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MINISTER JANAKIESKI AT
SOFIA CONFERENCE: MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES CONCRETE MEASURES ON
MITIGATING CONGESTION
Traffic congestion is a complex phenomenon, which requires strategic and
global approach within the entire system, within the transportation modes at
both national and international level, stressed Minister of Transport and
Communication Mile Janakieski in his address at the European Conference of
Ministers of Transport on mitigating congestion, taking place in Sofia,
Bulgaria.
Speaking at the debate on "Congestion Extent and Outlook", Janakieski said
the Macedonian Government conducts analyses and undertakes concrete measures
for mitigation of congestion, including pricing, traffic management and
investments in infrastructure development.
- While determining the prices, we must conduct analyses on the policies,
strategies and measures for improved utilisation and management of the
current infrastructure capacities, said Janakieski.
He underlined that the Macedonian Government via its inter-ministry body
develops a model of integrated border management by establishing
one-stop-shop system for import-export and border control at certain sites
on the border crossings.
- The Republic of Macedonia makes efforts for maintenance and rehabilitation
of the existing infrastructure capacities, as well as for construction of
new ones. Macedonia invests in construction of sections parallel with
corridors 8 and 10, construction of railroad network with the Republic of
Bulgaria and modernisation of the two airports, Skopje's Alexander the Great
and Ohrid's St. Apostle Paul, said Minister Janakieski in his address,
adding that the above-mentioned financial investments will contribute to
mitigation of traffic congestion and boost of social, economic and
environmental benefits.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergej Stanishev delivered welcoming speech at the
European Conference of Ministers of Transport. As of 2007, Bulgaria is a new
member of the European family, thus it will lobby as well in the
pre-accession funds in terms of overcoming the congestion.
The conference resumes with several working sessions.
KRSTE PETKOV MISIRKOV'S
MONUMENT UNVEILED IN SKOPJE
The monument of Krste Petkov Misirkov - founder of the Macedonian literary
language - was unveiled Tuesday evening at the Pella square in Skopje.
The monument is a donation from the "Ramkovski" Foundation and represents a
conclusion of foundation's three-month activity with regard to the promotion
of the life and work of Misirkov. The bronze monument, weighting 400 kg, was
designed by artist Boro Mitrikeski.
Government delegation, led by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski attended the
ceremony of unveiling. Despite Gruevski, VMRO-DPMNE delegation, Misirkov's
descendants and followers laid flowers at the monument.
Krste Petkov Misirkov (1874-1926) in his most influential book "On
Macedonian Matters" set the principles of the Macedonian literary language,
elaborating that the population of Macedonia owns the right of autonomous
existence.
Many famous Macedonian music stars performed yesterday evening at the
manifestation.
WB APPROVES 15 MILLION EURO
LOAN FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION
The Republic of Macedonia received 15 million Euro loan from the World Bank
for Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe. The World Bank
Office to Macedonia reported that the loan was approved on Tuesday.
The following project, which is financed with the loan, will facilitate the
movement of trade between Macedonia and neighbouring countries in South East
Europe, through the removal of selected border-zone bottlenecks, and
improving the efficiency and quality of road and rail services along
Trans-European Transport corridor X in Macedonia.
Through the project the improvement of Corridor X will be financed i.e.
Tabanovce - Kumanovo road which leads to Serbia which will obtain standards
of highway, as well as modernisation of passenger terminal at Blace border
crossing. Aimed at better road toll payment of Corridor X, the project will
finance the modernisation of passenger payment system and will support the
ending of modernisation of telecommunication system along the railroad of
Corridor X and will also support the harmonisation of the software
applications of Macedonian Railroads and the Customs for registration of
cargo.
WB Project leader Paulus Guitink said that the project is part of the
efforts of the Republic of Macedonia in facilitating the movement of goods
and people to and from the EU countries by improvement of the business
environment and facilitation of regional and global trade.
- Southeaster Europe is important transit region for the European Union and
its infrastructure is included in Pan-European Network of Transport
Corridors. EU identifies Corridor X as one of the five strategic most
important European transportation routes and represents a priority in
investing and development of this corridor. This corridor forms the backbone
of Western Balkans transport infrastructure, connecting Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia with Western Europe, Greece, Turkey
and Central Asia, reads the press release. |
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MACEDONIA TAKES RIGHT DIRECTION TOWARDS EU AND NATO, GERMAN MP PETER WEISS
The list of laws, that are to be enacted in the Parliament with two third
majority, and the critical items outlined at the EU's report on Macedonia
were the focal point of Wednesday's talks in the Parliament building between
Bundestag members Peter Weiss and Andreas Laemmel and their counterparts
from VMRO-DPMNE and DPA.
The talks, attended by VMRO-DPMNE's Silvana Boneva, Oliver Sambevski, Vlatko
Gorcev and Aleksandar Spasenovski and DPA's Flora Kadriu, Ruzdi Matosi and
Besim Dogani, also focused on the situation in the region and the
opportunities for technical cooperation between the Macedonian Parliament
and the German Bundestag.
- We briefed the guests on the political dialogue in the Republic of
Macedonia and the situation within the Parliament. VMRO-DPMNE and DPA gained
the support at European level considering the platforms of the center-right
parties, stated Vlatko Gorcev after the meeting.
According to Ruzdi Matoshi, DPA secretary general, the impact of Martti
Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan on Macedonia was also discussed at the meeting.
Peter Weiss - deputy-chairman of the Bundestag Group for cooperation with
the Southeast Europe - estimating that Macedonia takes the right direction
towards EU and NATO, extended hope that the forthcoming EU report (due in
November) will reflect Government's efforts and will be better than the
previous one.
- German MPs are carefully monitoring the headway made by Macedonia on its
road to EU. Macedonia only needs to follow the given directions. EU
officials are currently debating on how many new member states the Union is
able to accept and under what conditions. But, first and foremost, the EU
constitution must be adopted and then to be subjected to certain reforms.
Thus, it may open the doors for new members, said Weiss, answering a
journalist question on Macedonia's capacity for EU membership.
He said the political consensus, which is now being accomplished in
Macedonia, is of great importance. - Nevertheless, Macedonia should decide
and define on its own which laws are to create political stability, he
added.
Peter Weiss and Andreas Laemmel held a meeting with Parliament Speaker
Ljubisa Georgievski as well. |
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