Politics of North Macedonia
Milestone Moment: North Macedonia Appoints First Albanian Prime Minister
In a historic turn of events, North Macedonia is set to have its first-ever Albanian prime minister. Today, the parliament will convene for an extraordinary meeting to vote on the caretaker government responsible for organizing the upcoming spring elections in the country.
North Macedonia celebrates its Independence Day
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US official voices hope North Macedonia will proceed with EU membership bid
A senior US State Department official on Friday voiced hope that North Macedonia will be able to approve politically difficult constitutional changes that would help its bid to join the European Union.
Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Balkan policy, said during talks in the capital Skopje that the US strongly backs the country's EU accession bid.
Analysts predict that North Macedonia may Fall Behind in EU Membership Negotiations
A political crisis in the Republic of North Macedonia after debates on constitutional changes ended inconclusively and a vote on them was postponed indefinitely. MPs in Skopje debated whether to change their basic law, including whether Bulgarians should be included in the constitution. According to analysts, North Macedonia risks seriously falling behind in negotiations with the EU.
Pendarovski to visit Serbia on Wednesday
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will on Wednesday receive North Macedonian counterpart Stevo Pendarovski, who will be on a working visit to Serbia.
Vucic and Pendarovski will first visit the monastery of St Prohor Pcinjski at 12.10 pm, the press office of the Serbian president announced in a statement on Tuesday.
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Ethnic Albanian party in North Macedonia offers deal to clear the way to join EU
The largest party representing North Macedonia's ethnic Albanian minority offered to pull its ministers from the government to meet a demand from the opposition to clear the way for European Union membership talks.
Party Games? In North Macedonia, Judges’ Promotions Depend on ‘Connections’
Wanted: excellent social climbing skills
"You failed with VMRO and you failed with the SDSM." This is what a judge from Skopje was told by people close to her, referring to North Macedonia's two main parties, VMRO-DPMNE and the Social Democrats.
Scholz: Bulgaria cannot set New Requirements for North Macedonia
"Germany supports North Macedonia's EU membership and recognizes the identity, language and culture of its people. Now Skopje must implement the promised change in its constitution to remove all obstacles to the country's membership in the European community".
Borrell: On the EU Side there are No Obstacles to the Accession of North Macedonia
EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, believes that there is no obstacle to North Macedonia's accession to the block.
Germany Recognized the Macedonian Language, Identity and Culture
Last night, the German Bundestag voted on a resolution that unequivocally recognizes the Macedonian language, identity and culture, Thomas Hacker, an MP from the Free Democratic Party, told Deutsche Welle.
The resolution was introduced by the parliamentary groups of the three parties in the governing coalition - the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Liberals.