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THE START OF NEGOTIATION
WILL DEPENDS ON THE REFORMS
In the interview for “Radio Free Europe”, the EU ambassador in the country,
Erwan Fuere, stated that this autumn the whole process in Macedonia will be
review, especially providing the elections, and then we will see at what
stage are we at and if we can see the date of the start of the negotiations
with EU.
According to Fuere, Macedonia must continue through the path of the reforms,
but the reforms are more from law’s promulgation.
“The reform’s agenda is very detailed and articulate. Surely, EU will not
look only the promulgated laws in her progress request, but also on which
way they are implementing in the practice”, Fuere says.
Thus, according to him, the instigation of the one-stop system is a positive
development of the events, but it must be follow by the development of the
economic sector. |
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AWARDS FOR THE BEST
MUNICIPALITIES
The chief of the EU delegation in Skopje, Erwan Fuere and the vice
prime-minister Radmila Sekerinska designated the beginning of the “Awards
for the municipalities 2006” project, with which the Macedonian
municipalities will receive help worth 500.000 euros. The aim of the Project
is to improve the services that the citizens are receiving.
The first three awarded municipalities will receive grants for realization
of infrastructural projects in sums from 250.000, 150.00 and 100.000 euros.
The procedure of applying and the way that selection will be done will be
presented in front of the mayors of the municipalities and the city of
Skopje. The municipalities will be competing with projects that will be
started after the beginning of the decentralization process on July 2005. |
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THE
MACEDONIAN CONSULATE IN SOLUN WITHOUT A NAME
A Macedonian citizen who stayed in Greece and had need to address to the
Consulate of the Republic of Macedonia, send a message to the editor’s
office of “Makfaks”, how he noticed that on the mark of the Consulate of
Macedonia in Solun, which is on the building where the offices are, the name
of the country hasn’t been written.
On the photo which was sent by this citizen was written that it’s a question
about the “Consulate of consular, economic and commercial affairs in Solun”.
The text was written on two languages, on Macedonian and Greek.
The explanation by the Ministry of foreign affairs of Macedonia for
“Makfaks” was that it’s just a half truth and that these issues have been
solved with Protocol between Macedonia and Greece. Unlike this case with the
Macedonian Consulate in Solun, the Greek Consulate in Bitola, which was
opened last year, and which recently has started to give visas, carries the
whole title of the state: “Bureau of consular, economic and commercial
affairs of Greece in Bitola”, and the text is written on Greek and English,
but not on Macedonian. |
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THE TOBACCO PRODUCERS FROM STRUMICA ON BLOCKADES
Revolted by the low redeemed prices the tobacco producers blocked the
international road towards the Macedonian-Bulgarian border. They’re
requesting 150 denars for kilo of tobacco instead of the recent average
price of 80-100 denars, which was offered to them by the combine
“Alijans”-Vinica and “Strumica Tabak”. They are also expecting 30 denars for
each kilo of redeemed tobacco and payment in seven days, not in 45 days
after the ransom, as the tobacco combines requested.
The tobacco producers are with stand that they will not back off from the
blockade until the Government fulfilled their requests. The agricultural
leader Veljo Tantarov who also announced the blockades in front of the
Government building because there are problems with the ransom in Prilep,
Krusevo and partly in Bitola, was among the tobacco producers on the
blockade. |
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UWOM HAS THREATEN WITH A
POLITICAL PARTY
The women have threaten that they’ll form a political party inasmuch the
politicians won’t vote for the article of the Elective codex, with which is
predict that 30% of the females will be present at the parliament elections
in 2006 in Macedonia.
The membership of UWOM is making plan B, with which they will enlarge the
number of women in the politic at all cost.
“We have a solution, if they don’t vote for the proposition of women 30%
participation on the lists.
First, there is an initiative about forming party and second there is a
possibility the women to come out with an independent list on the elections.
There are some men on this list, like the deputy-minister of labor and
social politic, Ibraimovski, who was the only politician who came on our
meetings and supported our demands”, the president of the Union of women’s
organizations, Savka Todorovska stated. |
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TRPCEVSKI SUCCESSFULLY
DEBUTED IN SINGAPORE
After the appearances in Tokyo and the successful tour across Japan, Simon
Trpcevski debuted with big success in Singapore. The appearance of the
Macedonian pianist in Singapore was announced with large billboards trough
the city, and the orchestra is very satisfied from the Trpcevski’s
assistance.
On the appearances he didn’t miss to promote his country with the
performance of “Preludium” and “Pajdushka” from Zivoin Glisik, and the
audience called him to re-perform them again. The next destination of the
Macedonian cultural ambassador is Seattle, USA. After he held a seminar on
the Washington University, on 24th this month, Trpcevski also had a
solo-recital in the frames of the prestige “President series”, on which he
performed works from Brams, Debisi, Skrjabin and Shopen. |
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FEW FUNDS FOR PROTECTION OF
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE
Although the Ministry of culture still didn’t announce the program about the
projects which will be finance this year, it’s known how much funds are
separate from the budget for the institution from the field of protection of
the cultural heritage-154.189.000 denars. This sum isn’t just for
realization of the projects, but also the salaries and the allowances for
the employees, various transfers, communal services and other are included.
After the distribution of the budget, the Ministry of culture received
1.235.305.000 denars in total.
The Management for protection of the cultural heritage will manage with
37.195.000 denars. According to the manager of the institution, Jovan
Ristov, with those funds they can only accomplish just elementary things. |
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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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PRESIDENT CRVENKOVSKI TO ATTEND
RUGOVA'S FUNERAL
The funeral of Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova, who died on the weekend from
lung cancer, will be held on Thursday at 14:00h at Velonija cemetery in
Pristina.
Representatives of 40 countries and international organizations among who is
the Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski will attend the funeral. Also,
UN Special Envoy for Future Kosovo Status Martti Ahtisaari, EU High
Representative for the CFSP Javier Solana, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli
Rehn and the US Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns will
attend the funeral service.
UNMIK Head Soren Jessen-Petersen, Kosovo Parliament Speaker Nexhat Daci, PM
Bairam Kosumi and member of Rugova's family are scheduled to deliver
speeches at commemorative session at 13:00h at sport hall in Pristina.
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova will be buried at a cemetery where members
of the Kosovo Liberation Army are also buried.
JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC
SATISFIED WITH BUCKOVSKI'S MEETING, FINAL DECISION IN THREE WEEKS
PM Vlado Buckovski Thursday met the officials of Johnson Controls, Inc due
to company's interest to invest in Europe in production of electrical
equipment.
Beda Bolzenius, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Europe,
South Africa and South America who led the delegation after the meeting
stated that the meeting was very good, friendly and efficient.
"We have discussed with the government for support of investment, for
conditions here for such an investment and what we have found is a
significant interest for this issue," Bolzenius said.
In relation to the dilemma whether to invest in Poland or in Macedonia and
who is offering better conditions, Bolzenius said that two countries are not
comparable and it is not about a simple answer.
"Poland faces with other problems in relation to the business climate in
Macedonia. It is about reaching a balanced assessment in relation to the
offers of the two countries and final figures will lead us to the decision,"
company's official said.
They also discussed the investment in the Free Economic Zone Bunardzik.
Government Spokesperson Saso Colakovski said that the Government showed
preparedness to employment subsidy for longer period. According to the
experts one of the advantages of the Polish offer is the condition to
employment subsidy to five years.
Johnson Controls, Inc is interested in building a factory for production of
auto electrical equipment which will create new 600 jobs.
Johnson Controls, Inc will pass its final decision whether to invest in
Poland or Macedonia in two to three weeks.
IL SOLE 24 ORE - MACEDONIAN
MODEL CAN BE USED IN KOSOVO AS WELL
Italian influential weekly Il Sole 24 Ore in last week's edition in regard
to analysis for the Balkans reads, "A small country in the Balkans succeeds
to be an example for the others. Macedonia that earned the official country
candidate status for the EU membership and with the assistance of the
Italian companies and in general, marks industrial growth and rolls up its
sleeves to sooner realise the European standards and to achieve a balance in
resolving the sensitive ethnic relations." |
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