Wednesday, 4 December 2019
News Macedonia 04.12.19 | 22:41

“Two faced”, “jaws dropping”… an interesting first summit for Macedonia in NATO

Macedonia, who is still not a NATO member but was invited for the photo-ops and had the flag of NOM (“North” Macedonia) raised in London, had an interesting first NATO summit. The meeting in London was marred by arguments between France and Turkey, President Trump’s insistence that...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 22:27

Milososki says SDSM gave up on its plan to curb presidential pardons after they realized it might land Zaev in jail

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Antonio Milososki blamed the ruling SDSM party of hastily abandoning its propaganda plans regarding the 2016 pardon law after it realized it might land its party leader Zoran Zaev back in prison. Both major parties were locked in intense PR campaigns after the Constitutional...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 22:02

Constitutional Court rejects Cavkov’s challenge to the selective amnesty law

The Constitutional Court rejected a request from the lawyers representing former Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov to amend the amnesty law brought at the start of 2019. Under the law, three members of Parliament from VMRO-DPMNE – Krsto Mukoski, Ljuben Arnaudov and Saso Vasilevski, as well as a number...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 18:36

President Macron strongly rejects opening EU talks with Macedonia before his reforms are complete

French President Emmanuel Macron told the Macedonian Information Agency that France was not alone in blocking Macedonia from opening the UE accession talks in OCtober, but that he is willing to take the role of the “bad guy”. Speaking after the London NATO summit, Macron repeated his position...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 18:20

VMRO and AA propose that the NATO protocol is ratified immediately, without waiting for Spain

VMRO-DPMNE proposed that the Parliament ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol immediately, without waiting for Spain to complete the procedure, in order to avoid delays of either the April 2020 elections or of the NATO ratification. Spain still hasn’t ratified the protocol due to its...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 18:10

Boat sinks in lake Ohrid, causing an oil slick

A small boat sank in lake Ohrid today, causing an oil slick in the Studenciste canal. Local authorities say that some of the fuel on board the boat Lihnida has spilled into the canal where many locals and businesses keep their crafts and that attempts will be made to remove it. Harbor master Goran Ustijanovski...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 18:06

VMRO calls on Zaev to allow a closer look into his family’s wealth

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev called out the outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev over his refusal to allow a broad investigation into the finances of the families of politicians. Janusev said that while Zaev himself has reported a relatively modest net worth, his brother, cousins and wider...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 17:54

SPO prosecutors are having a hard time proving that the 2013 elections were tampered with

During the latest hearing in a trial intiiated by Katica Janeva’s Special Prosecutor’s Office that alleges election tampering, the witness testimonies again didn’t go the way of the SPO. Prosecutor Lile Stefanova, from the now thoroughly disgraced unit, is still pushing the case against...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 17:23

Macedonian Orthodox Church rejects Mayor Silegov’s proposal to move the date when it celebrates Christmas

The Macedonian Orthodox Church rejected the proposal from Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov to switch to the Gregorian calender when it comes to celebrating Christmas. Most Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar – on January 7th, while some, like Greece, joined the Western...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 17:14

Appeals Court rejects Boki 13’s request to be released into house arrest

The Skopje Appeals Court rejected a request from Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 to be released into house arrest like the other two co-defendants in the Racket trial Katica Janeva and Zoran Mileski – Zoki Kiceec. Boki 13’s lawyer insists that he is suffering from serious consequences of...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 17:04

Racket trial: Will Radmila Sekerinska be revealed as the minister who was visiting Boki 13 in his home?

With the Racket trial expected to continue later this week, and the first sentence passed today, the one issue the public is most anxiously waiting for is the answer to the cryptic announcement made by Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13. During the initial hearing Boki 13 was asked about the money he extorted...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 15:46

Ruskoska about Kiceec: I did not expect higher sentence, yet to decide whether to appeal

Zoran Milevski-Kiceec was sentenced to three years in prison in the “Racket” case after pleading guilty at the start of the trial on Tuesday. He will remain under house arrest until the prison sentence goes into effect. Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska said Kicceec’s sentence was expected...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 14:56

UK fully supports Macedonia

The United Kingdom fully supports Macedonia and the country, by implementing reforms in line with NATO and EU values, rightfully has deserved its place in Euro-Atlantic democratic alliances, concluded the countries’ prime ministers Boris Johnson and Zoran Zaev at a meeting on the sidelines of the...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 14:09

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska meets Kate Middleton in London

Deputy PM and Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska met Tuesday at a reception at Buckingham Palace Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge. Here is a video of the meeting that Sekerenski posted on Facebook:
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 13:39

While the Government localizes the responsibility to only three people for “Racket”, Zaev should not to be afraid and answer these questions

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski reminded once again outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that he has not yet responded to the opposition’s proposals, asking why he is afraid. While the government is trying to localize the responsibility to only two, three of the “Racket” defendants,...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 12:58

Court sentences Zoki Kiceec to 3 years in prison

The Skopje Criminal Court has pronounced the first verdict in the “Racket” case and has sentenced Zoran Milevski-Kiceec to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty at the first hearing on Tuesday. Milevski is charged with “receiving a reward for unlawful influence”. The court...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 12:01

Pendarovski: The Law on Languages is not practical, but it will not destroy Macedonia

The Venice Commission has no authority to determine whether a law is in line with our Constitution, only the Constitutional Court has such powers, President Stevo Pendarovski said Tuesday evening on TV24, answering a question on a part of the Commission’s report referring to the Law on the Use...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 11:14

Constitutional Court postpones decision on amendments to Law on Pardoning

At the proposal of judge Osman Kadriu, the Constitutional Court decided Wednesday by majority of votes to postpone the decision on the amendments to the Law on Pardoning, a procedure that was initiated last week. It considered it was better to postpone this point, as they were informed that there would...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 11:04

Government accepts all seven initial requests of “Clean Air March”

The Government of Macedonia accepts all seven initial demands of the organizers of “Clean Air March” and reaffirms the invitation to a meeting, the Government said. With full respect for the exceptional importance of the topics of concern to all citizens in the country, especially those in...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 10:01

The outgoing PM and his wife at Johnson’s “warm pre-Christmas” reception

Outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and his wife Zorica were among British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s guests on Tuesday evening. The outgoing prime minister shared some photos from the evening on Facebook. Downing 10 was wide open to all leaders of NATO member states last night. Prime Minister...
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