FYROM most likely will not be set a date for launching membership negotiations at the EU Summit in June because the country has not met the political criteria. Thus far, no concrete step in solving the name issue has been made, there is no dialogue and a parliamentary ad-hoc commission for clearing the events of 24 December has not been established. FYROM’s Foreign […]

Albanians in FYROM are becoming increasingly frustrated with Gruevski’s government inability to fulfil the EU conditions. According to them the name issue still hampers the EU membership and not a single step has been made in connection to the political agreement signed on 1 March. They use as prime example FYROM’s government inability to establish a parliamentary ad-hoc commission for […]

Για μεγάλο σκάνδαλο κάνουν λόγο τα Σκοπιανά ΜΜΕ μετά από το…χουνέρι που τους έκαναν οι Αλβανοί. Αλβανοί γέμισαν με αφίσες το Τέτοβο για τον τελικό  κυπέλλου ποδοσφαίρου στις  22 Μαϊου, μεταξύ των τοπικών ομάδων Shkendija και Teteks. Οι αφίσες καλούσαν τους Αλβανούς φιλάθλους της Shkendija να παραβρεθούν στο γήπεδο και να υποστηρίξουν την ομάδα τους. Μόνο που οι Αλβανοί για να πικάρουν τους Σκοπιανούς, έγραψαν στις αφίσες […]

The European Commissioner responsible for EU Enlargement,  Stefan Fule sent another indirect message to FYROM concerning the country’s European integration .  Utrinski vesnik comments that while Fule strongly doubts FYROM’s commitment and democratic institutions, on the other hand, Gruevski said he was strongly confident that the country should be set a date for launching membership negotiations. He added that FYROM was […]

Several FYROM’s pro-government media and VMRO-DPMNE’s high party officials launched an anti-American campaign, after State Department’s human rights report about FYROM. The  latest report of the State Department blasted FYROM for freedom and human rights abuses and failings, including  freedom of media, judiciary, police and other segments. A former spokesman of FYROM’s leading party asked “why the State Department has no report on Guantanamo“. […]

Photo: sense-agency.com Thousands of FYROM’s Slavs went to welcome today the War Crimes Convict,  Johan Tarculovski at a government-funded celebration on his return to Skopje. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, convicted the former police officer of committing war crimes during the 2001 conflict. He was found guilty of leading a police unit that killed Albanian civilians and committed […]

Photo by: MIA Skopje, FYROM – Reports about increased number of  irregularities took place during the second round of the local elections in FYROM. Despite the assurances by FYROM’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Gordana Jankuloska that ” elections were held in line with all democratic standards“, facts show the opposite. The facts are as follows: – Dozens of residents of Pustec (Albania), […]

Fouere criticized Gruevski for collapse of the political dialogue Former EU Ambassador to FYROM Erwan Fouere analysis for the enlargement of the Union, with a focus on FYROM indicates that the country is going trough an erosion of basic democratic values and standards. -The latest developments, as well as the unwillingness of the government to promote the spirit of compromise, […]

The renowned journalist and fearless FYROM’s government critic, Nikola Mladenov,  died in a car accident, in mysterious and unresolved circumstances at the age of 49. Mladenov was the founder of the Weekly Magazine “Fokus” and the eponymous daily newspaper. Allegedly a passenger car which was driven by him fell astray of a bridge. Mladenov was initial driving force behind critical and analytical […]

Preliminary news from Skopje: some hours ago a resolution was signed by government and opposition leaders tha annihilated the effects of revolt of opposition. SDSM and other parties in alliance with it met with European representatives proclaiming that those parties shall return unconditionally in the parliament and also take participation in 24 March municipal election, contrary to resolution by opposition […]