NEWS OF THE DAY: AROUND 50 OFFICIALS, DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS ON THE LIST FOR DISSMISSALS

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced the names of high level officials who he will propose at today’s government session to be dismissed, and among them are directors of MEPSO, ESM and Macedonia roads. At today’s press conference in the Government, he said that as of today the procedure for dismissals of directors, managers and members of supervisory and management boards in the state institutions and appointment of new people begins. Among them are the Directors of MEPSO and ELEM, Saso Vasilevski and Dragan Minovski, the Director of the State Archive, Kiril Petrov, the Director of the Agency of Drug, Kjahil Ibraimi, the Director of Drama Theatre, Viktoria Rangelova, Vulnet Ademi, Director of the Agency for Foreign Investments, the Director of Macedonia Roads, Gajur Kadriu, the Director of the Health Care Center Skopje, Zlate Memedovic.

THERE WILL BE A LEADERS’ MEETING EVEN IF IT IS WITHOUT MICKOSKI

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today at a press conference in the Government again called on the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, to come to the leaders’ meeting on Friday, outlining that it will be held regardless of his participation, and that it is his responsibility whether he will show up at the meeting.

“I am ready to talk about everything, including what Mickoski wants to note. I am making another attempt, we should show up there. We do not have to agree on all issues, but we do need to talk. It is our obligation”, said Zaev.

VANHOUTTE: INSTEAD OF GUARENTEEING JUSTICE, THE POLITICIANS FROM ALL PARTIES CONTINUED WITH THEIR PERSONAL FIGHTS

“Reading what is going on with the Office of the Special Prosecutor in North Macedonia, I can only conclude that Rule of Law is going down the drain at high speed again. Whatever might have happened in the Office of the Special Prosecutor, it is important to stop all speculations and allow the regular prosecution to do its work. In case there is abuse of power, the people who were involved in it should be convicted. But stop the rumours!”, wrote Vanhoutte.

ZAEV: I DIDN’T HEAR JANEVA ON THE PHONE BEFORE HER PHONE WAS TAKEN AWAY

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev responding to journalist questions said that he hadn’t heard Katica Janeva on the phone before her cell phone was confiscated, as there were speculations in the public.

KRZALOVSKI: THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN GREECE IS A TEST FOR THE PRESPA AGREEMENT

“The establishment of the new government in Greece will be the first test for the Prespa Agreement, because we know that New Democracy was an opponent to the Agreement there, as VMRO-DPMNE was here. It’s good that the change first took place there, so that we can see how they will act towards the Agreement”, said Aleksandar Krzalovski in an interview for CIVIL Media.

M. Ivanovska