Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 23:21

Sekerinska: We ensured that SPO cases are resolved, now everything is in the hands of the judiciary

With the new solutions we have practically ensured that all the SPO cases are fully resolved, said SDSM vice president and minister of defense Radmila Sekerinska. No one can use administrative or any judicial procedural reasons to deny them and now everything is in the hands of the judiciary. We as...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 22:34

Government adopts new Defense Strategy

The Government at Tuesday’s regular session reviewed and adopted the Draft Defense Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia and obliged the Ministry of Defense to submit the Defense Strategy to President Stevo Pendarovski within seven days of its adoption. According to the government press service,...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 21:42

SPO cases to start dropping in Strasbourg: “Postenska Banka” case appeals accepted

All three appeals filed by the owner of NOEL Gevgelija regarding the “Postenska Banka” case have been accepted by the Strasbourg court, lawyer Petro Janura informed. The appeals were filed for flagrant violation of my client’s human rights, done with the investigative actions of the...
Other sports 17.09.19 | 21:05

Macedonia’s team scores second victory at the European volleyball championship, with chances for second round

After Monday’s first historic victory of Macedonia’s volleyball team at the European Championship, this afternoon our team achieved another triumph over host Slovenia 3-1 in sets. With this triumph, the Macedonians made a big step towards the second round of the European Championship. The...
World 17.09.19 | 19:41

Snowden: Trump’s never really known a love that he hasn’t had to pay for

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden slammed President Donald Trump as someone that “has never known a love that he hasn’t paid for” in an MSNBC interview that will be broadcast late on Monday evening, Newsweek reports. Hours before Snowden’s chat with MSNBC anchor...
World 17.09.19 | 19:13

Italy’s Matteo Renzi to form new party after exiting Democratic Party

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Tuesday announced his decision to leave the center-left Democratic Party (PD) to form his own centrist-leaning party in a move that could destabilize Rome’s new government, DW reported. “After seven years of friendly fire I think we must take...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 19:00

Bujar Osmani fined for talking on the phone while driving

After a video showing Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Bujar Osmani checking if the boards of all state institutions are bilingual, was published, he was fined for talking on the phone while driving. As seen in the video posted by Osmani on his Facebook account, he talks on the phone...
Balkans 17.09.19 | 17:51

Petsas: No separation of Macedonia, Albania’s European process

Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said Tuesday there can be no separation of Macedonia and Albania’s Euro-integration process, MIA reports from Athens. From the discussions in Europe what we understand and what we see, our position is that there can be no separation, Petsas said, answering...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 17:21

Joveski authorizes Fetai and Bubevski to continue to handle “Monster” case

State Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski has authorized former SPO prosecutors Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski to continue to handle the “Monster” case, MIA has learned from its sources. The trial in the “Monster” case, in which five people were murdered at Smilkovsko Lake, is due to...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 16:45

Milososki: US, Dutch, Swedish Embassies to find out how SPO spent their donations

VMRO – DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki, informed Tuesday at a press conference that MPs from his party submitted a draft decision to the Parliament to set up an Inquiry Committee on the work of the SPO. It is precisely the Parliament on the proposal of the Council of Public Prosecutors concluded that...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 15:49

Ethnic Albanian opposition parties propose redrawing the electoral districts

Following the request from a group of small parties to re-organize the electoral model by having only one electoral district, the ethnic Albanian opposition parties are making proposals of their own. Having one instead of the current six electoral districts will likely favor the smallest parties. On...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 15:31

SDSM is eroding Academy standards in order to appoint the future judges and prosecutors, VMRO says

VMRO-DPMNE warns that changes in the enrollment process at the Academy for judges and prosecutors will allow the ruling SDSM party to pick and choose the next generation of people working in the judiciary. The proposed changes to the law will undermine the merit process and will allow an interview before...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 15:05

Kitinov threatens to sue Republika over canceled Spanish contract

The newly appointed director of the Macedonian Roads company Zoran Kitinov threatened to sue Republika over a report that a Spanish construction company is suing and demands 100 million EUR in damages. Kitinov claims that the damages requested by the company are mere 10 million EUR. I will sue you if...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 14:38

The Zaev Government and Prosecutor Joveski decided to keep Katica Janeva’s SPO unit intact

The Infomax news site reports that the Zaev Government and Public Prosecutor Ljubor Joveski decided to keep the Special Prosecutor’s Office largely intact. The unit led by disgraced prosecutor Katica Janeva is being rolled back into Joveski’s OJO/PPO unit, under a controversial order Janeva...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 13:48

Tusk supports opening accession talks with Macedonia as Zaev promises to fight corruption

Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk came out in favor of opening EU accession talks with Macedonia, during his meeting on Tuesday. Tusk acknowledged how Macedonia delivered on its obligations, chief among them – renaming the country and rewriting its history – and said that it...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 13:08

Boki 13’s lawyer notes that suddenly, everybody pretends not to know his client

Saso Dukovski, lawyer for Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, publicly mocked the newly developed situation when numerous friends of the showman suddenly claim they never knew him or don’t him all that well. All of the sudden nobody knows Bojan Jovanovski. It seems he was some alien who fell on Earth...
World 17.09.19 | 12:56

Afghan President Ghani narrowly avoids a Taliban bomb, 24 people killed

At least 24 people were killed in an assassination attempt against Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the Parwan province today. The President narrowly avoided the blast of a bomb placed on a motorcycle. Ghani was campaigning in the northern province ahead of the presidential elections planned for September...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 12:48

Girl from Stip was forced into a life of prostitution by her family

Star TV from Stip reports that a 14 year old girl was recently removed from her mother after she was forced to a life of prostitution, starting when she was just 11. According to the report, the family owed money to local loan sharks and had the little girl sold to a pimp in Sweden for 5.000 EUR. Months...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 10:50

Janeva’s lawyer says she met with Zaev on the SPO case files but not on her detention appeal

Katica Janeva’s lawyer denied that she discussed her request to be released from detention with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, but what is even more damaging, acknowledged that they coordinated on the letters Janeva issued to give up her case files. We met on the urgency, on the importance of Janeva’s...
Macedonia 17.09.19 | 10:38

Gas price hike, new debt, new scandals…

Another day in the life with Zoran Zaev – gas is getting more expensive, the Government is issuing 61 millions EUR in new debt and we will probably have new corruption scandals show up. Good morning Macedonia!, writes opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski this morning. In his social media message,...
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