Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki issued an order for the initiating of a procedure for recalling of Macedonian Ambassador to Washington Ljupco Jordanovski. This issue is expected to be on the Government's agenda at today's government session.
Washington and the international community are going to continue supporting Macedonia in realizing the government's democratic reforms hoping to continue the productive partnership between the US and Macedonia, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrote to Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki.
It is fact that that the accounts of the budget users are attacked in a way, but we're not going to allow organized depletion of the central budget, Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski commented on the surge of executive court rulings, inherited from the previous government, draining money from the budget.
A workshop aimed on further strengthening cross border co-operation between senior border police officers from northern Albania and the national border police officers from Macedonia’s north region ended today in Struga – OSCE Mission to Skopje announced.
Macedonia's foreign currency reserves currently cover 4.7 months of imports, exceeding the level required by the IMF. The Fund insisted that the foreign currency reserves this year total 4.3 months of import.
Turkish products will be on display at the Skopje Fair grounds from 14 to 16 September. The fair's end is bringing Turkey's export potentials closer to the Macedonian businessmen and paving the way for setting up business contacts.
French President Jacques Chirac, German President Horst Koehler, Dutch Queen Beatrix, Swedish King Carl Gustaf, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Irish President Mary McAleese, Israeli President Moshe Katsav, and Australian President Michael Jefrrey are just some of the world statesmen who sent congratulatory messages to President Crvenkovski on the occasion of 8 September, Day of Independence of the Republic of Macedonia.
•World statesmen send congratulatory messages to President Crvenkovski on the occasion of 8 September, Day of Independence of the Republic of Macedonia.
•Government adopted the law for the police at its last session
Macedonia’s Parliament, following the first multi-party elections, unanimously adopted a Declaration of Sovereignty.
8 September 1991:
An overwhelming majority of the Macedonian public approved a referendum on independence.
- 1,495,807 were registered to vote for the referendum.
- 1,074,855 (71.86%) actually cast their vote.
Out of registered voters, 1,021,981 (68.32%) voted for independence. Out of those who actually voted, 95.08% were for independence. Out of the registered voters, 38,986 (2.61%) voted against independence. 13,986 ballots were registered as invalid.
"There are a lot of small banks that concentrate on clients who are also their founders. This raises problems such as conflict of interest. Further liberalization of the entry of foreign banks is needed.
Macedonia expects bigger financial support from the World Bank, with which it will implement reforms in the most important spheres over the next four years.
The United States of America yesterday congratulated the new Macedonian Government on its election and it welcomed the peaceful transition of power.
"This sends a positive signal to the region with regard to the progress that the democratic institutions in Macedonia have made since the country won independence in year 1991", states the statement of the US Embassy in Skopje.
Interview with new Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki for "Dnevnik"
There are no reasons why the new Government should not make a serious attempt to develop closer relations with Germany, which can lobby for Macedonia's intents to become a member of NATO and the EU, new Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki said.
At the invitation of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, a Delegation of the People’s Republic of China headed by Tang Jiaxuan, State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China, pays an official visit to the Republic of Macedonia on 28-29 August 2006.
The Republic of Macedonia has a new Government whose prime minister is Nikola Gruevski. Gruevski's Government won support late Saturday evening with 68 votes "for", 22 votes "against", and no abstentions. The Government was elected following a two-day long debate and boycott of the BDI and PPD parliamentarians.
In his inaugural speech in the Assembly today mandatary Nikola Gruevski announced start of the negotiations with the European Union in year 2007. "We do not hide our ambition for Macedonia to start the negotiations for membership in the EU in year 2007. We are aware that this depends on us to a great extent. We have the cadre and we have huge political will and support from the Macedonian citizens, who deserve this. But we also expect a new impulse from our partners in the European Union", mandatary Gruevski said in his address before the Assembly. Meanwhile a few thousand Albanians protested in front of the Assembly because the BDI was not included in the new Government coalition.
The talks between Macedonia and Greece over the differences on the name will continue within the frames of the United Nations, mandatary Nikola Gruevski announced today. He explained that the basic postulate in these talks is for Macedonia to maintain its right to use its constitutional name in international communication.
