Tag: council
Culture 21.07.23 | 11:58

Skopje Council agrees to have the Culture Ministry take over reconstruction of the Universal Hall

The Council of the City of Skopje agreed to the proposal from the Culture Ministry that this institution takes over construction of the new Universal Hall. The old hall, built by Bulgarian teams with the assistance from across the world, following the devastating 1963 earthquake in Skopje, is undergoing...
Macedonia 13.07.23 | 16:56

In response to the garbage collection crisis, Skopje Council wants accountability and considers dividing the responsible utility company

The Skopje City Council held a meeting today to discuss the recent crisis with garbage collection, and ordered Mayor Danela Arsovska to avoid having a repeat of the crisis. There needs to be accountability for those who directly or indirectly contributed to the creation of the state of affairs in the...
Macedonia 24.02.22 | 17:53

National security council condemns Russian military actions in Ukraine

President Pendarovski, who convened the National security council over the war in Ukraine, said that Macedonia condemns the “military actions Russia is undertaking in Ukraine, which have already resulted in loss of life and material damage”. Pendarovski’s office, in a statement, added...
Macedonia 31.01.22 | 17:46

Pendarovski plans to convene the National security council tomorrow

President Pendarovski is convening the National security council to meet tomorrow.  The President’s office said that the participants will review the security situation in Macedonia and the wider region. It will be the first such meeting for newly appointed Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, and for...
Macedonia 09.11.21 | 21:35

Candidate who led the SDSM list resigns from the Skopje City Council

Doctor Sofija Pejkova, who led the SDSM list in the elections for Skopje City Council, announced that she is withdrawing from her office. SDSM will be in the minority in the Skopje Council, reducing the influence Pejkova apparently hoped she will have in the running of the city. She cited obligations...
Macedonia 01.11.21 | 18:15

SDSM members walked out of the Stip City Council because the imposed name “North Macedonia” was not used during the session

The new Council of Stip could not hold its inaugural session after members elected from SDSM walked out because the imposed name “North Macedonia” was not used in the proceedings. The 13 VMRO-DPMNE members of the Council and the one from Levica remained and were sworn in, but the nine SDSM...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 17:20

SDSM does not accept to be in the minority in the Skopje City Council

Even after VMRO-DPMNE, Levica, the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative created a working majority in the Council of Skopje, SDSM insists that things could still turn around. The opposition parties have 24 out of 45 seats in the Council but SDSM appears to believe that if their mayoral candidate Petre...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 12:05

Levica: DUI and SDS(M) are loosing the local government in the capital – the parliamentary opposition secures majority in Skopje Council

The Council of the City of Skopje received a new majority, consisting of VMRO-DPMNE and the “For the Renewal of Macedonia” Coalition, Levica, Alliance for Albanians and Alternative. The current parliamentary opposition in the Macedonian Parliament, through the won councilors in the City of Skopje...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 11:52

VMRO-DPMNE, Levica, AA/A: New majority has been formed in the Council of the City of Skopje

The Council of the City of Skopje received a new majority, consisting of VMRO-DPMNE and the “For the Renewal of Macedonia” Coalition, Levica, Alliance for Albanians and Alternative. The current parliamentary opposition in the Macedonian Parliament, through the won councilors in the City of...
Macedonia 19.10.21 | 09:59

SDSM collapse in Skopje led to enormous winning margins for VMRO in its urban centers

The enormous local elections victory for Macedonia is largely due to the complete collapse of the SDSM party in the capital Skopje. While VMRO largely held its share of votes from the 2017 elections – which VMRO badly lost – SDSM saw its numbers halved or even worse. Nowhere is the difference...
Macedonia 19.10.21 | 09:46

VMRO will have 17 seats in the Skopje council against 12 for SDSM

With all votes counted in the race in the capital Skopje, it’s clear that VMRO-DPMNE will have majority there with 17 seats, against 12 for SDSM. DUI will have 6 votes. Levica won 4, and the LDP-DOM coalition, the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative coalition and the green ZHG groups will all...
Macedonia 18.10.21 | 15:38

VMRO scores big wins in the council races

While about half of the municipalities will likely hold run-off votes in two weeks to elect their mayors, the municipal councils are formed in the first round, using he proportional model. In the Skopje City Council, the results show that VMRO-DPMNE will have 17 seats, against 12 seats for SDSM, with...
Macedonia 14.04.21 | 19:05

EU member states decided not to discuss Balkan enlargement at the coming European Council

EU member states decided not to discuss Balkan enlargement during their upcoming European Council meeting on April 19th, the MIA news agency reported. The Zaev regime was hoping to have the issue of enlargement on the agenda, hoping to put some additional pressure on Bulgaria, which is blocking the opening...
Macedonia 16.10.20 | 20:21

Gjorce Petrov: SDSM had a council member attend meetings to help with the quorum despite having Covid-19 symptoms

An SDSM party member of the Gjorce Petrov municipal council has been attending meetings to help the party maintain the quorum despite the fat that he has Covid-19 symptoms. VMRO-DPMNE member of the council Marija Andonovska raised alarm about her colleague Vlatko Cvetkovski from SDSM, saying that he...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 09:11

Pendarovski convenes the security council

President Stevo Pendarovski will convene a meeting of the National security council today. Pendarovski did not state a direct reason for the meeting, other than to have top officials in the country discuss the political and security situation following Macedonia’s entry into NATO. Throughout the...
World 22.07.20 | 22:17

Suddeutsche Zeitung: The European Council was a victory for Orban

German Suddeutsche Zeitung declared the outcome of the European Council and the agreement on the budget and the coronavirus relief aid a victory for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and the central-European countries he represented. Orban fought a difficult fight with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte,...
Macedonia 30.03.20 | 18:50

Pendarovski will convene the Security Council tomorrow

Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski will hold a new meeting of the Security Council tomorrow, to discuss the coronavirus epidemic. Pendarovski will expand the Council to include top healthcare, economic and monetary officials.
Macedonia 25.03.20 | 17:23

Varhelyi: Accesion talks with Macedonia and Albania could begin after June

European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi said that the actual opening of accession talks for Macedonia and possibly Albania can be expected after June. Both countries were given an approval to open the accession talks yesterday, but no specific date was set. We want to submit both negotiating...
Macedonia 25.12.19 | 20:47

Council dismisses judge who vocally opposed Zaev’s take-over of the judiciary

The Judicial Council voted today to dismiss judge Vladimir Pancevski from his office. Pancevski was a strong, public critic of the take-over of the judiciary by the Zoran Zaev regime. He was President of the Skopje I court which deals with criminal cases. As such, the court was a major battleground in...
Macedonia 21.11.19 | 13:59

Ruskoska summoned before the Council of Prosecutors after threatening to take down a number of Appeals Court judges

The Council of Public Prosecutors summoned organized crime prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska to answer about her threat aimed at the Skopje Appeals Court judges. Ruskoska announced a financial investigation into the judges and reportedly sent a text message to at least one judge that she will make them “quake...
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