbulence he has caused in the political scene of Greece and inside the government coalition have also been the focus of the Council of Ministers. According to IBNA’s exclusive information, Greece’s premier Alexis Tsipras said at the meeting he had convened the Cabinet due […]
State-funded parties will form analytical centers, and will be able to use the money to examine public opinion for their own purposes, as well as to conduct discussions and debates. Such benefits will be used by the four largest parties (two from the Macedonian and two from the Albanian political bloc) and are part of […]
Changes are possible in a number of ministries but they might not occur in any of them. This depends on the outcome of the ongoing talks for enlargement of the government coalition, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Monday. “Talks for enlargement of the government coalition are continuing and I want this process to end in […]
Parliament will hold a session focused on reform-oriented laws on April 10 or April 11, it was concluded Monday at a meeting of Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi with the coordinators of parliamentary groups. No representative of the opposition party VMRO-DPMNE was in attendance. Late on Sunday, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski announced that VMRO-DPMNE would return […]
The prime minister, cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, state secretaries and the secretary-general of the incumbent Government spent twice less funds in the first six months after election compared to the Gruevski-led government in 2014. The current government spent close to MKD 22 million (EUR 355,000), while the former authorities nearly MKD 45 million (EUR 730,000) […]
“The resignation of Justice Minister Bilen Saljiji will not affect the implementation of reforms because nothing will be deadlocked”, stated Mile Bosnjakovski on Wednesday. Minister Saljiji announced his resignation on Tuesday evening at a news conference. The government spokesman said Saljiji had stepped down due to personal reasons, for feeling a moral responsibility over the […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced today that there will be a reconstruction of the Government, and that talks on increasing the parliamentary majority have begun. – We will probably talk with all opposition political parties, with the exception of VMRO-DPMNE, Zaev said after today’s Rule of Law Forum in SEE. Reconstruction of the Government and […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced today that there will be a reconstruction of the Government, and that talks on increasing the parliamentary majority have begun. – We will probably talk with all opposition political parties, with the exception of VMRO-DPMNE, Zaev said after today’s Rule of Law Forum in SEE. Reconstruction of the Government and […]
Germany‘s Social Democrats on Friday named two politicians to key posts in the new government, with Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz appointed as finance minister in Europe’s largest economy, and the justice minister Heiko Maas becoming foreign minister. The SPD’s designated leader Andrea Nahles and Scholz announced the party’s six ministry appointments at a news conference. Justice […]
The government of the Republic of Macedonia will to support innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by announcing three public calls totaling to MKD 645 million. Also, for the first time, the state following the example of Israel will support small and medium-sized enterprises, thus becoming their partner and participate […]
Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos announced the composition of Greece’s new government, following a cabinet reshuffle carried out by the Prime Minister on Wednesday evening. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras did not opt for a sweeping change of the government scheme, but made only a “corrective” reshuffle of his cabinet. Analysts wide expected more “corrections” to be […]
Macedonia’s government at its regular session on Tuesday adopted a draft bill for amending the law on audio, audiovisual media services. The draft is aimed at departization and professionalization of the public broadcasting service and the regulatory body – the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, the government said in a press release. The […]
Twenty domestic companies will implement innovative projects using MKD 80 million (EUR 1,3 million) through the Fund for Innovation and Technology Development (FITR), of which MKD 58 million (EUR 950,000) provided by the Government while the rest by the World Bank. The five most successful participants of the Fund call “O2 Challenge”, along with the […]
The highway leading from Macedonia to the southern border with Greece will be renamed ‘Friendship Highway’ and the Skopje Airport will be called “Skopje International Airport’, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a news conference Tuesday with the EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Samuel Zbogar. The decision passed today by the government, Zaev said, once again affirms the […]
Macedonia’s government is committed to building confidence with Greece’s government in favor of dignified settlement of the open issues between the two European neighbors, cabinet officials told MIA regarding yesterday’s protest in Athens. ‘We believe the majority of citizens in both Greece and Macedonia wish for good-neighborly relations, which lead to friendship, stability and economic […]
