Photo: N1“Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has confirmed that former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is in Budapest and that the authorities there are handling his asylum application in accordance with domestic and international law. ‘Nikola Gruevski has applied for asylum to the relevant Hungarian authorities. The former Macedonian […]
Photo: N1“Macedonia’s Interior Ministry says it will seek the arrest of conservative former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on an international warrant after confirming he fled to Hungary to avoid serving a two-year prison sentence for corruption. The ministry reacted almost five hours after Gruevski wrote on Facebook that he was in […]
Photo: Rašo“It’s time to provide clarity on legal definitions to improve Macedonia’s VAT system, says professor of economics Marjan Petreski. The deterioration of the rule of law, low accountability and transparency, particularly concerning the spending of public money, the perception of senior government officials’ impunity and ignoring the voice […]
Photo: Balkan Green Energy News/Pixabay“Macedonia should further develop renewable energy capacity following the introduction of the new energy law, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Tuesday. ‘The authorities face a window of opportunity in terms of attracting new investments following the introduction of the new energy law,’ the […]
Photo: N1“Macedonian police have issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who has been convicted and sentenced to a two-year prison term on corruption-related charges. Interior Ministry spokesman Toni Angelovski said the warrant for Gruevski’s arrest was issued November 12 following court instructions. Judges on November […]
Photo: Marcin Szala“Vice PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani briefed Monday in Brussels the EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, about Macedonia’s progress in implementing the necessary reforms on the road to EU membership. ‘The (reform) plan 18 has already been adopted by the Government and […]
exploringmacedonia.com“Today, President Gjorge Ivanov is on a working visit to the French Republic, where, on the invitation of the French President, Emanuel Macron, he will attend the ceremony marking the centenary of the end of the First World War. President Ivanov will also attend the reception, which will […]
Photo: N1“Lawmakers in Macedonia have backed a court request to expel from parliament former conservative prime minister Nikola Gruevski, who is facing imprisonment on corruption-related charges. A parliamentary committee voted Wednesday to recommend that lawmakers revoke Gruevski’s parliamentary mandate. The 48-year-old politician served as prime minister from 2006 to […]
“Senior NATO officials are in Macedonia to attend military demonstrations and meet top defense officials in the former Yugoslav republic that is hoping to become the 30th member of the alliance next year. The visiting delegation is headed by U.S. Lt. Gen. Steven Shepro, deputy chairman of NATO’s […]
JetSettingFools“The government did not listen to appeals made by companies dealing with information and communication technologies and innovations and announced that from 1 January 2019 there will be a progressive taxation of 18% for the income of individuals with a monthly personal income over 90,000 denars. According to […]