Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Culture 20.02.19 | 15:36

Culture Ministry gives “stay of execution” to events it rejected for public funding

Culture Minister Asaf Ademi met with some of the artists whose projects were refused in the latest annual plan for distribution of public funding and promised to allow them to re-apply. Ademi faced fierce criticism within the ruling coalition after he cut funding for some of the best known cultural events...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 15:13

Nepotism watch: Economy Minister Bektesi refuses to ask his relatives to resign from the public companies where they were recently hired

Economy Minister Kresnik Bektesi was defiant today when asked whether he will ask his sister Vlora Bektesi to resign from the MEPSO state managed company, where she was recently hired, or to have his sister in aw Nertila Useini Kaba to resign from the ELEM company. Dozens of Government officials were...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 15:05

Government Secretary threatens President Ivanov’s web admin over the name Republic of Macedonia

Dragi Raskovski, Secretary General of the Government, threatened the office of President Gjorge Ivanov with consequences if the President doesn’t begin to use the name “Republic of North Macedonia” on his web site and in other communication. President Ivanov rejects the name change...
World 20.02.19 | 14:52

Orban plan provides significant financial support to Hungarians who start a family

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban promoted his proposal of significant tax cuts for women who have children. The proposal includes that women under 40 who get married will be able to claim a loan of over 30.000 EUR, a third of which will be written off if the woman has two children, and the entirety...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 14:43

DUI move against the Alliance complicates Zaev’s plan to get approval from all Albanian parties for his presidential candidate

Ziadin Sela from the Alliance of Albanians refused to meet with Zoran Zaev and discuss the proposal to find a “consensual” presidential candidate. The decision comes after Arben Taravari, the Alliance of Albanians elected Mayor of Gostivar, was stripped of the right to appoint directors to...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 13:26

State prosecutors refuse to act on proposed charge of high treason against Zaev and Dimitrov

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJO) informed that it will now begin a case for high treason against Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The request came from the World Macedonian Congress which asked OJO to declare the signing of the Prespa treaty as a clear case of...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 13:09

Voters will elect a President of the Republic of Macedonia, and the ballots will not list the name of the country

State Electoral Commission President Oliver Derkovski said on Wednesday that, according to the Parliament decision to open the presidential elections, the vote will be held for a President of the Republic of Macedonia and not under the name “North Macedonia”. The decision in the Parliament...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 12:20

More reports of nepotism: Nola Starova had her mother in law promoted

Nola Ismajlovska Starova is the latest member of the splinter group of VMRO-DPMNE members of Parliament who voted to rename Macedonia to enable patronage for a close relative of hers as part of the reward package for her vote. Starova’s mother in law Maja Starova was promoted to acting principal...
World 20.02.19 | 12:02

Lavrov blames the West of pushing Balkan countries into NATO against their will

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the West of “vacuuming the Balkans” into NATO, against the will of the citizens of the Balkan countries. The West maintains an arrogant line of vacuuming the region into NATO, disregarding the will of the people of the countries concerned, and...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 11:20

Zaev discussed the process to rename Macedonia with US Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan

Zoran Zaev spoke over the phone with US State Department official John Sullivan to express his gratitude for the US influence in guiding the process to change Macedonia’s name. According to the Macedonian Government, Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan told Zaev that he looks forward to having Macedonia...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 11:13

Divided Bulgarian Parliament narrowly approves Macedonia’s NATO accession

The Bulgarian Parliament ratified Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol with 139 votes in favor, in the 240 seat Parliament. The large bloc of the Bulgarian Socialist Party was absent from the Parliament during the vote. Buglarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that this is a historic...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 11:00

Two more days of spring

Springtime weather will continue until Friday, with temperatures expected to reach up to 22 degrees Centigrade. The capital Skopje will experience weak to moderate wind coming from the North. Thursday is also expected to be sunny and seasonably warm, while beginning on Friday we can expect rain and snow...
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