Commissioner of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has said his recent statement that the name issue could be solved in a couple of weeks was misinterpreted. “That was a mistake, there is a recording of this. I said I have faith that a solution can be reached in a couple of weeks, […]
The National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia (NBRM) must not be left without a governor, it can negatively affect the national economy, Dimitar Bogov, its outgoing governor, said Thursday. He said he expected a new governor to be appointed in line with the law on the NBRM as soon as possible. “NBRM plays many […]
Free, safe, independent and responsible media are the foundation for the development of a democratic society. They represent an important part of a developed country, contributing to its social and economic progress, says Minister of Information Society and Administration Damjan Mancevski in his message on World Press Freedom Day-May 3. “Attack on media freedom is […]
Eleven Members of the U.S. Congress led by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) have sent a letter to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expressing support for Macedonia’s admission to NATO, pointing out that this is key for U.S. interests in the Balkans. The press release issued by the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) quotes the letter as […]
I believe that Macedonia and Greece together can reach a solution prior to the Council of the EU, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said answering questions at a news conference on Wednesday. Asked when he expected a name solution to be sent to the UN, Zaev said the parties were ‘not far away from reaching a solution, […]
Former interior minister Mitko Cavkov has been once again released from pre-trial detention, said the director of the Skopje prison. Earlier, the Appellate Court upheld a decision of the Criminal Court allowing Cavkov to post bail, estimated at €600,000 in assets, that guarantees he won’t flee after being released from prison. Cavkov, who served as head […]
The Supreme Court dismissed requests for exempting judges of the Court of Appeals and the Criminal Court filed by defense lawyers of the defendants in the case codenamed Titanic of the Special Public Prosecution. The court rejected them as being ‘groundless.’ Earlier in the day, the trial of the defendants charged with electoral fraud was […]
The Parliament adopted Wednesday the Law on University Education, and the amendments to the Law on Courts, the Law on Judicial Council, Firearms, and Road Traffic Safety. MPs also adopted the amendments to the laws on audit, securities, credit bureau and technological-industrial development zones, as well as the law ratifying the changes in Protocol 2 […]
The Constitutional Court annulled Wednesday the decisions for scheduling a referendum over the construction of Kazandol mine by the Valandovo municipality on 3 July and 10 July 2017. According to the court, the referendum decisions are unconstitutional and illegitimate because the concession issue is not of local significance and therefore the local authorities cannot schedule […]
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 […]
Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska believes that Macedonia deserves NATO membership with its commitment and work and Macedonia’s invitation to NATO will contribute not only to stability of the country but to entire region. “The main reason of my visit and my meetings is to ask US Administration for a strong message of support prior 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, […]
Trade Unions in Macedonia join Tuesday the celebration of International Workers’ Day – May 1 which is marked in honor and the memory to the struggle of workers for the promotion of their rights. The Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia organizes traditional celebration of May 1 by staging a protest march on the streets […]
One in four people in Macedonia works extra hours. This is indicated by the Finance Think survey published a day before International Workers’ Day. The survey shows that low paid workers are forced to work extra hours. The law on labor does permit extra hours, but during the week, workers are only paid for an 8 […]
At the invitation of Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, Nikola Dimitrov will attend the third quadripartite meeting between the FMs of Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, and Macedonia taking place in Thessaloniki on May 3 and 4. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other ministers and high representatives from all four countries’ Ministries of Internal Affairs and […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Monday that Macedonia will surely have to open its Constitution prior to its EU accession, like all other member-states. “Macedonia will surely open the Constitution prior to its EU entry, just like all other member-states, transferring a portion of its sovereignty to the Union. If additional guarantees are required as assurance for […]
The issue of the name continued to be one of the central topics of debate during the weekend. PM Zoran Zaev has warned that the solution of this issue may be reached before the end of the summit of June that the European Council has planned to hold. “Believing that this is the right time […]
The frequent contacts between the heads of diplomacy of Macedonia and Greece, Nikola Dimitrov and Nikos Kotzias, in the last period, continue this week in Thessaloniki. Both on Thursday and Friday will participate in the quadrilateral forum featuring their colleagues from Bulgaria and Albania. The previous Dimitrov-Kotzias meeting was last week in Vienna on the […]
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 […]
