Mickoski: Referendum campaign funds to be rerouted to a Tetovo school


VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Saturday he would suggest to his group of MPs to have their referendum campaign funds donated to the Kiril Pejcinovikj High School in Tetovo. If there was a legal obstacle to this donation, Mickoski said on his Facebook profile, VMRO-DPMNE would give up its share of the funds, publicly […]

Naskovski: Foreign centers are pushing for a boycott


The dismissed organization secretary of VMRO-DPMNE, Stevo Naskovski, said in an interview with Deutsche Welle that external centers and parallel party structures are pressuring for a boycott, and are sacrificing the strategic commitments of VMRO-DPMNE. – VMRO-DPMNE is a party that supports a referendum aimed at resolving the name dispute, which was repeatedly announced by […]

“In the EU ‘FOR'” still awaits an opponent


Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on his Facebook page has revealed the motto under which the government’s campaign to support the referendum and the name dispute with Greece will be led. Under the motto “In the EU ‘FOR’” citizens are required to complete the response that will bring Macedonia into the EU and NATO on September […]

Government to use lawsuits as defense against VMRO-DPMNE


Government ministers and directors will defend themselves with lawsuits against VMRO-DPMNE and its spokespersons, from accusations coming from this party for arranged tenders, problems with medication or news articles with fake content. VMRO-DPMNE says that these threats are in vain. The Ministry of Health is particularly targeted by the opposition party. The latest lawsuit announced […]

Major cleanup in the White Palace


Has the new leader of the main opposition party, Hristijan Mickoski, decided to continue the hard “eliminate, then rule” tactics, despite his loud indications that the new party statute will contribute to greater democratization? In the moments of indecision over the positions of the party related to the referendum, which will be held in less […]

Waiting for white smoke from the White Palace


Topics related to the current economic and political situation were discussed at the yesterday’s session of the Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE. The issue of the referendum was not even opened at this session. Top-party sources admit that the upcoming referendum on a name agreement with Greece has in fact not been debated in the senior […]

Mickoski will no longer lead the central committee of VMRO-DPMNE


After criticism made by some of the public and municipal organizations, VMRO-DPMNE will change the party’s Statute, which has been recently sent to the country’s local committees for a review. Warnings that there will be even greater centralization in VMRO-DPMNE, filling organs and bodies with people close to the president and the senior leadership, and […]

Generation 2000


Aleksandar Nikoloski I remember the excitement quite well when we were waiting for the year 2000. New millennium. Many expectations and hopes. Looking to the future, but also up to the sky, towards the universe, expecting that in the millennium man will begin to conquer the space as well, with his mind, knowledge, innovation, and […]

Opposition’s “Working Summer” goes on vacation


Developments over the leaders’ meetings, the scheduled referendum without an agreement reached between the parties, the Ilinden holiday, summer holidays, but also the internal battles “cooled down” the planned “Working Summer” of VMRO-DPMNE. When leader Hristijan Mickoski threatened to clear up the crimes of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev from the square in Kavadarci on July […]

Thirty organizations launch campaign for boycotting referendum


Thirty organizations signed today a memorandum of strategic cooperation aimed at boycotting the referendum. They formed the so-called Crisis Headquarters for the campaign, and are led by Janko Bacev of United Macedonia. The campaign that propagates the boycott of the referendum included Christian Brotherhood, Macedonium, Amanet 1903, Third Party of Macedonians, Tvrdokorni, VMRO-DPMNE-Democratic Faction and […]

Nikoloski: Reforms are more important than the name solution for NATO membership


First implementation of the reforms, then solving the name dispute, is the order of priorities for the country’s entry into NATO and the EU, according to VMRO-DPMNE deputy leader Aleksandar Nikoloski. In an interview with Radio Free Europe, he says a much better agreement with Greece can be reached than the one achieved by the […]

Leaders’ meeting resumes Monday morning


A fresh round of talks including only the leaders of the four main parliamentary parties – Zoran Zaev of SDSM, Ali Ahmeti of DUI, Hristijan Mickoski of VMRO-DPMNE and Bilal Kasami of Besa will resume Monday morning at 9:00 am, Government told MIA. Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev has invited leaders of VMRO-DPMNE, […]

Karakamiseva overshadowed Mickoski


When the president of VMRO-DPMNE came in the company of Tanja Karakamiseva-Jovanovska at the leaders’ meeting at 6pm, many failed to hide their surprise. The question was raised-why, apart from three vice-presidents, general secretary, about forty MPs, current and former officials, Hristijan Mickoski decided to bring the professor of constitutional law and political system to […]

VMRO-DPMNE fears elections with the referendum


Returning the concept of a transitional government that was agreed in Przino – at the height of the political crisis of the state. This is basically one of the demands set by the opposition as a condition for unblocking the election of the new composition of the SEC, in addition to the amendments to the […]

VMRO-DPMNE i kërkon falje Rashkovskit


Partia VMRO-DPMNE nëpërmjet marrëveshjes gjyqësore i ka kërkuar falje sekretarit të përgjithshëm të Qeverisë, Dragi Rashkovski, për, siç thuhet në marrëveshje, shpifje të publikuara në faqen e “Facebook-ut” të partisë dhe konferencave për shtyp. Ashtu siç ka shkruar Rashkovski në “Facebook”, kundër VMRO-DPMNE-së dhe funksionarëve të partisë ka ngritur padi për gënjeshtra dhe shpifje për […]

Will Zaev find a way around the referendum?


The referendum as the final phase of the settlement of the name dispute persists as a constant on the Macedonian political scene for a long period of time. Simultaneously promoted by VMRO-DPMNE, then accepted by SDSM, it was almost always in the plans for the name solution. The goal is very simple – the people, […]

When VMRO-DPMNE judges the judiciary


According to the ‘said and done’ principle, the opposition really started this summer the way it announced some time ago – working. If judged according to announcements that are printed daily and massively in the ‘White palace’ and press conferences that are subsequently held, it can be said that the VMRO-DPMNE remains consistent with the […]

Expectations in Macedonia from the Austrian presidency of the EU


Austria’s support for the opening of EU accession talks and its support for the reforms are what Macedonia is expecting during this country’s EU presidency which started at the beginning of this month. “We’re grateful for Austria’s support and its engagement in order for Western Balkans to remain on the focus of this presidency. This is […]

Zaev: The opposition should rejoice accession talks date


Let’s finally rejoice this happy news – Macedonia received a date for the start of EU accession talks in June 2019. It is nice to sometimes celebrate together positive decisions for Macedonia. It is appalling to deny to this day the fact that Macedonia received an accession talks date, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a […]