Thursday, 14 November 2019
Macedonia 14.11.19 | 13:14

Kiracovski wants to see the statute of limitations dropped for crimes perpetrated by Government officials

SDSM member of Parliament Aleksandar Kiracovski submitted a proposal that crimes perpetrated by Government officials are not subject to a statute of limitations. Kiracovski himself was recently questioned by state prosecutors over allegations that he is involved in the major racketeering scandal revolving...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 12:49

Mickoski promises “moderate patriotism” as opposed to Zaev’s “radical incompetence”

International treaties need to be respected, what also needs to be respected are sovereign policies which we, as a party, pursue, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski in an interview with Deutsche Welle, when asked about the opposition party’s position on the Prespa treaty. VMRO-DPMNE did...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 11:51

“Merkel kept Macedonia coupled with Albania to avoid being labeled Islamophobic”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted emotionally at the proposal to decouple Macedonia from Albania and said it would make the EU look Islamophobic, writes former Portugese State Secretary for Europe Bruno Macaes. Macedonia’s best chance to open EU accession talks in October was a stand-alone...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 11:20

Three journalists attacked by a large group of thugs yesterday evening in Skopje

Three journalists were attacked by a group consisting of eight people yesterday evening in Skopje. Ljupco Cvetanovski, who works in the Alfa TV – an outlet outspokenly critical of the Zaev regime, Dejan Andonovic and Petar Serafimovski were assaulted as they were leaving a restaurant in the Vlae...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 10:59

Zaev meets with Mitsotakis and Borisov in Solun

Zoran Zaev is attending the regional summit with Greece and Bulgaria taking place in Solun/Thessaloniki. This afternoon Zaev will meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. The summit is organized by the Greek and American chambers of commerce and Zaev...

Macedonia 14.11.19 | 10:14

VMRO list of candidates will underline that the party is under a new management

VMRO-DPMNE will nominate fresh candidates to lead the party’s six lists for the early general elections, and most of the candidates will also be nominated for the first time, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. The party underwent a major overhaul over the traumatic events of the past several...