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Precise term for NATO
The ministers of foreign affairs of Macedonia and
Croatia, Ilinka Mitreva and Miomir Zuzul, are expecting to be given a
precise term for membership of these two countries in NATO in the following
Summit in Istanbul. On the question does Croatia will conduct visa regime
when it becomes candidate for EU, the minister Zuzul has pointed out that
getting closer to EU doesn’t mean leaving the region and Croatia will
continue with development of the regional corporation. |
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Consultations for ambassadors
The negotiations about fulfilling the empty places for
Macedonian Ambassadors in Moscow, Canberra, Ottawa, New York, and Geneva are
reviled after a break of one year in Ministry of foreign affairs. The
minister Mitreva, has started with the preliminary consultations for sending
five new diplomats in Macedonian missions. In these states there are no our
ambassadors for long time and in this phase there are no returning of
diplomats for replacement. |
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The gap between churches is engrossed
Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, the Archbishop
Stefan has given statement that for proper dialog between Macedonian and
Serbian Orthodox Churches must be provided proper conditions. That is the
only way of bringing together both positions and of success in the dialog,
but not from positions of privilege and position of rulers. He also added
that the Serbian Orthodox Church has jeopardized the possible realization of
the negotiation with its behavior and its decisions. Now the gap of
separation is engrossed.
“This road of nowhere must be left behind and we must return on the road
of dialog after withdrawal of same decisions by Serbian Orthodox Church
which have jeopardized this situation”- says Archbishop Stefan. |
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The police specialists in Turkey
The minister of internal affairs, Siljan Avramovski,
after the meeting with his Turkish college Abdulkadir Aksy, has pointed out
that the police specialists from Macedonia will be trained in Turkey. And he
added that these two countries will strengthen the exchange of information
about the persons involved in drug trading. |
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More money for flooded regions
According to the Prime-minister Hari Kostov, who has visited the region
of Strumica and Valandovo, anticipated money by the Government for covering
the damage of the flood will not be enough for sure, so there must be
provided more money. The Prime-minister has added that the damages will be
bigger than the previous estimations because the conditions on the field are
different than the knowledge of the Government about them. |
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The state is very strict with employers
The decision of the Ministry of labor and social policy
is that the Law for Employment and Insurance in case of unemployment will
protect those who don’t have proper employment, but it will be very strict
with employers which are escaping from obligations about their employees.
The State Councilor of the Ministry, Stojan Trajanov, says that the
employers will make contracts with unregistered employees in the Employment
Agency, so in that way they will be obliged to pay contributions for health
and invalid insurance. |
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Polemic about telecast of the Parliamentarian sessions
The proposition about turning off the telecast of the
Parliamentarian sessions has initiated many polemics among parliamentarians
of different parties. The opinion of the opposition is that the Governmental
intention for turning off this telecast is a totalitarian measure and
attempt to conduct a censure trough the public service which is financed by
the public money. In the other hand, Jani Makraduli from SDSM has given
statement that the direct telecasting should continue beside the fact that
the Parliament will work more efficiency without this telecast. |
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The lawns “have drunk” the milk
Several hundred milk manufactures from different parts of
Macedonia have spilt about fifty liters of milk over the lawns in front of
the Parliament. They have threatened that they will block the border’s
passing during the Olympiad if the problem with ransom of milk is not going
to be solved. The Minister of agriculture, Slavko Petrov, didn’t give
statement about this situation because he didn’t have time. |
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The internally displaced Macedonians are still suffering
The Questionnaire Commission for protection of the civil rights has adopt
the proposal-conclusions of the work group of the Commission of internally
displaced people from Aracinovo and Lipkovo, who are suffering after the war
in 2001. By the way, in these conclusions stands that the rights of
internally displaced people, which are confirmed with the Constitution and
with International Conventions for protection of human rights, especially
the part for inviolability of homes, are still violated beside the
improvement of the security in the country |
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Vilma Trajkovska has accepted the Governmental decision
The family of the tragically lost President Boris Trajkovski will receive
building site with paid public utilities for building theirs family house.
Beside that the family of Trajkovski will receive permanent monthly payment
in amount as a Presidential wage, scholarship for both underage children for
education in our or in foreign countries and one-handed money recompense for
material damage. His wife Vilma Trajkovska has accepted this Governmental
decision. |
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Demolition is continuing
The Urban Police has continued with demolition of the
illegally build constructions, besides the accounts and the revolt of the
citizens of Trpejca. Their activity is under strong police protection.
According to the unofficial information, this activity of the building
inspection for demolition of 49 illegal building constructions in Trpejca
will finish at the end of this month. |
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Blocking of the telecommunications
Vlado Dimovski, the President of the NGO Parliament, says
that Macedonian citizens are leaving their phone open, daily for two hours
to express their revolt about the announcement for more expensive prices of
the telecommunications services. More than 90 civil associations have joined
in the action of this NGO with purpose to put pressure under the directors’
border with this every day blocking of telecommunications. |
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Macedonia is cradle of organic food
The future of Macedonia, seen by the experts for
agriculture in Brussels is in production of organic food. The European
Commission has adopted an action plan which goal is to encourage production
and consummation of organic food in the following years. This plan refers to
25 countries-members and countries-candidates for membership. Macedonia is
next on the list for the candidate status which is supposed to happen in
2005, so this plan of EU will refers to our country too. |
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“Cytostatics for children” on court
The parents of the children who are cancer patients will
sue the Ministry of health and the other responsible institutions because
there no cytostatics on the Clinic for children almost one month, says the
President of the association “Peperutka”(Butterfly), Natasha
Kotlar-Trajkovska.
The director of the Health Fund, Nikola Panovski,
explained that the problem will be solved and the Fund will accept the
fiscal accounts for returning of the money to the parents. |
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More education workers on the street
About 250 employees from the cinder gardens and
institutions of culture will be fired as redundancies until the end of this
month. The Trade Union of education, science and culture, during the
negotiation with the proper ministry, was asking these fires to be postponed
until signification of the collective agreements. |
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The Association of “Pomaci” is registered
The Bulgarian Authority is finally starting to make
indulgence about the rights of Macedonian minority. It has registered the
Association of “Pomaci” in Bulgaria for culture and Euro integration. The
goal of this Association is to preserve the culture, traditions and costumes
of the Pomac in Bulgaria, than protection and conformation of human and
civil rights, stimulation of economic development in the mountain and semi
mountain regions, protection of the natural resources, overcoming the
psychological barrier of the submission and to raise the dignity of the
meaning of Pomak. The headquarters of this Association is in the village
Kocan, Municipality Satovca.
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NEWS
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BUSINESS
FORUM ON INTENSIFYING BUSINESS COOPERATION BETWEEN MACEDONIA AND SLOVENIA
"There is a base for intensifying business activities and increasing the
investments between Macedonia and Slovenia," Macedonian and Slovenian Prime
Ministers Hari Kostov and Anton Rop concluded at the business forum on
Friday in Skopje.
"The Government's role is to create the common business conditions, to
intensify the cooperation between business subjects and to find solutions
for possible problems in the frameworks of the legal regulations," Kostov
said, ordering to Macedonian and Slovenian businessmen to intensify the
previous contacts.
According to Rop, such meetings are an excellent opportunity to exchange
experiences and to agree new projects and investments, which will result in
export and import increase.
"We have made a lot of investments in the last year. Such trend
continues, but we also expect foreign investments. I would mention the
"Renault" investment of Euro 400 million," Rop said.
Macedonian Minister of Economy Stevco Jakimovski pointed out that the
customs administration in the country functioned very well, but the
corruption was an exception not a regulation and all foreign investments
were welcomed.
The business forum in the frameworks of the visit of Slovenian high
delegation led by PM Anton Rop includes many Macedonian and Slovenian
businessmen.
THE NETHERLANDS TO CONTINUE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR MACEDONIA
Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mireva Thursday in Hague met Dutch
Minister for Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne.
Van Ardenne pointed out that the Netherlands noticed improvement of the
social, political and economic progress in Macedonia and would continue
financially to support the country.
Mitreva expressed gratitude for the continual financial support of the
Netherlands for balance of payments, macroeconomic stability and the
development processes of Macedonia, adding that Macedonia is a stable
country directed to the economic progress, and before all to find ways of
attracting foreign investments.
Mitreva also visited the International Court of Justice in Hague.
She met the representatives of the clubs of Macedonian immigrants in the
Netherlands. |
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