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GREEK MEDIA PROVOCATION
A recently the Greek daily news paper “To Vima” announced that the USA
considers that the only way out of the deadlock in the negotiations between
Macedonia and Greece is for the EU to use the reference former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, and for the Nimitz’s mediation to continue.
“This way Athens will claim that by the threat of a veto has bullied its way
to FYROM, and Skopje in the bilateral relations will use its constitutional
name in the future”, “To Vima” writes, quoting American diplomats as
sources. The newspaper adds that Washington is giving the prevention of
interethnic clashes in Skopje a priority, as well as the strengthening the
states in the region, in order for them not to turn in to a zone under the
influence of organize crime. There is still no response by us on this latest
provocation! |
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BUCKOVSKI IN A VISIT TO THE
USA
The president of the Government of Macedonia, Vlado Buckovski, stayed in a
several-day official visit to the USA, during which he had a meeting with
the American state leaders.
The focal point in the Prime Minister’s agenda was the meeting with the
President of the United States, George Bush in the White House on 27th of
October. Bush and Buckovski , according to sources, discussed about the
bilateral cooperation, about Macedonia’s aspirations for membership in NATO
and EU, about the situation in Kosovo and the Balkans, but also for other
regional and international issues.
In the press release from the White House, in which the meeting was
announced, is stated that the President of USA and the Prime Minister of
Macedonia discussed on several issues including the joint efforts to promote
freedom and democracy in SEE. According to the agenda, the Macedonian Prime
Minister is supposed to meet with the Secretary of Sate Condolisa Rise, with
the Secretary of Defense Donald Ramsfeld and other high representatives of
the US administration. Besides the US capital, Buckovski visited New York
and Detroit. In New York he participated in a business meeting of Macedonian
and American businessmen and on the Donor Conference for Macedonia which is
organized by UNDP. The Prime Minister rounded up his visit to the USA with a
series of meetings with the representatives of several Macedonian emigrants’
organizations in Detroit. |
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WITHOUT A STRATEGY FOR THE
EMEGRATION
The country doesn’t have a strategy in relation to emigration nor, does it
has a data base and precise information on how many emigrants are there in
foreign countries.
This, among other, was stated on the international science meeting titled
“Emigration in Europe”, which is organized by the Agency for emigration and
was held in Struga.
“The authorities carry the emigrants as a burden on their conches”, is the
opinion of Professor Tanas Vrazinovski. According to him, practically there
is no communication between state and emigrants, and the only contact is
made only trough occasional visits of state officials.
On the meeting, on which thirty scientist from the country and abroad
participated, among others the conclusion was made that the country must
create migration policies and to create the necessary conditions so that
emigrants can invest in Macedonia, because the economy can no longer play on
the card of patriotism. |
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PRESSURE ON MOC?
The warnings from EU and the evaluations by the Helsinki Committee are part
of the pressure on MOC. The Head of the MOC Mr. Mr. Stefan thinks that the
demands from the EU for change in the Article in the criminal code, on which
Vraniskovski received two and a half years prison sentence, are false.
According to him, somebody wants to impose on us that the EU is concerned
for us.
“I don’t know what the EU is thinking about this problem, but I think that
it doesn’t deal with this sort of issues”, Mr. Mr. Stefan stated.
In the last evaluation of the Helsinki Committee is stated that the
leadership of the MOC and authorities are not sufficiently separated in this
secular state.
Although the Council of MOC frequently demanded support from the Government
and the President bout the Vraniskocski case, for the Head of MOC the
evaluation of the Helsinki Committee is bias.
“As far as the Helsinki Committee is concerned, I would refer to the
commentaries of 2001 and you will see why they are the way they are toady”
Mr. Mr. Stefan said.
Reactions about the re-examinations of the Vraniskovski case came from
Cosmic Patriarch Vartolmoej and from the Russian Head Alexei the Second. |
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CVETANOVSKI AGAIN ON THE
HEAD OF SONK
Dojcin Cvetnovski is reelected for president of the Union of employees in
education, science and culture (SONK) on the Congress of this Union, which
is recently working outside of the Union’s federation of Macedonia.
On the 4th congress Cvetanovski got all the votes from 779 delegates that
were present. For this office three other candidates were nominated by their
union organizations.
On the start of the session of the congress in his address Cvetanovski
stated that the leadership of this union is firmly set on, according to the
economic opportunities of the country, returning the status of the employees
in education, science and culture in the middle of the scale of society, as
is it is in all civilized states in Europe and the world.
He pointed out that SONK wants to achieve that trough a constructive dialog
with state officials, by the power of the arguments and with a maximal
awareness for the economic capabilities of the country, but also for the
equal disperse of budgetary funds. |
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NBM CHANGED THE MODEL ON
WHICH ITS SELLING STATE BOOKING
In an attempt to relax the interest rate policy the National Bank will limit
and pressure the banks to decrease the amount of money that they are using
for buying profitable treasure bookings, instead of crediting the economy.
NBM has changed the model on which it is selling its bookings - from now on
banks will buy them on closed tenders, on a limited amount. The key change
is in the interest rate. It’ll no longer be fixed at 10% , but will be
formed by the banks themselves, trough closed offers in a competitive
battle. The bank that offers the lowest rate will get the bookings from the
NBM. In this way because of the drop in interests which will be paid to them
by the NBM, the banks will be less motivated to invest in the safe treasury
bookings that until now brought them big profit without risk.
This was exactly the reason why the bookings were bought in mass. According
to banks’ officials, up on till now the treasury bookings used up 122
million euros - money that could have been used in the economy. These
amounts, instead of financing business, lay deposited in the central bank.
There is an interpretation that the decision on limiting the bookings isn’t
accidental. NBM is following its agreements with the International monetary
fund, that the treasury bookings should not use up more than 130 million
euros - an amount which is almost achieved. According to banks’ officials
the new model for selling the bookings isn’t in there best interest, but
they acknowledged that they are expecting an increase in loans for the
economy but with a lower interest rate. |
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TRPCEVSKI SHINED IN NEW
YORK
The renowned Macedonian pianist Simon Trpcevski in the Lincoln Centre had
his first performance in front of the New York audience, accompanied by the
New York Symphony with Janandrea Nosera as a conductor.
The music critic of the distinguished “New York Times”, Jeremy Ajsler,
writing about the début, points out that Trpcevski in the performance of
this “punishingly” difficult work showed a rich technique, but not
sensitivity in the same measure.
“His sound was rich and full of ease, which astounded most of the audience”,
Ajsler says and adds that more variations and feelings are needed in order
to capture the grandness this musical masterpiece, for which Rahmaninov says
that it’s also important as the notes.
The cooperation with the conductor Nosera was in the most part online, said
the critic , and especially point out the touch of the Russian soul in the
performance of the New York Symphony. On the program of the concert on which
Trpcevski preformed was in the second part works by Bartok and Britn. |
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WHITE NIGHT IN SKOPJE
The city of Skopje organized the event “White Night”, with which the 60th
anniversary of the forming of the UN was marked, but also the takeover of
eight cultural institutions by decentralization. Those are: the Museum of
Skopje, the Cultural Information Centre, the Youth Cultural Centre, the Home
of Culture “Koco Racin”, the Children’s Cultural Centre “Karpos”, the
library “Braka Miladinovci”, the Universal Hall and the ZOO.
The city’s authorities plan this event to grow in to a traditional one. On
the event there were awards given for journalism and photography on the
topic of “Poverty” by UN. |
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NEWS
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THIRD EDITION OF FESTIVAL BALKAN
DANCE PLATFORM
Third edition of international festival Balkan Dance Platform (BDP) will be
held for the first time in Macedonia on November 3-6, organised by
Lokomotiva-Center for New Initiatives in Art and Culture, in cooperation
with local and international partners.
Festival organizers said that BDP was a regional, biennial event on
contemporary dance, intended for the development and promotion of cultural
dialogue in the region and beyond, through opening of space for presentation
and promotion of latest and most innovative modern dance productions by
authors from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia/Montenegro,
Romania and Turkey.
Macedonian participants are Kire Mladenovski with a solo performance,
Marjana Savovska with performance "2010", and Iskra Sukarova with
"Ouch-Couch."
Furthermore, Children's Theatre Center within the Skopje Old Bazaar will
host a Balkan express meeting, including discussions, debates and lectures
focusing on contemporary dance, its development, management etc.
Festival events will be held at the big and small stages of the Macedonian
Opera and Ballet, Cifte Amam - Gallery 2, and Museum of Contemporary Arts.
The first BDP was held in Sofia in 2001, while second in Bucharest in 2003.
The festival is supported by the Swiss Culture Program in Macedonia,
Ministry of Culture and other partners. |
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