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admin1 – September 19, 2006 – 12:43pm

•President Crvenkovski and Foreign Minister Milososki participate in UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

 
GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE TODAY ON RECALLING OF AMBASSADOR JORDANOVSKI
admin1 – September 19, 2006 – 8:24am

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 18, 2006 – 12:39pm

•PM Gruevski met Saturday PPD leader Vejseli.

•Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski attends WB, IMF Group Annual Assembly.

 
US STATE SECRETARY RICE CONGRATULATES FM MILOSOSKI ON ELECTION
admin1 – September 17, 2006 – 12:31pm
Ms. Rice - Mr. Milososki

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.

 
PRIME MINISTER RESUMES MEETINGS WITH OPPOSITION PARTIES
admin1 – September 16, 2006 – 11:58am

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is scheduled to meet Saturday with leaders of LDP, VMRO-NP and PPD Risto Penov, Vesna Janevska and Abdylhadi Vejseli.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 15, 2006 – 2:25pm
  • GOVERNMENT PROMISES CONDITIONS FOR RETURN OF FOUR HAGUE TRIBUNAL CASES

  • GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION HAVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF PRCEVSKI

 
SLAVESKI: BUDGET WILL NOT BE DRAINED
admin1 – September 15, 2006 – 12:05pm

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.

 
OSCE MISSION TO SKOPJE SUPPORTS REGIONAL CROSS BORDER COOPERATION BETWEEN MACEDONIAN AND ALBANIAN BORDER POLICE
admin1 – September 14, 2006 – 2:11pm
OSCE logo

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 14, 2006 – 10:57am

•Prime Minister Gruevski meets ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte in The Hague.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 13, 2006 – 12:11pm

•PM Gruevski meets EU Security and Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana and European Parliament President Josep Borrell in Brussels.

•PM Gruevski meets EC Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels Tuesday asking for support for new government reform agenda.

 
FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES REACH 4.7 MONTHS OF IMPORTS
admin1 – September 13, 2006 – 8:39am

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 12, 2006 – 10:28am

•PM Gruevski invited leaders of SDSM, BDI and PPD to separate meetings in Skopje.

 
FAIR OF TURKISH PRODUCTS TO OPEN FIRST TIME
admin1 – September 11, 2006 – 12:00pm

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.

 
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES TO PRESIDENT ON OCCASION OF DAY OF INDEPENDENCE
admin1 – September 7, 2006 – 12:30pm

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 7, 2006 – 12:13pm

•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

 
ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE
admin1 – September 7, 2006 – 12:05pm
Skopje

25 January 1991:

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 6, 2006 – 12:08pm

•Head of the Mission of the IMF for Macedonia, Mark Griffiths  pays working visit to Macedonia.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – September 5, 2006 – 10:45am

•US President George W. Bush congratulated Nikola Gruevski on his election as Prime Minister.

 
SLAVESKI: LIBERALIZATION OF ENTRY OF FOREIGN BANKS NEEDED
admin1 – September 4, 2006 – 8:59am

"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.

 
WORLD BANK TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR MACEDONIA
admin1 – September 1, 2006 – 9:06am

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – August 31, 2006 – 9:51am

•Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis congratulates Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski on election of new Government.

•New Moldavian, Ghanaian Ambassadors to Macedonia presented credentials to FM Milososki Wednesday.

 
UNITED STATES PROMISES SUPPORT TO NEW GOVERNMENT
admin1 – August 30, 2006 – 12:50pm
US Embassy logo

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – August 30, 2006 – 9:33am

•RTV Management Committee elects new executive manager and deputy manager today.

•New Government cut the VAT for agricultural raw materials and equipment from 18 percent to 5 percent.

 
FM MILOSOSKI: I WILL BE AN HONEST MINISTER, REGARDLESS OF THE PRICE
admin1 – August 29, 2006 – 4:13pm

FM Milososki
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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – August 29, 2006 – 12:48pm

•New Macedonian Government to convene for its first session.

•PM Gruevski met IMF representative to Macedonia Monday.

•Senior government delegation from China is on a two-day official visit to Macedonia as of Monday.

 
DELEGATION OF CHINA STATE COUNCIL PAYS OFFICIAL VISIT TO MACEDONIA
admin1 – August 29, 2006 – 10:07am

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.

 
ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW GOVERNMENT
admin1 – August 28, 2006 – 12:55pm
Macedonian Government

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.

 
HeadLine
admin1 – August 28, 2006 – 10:20am

•Macedonian Assembly elects new Macedonian Government late Saturday evening with 68 votes for, 22 votes against, and no abstentions.

 
MANDATARY GRUEVSKI ANNOUNCES START OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH EU IN YEAR 2007
admin1 – August 25, 2006 – 12:24pm
Mr. Gruevski  - ekspoze

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.

 
TALKS WITH GREECE IN UN TO CONTINUE
admin1 – August 25, 2006 – 12:20pm

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.