What is a circular economy, how applicable is it in national and local economies, especially when it comes to poor countries, how feasible is it in the context of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and economic, military, political and other conditions – are some of the questions that were discussed by the participants of the event titled “Circular Economy: Potentials and Challenges for the Future Generations”, namely, by party leader of DOM, Maja Moracanin, representative of the expert community, Ivana Lozanovska, Ph.D and the President of CIVIL, Xhabir Deralla. Moderator of the event was Biljana Jordanovska from CIVIL.
The event was part of the Western Balkans Circular Economy Week, which is held from May 23 to May 27, throughout the Western Balkans region.
The Western Balkans Circular Economy Week is the first regional initiative that brings together different actors throughout the Western Balkans. The focus of this initiative is on circular economy and sustainable development and is organized by members of the LogEx Community from all over the region, at the initiative of Balkan Forum from Kosovo.
STATEMENT OF THE DAY
The Parliament is functioning, though with difficulties due to the opposition’s active blocking, says MP and party leader of DOM Maja Moracanin for CIVIL Media. She adds that such blockades are nothing new, but an already seen strategy of the opposition.
“I am against blockades, especially in such a global economic crisis, when we have a war in Ukraine. I find this behavior of the opposition irresponsible, because the citizens demand from us responsibility and dedication in solving their problems. Regardless of whether we are from the majority or the opposition, the citizens have elected us and expect for us to solve their problems”, stressed Moracanin.
WAR IN UKRAINE
The Russian aggressors have set up 12 large television screens on the streets of the captured city Mariupol to broadcast Russian propaganda, announced Petro Andryushchenko, advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, for Telegrama, reports Ukrinform correspondent.
With the purpose to help ensure accountability for the crimes carried out in Ukraine, the European Council adopted new rules on Thursday that allow Eurojust to preserve, analyze and store evidence in relation to basic international crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, stated the press service of the European Council, reports Ukrinform.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated today that Russia is waiting for Ukraine to accept the demands for peace negotiations, reports MIA.
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“Those who advise Ukraine to give away territory to Russia do not want to see ordinary Ukrainians living there”, said the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Wars are unpredictable, so no one can tell when and how the Russian war against Ukraine will end, stated NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who spoke with the European media, reports Ukrinform.
FLASH NEWS
INTERPELLATION The parliamentary group of VMRO-DPMNE and the “Renewal for Macedonia” Coalition will submit an interpellation for Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, announced the coordinator of the parliamentary group of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Micevski.
POLITICS You are the one running away from a question, not me from an answer, because instead of you asking the Parliament Speaker, you are asking me, and I am not his spokesperson, said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski in replying to a parliamentary question from Dragan Kovacki, reports MIA.
INTEGRATIONS Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs Bojan Maricic in his guest appearance in “Click Plus” said that there is attention and interest from France as a chairman, but also a desire, in this sensitive moment, to give a chance and to help in the process of talks with Bulgaria, informs the SEA.
If Bulgaria does not give a green light to the start of the membership negotiations of the Republic of North Macedonia with the European Union, it will result in slowing down the development of the region, which in no case will be to the benefit of Sofia’s international image, assessed Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk at the conference “Liberals for the Future of Europe – From a Conference to European Reforms”, which was held in the Bulgarian capital, reports MIA.
USA US President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate six new US ambassadors, among which Angela Price Aggeler, as candidate for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of North Macedonia, announced the White House last night, reports MIA.
JUSTICE The Constitutional Court has rejected the initiative of Levica for assessing the constitutionality and legality for the dismissal of Filip Zendeli.
FREE ZONE
Good Morning with Ordanoski
There are many who believe that the world was a better place for living when it was divided into democracy and non-democracy and when the boundaries were known as to which world center “they belonged to”. Why should some 45 million Ukrainians have a different view on their own fate from the three-times more numerous 135 million Russians? Shut up and live!
Well, it’s also not clear why we are insisting with the Bulgarians, when they are three-four times bigger than us?! Are we going to heat ourselves with wood this winter again? And what’s freedom, if our stomachs need to be empty?! Everyone’s insisting to have their own countries. Damn democracy, damn… writes Saso Ordanoski in the column (published on May 23, 2022) “The common price for the Ukrainian freedom”.
D. Muratov
Translation: N. Cvetkovska
