Tag: identity card
Macedonia 15.08.23 | 08:27

Government move may deprive a huge number of citizens of their right to vote

Citizens who fail to change their identity documents with new ones, using the imposed name “North Macedonia”, will not be allowed tovote in the dual elections next year. The DUI – SDSM government decided to declare all documents with the name Republic of Macedonia invalid by February...
Macedonia 11.08.23 | 21:20

Government decision to withdraw documents without the adjective “North” causes huge lines in the Interior Ministry

The Government’s decision to nullify all identity documents with the name Republic of Macedonia starting in February 2024 caused huge lines in the department charged with issuing passports and identity cards. Citizens calling in to register for a new document are now being given dates in early...
Macedonia 22.07.23 | 15:56

The Government wants to force citizens to take out “North Macedonian” documents

In a push to impose documents with the name “North Macedonia” on the citizens more quickly, the Government announced that all identity documents with the name Republic of Macedonia will stop being valid on February 13th next year. This will apply to identity cards, driver licenses and passports....
Macedonia 23.08.21 | 10:14

In violation of the law, the Interior Ministry begins to issue documents under the imposed name “North Macedonia”

The Interior Ministry is set to begin issuing identity cards printed under a new template – using the imposed name “North Macedonia” and outlining the ethnic identity of the carrier. The controversial decision is done in violation of the law, which defines the style of this key identity...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 21:40

Warning to the Interior Ministry officials who will be tasked with printing the new identity cards

After the local elections in October and the subsequent fall of the Zaev Government, there will be accountability for the violation of the law, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, after the Interior Ministry announced it will violate the law and begin printing identity cards with ethnic...
Macedonia 20.08.21 | 20:45

In violation of the law, the Interior Ministry will begin issuing identity cards with the imposed name “North Macedonia”

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the Government has decided to begin printing identity cards under the imposed name “North Macedonia”, even though the law that regulates this was not adopted in the Parliament. Estimated 30,000 citizens are waiting for their identity cards as issuing stopped...
Macedonia 22.07.21 | 19:52

Ruling majority gives up on its attempt to push ahead with the identity cards bill

The proposal to amend the law on identity cards was postponed today at the Political System Committee. VMRO-DPMNE protested the proposal, and accused Speaker Talat Xhaferi of abusing his position to advance the bill. After a heated debate, the ruling majority was forced to give up in its attempt, but...
Macedonia 13.07.21 | 10:10

Proposed law will put “North Macedonia” on the ID cards and allow back-door citizenship

A Parliament Committee will begin discussion today on a new law on identity cards, that would mandate the use of the imposed name “North Macedonia” in these documents. If adopted, the law would also mandate that all identity cards currently in use, with the name Republic of Macedonia, will expire...
Macedonia 19.02.21 | 17:20

EU Ambassador Geer intervenes, says that a soon to be adopted EU regulation will ban stating national identity in official ID documents

European Union Ambassador to Macedonia David Geer came to Zaev’s defense today and stated that European standards don’t provide the inclusion of ethnic identity in documents such as identity cards. Zaev promised to include the nationality in the future cards to his BESA coalition partner,...
Macedonia 16.02.21 | 17:07

Zaev uses a crude sexual pun to describe the growing dispute over the identity cards

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev used a very crude pun while commenting on the issue of the future identity cards. Major parties are agreed that the documents should contain the ethnic identity of the citizens – Macedonian, Albanian, Roma… But the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demands that they do...
Macedonia 15.02.21 | 19:29

Zaev welcomes the proposal to include ethnicity in identity cards

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev came out in support of the proposal that identity cards begin registering the ethnicity of the citizen. Ethnic Albanian parties have requested this option, and more recently Macedonian parties, such as VMRO-DPMNE, have supported the idea, insisting that it will help shore up...

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