Macron assures Pendarovski he is not offering Skopje an alternative for EU, but is requesting time
President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, after meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, said there are “open and dynamic” talks, but that there are still no guarantees for a date from Paris. Macron is requesting time for the internal reform of the EU.
President Pendarovski presented his arguments to Macron, and heard his. According to Pendarovski, France has already submitted an informal proposal (non-paper) to EU member states on the reform of the methodology of accession negotiations, a reform that Macron is demanding before giving a green light for North Macedonia and Albania.
Netherlands Senate ratifies NATO Accession Protocol
The Netherlands Senate ratified North Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol. Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Dimitrov shared the information on his Facebook profile.
After receiving a green light from the Netherlands, the NATO Accession Protocol should be ratified by France and Spain, with which our country will formally become the 30th full member of the Alliance.
The Budget for 2020 is 3.615 billion euros
The Budget for the following year is 3.615 billion euros, with human capital being in the focus, namely, a better health, educational and social system and strong support for real sector growth. Fifty-six percent of the total budget expenditure will go to areas that rely on human capital.
Lile Stefanova does not approve new passport for Kamcev
Former Special Prosecutor, Lile Stefanova, does not agree for Orce Kamcev to receive a temporary document with which he would travel abroad for business meetings. A negative opinion to Kamcev’s request has been submitted to the Criminal Court, is confirmed by the Prosecutor’s Office.
Kamcev requested from the court a temporary passport, as his previous one that he received from former Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva with a 6-month validity expired several days ago. Jordan Kamcev in front of Criminal Court.
Government withdraws draft amendments to Law on public gatherings
Following public reactions on the new draft amendments to the Law on public gatherings that the Government proposed to the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia, it expressly withdrew the proposals.
“The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia heard the remarks of civic organizations in regards to the announced draft amendments to the Law on public gatherings, and at today’s 164th session decided to withdraw the draft amendments with the purpose of providing broad consultation”.
FLASH NEWS
Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani considers that there still is strong solidarity in the EU for setting a date for the start of negotiations with North Macedonia, even though the member states have many internal problems.
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Finance Minister Nina Angelovska outlined that next year all loans that the state will take are for repayment of previous loans and for covering the 2.3 percent deficit, and that there will be no debts for salaries, pensions and social spending.
Over 10 billion denars are projected in the new Draft-Budget, adopted at today’s government session. Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska today stated that by this “we are approaching an increase by 0.2 percentage points of GDP”, that is, we are practically getting closer to 1.4 percent, having in consideration that the commitment for this year is 1.39 percent of GDP.
The needs for employment are defined by the institutions, and not the Ministry of Information Society and Administration. New employments have been announced and will continue to be announced. Employments will not be stopped due to the elections, since the institutions have the need for this. People leave and come, said today the Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski.
All measures have been taken and all institutions are involved in finding out what happened on Friday (November 8), when in the “OHIS” plant site water leaked out from a cistern in which previously methyl acrylate monomer had been stored, say the competent authorities, which according to the Association for collecting and primary treatment of waste Ecocenter 97 LTD, are supposed to carry out control, and if procedures are not carried out according to the law and the environment protection elaborate, should request responsibility if they determine failure to do so.
OPINION
Humiliated, insulted, winners?
by: Saso Ordanoski
The opposition has mistaken the direction (“on the wrong way”) in hope for election success: despite the perfect propaganda machinery for spreading discredits and bad and fake news, this steroid opposition campaign composed of gossip-grannies on every topic and every problem, does not have the potential to induce mass public amnesia about what the causes are and who the original actors are for most of the problems, for the resolving of which, without a doubt, the current government is showing no skills and knowledge at the required level.
Big problem with little Schengen
by: Zoran Ivanov
Go figure out these nationalists. It was good when we used to dig our eyes out in a Balkan way. Now, when we have reached out in a European way, it’s not good. When we open our homes for our neighbours and when they open theirs for us, again it doesn’t suit us. Something is being stirred up for us again. A conspiracy, a plan for them to destroy us, for us to disappear. Europe and the US will make a Great Albania out of us, will compensate us to Serbia and Kosovo. Albanian Prime Minister Rama was proclaimed an undesirable person at home for reaching out to the Serbian president. Serbian President Vucic was proclaimed a traitor by his nationalists for returning the gesture. And Macedonian Prime Minister Zaev was labelled traitor by the quasi patriots here for welcoming them.
Dehran Muratoc in cooperation with: Маја Ivanovska, Biljana Jordanovska, Diana Tahiri and Angela Petrovska
Translation: Natasa Cvetkovska
