If I have political responsibility, name dispute will be resolved when I consider that the solution will serve the national interests, Greek opposition New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis told private broadcaster Skai in an interview on Sunday when asked what would be his steps if elected Prime Minister in case name negotiations fail. “We have lived […]
I believe that citizens of Macedonia deserve the right of open court procedures, which is to be the most serious, symbolic part of the judicial reforms, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said late Wednesday in the first ever TV duel with opposition VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. ‘It is not yet perfect, there are none or just […]
The government clearly stated that it was negotiating with Skopje on the basis of the four names, proposed by the UN, namely the package of suggestion tabled by mediator Matthew Nimetz, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday in response to the criticism of the opposition ‘New Democracy’ leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the name ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’. […]
Former assistant minister of interior Gjoko Popovski was sentenced Wednesday to six-and-a-half years in prison, while second defendant, former prime minister Nikola Gruevski received a two-year prison sentence in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Tank”. Popovski is sentenced for abuse of office, while Gruevski for acquiring personal gain and stimulating the commitment of a crime. […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has sent Tuesday the list of nominees for new Government ministers to the Parliament on Tuesday. As of tomorrow, the list will be available on the Parliament’s website. Yesterday PM Zaev expressed hope for a plenary session on the government reshuffle to be scheduled by the end of this month. Incumbent Minister of Education and […]
Former assistant minister of interior Gjoko Popovski was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison for abuse of office in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Trista”. Popovski was charged with abuse of office and damages to the budget in the amount of EUR 453.570 in the process of procurement of 300 vehicles for the […]
Andreas Elsner is leaving the position of the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Member of Board of Directors of the Makedonski Telekom AD as of July 1, Makedonski Telekom said in a press release. Andreas Elsner served as the Director and Chief Executive Officer at Makedonski Telekom AD since May 1, 2017. Elsner came to […]
The Macedonian Television (MTV) will host Wednesday (20:00h) the first TV debate between Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski. Last week, the opposition leader urged for a debate, which the PM promptly accepted. Interlocutors will confront their views on a number of topics, such as the name talks, domestic […]
Eleven ministers have governed the education and science department in the past eighteen years. Five ministers spent about a year in office since 2000, and as many ministers were in office for nearly two years as head of the education department. The frequent changes of ministers in one of the most important departments, where policies, […]
The fifth governor is the first bearer of the monetary authority in the country selected in the period of cohabitation, so that the act of voting for her subtly drew the relations between the political factors in the country With respectable 81 votes in favor and none against or abstained, yesterday the Parliament elected Anita […]
New governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) Anita Angelovska-Bezoska will take over the post from Dimitar Bogov on Tuesday. The Parliament elected Angelovska-Bezoska to the position on Monday by 81 votes in favor, with none against or abstained. Angelovska-Bezoska is Macedonia’s fifth governor and the first women in the seat. She comes from […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is set to submit the nominees for new Government ministers to the Parliament on Tuesday. “The CVs of the new ministers, deputy ministers and directors of institutions will be timely submitted, in hope that they are debated at a plenary session by the end of the month, so that the Government is […]
The political party Levica pressed criminal charges today against Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in the Basic Public Prosecution for violating the constitutional order of the state. Dimitar Apasiev believes Zaev threatened Macedonia’s negotiating positions, leading the country in a dependent position from another country, in the name dispute with Greece. The party demanded that the […]
Vice-Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov had a working meeting Monday with the Ambassadors of EU member states to Macedonia, organized by Bulgaria’s Ambassador Ivan Petkov Velkov. The gathering was focused on political developments related to Macedonia’s EU-integration process, and in this respect to the conclusions of the recent […]
“Macedonia has not dismissed the ‘Republic of Ilinden Macedonia’ proposal,” PM Zoran Zaev said in response to a reporter’s question in front of Skopje’s Criminal Court on Monday. The proposal, according to Zaev, is worth careful consideration, as it fulfills the expectations of most citizens in both countries. “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia, Zaev said, “is a […]
Happy to be acquitted, finally proving my innocence and getting justice, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev after Monday’s judgment in case dubbed Bribe. Zaev said Macedonia can be a normal country only if there is independent judiciary and transparent procedures, such as the one in case Bribe. He urged institutions in possession of the recording […]
The Parliament elected Anita Angelovska Bezoska as new governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) on Monday. Angeloska Bezoska was elected by 81 votes in favor, with no against or abstained. She is the first woman governor of NBRM. Coming from the post vice governor, Angelovska Bezoska replaces Dimitar Bogov, whose […]
Judge Darko Todorovski acquitted Monday Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in case dubbed “Bribe”. While reading the judgment, the trial judge said the public prosecutor has not proved that the defendant committed the crime, resulting in an acquittal. At the last hearing, prosecutor Valentina Bislimovska asked for a change of the indictment qualification from “receiving a […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov on May 24-25 in New York will hold a meeting with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias with the UN special envoy, Matthew Nimetz, also in attendance, Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. The meeting was also announced in a statement by the Greek Foreign Ministry around the same time […]
Working group comprised of representatives of political parties will be established in the Parliament towards supporting the implementation of the reform agenda and the next steps in the Jean Monnet process. During the first two-day informal and open dialogue, political parties once again confirmed the consensus of working together so that the country makes progress […]
