2016 in the Republic of Macedonia

The following lists events from the year 2016 in the Republic of Macedonia.

2016
in
the Republic of Macedonia

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2016
History of North Macedonia  • Years

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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April

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  • 7 April - Opposition leader Zoran Zaev pledges to boycott the parliamentary elections due to a lack of government reform.[1]
  • 10 April - Macedonian police tear gas refugees near the border with Greece.[2]
  • 13 April - Several people are injured in clashes to police and thousands of protesters in Skopje as some storm President Gjorge Ivanov's office.
  • 15 April - Protests intensify after lawmakers agree to call for snap elections on June 5. Opposition leader Zaev vowed to boycott the election.[3]
  • 17 April - Protests continue after Ivanov suspends an investigation into alleged corruption of a number of politicians.[4]
  • 18 April - Macedonia enters its second week of protests after Ivanov pardons politicians involved in wiretapping scandals.[5]
  • 20 April - As protests in Skopje grow, Zaev declares he will only take part in EU-brokered negotiations with the government if certain conditions are met namely the withdrawal of pardons President Ivanov gave to politicians involved in wiretapping.[6]
  • 21 April - After Zaev's decline to take part, the European Union cancels talks about the crisis in Macedonia.[7] The EU is also considering sanctions against Macedonia for neglecting last year's agreement to investigate corruption and instead issuing amnesty to those involved.[8]

August

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Deaths

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Tome Serafimovski
 
Singer Esma Redžepova was nicknamed Queen of the Gypsies

References

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  1. ^ "Macedonia opposition says will boycott election". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  2. ^ "Refugees tear-gassed at Macedonia-Greece border".
  3. ^ "Protests amid crisis after Macedonia calls snap elections for June". TheGuardian.com. 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Protests in Macedonia against Ivanov continue". 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Macedonia enters second week of anti-government protests". 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ "EU's Macedonia crisis talks in doubt as protests grow". The Irish Times.
  7. ^ "EU Cancels Macedonia Crisis Talks In Vienna".
  8. ^ "EU Considers Sanctioning Macedonia's Leaders Over Amnesty".
  9. ^ Casule, Kole (7 August 2016). "Macedonia declares state of emergency after 21 die in flash floods". Reuters. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Umro vajar Tome Serafimovski". novosti.rs (in Croatian). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Queen of Romany music, Esma Redžepova, dies aged 73". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 February 2017.