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The Defense budget of North Macedonia for 2023 is 24% bigger than in 2022

North Macedonia’s defense budget for 2023 amounts to €274 million, which is an increase of 24,45 percent compared to the current budget i.e., the State will allocate 1,85 percent of its GDP for defense purposes, announced by prime minister Dimitar Kovachevski and defense minister Slavjanka Petrovska last week. Petrovska stated that last year we have shown that we respect all...

Army of North Macedonia marks its 30th anniversary

During the central event on the 18th of August - The Day of the Army of North Macedonia and its 30th anniversary at Ilinden military base in Skopje, the president of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski awarded the first Defense Minister, Trajan Gocevski, the Army's Logistic's Base and the Organization of Reserve Officers of the Republic of North Macedonia, with...

Macedonian soldiers will go on compulsorily NATO missions

The Ministry of Defense is preparing a draft law amending the Law on Defense, which define the rules for engagement for our soldiers on NATO missions. "This draft law will allow the deployment of members of the Republic of North Macedonia outside the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia in NATO operations and missions on a compulsorily basis, as...

Mijalkov will remain in detention and his appeal has been rejected

The Criminal Council of the Basic Court I Skopje has rejected the appeal of UBK's former Director, Sasho Mijalkov regarding the detention over the case of "Empire." The judges have assessed that there is a danger that Mijalkov might try to escape and to harass witnesses, and have confirmed the decision of the preliminary proceedings judge, who set...

Shekjerinska: For the second year the defense budget has been increasing and it will be 135 euros in 2019

The Minister of Defense, Radmila Shekjerinska, at today's press conference elaborated the defense budget for 2019, which after a 10 year fall, for the second year has been increasing and this year it will be 135 million euros. "Last year, the budget was increased for 15% and the increase for 2019 compared to the rebalanced budget for 2018...

Von Der Leyen: The opportunity is now and should be seized

The German Defense Minister, Ursula von der Leyen at the meeting with her Macedonian colleague, Radmila Shekjerinska in Skopje, stated that Macedonia and Germany share the same values and that "we should continue to build Europe together!" also stating that this country has a unique opportunity that has to be seized. -From our experience with the unification of Germany,...

Gruevski’s defense team to appeal the verdict in “Tank” case

Today, after Nikola Gruevski was sentenced for a term of two years imprisonment in the SPO's case "Tank", defense lawyer, Dimitar Dangov said that the defense will appeal the verdict. Former assistant at the Ministry of Interior, Gjoko Popovski, was sentenced to a six years and six months term of imprisonment. Dangov said that the court had no basis for...

Macedonia and Bulgaria agreed and signed a memorandum of cooperation in important sectors

Today the governments of Macedonia and Bulgaria met in Strumica, and after a joint governmental meeting, signed a series of agreements on cooperation in defense, telecommunications, tourism, energy and the economy. The Ministers of Defense, Radmila Šekerinska and Krasimir Karakachanov, signed a Protocol for cooperation in conducting training for ARM members at military schools in Bulgaria and intensifying the cooperation. By...

Gruevski is requesting his passport be returned so he can visit Orbán

With the confiscated passport of the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, not only the rights of one person are being violated, but the rights of hundreds of thousands of people - members, voters and supporters of the main opposition party in the country are being obstructed as well. This was part of the arguments from Gruevski's lawyers at today's...

The prosecution asks for the annulment of the verdicts and a new trial for the “Monster” case

Today, the Public Prosecutor, Liljana Spasoska, at today’s public session of the “Monster” case in the Supreme Court asked for the annulment of the verdicts of the Criminal and Appellate Courts and the case be returned for a retrial. The Supreme Court in a public session today reviewed the appeals of the six convicts who were given life sentences imposed...

Ivanov – Baily: New incentive for Macedonia’s NATO membership is needed

Today, at “Villa Biljana” in Ohrid, the President of the country, Gjorge Ivanov met with the US Ambassador to the country, Jess Baily, where he stated that he expected American support and that their engagement will continue regarding Macedonia's membership in the EU and NATO. “The Macedonian President pointed out that it is necessary to create a new motive and...

VMRO-DPMNE: We shall make a stand to defend the state’s interests

Our historical and ideological determination, as well as the mandate granted by the majority of citizens, is the protection of state and national interests in any form, said VMRO-DPMNE and stress that they will make a stand in the defense of those interests. “VMRO – DPMNE will not allow a de-factorization of the Macedonian people and other ethnic communities that...

Today the Court of Appeals will review Taleski’s appeal against his house arrest in a public session

Today, Skopje’s Court of Appeals Court in a public session will review the measure for the house arrest of Bitola’s Mayor, Vladimir Taleski, which was filed by his lawyers, the court confirmed for "Meta”. Information from the court says the session is scheduled for today, at 14:00. The reviewing of Taleski’s case in a public session, according to the Court of...

Tomorrow at 18:00, GROM will hold a counter-protest near the Constitutional Court

Tomorrow at 18:00 Stevco Jakimovski from GROM will hold a "gathering to support the institutions." The protest will take place in front of the buildings of the Agency for Electronic Communications, and the Prosecution which is near the Constitutional Court, where at the same time another mass protest by civil organizations and SDSM is planned against the court's decision to...

Verushevski spent another night in jail, maybe today he will go home

The former Director for Security and Counter-Intelligence (UBK) Zoran Verushevski, who is the first accused in the “Putsch” case, spent another night detained in county jail 'Skopje' confirms the Basic Court Skopje 1, and the defendants defence lawyers for 'Meta'. When we asked where was Verushevski at this moment, the court said that he is detained in the county jail...

“Putsch” has been sitting on Katica Janeva’s desk for a whole week

Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, received the material on the case "Putsch" from the Prosecutor who was lead Prosecution's case and now it's in her jurisdiction, reported Defense Lawyer Angele Ilievski. for "Meta". According to Mr Ilievski, he and his colleagues, as defense lawyers, have not yet received an official notification from the Special Prosecutor, even though Ms Janeva received...

Ivanov Calls for Mor Communications and Cooperation between all Security Agencies

President Gjorge Ivanov, today held a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Macedonian Army (ARM), Commander of Joint Operations Command (JOC), directors and heads of the state bodies in charge of defense, security and intelligence, and the national Coordinator for Combating Terrorism, where they discussed what measures are needed to be taken about the current refugee crisis, but also...

Deputy Defense Minister resigned

Deputy Defense Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Arben Labenishta resigned his office. According to them, Labenishta explained his resignation by saying he did not want to be in government with people who use abusive names for the Albanians. In the longer article, posted on his Facebook page, he lists a number of reasons for his full withdrawal, based on...