NEWS OF THE DAY: Dutch Embassy: Reports that the Netherlands have supported the Bulgarian veto is unfounded and false
The Dutch Embassy in Skopje says that reports in some media that Netherlands supported Bulgaria in blocking the Negotiating Framework for the start of the EU accession negotiations of North Macedonia are completely unfounded and false, reports SAKAMDAKAZAM.MK.
The Embassy recalls for SAKAMDAKAZAM.MK that “on October 30, 2020, the government of the Netherlands informed the Dutch Parliament on its decision that the first intergovernmental conference for North Macedonia can be held. This position remains, certainly, unchanged. The Netherlands also considered, and still consider that North Macedonia has achieved good progress and that the intergovernmental conference can be held immediately after the adoption of the Negotiating Framework”.
STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Osmani: Chairing the OSCE in 2023 is another diplomatic success for North Macedonia
“Today we have achieved diplomatic success for our country. With consensus, namely all 56 countries participating in the OSCE, our candidature to chair the OSCE in 2023 was officially endorsed, which will follow Sweden in 2021 and Poland in 2022”, said Osmani.
The Minister informed about the course of the preparations that will follow in the following period, the defining of the draft program of our priorities, detailing of the financial construction, as well as about the forming of a broader team that will be responsible for implementation of the activities until and during our chairmanship.
“The OSCE chairmanship will contribute to a new, better international positioning of the Republic of North Macedonia, as a constructive actor and contributor in the promotion of OSCE’s efforts, and indirectly will create also the opportunity for the institutional capacity that is expected from a NATO member state and future EU member state to be manifested”, said Osmani.
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The vaccine for Covid-19, which is expected to arrive at the beginning of next year, will not be compulsory, and will be free of charge for all citizens, said today Minister of Health Venko Filipce.
Upon the initiative of Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Naser Nuredini, at the session on Tuesday, the government adopted a Conclusion after which Minister Nuredini issued an Order – the Center for Development of Polog Planning Region, through the engaged contractors “Pelagonija” AD and Public Communal Enterprise “Komunalec” from Gostivar, to implement quick measures for remediation of the consequences to the environment from the operation of the existing site for waste removal in Rusino in the Municipality of Gostivar.
In the third quarter, the unemployment rate in the country is 16,5 percent. According to date published by the State Statistical Office, it notes a fall of 0,2 percent compared to the previous quarter when it was 16,7 percent.
President of Parliament Talat Xhaferi today welcomed the holding of the constitutive session of the Club for youth issues and policies, and wished the members a fruitful and successful term, but also achieving enviable results in fulfilling the rights of the youth.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy started with the implementation of a series of online workshops intended for strengthening the competencies of practitioners in the system of pre-school education.
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translation: N. Cvetkovska
