Tag: Government

The ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, Prime Minister and party leader Nikola Gruevski, have not made an official response to the statement from the Ambassadors, but their position was directly put through Twitter on Nikola Gruevski's profile A few hours after the Ambassadors gave their statement in which they urged political parties to stick to their commitments under the Przhino Agreement, and...

The Ambassadors of the US, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union stood before the Government today and read a joint statement on the political crisis in the country and the Przhno Agreement, which urged VMRO-DPMNE to honour its obligations which they accepted in Przhino and as for SDSM to continue to fulfil their obligations under the contract,...

The Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, officially nor unofficially did not want to comment on the situation with the Special Public Prosecutor. As for all the unresolved issues, they lead us to the rightful institutions or the Council of Public Prosecutors, the Government and the Ministry of Justice. This was the essence of the brief telephone conversation "Meta" had with the Special...

Building a fence on the Greek border, or sending the army has not been discussed at Government sessions, senior government officials sources told 'Meta'. For now, the Government have not announced an extension of the state of emergency on the southern border with Greece. A government source says that the Macedonian government will act in accordance with EU policy, and for...

In a Press Release from its Embassy in Skopje, the USA today "urged the government, all political parties and the peoples of Macedonia to refrain from any actions that could interfere with appointment of a Special Prosecutor, and the abilities of this office to act with complete autonomy, as decreed in the the Agreements of June 2nd and July...

The government held meeting at which it declared an emergency situation for the south and north borders due to the heightened influx of migrants in the country. This was reported by Ivo Kotevski, deputy Minister of public relations of the Ministry of Interior at a press conference today. He added that according to the legal prescriptions, the Army of Republic...

The Association of Journalists in Macedonia (ZNM) has registered in the last four years, more than 20 threats and physical attacks over journalists and media workers, of which half were registered in the first half of this year. Thus far no perpetrators have been identified or held responsible. This was reported at a press conference today by Naser Selmani, President...

The Greek Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras is expected during the day to announce the new composition of the government. Tsipras after six months in power, decided to reconstruct and to change the governmental cabinet because of division in the parliamentary group and among his ministers over the new package of measures agreed by the European lenders. The decision came after...

  "Keepers of democracy" from the camp in the park "Zhena Borec" opposite the Parliament are still waiting for the decision of party bodies within the VMRO-DPMNE, after that they will know whether to withdraw as the activists from the opposite camp, which today raised the tents of "Camp freedom "from in front of the Government. At the camp opposite the...

There is an ongoing dismantling of "freedom camp" since last night the opposition leader Zoran Zaev thanked the campers, crediting them for their persistent support in the fight. Most of the camp is dismantled, some tents are raised, the inventory is ready for carrying, the stage is being dismantled, and campers are packing. In front of the government there is no...

Greek Parliament will vote today on a new package of measures and reforms which the government of Alexis Tsipras will submit to European lenders. It is a matter of set of ideas, reforms and measures with which Greece will request a new loan in the amount of 53.5 billion euros for the next three years, in particular from July 1...

The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) called all who have information about the background of events in Kumanovo two months ago, to share it with the party, which, as chairman of the Committee on Defense of SDSM Maksim Dimitrievski announced at today's press conference, "is working to reveal the truth about Kumanovo." - As we reveal severe abuses of...

As a gesture of goodwill, Government decided to establish a temporary moratorium on all commercial promotions. It was announced today by the Minister of Information Society and Administration Ivo Ivanovski, who participated in today's debate of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM).

The only "success" of Nikola Gruevski for young people in Macedonia is that, due to his bad, wrong and criminal policies, more than 250 thousand young people moved out of the country, reacts SDSM to the speech of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at the conference of UMS of VMRO-DPMNE. "Gruevski is the source, the essence of numerous problems in Macedonia...

The placement of wrought iron fence between concrete pillars higher than two meters began at the back of the Government building. The fence around the government is built by Skopje construction company "Bauer BG", and around 700,000 euros are spent for it.  

With attention, the Government "reviewed" the European Commission report, which was prepared by a group of experts led by Reinhard Priebe, confirmed government's spokesman Aleksandar Gjorgjiev, adding that "the recommendations of the commission will be thoroughly investigated" and used in reforms required for European integration. - We reviewed the report with attention. The commission's recommendations will be thoroughly investigated and,...

The elections will be early and in April 2016. It remains only to agree when and with what justification will the Prime Minister withdraw, i.e. the name of the government and Gruevski’s "exit". Will it be from September to October or from January to February? How long will the "transition period", as it was called by EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn,...

At yesterday's session, the government adopted draft amendments to the law on asylum and temporary protection by urgent procedure, stated government spokesman Aleksandar Gjorgjiev for META. Law was sent to the Assembly and, as the Government informed, it will be reviewed at its next session, which will take place during this or next week. Sources of the Assembly say for META...

With speeches by activists, politicians, people from NGOs on a stage set in front of the bridge Goce Delchev, close to the government, ended today's peaceful protest march of political association "Besa". At the protest, protesters conveyed three requests: "resignation of anti-Albanian, criminalized and corrupt government of Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti, revealing all Albanian truths in Macedonia and a...

Several hundred people went on a protest organized by movement "Besa" this afternoon in the park in Chair. According to organizers, it is all-Albanian protest that "demands resignation of the government of Nikola Gruevski and Ali Ahmeti, revealing all Albanian truths in Macedonia and a new agreement in the country." Protesters carry Albanian flags and shout "Down with the government", reports...