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Zaev: Threats, humiliation and causing fear in front of MPs’ homes is not acceptable

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev believes that the protests which are being organized in front of the MPs' private houses, create several criminal acts and he personally will protect their children from fear and terror, caused by the protesters. This was stated by Zaev at the Basic Court Skopje I, after today's hearing regarding the "Bribe" case. “Protests are permitted by...

Kotzias: The talks at Davos will show in which direction we are heading

The talks about certain issues on Wednesday at Davos will show where we are heading, was the reply the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Kotzias gave to a journalist about resolving the name dispute, reported the Macedonian Informative Agency (MIA). "No one is pushing us, nor we are letting anyone push us. Of course, Greek diplomacy is using...

Janeva: I don’t pursue people according to their names and positions but according to evidence

"I would be very happy if these people are innocent and if all charges against them are dropped. If someone has proof that I work against certain people or something similar, I dare him to say that publicly" said today the Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva when she was asked to comment the findings from yesterday's press conference by VMRO-DPMNE's...

Six years after the murder of Neskovski, the effort to cover it up is still relevant

Today marks the sixth year anniversary since protests erupted against police brutality after the murder of Martin Neskovski on June the 5th, 2011, during the celebrations of VMRO-DPMNE’s electoral victory. At the beginning of last year, the Special Prosecutor's Office took over jurisdiction of the Neskovski murder case. The SPO reports that the case is still in a pre-trial procedure. The police...

Todorov: VMRO-DPMNE and the people’s protests protected the unitary of Macedonia

Zoran Zaev is the first mandatary to sign guarantees not to disrupt the highest state and national interests. Such a thing was never asked of by Branko Crvenkovski, Hari Kostov nor Vlado Buckovski. It speaks volumes about the seriousness of the warnings and information about the risk facing Macedonia, said Nikola Todorov at a VMRO-DPMNE press conference, just after...

Drones have illegally flown into politics

Drones have become a political tool of par excellence in Macedonia and the Balkans. The first registered case of a drone being used for political purposes was in mid October, 2014, at an international football match between the nationals teams of Serbia and Albania. At the match at the Partizan FC stadium, a drone appeared above the game and attached...

If necessary, the MOI is prepared to defend Parliament

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) are monitoring the situation and if there is a violation of public order and peace, we are prepared to react, said MOI to “Meta” regarding recent statement of a possible forced entry into Parliament. “The Ministry of Interior has established operational headquarters in the field. If such a breach of public disorder does occur, the...

“Metamorphosis”: We do not organize training for protests, this is gross manipulation by Manevski

Claims published on March the 21st, 2017 by media outlets "Dnevnik", "Nova TV" and "Vecer", ascribed from Mihajlo Manevski, about the “Metamorphosis” Foundation in any connection to violence, represent gross manipulation and distortion of the truth, says "Metamorphosis". "The "Metamorphosis" Foundation using its training, builds the capacity of NGOs to use new technologies to be more effective in achieving their...

“For a United Macedonia” asks for a meeting with Commissioner Hahn

“For a United Macedonia” are asking for a meeting with European Commissioner of Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn who arrives in Macedonia on Tuesday. This was announced today by a member of the initiative and Director of the Macedonian Opera and Ballet, Igor Durlovski, who said that no one “is allowed, or can ignore 200.000 citizens who are...

Ombudsman: Attempts to politically involve students must stop

Today, in a statement the Ombudsman of the Republic of Macedonia, expressed serious concern regarding attempts to involve children in protests which are being organized in cities across the country. The Ombudsman also condemns the management’s approach in schools and calls on the school committees, Mayors, the State School Inspectorate and the Ministry of Education immediately, each of them within...

CIVIL: MOI should prevent attacks on journalists, activists and public personas

CIVIL – Center for Freedom condemned the physical attack on TV 24’s journalist which happened during the protests last night. “This isn’t an isolated incident and it is becoming obvious that the violence is part of the image of the protests from its very beginning. There were attacks on journalists that were doing their job i.e. to inform the general...

TV 24’s journalist was hit with a stick holding a flag during protests in Skopje

Journalist Hristijan Banevski was hit in the head with a stick holding a flag during the protest of “For a Unified Macedonia” in Skopje. TV 24 reported about the incident and stated that Banevski was firstly verbally attacked, and then he was hit in the head. "At today’s protest, TV 24’s crew was attacked again, verbally and then physically, when one...

Ahmeti: The crisis can be solved only through political means and not with protests

Before the start of DUI’s Central Presidency session, its party leader, Ali Ahmeti, announced that DUI’s leadership will have talks about forming a government and the constitutional possibilities for forming the Parliament. -At the session, there will be talks about the current political condition, about surpassing the political crisis and for forming of the state institutions, because if the...

US Embassy: There should be no pressure, intimidation and threats towards journalists

Freely, peacefully expressing opinions is a vital part of any democracy, as is a vibrant, independent media free of intimidation, replied the US Embassy to the question from “Meta”, “How would you comment on the frequent inter-ethnic incidents and the attack on the news crew from ‘A1on’ during the protest organized by “For a United Macedonia”. The Embassy repeated yesterday’s...

Out of solidarity for our attacked colleagues, “Meta” will not be reporting the protests

As a protest against the attack on our colleagues from the “A1on” portal and the continuous verbal attacks on all journalists, Meta News Agency joins other media outlets and will not report about today’s protests organized by the initiative “For a United Macedonia”, neither in Skopje or in other cities. If violence and new attacks occur, we shall report...

From the headquarters, VMRO’s members and sympathizers are now out on the streets

As soon as VMRO-DPMNE’s Central Management summoned its municipality committees to hold emergency meetings, VMRO-DPMNE‘s members and sympathizers began gathering in large numbers in front of its municipality headquarters throughout the country. -We are moving into offensive as our fatherland is under attack and Macedonia should be defended. A stormy period is about to set in, a spring with...

VMRO-DPMNE: Macedonia needs a genuine civil sector

Today in a statement, VMRO-DPMNE called for "desorosization" and accused Pavle Bogoevski, Ivana Tufekdzhikj and Lidija Dimova of being "just some of the minions of the pardoned criminal Zoran Zaev who prove that SDSM and Soros are one when it comes to forcing their anti-state agenda" . "These characters are not in the civil sector and they do not represent...

We want clean air, not a panoramic wheel and bohemian streets, say eco-activists

The introduction of a special traffic regime for vehicles, free public transportation all winter, more inspections, a penalty of 10 years imprisonment for destruction of any kind of vegetation, stop all projects like the Panoramic wheel, bohemian streets and styrofoam facades, and the re-direction of finances for the treatment of people that are sick due to air-pollution. These are...

Happy government mathematics: 49+10+5+3 or 49+10+5+3+2 or 51+10+2 or 51+10+3+2?

After the State Election Commission (SEC) announced that after the revote in Tearce, the ratio of the new parliament between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM remains 51-49, deadlines for forming a new government are ticking,while other certain combinations and mathematical formulas are taking place concerning who the figure 61 MPs. While awaiting the official and final results, the parties from the early...

Kocijančič: Brussels concerned over negative rhetoric and urges parties to act responsibly

The European Commission today urged the public not to put pressure on the State Election Commission and the judiciary. “The Commission notes the preliminary results and the outcome of the complaints and awaits now the outcome of the appeal processes. The relevant national authorities, including the State Election Commission and the Courts, should be allowed to work unhindered, free from...