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Economy 18.11.24 | 00:45

Mickoski: agreement with banks on the Hungarian loan expected by end of next week

Following a meeting with the key commercial banks in Macedonia, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that a full agreement on the distribution of 250 million EUR from the Hungarian loan will be reached by the end of next week. The loan is supposed to be distributed to businesses in Macedonia, but the...

Economy 16.11.24 | 22:43

Two new investments will bring 500 jobs

Two new investments worth a total of 50 million EUR will open by the end of the year, with 500 new jobs, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. The investments are coming in the construction and automotive sectors, Mickoski said during an event in Skopje. The Prime Minister was asked by the press about...

Macedonia 16.11.24 | 00:11

Mickoski expects Ahmeti’s rhetoric to get even more radical as the criminal investigations get closer to the DUI leadership

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that he expects rhetoric from the DUI party to get even more radical and ethnically divisive. Mickoski was asked today by the press about comments from DUI that the firing of several DUI officials suspected of corruption amounts to “ethnic cleansing”. The...

Macedonia 14.11.24 | 22:32

Mickoski: We are in talks for a gas plant investment worth a billion EUR that will help fight air pollution

As air pollution begins to rise in Macedonia, as it does every heating season, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that the focus of his efforts to combat this problem will be to replace the use of wood (and coal and even old car tires) as fuel for home heating. The Prime Minister said that there...

Macedonia 13.11.24 | 22:13

Palevski’s driver testified before the court

A new hearing was held today in the trial of Ljupco Palevski – Palco and several accomplices suspected in the gruesome killing of 14 year old girl Vanja Gjorcevska. The court heard from lawyer Vasko Stojkov, who drove Palevski to Belgrade after the murder. Stojkov said that Palevski told him that...

Macedonia 13.11.24 | 00:12

Mickoski to Bulgaria: There were no administrators but occupiers

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski spoke today at a gathering to celebrate November 13th – the anniversary of the liberation of Skopje during the Second World War. In his remarks, the Prime Minister addressed the historic dispute with Bulgaria which, among other things, demands that Macedonia rewrites...

Macedonia 11.11.24 | 23:23

Mickoski: We are looking for an investor to help the troubled Eurokompozit plant

During a visit to Prilep, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that his personal priority in this region is to solve the problem of the long troubled producer of military equipment Eurokompozit. One of the few remaining state owned companies in Macedonia could not get a firm footing. We don’t...

Macedonia 09.11.24 | 20:41

President Siljanovska says there is room for optimism with regard to EU’s Growth Plan

Speaking to the Parliament Commission for European Affairs, President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova said that there is room for optimism with regard to Macedonia’s EU perspective. I have often criticized the European Union for its lack of a true strategy for the Western Balkans after the...

Macedonia 07.11.24 | 22:43

Mickoski discussed Macedonia’s stalled EU integration with President Macron

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met with French President Emmanuel Macron today, during the European Political Community summit in Budapest. Mickoski raised the issue of Macedonia’s blocked EU accession talks, which are held hostage by Bulgaria and the historic dispute that his country raised. We...

Macedonia 07.11.24 | 20:58

Mickoski meets with European leaders during the EPC summit in Budapest

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today attended the meeting of the European Political Community in Budapest, a large gathering of European leaders hosted by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Mickoski is accompanied by Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski, and during the summit he was seen meeting with...

World 06.11.24 | 08:46

Trump wins presidential race, pledged to make America great again

Donald Trump was elected as President of the United States for the second time, after comfortably winning over Kamala Harris. Trump addressed the public after the key state of Pennsylvania was called in his favor – while a number of states are still processing the votes in the chaotic electoral...

Macedonia 04.11.24 | 21:25

Zaev and Filipce seen partying in Dubai with Haris Dzinovic

A video showing Zoran Zaev partying in Dubai with Bosnian singer Haris Dzinovic was shared in the social media today. The video also shows Zaev’s protege, current SDSM leader Venko Filipce, in the rowdy group, filming Dzinovic’s performance on his phone. The video reinforces media reports...

Macedonia 04.11.24 | 13:41

Burial of victims of Novi Sad railway station collapse begins, Sazdovski’s body has not yet been brought to Macedonia

The body of the Macedonian scientist Vasko Sazdovski has not yet been brought to the country. The administrative procedure for Sazadovski to get at home is ongoing. Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski promised to help the family with transporting the victim and with the funeral ceremony. The family also...

Macedonia 02.11.24 | 16:21

Interview with Viktorija Trajkov: Euroskepticism is the enemy of our agenda

The fight against corruption must be merciless if we want progress. The progress of our country in every field depends on this struggle. Corruption is deeply penetrated into every pore of society and, unfortunately, it has become normal to say that in order to get a job done, you need connections or...

Macedonia 01.11.24 | 17:47

Poll shows Mickoski far ahead of other political leaders, citizens are divided on the Bulgarian issue

A poll conducted by IPSOS on request from VMRO-DPMNE shows that the party leader and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski is by far the most popular politician in the country. It also shows the country and ethnic Macedonians evenly divided on the question whether they support amending the Constitution in...

Macedonia 31.10.24 | 21:13

Nikoloski: In three years we will have a highway between Bitola and Prilep

In three years we will have a modern highway between Bitola and Prilep, which is eagerly expected by the entire Pelagonija region, said Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski. There will be an expressway from Gradsko to Prilep, where a roundabout will lead to the city of Prilep, or toward the highway...

Macedonia 30.10.24 | 20:17

EU presents progress report on Macedonia, Mickoski says he understands the frustration of the citizens

The annual EU progress report on Macedonia was presented today. EU Ambassador to Macedonia Michalis Rokas delivered it today to Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova. The report notes limited progress in judicial reforms and no progress in the fight against...

Economy 29.10.24 | 19:17

No increase in salaries of public officials, pledges Prime Minister Mickoski

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski pledged not to allow any increase in salaries of public officials. Starting next year there will be no increases in the salaries, Mickoski said during the Bloomberg Adria conference in Skopje, adding that this will be ensured by changing the way salaries of officials...

Macedonia 28.10.24 | 20:31

Mickoski: We are working to turn Macedonia into a triple crossroad

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and his deputy Aleksandar Nikoloski inspected the work done on the Kicevo – Gostivar highway, that is supposed to connect Skopje to the Macedonian cultural capital Ohrid. 1, After literally two years fo vain talk and empty promises, we are finally seeing something...

Macedonia 27.10.24 | 15:41

Government signs contracts for municipal projects worth 250 million EUR

A total of 275 contracts worth 250 million EUR with nearly all municipalities in the country were signed in the Government today. The funds are being distributed from the bilateral loan taken from Hungary, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. The contracts include reconstruction, construction and...

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