20 May 2017
If the elections would have been organized tomorrow, 24,5 % of citizens would have voted for VMRO-DPMNE, and 23,7% for SDSM, show the results of the last polls organized by Telma TV and the Macedonian Center for International Cooperation (MCMS). According to the results of the polls, 8,5% of the citizens would be voting for […]
17 May 2017
“It’s good that president Ivanov gave in and stopped blocking the forming of the new government. This decision should have happened a long time ago and finally, it is reflecting the outcome of the elections in the country from last year,” said the statement issued by the Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the assigning […]
19 April 2017
“The United States has encouraged the Macedonian leaders to do everything they can to form a government without further delay so that the country can continue with the reforms necessary to become a full member of the Euro-Atlantic family”, said a statement by the US State Department regarding the political crisis in Macedonia given to […]
6 March 2017
“These calls for division and intolerance should not be part an agenda for political parties. The future for all citizens, regardless of religion or nation, is the EU, therefore it is important to find a solution for all issues. Calls for intolerance are not good for the country’s future”, replied the Vice President of DUI […]
31 December 2016
We in Macedonia and the world went through a difficult and turbulent year, but despite the political crisis, it is good that we have preserved economic stability, says the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, in his New Year’s greeting to the public. “All of us and the economy need political stability. That kind of political […]
18 November 2016
The former Minister of interior affairs, Gordana Jankulovska, the former Minister of transport and communications, Mile Janakieski, DUI’s leader, Ali Ahmeti are just part of the politicians whose phones were illegally wiretapped, said the public prosecutor Lenche Ristoska, answering a reporter’s question at today’s presentation of the investigation named “Target” She revealed that the former […]
9 November 2016
Macedonian politicians need to refrain from attacking diplomats, ambassadors and other politicians and should behave professionally, urge diplomats from Brussels. Brussels have told the government and the country to focus on conducting fair elections and in the democratic election campaign, politicians should stop playing dirty games and landing low blows, especially because after the election […]
8 October 2016
Together with the European Union, we are working on the fulfillment of the agreement from June by the political parties, which was reinforced in August. We are working on it, to make sure that the agreement will be fulfilled ahead of the elections. This was stated by the US Ambassador, Jess Baily while in Stip […]
7 October 2016
The debate on economic policies between the Minister of Finance, Kiril Minoski and additional Deputy Minister of Finance, Kire Naumov, from September 16 and yesterday (October 6, 2016) between Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski and additional deputy Minister, Oliver Andonov, despite all its weaknesses, it showed there is still a ray of hope after a decade of […]
14 September 2016
After a series of earthquakes which have struck Skopje in the past several days, the President of the Steering Committee for Crisis Management, Nikola Todorov has yet to appear in public. The first meeting of the Steering Committee was held on September 11, right after the earthquake which measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, and […]
2 August 2016
The voting of the re-balance of the budget on Friday (29 July 2016) was the last act of Parliament before the summer vacations started, which usually last two weeks. One day before, the amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, the Law On Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, the Law on the Criminal Code, and […]
1 June 2016
President Gjorgi Ivanov from Sofia today called all the pardoned people who did not have their pardons revoked, and do not fall into the category of politicians, and want their pardons to be annulled, to submit a request to him or his cabinet. Ivanov while speaking to “Telma” TV said that so far, not one […]
27 May 2016
Today, the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) did not want to make an official comment on the President’s decision to annul the pardons of 22 politicians, as the identity of the 22 politicians is still unknown, said the spokesperson for the SPO, prosecutor Lenche Ristoska to “Meta”. “Our position on the matter is that there is no […]
27 May 2016
The President, Gjorgi Ivanov has made the decision to annul 22 of the 56 pardons he granted politicians, however, this decision will not come into force today, said Ivanov. As for the rest of the politicians, they will have to submit personal requests for their pardons to be withdrawn. “Today I made a decision to annul the pardons […]
5 May 2016
Today, inmates and their relatives will be protesting in front of all the prisons in Macedonia, because President Gjorgi Ivanov has still not responded to their requests to be pardoned. According to reports, the protest is being supported by various NGOs, who are already protesting against Ivanov’s decision to pardon politicians and their close associates, […]
21 April 2016
As I said in my last announcement, in connection with all the personal requests I have received to withdraw my decision for the pardons – immunity from prosecution without proceedings, ongoing consultations are taking place with legal experts ti find a possible legal solution, said President Gjorgi Ivanov in a written statement. The statement says […]
18 April 2016
Following President Gjorge Ivanov decision to pardon a large number of politicians, sparking mass protests, the International Community has taken a decisive step to calm the situation. The latest information is that on Friday in Vienna the leaders of the four biggest parties in Macedonia are due to come together and meet. The announcement of […]
13 April 2016
President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to grant a pardon and an amnesty for all politicians has been published quite hastily in the “Official Gazette”, an official publication which lists all the names of all those granted pardons by the President. Among them the names are those of the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE and former Prime Minister, Nikola […]
12 April 2016
The President, Gjorge Ivanov, today came to the decision to pardon and grant amnesty to all politicians who are undergoing judicial proceedings. Ivanov said this afternoon, in an address to the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. It is yet to be seen how Ivanov’s decision will affect preliminary proceedings and all investigative procedures opened […]
6 November 2015
The leaders of the four political parties, all signatory to the Przhino Agreement, this morning reached an agreement on the Law on Government and the Law on the “Bombs”. Therefore, the deadlines have begun for early parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 24, 2016. On Monday: The new Ministers and Deputy Ministers from SDSM will officially […]
