After serving three terms as mayor, Edmond Temelko was defeated in local elections in Pustec, Albania. The new mayor of Albanian municipality of Pustec, which is mainly populated by ethnic Macedonians is Pali Kolefski. In the controversial elections, Kolefski was the candidate of the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Kolefski’s victory, a longtime […]
Ambassadors of EU member countries in Skopje have made it clear that the date for the launch of accession talks with the EU depends on the reforms and political dialogue. Dutch ambassador, Wouter Plomp called on majority and opposition in parliament to come to an agreement in order to adopt the bill on Special Prosecutor’s […]
In this country, even if a wingless bird ran away you wouldn’t be able to catch it. This angry reaction by a mother of one of the five victims killed at Smilkovo Lake seven years ago, after yesterday’s postponement of the “Monster” hearing yesterday, in one sentence, described the failure of the system that stalled […]
One of the main assumptions was that the Supreme Court would save former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at the last minute before the main verdict, but the files of the “Tank” case did not reach the highest court on time, so Gruevski fled to Budapest where he was granted political asylum. After former Interior Minister […]
Former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska will not go to jail July 1 to serve her six-year prison sentence for the “Tank” case. The Supreme Court upheld the request to postpone the prison sentence and sent the decision to the Criminal Court. The serving of the prison sentence is postponed until the Supreme Court decides upon […]
The main hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Office case dubbed “Thaler“has been postponed for June 28, while Nikola Gruevski will be tried in absentia, the court decided on Wednesday. The case refers to the illegal financing of political party VMRO-DPMNE. The indictment is filed against legal entity VMRO-DPMNE and six individuals – Nikola Gruevski, Kiril Bozhinovski, Mile […]
Frosina Fakova – Serafinovic Businessman Orce Kamchev, a suspect in one of the SPO’s cases, won the gold medal in Cologne, and the institutions won a gold medal for public delusion. And if it was not for the victory of HC Vardar in the European Champions League, we would not have known that Orce and […]
The Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) said that the wiretapped conversations released on Facebook by a person under the pseudonym “El Cheka” are not the ones in the prosecution’s possession. “We assure the public that all audio materials are kept under strictly regulated security protocols that encompass physical, administrative and IT security of information. In addition, […]
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva hopes that the government and the opposition will come to an agreement during this month and will ultimately settle the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which in this critical period is in a halt and is unable to file charges. While both groups negotiate, Janeva and the VMRO-DPMNE […]
Just like two years ago, the businessman Orce Kamchev together with Vardar players celebrated the European title in Cologne. And in 2017, when Vardar won the first title, and on Sunday, Kamchev, along with handball players and his close friend Sergei Samsonenko, won a gold medal. But this year the public was shocked to see […]
There are positive signals that the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office will be adopted very soon and we will see how the Special Prosecutor’s Office fits into it, said Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “The international community is giving clear guidelines, also the ruling authorities, but not the opposition, which is personally concerned,” prosecutor Janeva […]
It’s possible the Government and the opposition agree on the Law on Public Prosecution before the European Commission releases its report on May 29, according to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Justice Minister Renata Deskoska. After a debate Tuesday on the National Strategy for the Development of the Concept of One Society for […]
“Nobody can sack me. I’m protected by the law, whereas VMRO-DPMNE’s demands are political and I do not want to comment them.” This was declared by the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in North Macedonia, Katica Janeva, as there are rumours that she and her team are going to be sacked. Janeva said that […]
Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani is convinced that North Macedonia will enter the second stage of the EU accession process after 20 years of efforts and begin accession negotiations. “We are working with member-states on the dilemmas they have on enlargement. However, these dilemmas do not relate to us, because North Macedonia has […]
The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) Katica Janeva wants both her and her entire team to stay and keep working together for another term. She expressed her wish during the ongoing negotiations on the new law on public prosecution, which will decide the fate of the SPO. Katina Janeva expects from the political […]
Talks continue between the ruling majority and the opposition over the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution, Government Spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski said at today’s press conference. “The latest information I have regarding the talks,” Bosnjakovski said, “is that the amendments submitted by VMRO-DPMNE to the Ministry of […]
Opposition VMRO-DPMNE’s working group has again submitted amendments related to the draft-law on Public Prosecutor’s Office to the Ministry of Justice last weekend, but the key differences remain. “The amendments submitted were not in line with the recommendations of the EU regarding opening of accession negotiations. Talks will continue,” said the Justice Ministry. The working […]
Government and opposition in North Macedonia are expected to hold talks regarding the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The adoption of a bill which regulates the function of this office is one of the requirements that the EU has imposed as part of the reforms that the country should finalize to advance in its […]
Negotiations with the opposition are ongoing to find a consensus regarding the public prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecution (SPO), said Zoran Zaev. However, the Prime Minister noted, the ‘bombshells’ are not being discussed because this issue has been settled with the main law on the SPO. “We’re […]
The government of Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Swedish Ambassador Mats Staffansson told Katica Janeva and her coworkers at the SPO during a meeting Thursday. Swedish Ambassador Staffansson said Sweden and the entire EU were watching closely the steps taken to revise the Law on the Public Prosecution, which would […]
