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PM Mickoski and EU Ambassador Rokas Address 2026 EC Progress Report

The EU remains the strategic determination of the country, but the enlargement process must be founded on the fulfillment of criteria and achieved results, rather than on bilateral disputes, PM…

06/11/2026

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE Clash over EC Progress Report

At a press conference on Thursday, SDSM’s International Cooperation Secretary, Andrej Zhernovski, said the EC’s Report on North Macedonia’s progress was catastrophic. In that regard, he emphasized that it constituted direct…

06/11/2026

Filipche Urges Finance Minister to Resign over Alta Banka Case

SDSM leader Filipche has said Finance Minister Dimitrieska-Kochoska was lying when she said she hadn’t been informed and consulted regarding the 2025 entry of Alta Banka into North Macedonia’s market.…

06/11/2026

Alta Banka Case: Mickoski Accuses Opposition of Spreading Panic

PM Mickoski has said regarding the Alta Banka case that the decision on the sale of Stopanska Banka Bitola was made after the elections and within a legally prescribed procedure…

06/11/2026

Hadji Vasileva Appointed New Chief of Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime

At Thursday’s session, the Council of Public Prosecutors officially appointed Iskra Hadji Vasileva as the new Chief of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption. The…

06/11/2026

Dragan Petrovski Reportedly Arrested in Kumanovo Operation

Dragan Petrovski a.k.a. “Shtuka” (“Pike”) has reportedly been arrested in a major police operation carried out in Kumanovo. The operation commenced with searches across multiple locations, where police special forces…

06/11/2026

EC Progress Report: No Attempts Made to Adopt Constitutional Changes

No attempts have been made to adopt the relevant constitutional changes referred to in the Council Conclusions of 18 July 2022, the EC’s 2026 Report on North Macedonia’s progress says.…

05/11/2026

Reactions to 2026 EC Report

SDSM leader Filipche has fiercely criticized the government regarding what’s been noted in the EC’s Report on North Macedonia. “EC Report 2026: everything is worse. Zero progress against corruption, freedom…

05/11/2026

Mickoski and Shekerinska Offer Divergent Stances on EU Path

“Macedonia has not been an EU member for 15 years due to artificial issues”, PM Mickoski said at the within the NRW Resilience Summit in Duesseldorf on Wednesday. As he…

05/11/2026

President Siljanovska Davkova Holds Meetings in Belgium

President Siljanovska Davkova, as part of her working visit to Brussels, held a meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte. She reaffirmed her country’s commitment to NATO and collective defense, pointing…

05/11/2026