Parliament is expected to adopt legal amendments extending the validity of
driving licenses with the “Republic of Macedonia” name until December 31, 2024
in a fast-track procedure at a session on Monday afternoon.
Feb 11, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Athens.
European Union Ambassador David Geer will hand
over seven EU-funded ambulance vehicles to Skopje Emergency Services on
Wednesday.
Skopje.
It is extremely hard for Greece to accept that five years was not enough
time to replace people's passports, Greek diplomatic sources commented on the
issuance of new travel documents in North Macedonia bearing the new name of the
country and added that Skopje had not contacted Athens to ask for any deadline
extensions, MIA's Athens correspondent reports.
Feb 1, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Skopje.
Attending a forum on Chinese and Russian influence in the Balkans held in the US on Wednesday, North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister in charge of good governance policies, Slavica Grkovska, said that US partnership is key in dealing with malign influences in the Balkan region, Skopje’s government press service reported.
Skopje.
With 65
votes in favor and 3 votes against, Talat Xhaferi has been elected prime
minister of North Macedonia. He is the first Albanian to be elected prime
minister in RMV.
Skopje.
President Stevo Pendarovski extended Saturday greetings to the members of
the Serbian community in the Republic of North Macedonia on occasion of Saint
Sava Day.
Jan 27, 2024. Posted by Balkan
Periscope - Hellas
Talat
Xhaferi is expected to assume the role of the first Albanian Prime Minister in
North Macedonia this Sunday after the vote in the Assembly on the composition
of the interim Government that will lead the country to the double elections to
be held in May.
Skopje.
The North Macedonian official flag, as well as the Vergina flag, are banned
at the Australian Open, the groups of Slav -Macedonians in Australia informed
on Monday.
Skopje.
Deputy
Minister of Transport and Communications Bekim Rexhepi and Kosovo Minister of
Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Liburn Aliu signed Friday a
Co-financing Agreement for the construction of a tunnel of the Tetovo-Prizren
road.
Defense
Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and director at Slovenian organization ITF
Enhancing Human Security, Tomaž Lovrenčič signed a memorandum of understanding
on Wednesday for the first bilateral project between North Macedonia and the
European Peace Facility (EPF).
Tirana.
Albania has
banned the import of pigs, pork, and related products from North Macedonia over
reports of an African swine fever outbreak in the country, reports Ora News TV.
Skopje.
On January 4 and 5 of 2024, the National Unit for Suppression of Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking at the Department of Criminal Affairs, in cooperation with OSPO, in coordination with the public
Skopje.
The headof
the State Election Commission (SEC) Aleksandar Dashtevski, in a statement for
Republika.mk, says that there is no possibility for the Self-Determination
party led by Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to participate in the elections
in North Macedonia.
The Levica
political party submitted a petition for an extraordinary inspection to the
State Educational Inspectorate, regarding the operation of the acting principal
at the “Brakja Miladinovci” elementary school in Struga.
Struga.
Albania is
set to return a total of 20 icons stolen from Slavic churches to North
Macedonia on Friday, as part of a cooperation agreement signed by the two
countries in 2022.
Albanian
Talat Xhaferi has been proposed as a candidate for technical prime minister
until the election of the new Government in North Macedonia.
We must restore the dignity of the Macedonian people, restore national pride, because I’m sorry, but I cannot accept that the Macedonian language is a dialect of the Bulgarian language and that we are a tree
A Russian
delegation that is to travel to North Macedonia to attend the OSCE ministerial
summit, and which should comprise Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, will
be allowed to land in the North Macedonian capital of Skopje, as the Government
has decided to lift the overflight ban on Russian planes just for this one
flight.
Nov 25,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Skopje
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is slated to attend the OSCE
ministerial summit in Skopje on November 30-December 1, North Macedonia’s
foreign minister said, an event that could also include the presence of Russian
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.