Monday, 17 February 2020
Macedonia 17.02.20 | 23:37

Ruskovska: If the tapes are audible, we will present them in addition to the evidence

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska reacted to Aleksandar Nikoloski, VMRO-DPMNE vice president’s press conference tonight, who said that the tapes presented today at the “Racket” hearing were incomplete, meaning that there was only video but no audio. The tapes were presented as submitted to...

Balkans 17.02.20 | 23:26

EU-led donors pledge 1.15 billion euros for reconstruction in Albania

The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged 1.15 billion euros (1.24 billion dollars) to help Albania’s recovery from a devastating earthquake in November. “Good news for the people of Albania: We’ve surpassed our target for the reconstruction of Albania and reached a total of...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 22:55

EC report to be released between March 2-4

The European Commission progress report on Macedonia and Albania is expected between March 2-4, after all member-states give the green light for a date to start accession negotiations with the EU, diplomatic sources in Brussels tell MIA. The report is to be adopted at the European Commission meeting...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 22:35

Zaev: There could be faster justice but I would have to make phone calls and order verdicts

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said Monday at the SDSM march dubbed “Walk for Justice” that he, as well as the citizens, was dissatisfied with the justice system, but said that in order to have faster justice he would had to make phone calls and order judgments, as was done before. You citizens are...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 21:55

Nikoloski: We demand that the full recordings where Janeva meets Zaev be shown

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President, Aleksandar Nikoloski, held late Monday press conference referring to the published special investigative measures in the “Racket” case. He emphasized that it is clear that Zoran Zaev and SDSM top leadership are behind the whole case and that the racketeering was a coordinated...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 21:10

People attending Zaev’s march have no idea what they are marching for

About 3,000 protesters, mostly brought by bus from other cities, marched tonight at an event dubbed “Walk for Justice” organized by the ruling SDSM. “Lider” team met with some of the pro-government protesters beside the buses they were brought with, but most of them did not know...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 20:48

Justice Minister Deskoska did not participate in Zaev’s march

Administration staff and other categories of citizens were pressured and blackmailed to attend tonight’s march for justice organized by the SDSM government. But “the country’s largest justice official”, the justice minister, did not appear on the march intended to “symbolize...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 19:53

Zaev spent 150,000 euros for the private march

Zoran Zaev and his SDSM are holding a march, and no one knows why. The government demands justice. And while everyone wonders why Skopje is paralyzed, Zaev spends thousands of euros on his latest illogical game. Allegedly he spent 150,000 euros about the private march. Buses came from all over Macedonia,...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 19:42

Skopje didn’t go to the march, does not believe in Zaev

SDSM march suffered a total fiasco today, Zaev and the government failed despite all pressure and blackmail. Low attendance was evident across the streets of Skopje. This is proof that Zaev is losing his support, Skopje did not go to Zaev’s march. The SDSM leadership felt nervous over the image...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 18:29

30,000 administration employees pressured to march for Zaev

Following the adoption of the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, which was illegally adopted in violation of the Rules of Procedure and after the dissolution of Parliament, SDSM started the election campaign and organized a march “in the name of justice” today. The march set to start...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 18:16

Slogans welcome SDSM buses: Welcome to Zaev’s rescue march

Citizens with slogans welcomed the buses from other cities carrying administration staff for today’s march in Skopje. “Welcome to Zaev’s rescue march,” says one of the slogans.

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 18:11

Kosovo MP: “Never North, always Macedonia”!

Skopje-born Vlera Gjakova, a lawmaker in the Kosovo Parliament from the ruling Lëvizja Vetvendosje of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, supports the Macedonian public which opposes the unprecedented name change and political trade. Keep calm and stay country. Never North, always Macedonia!, Gjakova tweeted. Gjakova...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 17:56

Arsovski: VMRO-DPMNE team is analyzing the adoption of the laws on Public Prosecutor’s Office and Council of Public Prosecutors

An expert team of VMRO-DPMNE is analyzing the situation with the adoption of the laws on public prosecution and the Council of Public Prosecutors, after which it will come up with concrete information about their inappropriate conduct, said VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimce Arsovski. After the vote in Parliament...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 17:24

Spasovski meets Western Balkans leaders and Commissioner Varhelyi in Brussels

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski took part at the working lunch hosted by Oliver Varhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations in Brussels on Monday. As the government press service informed, the meeting which was also attended by Albanian and Serbian Prime...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 17:07

VMRO-DPMNE legal team to review procedure on adoption of PPO law in Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski stated that the VMRO-DPMNE legal team and the legal commission would consider all options for assessing the procedure in the Parliament on the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office. While I was a Member of Parliament such thing did not happen or it did...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 15:58

Janeva went to see Pendarovski before her arrest?

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva was also tailed by the police after her abuse of office and racketeering became clear and one of the tapes that were presented before the court today reveals her going toward the office of President Pendarovski. The visit happened in mid August, shortly before Janeva...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 15:49

Macedonian citizen quarantined in France does not have the virus, returns home

The Macedonian citizen who was evacuated to France from Wuhan does not have the coronavirus after all and was allowed to return to Macedonia. This defies initial reports that she contracted the virus. The woman was evacuated as part of the removal of French citizens from the city that is ground zero...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 15:43

Racket defendant was filmed using a back entrance to the Government building

Zoran Mileski – Zoki Kiceec was also recorded entering the Government building, using the back entrance, the court heard today. Previously, during the Racket hearing, the prosecution revealed a tape of Kiceec in the company of the brother of a powerful politician, but refused to comment in more...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 15:06

Nikoloski: Dimitrov hurt SDSM with his push to remove Rasela Mizrahi

Rasela Mizrahi was an excellent Minister who worked to reveal all the crimes the SDSM party committed in the Labour and Welfare Ministry, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. Mizrahi was removed from the Government on the night between Saturday and Sunday, and VMRO-DPMNE refused to nominate...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 14:48

Xhaferi defends his conduct during the scandalous last session of this Parliament

Talat Xhaferi acknowledged that he made a mistake during the final session of the Parliament, when he declared an ancillary law on state prosecutors as accepted without putting it through two votes. Still, Xhaferi insisted before the press that the law can be considered valid because the Badinter rule...

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