As in Spanish TV shows where the characters and plots are constantly changing, so in the end almost no one remembers who the main characters in the first episodes were, the domestic political scene also entertains the audience with various guesses about staff changes. Meanwhile, two seasons changed, and what was announced as a reshuffle […]
“Unless the name dispute is resolved this year, the status quo will linger on for years,” Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, said during the press conference held together with PM Zoran Zaev on Thursday. Roth said that both sides were willing to make a mutually acceptable compromise, […]
After a decade, a new political image is emerging in Macedonia where media outlets operate in a new professional environment cooperating with the state institutions, Director of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), Renate Schroeder said in a meeting Wednesday in Skopje with Robert Popovski, Minister without portfolio responsible for communications, accountability and transparency. Schroeder congratulated […]
Macedonia commemorates today the third anniversary of the armed incident taken place in Kumanovo, where 8 police officers and 14 members of an armed group, consisting of former guerrillas of the National Liberation Army, which was dissolved after the 2001 conflict, remained killed. The Ministry of Interior declared today that institutions will deliver justice and […]
Macedonia’s Ambassador to the US, Vasko Naumovski will be summoned home for consultations over his conduct, i.e failure to attend meetings of Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska with high-ranking officials during her recent trip to the US. “Following an agreement with Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, Ambassador Naumovski will be summoned for consultations in the country followed […]
We are confident that Macedonia will join the European family, said French Ambassador to Macedonia, Christian Thimonier at Wednesday’s observance of Europe Day in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Welcome to the club, because you have made a significant step by receiving a clear recommendation. However, this is just the beginning of a journey,” said […]
Short video recording that was posted on YouTube in connection with the ‘Bribe’ case in which Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is charged, has been shown Wednesday in the courtroom of Skopje-based Criminal Court in the presence of the public. Judge Darko Todorovski pointed out that the length of the video is 3 minutes and 35 […]
“We have communicated our concerns to the Government where we see problems with appointed officials. U.S. officials are not precluded from dealing with individuals on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s List of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons.” “The SDN list is an important tool that uses the blocking of assets and travel […]
Both President Gjorge Ivanov and I agreed that Macedonia should get a governor of its central bank within the legally defined deadline, Zoran Zaev said Monday. “We have shared certain ideas and we both came to a conclusion that Macedonia should pick a governor of the National Bank of Macedonia (NBRM) within the defined deadline. A […]
The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia should not be left without a governor, because this would have a negative impact on the country’s economy, agreed President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at Monday’s meeting in Skopje. Ivanov elaborated the arguments over the nomination of incumbent NBRM governor Dimitar Bogov, the President’s […]
The new governor of the Central Bank in Macedonia should be made until the end of the month, but the government and president Gjorke Ivanov have not yet come to an agreement about the candidate that will lead this institution. President Ivanov has proposed the current governor, Dimitar Bogov to be re elected in this […]
Forty-five percent of Greeks have an understanding for the perspective of a compound name including term ‘Macedonia’, show results of a survey of agency Prorata released by newspaper “Ethnos”. In the survey, 23 percent said the perspective of recognizing FYROM with a compound name including term Macedonia causes anger, 14 percent responded they are ashamed […]
A meeting between Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras is planned in Sofia on May 17, unless something unpredictable happens, according to Greek web-portal News247. Diplomatic sources told News247 that despite existing difficulties, important progress has been achieved in majority of the topics within the negotiations, despite the main differences over the name use. According to the […]
There are no injuries in a fire that broke out in a building in Skopje municipality of Aerodrom on Sunday. “The fire has been extinguished and clearing up activities are currently underway,” fire fighting brigade commander Zvonko Tomevski told MIA. Causes for the fire, which broke out in the building’s basement, are still unknown.
State of affairs and problems in textile and leather industries, and measures aimed at improving the business environment were in the focus of Sunday’s meeting of Vice Premier for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev with Textile Cluster president Marijana Perkovska and owner of textile company “Albatros”, Vesna Miladinova. Angjusev said there are numerous problems in the […]
Following all the obstacles and challenges that the Ministry of Interior was faced with, we have managed to restore the basic function of this service – the pillar of statehood, the core of security and safety of the Republic of Macedonia, but at the same time a friend and protector of citizens, said Prime Minister […]
President Gjorge Ivanov is set to meet with Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev in Dojran on Sunday. President Radev will attend a commemorative ceremony at the Novo Selo cemetery of Bulgarian soldiers on the Day of Bulgarian Armed Forces.
An environmental campaign took place in Dojran on Saturday, including Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Government ministers and Dojran Mayor Ango Antov. The environmental campaign is held in all municipalities across Macedonia, incorporating the cleanup of illegal landfills, removal of communal waste, cleaning of streets and parks. “Dojran is one Macedonia’s pearls and deserves this campaign, both […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Saturday progress has been made in the talks regarding a solution to the name dispute. “Progress has been made regarding the creativity of solutions, of course maintaining the dignity and identity. These ideas are put on the table and we are considering them,” PM Zaev told reporters at the sidelines of an […]
We share the same destiny with the EU but we are not at the table yet, said Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov at the third quadrilateral ministerial meeting (Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria), which takes place in Thessaloniki on Friday. “We are politically part of the EU, we are there in geographic terms, we share the same economic […]
