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MEMBERSHIP INVITATION FOR
NATO AFTER TWO YEARS?!
In the interview for Radio “Free Europe”, the minister of defense Jovan
Manasievski underlined that he hopes that on the annual NATO Summit, in
Riga, Macedonia will find her place on the list of the countries that will
receive membership invitation after two years.
“The Summit on which will be discussing about the NATO’s expansion has been
planned for spring 2008, and this year on the 2006 Summit, Macedonia will
invest in diplomatic efforts in the final documents for finding a solution
similar with that one from the 1997 Madrid’s Summit, in which the countries
that will be invited on the next summit will be explicitly indicate”, the
minister Manasievski stated. According to him, one more mechanism or verbal
obligation will be create on which the countries already will be invite on
the Summit in 2008 , and Macedonia will earn the invitation on the basis of
the past working. |
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THE GENERAL STOJANOVSKI
FREE OF CHARGES
Pre-investigated activities of the prosecutor form Vukovar, Bozidar Pilik,
which lasted two months have showed that the accusations against the chief
of the Headquarters of ARM, Miroslav Stojanovski, for war crimes in Vukovar
are baseless. He decided that the Macedonian general can’t be connected with
the accusations by the Croatian POWs that as a member of the military police
of JNA participated in the war crimes in Vukovar 14 years ago. The Croatian
society of POWs is not satisfied by the prosecutor’s decision and they are
announcing private appeal against the general Stojkovski. Daniel Rehak,
president of the Society, said that he is suspecting in the authorities in
Zagreb that they’re enjoining the prosecutor Pilik to make a decision. |
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MICROSOFT’S
FORUM IN LISBOAN
The Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski attended on the Forum of the Europe’s
prime-ministers, which was organized by “Microsoft”, and was held from 30th
of January till 1st of February in Lisboan, Portugal.
On February the first Buckovki had a meeting with Bill Gates, founder of
“Microsoft”, and they discussed about the general economical situation in
Macedonia and about the cooperation with the computer giants.
This Forum is held in order of exchanging experiences and visions about the
role of the informatics technologies in the managing with the country,
education in so call economy based on knowledge by the European political
and business leaders.
The host of this year’s Forum is the Portugal Prime Minister Hose Sokrates,
and Hose Manuel Baroso, president of the EU commission, Antonio Gutires,
former prime minister of Portugal, Marry Robinson, chancellor of the
University in Dublin and former president of Ireland and Sir Howard Davies,
chief of the school for economy in London also attended this Forum. |
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NEW PARTY – DEMOCRATIC RENEWAL OF MACEDONIA
On the basic meeting of the new party Democratic renewal of Macedonia,
Liljana Popovska was selected as party leader by acclamation.
“Macedonia needs democratic renewal and democratic means in the activity,
because without democracy there is no justice, order, economic prosperity
and welfare”, Liljana Popovska send out. She promised that DRM will offer
real program, which will be based on more priorities – ruling with the law,
economic development, social policy, nursing of the culture, promotion of
the education and science and quality healthy system. The party will
dedicate more attention on the active foreign policy and on the euro
integration processes. |
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PROMOTION OF THE
ACCESSIBILITY’S RIGHT
Improvement of the conditions and raising of the public awareness for the
right of accessibility which the persons with handicap have it and all other
people, is in the focus of the newest partnership project by “Polio Plus”
and the National assembly of the handicap organizations of RM, named as “On
the blockades – against the blockades”. The project which is in the frames
of the development program for the municipalities, supported by the Ministry
of finance of RM and World Bank, conducts for the whole territory of Skopje
and officially it began with promoting event on 3.1.2006.
Because main consist element of the accessibility surely are the parking
places, this promotion of the accessibility’s right includes and other, for
the Macedonian public, an especially important moment. The most accessible
municipality and the most eager police unit that during the campaign by
“Polio Plus” –“A parking lot called desire”, were most agile in promoting
and practical providing of the regulations of respecting parking places for
the handicap persons, in this circumstance will be appropriately award. The
event was possibility to turn the public’s attention. In the same occasion
official results from absolutely the first successful citizen initiative in
the country were also reported. Let us remind, this initiative for
collecting 10.000 signatures from the citizens of RM as support for bringing
Law of protection of the rights and dignity of the handicap persons in RM,
“Polio Plus” was leading the last thirty days of the last year and
successfully realized it in cooperation with 23 nongovernmental
organizations from the country and also with big support and dedication by
the media. |
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IN MEMORIAM
The president of the Council of broadcasting and many years journalist
Gjorgi Varoshlija died on 28th of January and he was buried on the City
Cemetery “Butel”. On the commemoration the president Branko Crvenkovski was
present too and the prime minister Vlado Buckovski expressed condolence to
the members of the family. |
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THE GROUP EXPOSITION “SUN
FOR ALL” WAS OPENED IN BERLIN
On 27.1.2006 in the gallery “Prima Center Berlin” the group exposition “Sun
for All” by the Macedonian authors Ice Teodosievski, Robert Chonev, Jovan
Balov and the group “OPA” was opened. Ice Teodosievski presented the cycle
“The whole Sun for all”, consist of 10 paints and objects. Teodosievski
lives and works in the city of Ahen in Germany, where he has own gallery
“Atelier 21”.
Robert Chonev has finished art academy in Nierenberg , major in paintings,
and lately he lives and works in Berlin. On this exposition he presented a
part of the painting cycle “Metaphory”. Jovan Balov expounded completely the
cycle of paints and objects “Berlin’s portals” for the first time. The same
night in the concert hall “Glaskaten”, “Prima Center Berlin” together with
the Macedonian Embassy in Berlin and the art association “Kolonie Wedding”
he organized gala concert of the Macedonian internationally affirmed group
“Dragan Dautovski Quartet”. |
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THE MACEDONIAN MEETINGS IN
THE SPIRIT OF “EUROPE WITHOUT BORDERS”
“The Dionysus’ commemorative service - Minu Ugrinovska”, will be held on
24th and 25th of February 2006, in the cinema-hall of the Youth cultural
center in Skopje with beginning at 8.00 pm by the in the organization of the
Cultural centre “Skrb i Uteha”. All-Macedonian meetings of theatre, books,
speeches, folklore, art, xylographic and movie. Meetings of the Macedonian
culture of Macedonia, and of the Macedonian culture of the neighbor states
from Golo Brdo, Prespa, Gora, Pirin, the Rodops, the Aegean part of
Macedonia as well as Macedonian guests with their culture from Romania and
turkey. Let us break the last European-Macedonian wall, not with hate and
killings but with free Macedonian culture. We want Freedom for the European
and the Macedonian culture. Europe without borders - Macedonia without
borders. Come to see and feel the renewed holy Macedonian’s saint days and
celebrations, the cultic- Dionysus’ commemorative service… |
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PM BUCKOVSKI, BILL GATES MEET
Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski on the sidelines of the annual
Government Leaders Forum (GLF) met Wednesday in Lisbon Bill Gates, Chairman
and Chief Software Architect for Microsoft.
Gates, as MIA's correspondent reports from Lisbon, expressed satisfaction by
the implementation of the Agreement that Microsoft signed with Macedonian
Government for using the software of this company in the public
administration.
Gates, who was introduced with Government's efforts for attraction of
foreign investments, expressed preparedness to review the investments'
possibilities in Macedonia for possible cooperation in realization of many
projects connected with Microsoft Corporation.
The two-day event brings together top government and business leaders from
Europe to share experiences with and visions for the role of information
technology in the development of state rule, education and knowledge based
economy.
REGIONAL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
OF INTEREST FOR SEE COUNTRIES, EC SPOKESPERSON SAYS
The European Commission backs the creation of a regional Free Trade
Agreement for Western Balkans' countries, because we wish to boost trade,
investment and economic development in the region, stated for MIA
spokesperson for enlargement in the European Commission, Krisztina Nagy.
She said that the creation of a single regional trade agreement would
replace the current web of 31 bilateral trade agreements.
"The conclusion of the bilateral trade agreements have already contributed
to a substantial increase in a mutual trade in the region. However
intraregional trade is still lower than its potential," Nagy said.
"The Commission doesn't have a specific view on the exact method to achieve
this goal. Many options are being considered: one could create a new
agreement or amend and expand the current CEFTA agreement," she said.
"In case CEFTA would be used, it would have to be amended. For example the
accession criteria would have to be changed in order to enable all of
Western Balkans to join. It would also be necessary to modernize the
agreement and add some provisions, such as competition, services and public
procurement," Nagy said.
"Fragmented markets do not make sense economically. So, it is really in the
interest of the countries concerned to reach a single regional trade
agreement for Southeast Europe. Citizens would greatly benefit of stronger
economic growth and more job opportunities. And it is clear that any such
regional integration would go hand in hand with the ongoing integration to
the EU market," stated for MIA EC spokesperson for enlargement, Krisztina
Nagy.
MANIFESTATION "CITY OF
CULTURE 2006" BEGINS IN KUMANOVO
Ballet performance "Esmeralda" of the Macedonian Ballet will officially mark
the beginning of manifestation "City of Culture 2006" in Kumanovo on Tuesday
evening.
The manifestation will include more than 200 cultural events, as well as
focus on investment activities for overhaul of site Kokino and completion of
memorial center ASNOM in Pelince, as well as reconstruction of the Art
Gallery and the old museum building.
Some of the events within the manifestation are concert of Bodan Arsovski,
ballet "I, Isadora", exhibitions of several artists, latest editions of the
comedy festivals, the jazz festival, festivals of tamburitza and modern
dance, as well as children and teenage festivals.
The direct financial support for "City of Culture" amounts to Denar 6
million, half of which provided by the Ministry of Culture.
This is the third year running of the manifestation, with the first two held
in Stip and Veles. |
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