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Spotlight on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Five Ways to Reform
The new Macedonian government, in office since June after two years of deepening political crisis, now has the opportunity to rekindle growth, according to the IMF’s latest assessment of its economy. The country needs to move forward with tax and labor market reforms, cut untargeted subsidies, and better manage their public finances, the report states.
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Macedonian police detain 30 people over parliament invasion
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Letter from Skopje: journey through the Macedonian capital in search of a post-communist*identity
The Macedonian capital Skopje is the beating heart of a diverse nation carving its distinct path in the post-communist world. Elise Morton takes a trip…
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Macedonia Seeks 'Masterminds' Behind Rampage in Parliament
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Letter from Skopje: journey through the Macedonian capital in search of a post-communist*identity
https://www.calvertjournal.com/artic...than-monuments
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This is the tale of FYROMRisto the Great
MACEDONIA:ANHEDONIA
"Holding my breath for the revolution."
Hey, I wrote a bestseller. Check it out: www.ren-shen.com
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Building a security platform with Albanians is the dumbest thing ever.Risto the Great
MACEDONIA:ANHEDONIA
"Holding my breath for the revolution."
Hey, I wrote a bestseller. Check it out: www.ren-shen.com
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3 Macedonian lawmakers jailed over parliament invasion
By*Associated PressDecember 5 at 12:43 PM
SKOPJE, Macedonia — Macedonian authorities have jailed three opposition conservative lawmakers, and placed another three under house arrest pending trial for alleged involvement in a violent invasion of parliament by protesters.
A total of 36 people have been charged over April’s riot in the capital, Skopje, in which more than 100 people were injured including lawmakers and police.
Out of the suspects, 26 have been ordered jailed for 30 days, including the three lawmakers and the country’s former interior minister.
The lawmakers were stripped of their immunity from prosecution in a parliamentary session last week which the main opposition VMRO-DPMNE party boycotted on grounds of alleged political bias.
VMRO-DPMNE governed for a decade before the current left-led government took over this year.
The detention order was issued by Macedonia’s criminal court Tuesday.
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Originally posted by maco2envy View Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-37jVONfCM0
Juncker accidentally says Macedonia then corrects it "fyrom", then again corrects it as skopje... Pretty funny.
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Originally posted by Spirit View PostAnd look at the smiling idiot next to him who continues to smile when Juncker says Macedonia and then fyrom, what a fucking lapdogOriginally posted by maco2envy View Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-37jVONfCM0
Juncker accidentally says Macedonia then corrects it "fyrom", then again corrects it as skopje... Pretty funny.
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Originally posted by Karposh View PostClearly, zajko thought it was pretty funny too. The head of the EU insults him to his face and all he can do is stand there and grin like a retard. Judging by this example, it would seem that even FYROM is a faux pas for the EU. Perhaps the letter M is the problem this time. Thank God zajko was there to ease Juncker's embarrassment and laugh it off as he did. Very tactfully handled by zajko. This is one heck of a leader Macedonia has - my hat goes off to him.
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Originally posted by Karposh View PostClearly, zajko thought it was pretty funny too. The head of the EU insults him to his face and all he can do is stand there and grin like a retard. Judging by this example, it would seem that even FYROM is a faux pas for the EU. Perhaps the letter M is the problem this time. Thank God zajko was there to ease Juncker's embarrassment and laugh it off as he did. Very tactfully handled by zajko. This is one heck of a leader Macedonia has - my hat goes off to him.Verata vo Mislite, VMRO vo dushata, Makedonia vo Srceto.
Vnatreshna Makedonska Revolucionerna Organizacija.
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Prosecutors Probe Macedonia-Serbia Money-Laundering Claim
Macedonia’s prosecution has launched a probe into allegations that former high-ranking Macedonian officials have used companies in neighbouring Serbia for money-laundering schemes.
The prosecution said on Friday that it is probing allegations made by Serbian opposition leader Vuk Jeremic, who last week alleged that people close to former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski have been intensively buying Serbian firms as part of a money-laundering scheme.
“The Organised Crime Prosecution has launched a pre-investigation procedure after hearing allegations, due to indications of money laundering,” the prosecution said in a statement.
It said that the probe “refers to alleged money laundering in the Republic of Serbia carried out by high-ranking Macedonian officials and their connection to persons and legal entities in Serbia and the Czech Republic”.
Jeremic, who is a former Serbian foreign minister and leader of the opposition People's Party, made the allegations to Serbia’s TV NASA last week.
“Those who formed part of the regime of Nikola Gruevski have started to extract money from Macedonia in panic,” Jeremic claimed.*
He alleged that the schemes involved the illegal transfer of money from offshore bank accounts via the Netherlands and the Czech Republic into Serbian businesses.
Gruevski’s former ruling VMRO DPMNE party, which was ousted from government in May after spending more than 11 years in power, denied Jeremic’s accusations immediately after the interview.
In reaction to the Macedonian prosecution statement about the probe, the VMRO DPMNE said that it was further proof that after the change in central government, the legal system in the country was no longer functional.
Since leaving office, top officials from the former ruling party which was in power for more than 11 years, Gruevski among them, have been facing a series of investigations and charges raised by*Macedonia’s Special Prosecution, SJO.
Macedonia’s prosecution has launched a probe into allegations that former high-ranking Macedonian officials have used companies in neighbouring Serbia for money-laundering schemes.
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Aspiring NATO member Macedonia angles for membership invite in 2018
NATO foreign ministers have promised to review the progress of would-be members ahead of next year's summit. Macedonia is keen to join some of its western Balkan neighbors in the military alliance, but challenges remain.
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EU ushers Macedonia to come closer
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