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Moldova received candidate status for EU membership in June 2022.
by Shor, who could use the financial system of the separatist region to bring in Moldova the money needed to finance his political vehicles.
The pro-EU parties in their turn have signed a political agreement with no binding provisions but the political effect of boosting Sandu’s odds in the October 20 presidential elections in exchange for participation in a potential pro-EU parliamentary majority after the general elections next year.
On March 3, 2022, Moldova submitted an application for membership in the EU.
On June 23, 2022, Moldova received candidate status for EU membership.
Less than a year and a half later, on November 8, 2023, the European Commission recommended that the European Council begin negotiations on the accession of Moldova and Ukraine to the EU.
and from the governor of autonomous region Gagauzia, Evghenia Gutul.
Former president Igor Dodon’s Socialist party is less radical, and targets the moderate pro-Russian electorate.
Notably, the separatist Transnistria region has kept a low profile since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, avoiding direct conflicts with Chisinau. This complicates the efforts of the radical pro-Russian faction controlled
North Macedonia elects new prime minister after flooding temporarily halts proceedings
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The parliament of North Macedonia elected Hristijan Mickoski as the country’s new prime minister late on June 23, after a two-day heated debate and a halt to the session due to a power outage caused by heavy rains.
77 MPs backed Mickoski’s government and 22 voted against. The European Front left the session before the vote, saying this government would not
be legitimate as it does not represent ethnic minorities.
Following his victory in the May elections over the Social Democrats, Mickoski received the mandate to form the new government from President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova on June 6.
The Your Macedonia coalition led by
VMRO-DPMNE will have 15 ministerial positions, including three vice prime ministers, as reported by bne IntelliNews earlier this week. The ethnic Albanian Vlen coalition will oversee five ministries and have one vice prime minister, while the ZNAM party, led
by Maksim Dimitrievski, will have two ministerial portfolios.
The new government has a total of 20 ministries and the government has 24 members. Mickoski has five deputy prime ministers, one of whom will be first deputy prime minister.
Key appointments include Pance Toskovski for minister of internal affairs, Timco Mucunski for foreign affairs and foreign trade, and Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska for finance.
Aleksandar Nikolovski is proposed as deputy prime minister and minister of transport, while Vlado Misajlovski will oversee the ministry of defence.
Other significant appointments include Zlatko Pirinski for minister of local self-government, Sanja Bozinovska for energy, mining and mineral resources, and Cvetan Tripunovski for agriculture, forestry and water management. VMRO- DPMNE’s coalition partners, the Socialist Party and the Democratic Party of the Serbs, will hold vice prime minister positions responsible for political systems and community relations, to be held by Ljupco Dimovski and Ivan Stoilkovic, respectively.
Other ministers include Stefan Andonovski for information society and
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