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  BUCKOVSKI: MACEDONIA NEEDS SCANDINAVIAN ELECTS

The Prime Minister of Macedonia Vlado Buckovski held a meeting with his coalition partners, the leaders of LDP and DUI, Risto Penov and Ali Ahmeti, on which, as he stated, it was discussed about many topics. One of them were the constitutional amendments, in which, as Buckovski said, an agreement for finding common compromise with the opposition was achieved, respectively to accept part of the objection, with which will come to modification to the constitution, with more votes not only two-thirds of majority.
“Second priority after the constitutional amendments’ implementation is bringing the new electing legislation. We are prepared to seek compromise solutions and talk with the opposition in wider debate, with purpose of finding solutions that will be good basis for organizing of fair and democratic elects”, Buckovski stated.
Buckovski, as he pointed out, there wasn’t any discuss about any preliminary elects, because before that according to the positive opinion there should be enacted series of laws, respectively the law for police, which is part of the Ohrid agreement, then establishing one-stop system, as well as bringing changing in the electing legislation, which is been assumed that will happen in the middle of January.
As more important segment Buckovski highlighted the maintaining fair and democratic elects which, as he said, they should be Scandinavian, while about the unofficial called reconstruction of the Government, the Prime Minister underlined that that can be considered but after getting the status candidate for Macedonia about the membership in EU, which should be in December.
 
     
  THE RELATIVES OF THE KIDNAP ONES DISAPPOINTED FROM THE INSTITUTIONS

The consequences from the 2001 conflict still can be seen. The relatives of the 12 kidnapped Macedonian from Tetovo area at the time of the conflict in 2001 are passing trough new intrigues and disappointing from the institutions. According to them all authorized keep silent about this crime, which the Hag Tribune returned them in the authority of Macedonian jurisdiction.
The families also felt a big indignation towards the attorney Zoja Lega Stanoevska, which appealed the recent court decision for suffering immaterial loss to the families, who lost their nearest ones.
They confessed how they are feeling and address rigorous words to her in public to.
These people are also very disappointed from the judge Velce Pancevski, how is leading the investigation for the argument who they privately lead it against the leadership of ONA. The judge didn’t call Daut Rdzepi, or Hazbi Lika, or Ali Ahmeti, which the lawyer called them as witnesses to say who gave orders for blocking the road Tetovo-Jazince and what they know about the kidnap ones.
 
     
  80 YEARS FROM ATHEN’S PUBLUSHING OF THE MACEDONIAN PRIMER

On 14th of November in the Macedonian academy for science and art a Gala meeting was held on the occasion of 80 years from publishing the Athens’ abecedary, the first Macedonian abecedary published by the Greek government. The meeting was opened by academic Zuzana Topoljinska, and academic Balze Ristovski was talking about it.
“It’s a matter of amazing important issue published in 1925 by the Greek government. It was prepared by eminent Greek adepts, and appeared under pressure of the League of Nations in Geneva, because of realization of the national minority rights of the population in the part that went to Greece with the agreement from 1913”, academic Blaze Ristevski stated.
 
     
  SONK ON A MASS PROTEST?

The independent Union of education, science and culture SONK received a letter from the minister of labor and social policy Stevco Jakimovski this Friday, in which he guide them to go in court with SONK of Veselinka Trajkovska, to prove who is legitimate to represent the interests of the employees in these activities. This letter, according to Dojcin Cvetanovski, was the only reason for deciding to give a deadline to the government for answering them about continuing the negotiations for confirmation of the lowest salary. If that won’t happen, SONK threaten on the press-conference with a mass social protest which will be on 23rd this month.
The Unions will also seek for an irreversible resignation by the minister Jakimovski.
 
     
 

TOBACCONISTS WHITOUT SUPPORT

In the budget of the country for the next year stimulation for tobacco producers is not predicted. The governmental money will be spending only for new kinds of tobacco. The Government pointed out that in the budget also there is no money for direct helping for the producers of tobacco. Nothing from the announcement of the 10 million euros, which trough the new law for tobacco should return back directly to the tobacco producers.
According to the government calculation, this money that should go in to the budget, with the new rise in prices by 10% will finance the whole family and not jus the tobacco. The producers react on this. The tobacco is ready for selling. The tobacconists are pleased with the breed, but they don’t know how the labor will be evaluated. From the tobacco combine was announced that for the annual breed the old prices will be valid.

 
     
  THE CLINIC CENTER ANNOUNCES STRIKE

“If the administration of the Clinic Center and the Ministry of health won’t answer positively on the demand for 100% rice on salary, the employees will renew the strike”, the union informed. According to the announcements, renewal of the talks with Andreja Arsovski, director of the Clinical center is expecting. The decision for activating the strike depends on the results of the talks. During the last month the management offered increase of 5-6%, which, according to the union is very little. About the strike which was held last month, the management cut off five daily wages to 260 employees, calling out to the law of working relation.
 
     
  TRAJANOV AND DAUTOVSKI ON GALA-CONCERT IN PARIS

In the honor of the 6 decades jubilee of UNESCO, which was held on the 16th of November this year in Paris, the opera singer Boris Trajanov and the musician Dragan Dautovski had their appearance there. Boris Trajanov sang two arias by Verdi, while Dautovski had his appearance with the World orchestra of the traditional instruments and with the orchestra of the Paris’ Philharmonic Society.
On this jubilee Trajanov and Dautovski begin together with world reputation performers - the Russian pianist Sergej Markarov and the Japanese soprano Rie Hamada.
Otherwise in January this year Boris Trajanov won the prestige title “peace artist of UNESCO”, and he is the only artist from Macedonia and one of the few in the world with that kind of title.
It is expected that after the concert in Paris, Trajanov will appeared in the production of the “Toska” opera in Italy.
 
     
  130 YEARS FROM THE BIRTH OF VOJDAN POP GEORGIEV CERNODRINSKI

Today, in organization of the Cultural center “Skrb i uteha” on the scene of the drama Faculty, a central manifestation in honor of 130 years from the birth of the Macedonian theatrical apostle Vojdan Pop Georgiev Cernodrinski will be held. The poet and writer Petre Basevski will promote the roman “The face of God” by Tihomir Stojanovski on the manifestation, and part of the roman will be played by the actors Aleksandar Djurovski and Strashko Miloshevski. Also, parts of the plays of the theatre “Skrb i Uteha” will be played in the honor of Cernodrinski’s birthday.
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 

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  PM BUCKOVSKI PAYS OFFICIAL VISIT TO SLOVENIA

Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski will pay Thursday an official visit to Slovenia, upon an invitation of his Slovenian counterpart Janez Jansa.
Macedonian and Slovenian Prime Ministers will discuss the improvement of bilateral relations, as well as increasing of economic cooperation between both countries.
One of the topics of the meeting will be the using of Slovenian experience on the Macedonian road to the European Union and NATO and more active lobbying of Slovenia for full-fledged membership of Macedonia in the Euro-Atlantic institutions.
Buckovski, besides meeting with Jansa, will meet Slovenian President Janez Drnovsek and Parliament Speaker France Cukjati, and will hold talks with European Parliament member and leader of Liberal Party of Slovenia, Jelko Kacin, member of EP Borut Pahor, as well as Ljubljana mayor Danica Simshic.
Macedonian Prime Minister will open Macedonian-Slovenian business forum that will take place in Slovenian Chamber of Commerce.
The two-day official visit to Slovenia PM Buckovski will end with the meeting of Macedonian emigrants who live and work in Slovenia.
Buckovski, as PM Cabinet's press release reads, will express satisfaction by high level of friendly relations and continuos development of the political dialogue. For Macedonia the relations and cooperation with Slovenia are of priority and strategic importance, especially from aspect of its accession to the Euro-Atlantic structures.
Macedonian and Slovenian Prime Ministers will discuss current political-economic situation in the region, Macedonia's foreign-policy priorities, as well as activities for Euro-Atlantic integration processes.
Agreement on changes of the Agreement for Economic Cooperation, a Declaration for Exchanging Practice and Experience in Euro-integration Process between Customs Administrations of Macedonia and Slovenia will be signed.
Both Prime Ministers will welcome the establishing of Slovenian-Macedonian business club, which will initiate new possibilities for boosting of cooperation, especially in the investments sector.
A trend for increasing of commercial exchange between both countries has been registered since 2001. Slovenia invests in banking sector, tobacco industry and tourism.
PM Buckovski will express satisfaction by the treatment and help that Slovenia has been giving to Macedonian emigrants (from 10,000 to 12,000 persons) in their organizing and acting, aiming at preserving and promoting of their national, cultural, language and religious identity, as well as for their own affirmation in this country.
Macedonia expects Slovenia's support regarding the receiving access to the EU financial instruments.
Through successful realization of twining project for harmonization of legislation of the internal market, Slovenia, as the press release reads, has showed a positive example of concrete support towards Macedonia.

BORIS TRAJANOV TO SING AT UNESCO'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT GALA

Macedonian opera singer Boris Trajanov Wednesday will perform at a concert gala that will be held at the UNESCO Hall in Paris to mark the 60th anniversary of the world organization.
Trajanov is the only representative of Macedonia and one in few artists in the world who have won prestigious UNESCO Artist of Peace. The award was handed to him personally by the UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura in February 2005.
Trajanov will sing two arias in the concert. He will perform together with Russian famous pianist Sergey Markarov, the winner of numerous international awards and UNESCO Artist of Peace as the soloist of the Concert for Piano and Orchestra no. 12 by Mozart and Japanese soprano Rie Hamada in performing compositions by modern French composer Nicholas Bahri.