Category: News
Macedonia 08.02.24 | 20:38

DUI and SDSM lost one vote in their fight against the Alliance of Albanians

The DUI-SDSM coalition lost one vote from its majority, as it tries to discipline the smaller Albanian partner – Alliance of Albanians. Menduh Thaci, leader of the once major DPA party, said that he will not attend the Parliament session or vote for the proposed new ministers. DUI is leading the...

Macedonia 08.02.24 | 17:13

Loga is in Ankara: The extradition of Ljupco Palevski to Macedonia is a matter of days

The Ministers of Justice of Macedonia and Turkey, Krenar Loga and Yilmaz Tunc, held a meeting today where they discussed the extradition procedure for Ljupco Palevski. As announced by the Ministry of Justice, at the meeting, Loga was informed by his Turkish colleague that the court process for Palevski...

Macedonia 08.02.24 | 08:55

Grkovska asserts that the Law on Restrictive Measures is constitutional and intends to prosecute individuals ‘blacklisted’ through the domestic judiciary

Amendments to the Law on Restrictive Measures are not deemed unconstitutional, but rather serve to establish a framework for the prosecution of individuals and entities blacklisted by the United States and the United Kingdom within the existing Macedonian legal system, asserted Deputy Prime Minister...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 20:20

Rival leaders organize separate assemblies of the Alliance of Albanians, as the stability of the Government is also called into question

With growing infighting in the Alliance of Albanians party, its rival leaders Arben Taravari and Ziadin Sela are convening competing assemblies. Meanwhile, the DUI led Government plans to remove two ministers who support the opposition and replace them with loyalists. Taravari, who is the current party...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 19:26

Ambassador Geer says his meeting with Ahmeti in a Government office was a mistake

EU Ambassador to Macedonia David Geer acknowledged that he was wrong to meet with DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti in a Government office in December. Ahmeti is prone to using the Ministry for Political System, led by his protege Artan Grubi, as his office in Skopje. The large newly built office space was...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 19:13

The commission suggests that Skopje declare a whooping cough epidemic

In response to the recent surge in whooping cough (pertussis) cases, particularly with 18 confirmed instances, and a significant rise, notably 14 cases in the City of Skopje, the Commission for Infectious Diseases, led by chair Aleksandar Petlichkovski, has proposed declaring an epidemic in Skopje. Petlichkovski...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 18:57

McAllister: Macedonia is one instance of how the EU fell short of some of its enlargement process commitments

David McAllister, who chairs the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), acknowledges that the European Union has encountered setbacks and unfulfilled commitments in its Western Balkans enlargement initiative. He points out that both the Western Balkan countries and the EU share...

Economy 07.02.24 | 18:12

SDSM and DUI are in a hurry to give Greece a major energy contract before the elections

Only months before the elections, the Parliament today approved the initial proposal for another dubious contract with a foreign strategic investor. Greek Mytilineos energy company will receive a contract to build a gas generating power plant near Skopje, which will also supply the city with heating...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 14:20

Poll: The next president of Macedonia will be from VMRO-DPMNE

The candidate from VMRO-DPMNE for president of the state has almost a double advantage over the candidate for president from the ruling SDSM, according to the latest survey of the Institute for Political Research Skopje, which was presented yesterday in the show Ojektiv on the Macedonian Radio Television....

Economy 07.02.24 | 14:04

Macedonia’s tourism potential was showcased in Istanbul during EMITT 2024

The Agency for Promotion and Support of Tourism in the Republic of Macedonia showcased the country’s tourism potential at the 27th East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday. Described as one of the top five travel exhibitions globally, EMITT...

Culture 07.02.24 | 13:55

Ballet and Opera National will present “Pagliacci”

On Wednesday, the National Opera and Ballet are set to grace the stage with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” Under the baton of conductor Bisera Chadlovska and directed by Dejan Proshev, the cast features Zoran Sotirov in the role of Canio/Pagliaccio, Dashira Ameti...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 13:52

By the end of May, HIF wages will not change: the government

Late on Tuesday, the Government issued a recommendation to the Health Insurance Fund (HIF) board, advising them to maintain current wage levels until the end of May. In response to the Union’s demands regarding HIF wages, the Government conducted a thorough review and enacted a Decision to oversee...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 13:44

Toshkovski announced the opening of a new branch in Skopje, the one in Spring will work in two shifts

In yesterday’s guest appearance on Alsat Television, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Panče Toškovski, spoke about the situation in which he found the ministry, especially in the area of issuing personal documents, and presented some of the measures that are being taken in order to meet the...

Macedonia 06.02.24 | 23:15

The salaries of FZO employees remain the same until May

V.D. the director of the Health Insurance Fund (HIF), Asaf Abduramani, announced on his Facebook profile that a decision was made for the same salary value until May 31, 2024. The employees of the FZO demanded that their salaries this year be equal to the December salary of 2023, with the determined...

World 06.02.24 | 23:03

Drone that killed U.S. troops in Jordan likely went undetected

U.S. forces probably did not detect the approach of the Iranian-made drone that killed three American soldiers last week at a remote base in Jordan, and there was no air defense system on site capable of shooting it down, the military’s initial assessment of the attack has found. The early findings,...

World 06.02.24 | 22:52

Category 6 Hurricanes Are Here With Wind Speeds Faster Than A Ferrari

Hurricanes are becoming deadlier as a result of climate change, and scientists are proposing that we should add another category to the scale used to measure storm intensity. Hurricanes are classified by categories one through five on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, but a recent study says a Category 6 is...

Balkans 06.02.24 | 22:47

A large number of airlines in the region are being canceled

Starting next summer, Wizz air will no longer fly from Ljubljana to London Luton, leaving the airline with only flights to Skopje (three times a week). Wieser is canceling flights from Niš to Dortmund, Vienna and Malmö. The company is canceling two routes in Banja Luka. Wizz air further reduces flights...

Macedonia 06.02.24 | 22:39

VMRO-DPMNE with a public call for the election of a candidate for the president of Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE, based on articles 38, 40, 41 and 42 of the Statute of VMRO-DPMNE, as well as the conclusions reached at the session of the Executive Committee from 05.12.2023, announces a public call for a candidate for the president of the Republic of Macedonia who will be supported by VMRO-DPMNE in the...

Macedonia 06.02.24 | 22:29

Beginning tomorrow, only appointments will be accepted to take pictures for personal documents at the “Prolet” police station

The photo booth for personal documents at the “Prolet” Police Station will not work without an appointment from tomorrow, but will be transformed into a booth for rescheduled appointments for all those who had a booked photo appointment in the territory of the city of Skopje until the end...

Macedonia 06.02.24 | 17:02

An agreement was signed for the toxicology clinic’s new emergency center

Alkaloid AD Skopje has contributed a donation of 14,440,000 MKD to support the reconstruction of the University Clinic for Toxicology, with the specific goal of establishing an Internal Medicine Emergency Center. Today, Alkaloid solidified its commitment to aiding patients on a national scale by formally...

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