Category: News
Macedonia 15.03.24 | 20:40

The health minister has decided to allow kindergarten-age children to receive three doses of the DTaP vaccine

According to the Ministry of Health, Health Minister Ilir Demiri adopted a decision on Friday that allows children who have received three doses of the DTaP vaccine against whooping cough (pertussis) to enter and attend kindergarten. A booster shot is required six months after the third dose. This decision...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 20:29

Aggeler: In order for judges to practice law, pressures on the judiciary must end

“We must halt the pressures exerted on the judiciary in Macedonia to ensure the freedom of judges in practicing law,” stated United States Ambassador Angela Aggeler during her address at the international conference commemorating the Constitutional Court’s 60th anniversary. Aggeler...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 15:02

Nikoloski: The Government is giving 250 million EUR for transport helicopters to a company already involved in a major corruption scandal

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski criticized the Government’s announcement that it will purchase Italian made transport helicopters for 250 million EUR, noting that the manufacturer Leonardo was already linked with a major corruption scandal. Macedonia gave its fleet of Russian made...

World 15.03.24 | 13:01

Macron continues to say that sending Western troops to Ukraine is a possibility

French President Emmanuel Macron restated that he is open to the possibility of deploying Western ground troops to Ukraine in order to prevent a Russian victory. Macron made these remarks during interviews with television channels TF1 and France 2 on Thursday evening, asserting, “All of these options...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 12:54

Siljanovska-Davkova: Our failure to comply with the Copenhagen Criteria will result in a veto, not a change to the constitution

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, the VMRO-DPMNE’s presidential candidate, emphasized the significance of adhering to the Copenhagen Criteria for Macedonia to gain equal treatment and respect from the EU. Speaking on Telma TV, she stressed the importance of establishing an independent judiciary, upholding...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 12:50

Stevo Pendarovski is a symbol of confusion and change of attitudes

Stevo Pendarovski is a symbol of confusion and change of attitudes. At one time, Pendarovski assured that the Copenhagen criteria, not bilateral issues and history, would be the conditions for entry into the European Union. But instead, he and SDS accepted humiliating positions for Macedonia in which...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 12:36

On its 60th anniversary, the Constitutional Court will host an international conference

The OSCE Mission to Skopje is supporting an international conference that the Constitutional Court is hosting on Friday in the Parliament in honor of its 60th anniversary. The event will be addressed by President Stevo Pendarovski, Speaker of the Parliament Jovan Mitreski, Caretaker Prime Minister Talat...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 12:01

Citizens with documents that were valid until 9 months before the elections will be able to vote

The State Electoral Commission notified the public that citizens will be able to vote with documents that have expired up to nine months before the holding of the elections. This proposal is put in place as a way to respond to the major crisis in the issuing of passports and identity cards, created by...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 11:26

Siljanovska: Our failure to meet EU standards is a bigger problem than the Bulgarian demands

Professor Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, who is the VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate, said that failure to uphold EU criteria and standards is a greater problem for Macedonia’s EU accession process, than the Bulgarian request for constitutional amendments. Siljanovska opposes the Bulgarian...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 21:42

Escobar expects Macedonia to become “a full EU membership candidate, and an immediate candidate”

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said that Macedonia should become a full EU membership candidate, and an immediate candidate. Speaking from Brussels, Escobar added that Macedonia “has been a very solid partner, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora such as NATO and the...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 19:08

After receiving three doses of the DTaP vaccine, children will need to receive a fourth dose in order to be admitted to kindergarten: Commission on Infectious Diseases

The chair of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, Aleksandar Petlichkovski, announced on Thursday that children who have received three doses of the DTaP vaccine for whooping cough (pertussis) will be permitted to attend kindergarten. However, they must receive the fourth dose of the vaccine no earlier...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 19:02

SEC: As of right now, 1,300 voters from abroad have applied

1,300 applications from voters living abroad have been submitted to the State Election Commission (SEC) in preparation for the upcoming presidential and legislative elections. The deadline for the diaspora application process and the examination of the electoral roll for the double elections (April 24...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 18:58

SEC: Voting will be available to citizens whose personal documents expire nine months before elections.

The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Thursday that citizens whose ID cards or passports expire nine months prior to the elections will be eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, in accordance with the transitional provision in the Electoral Code amendments...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 18:52

The victory of Siljanovska-Davkova will be by a huge margin

I believe that victory will come by a significant margin. The time has come for changes in Macedonia, as citizens prepare to cast their votes. Just as at the convention itself, when we promoted the candidate for president, Siljanovska Davkova, we finally believe that Macedonia is ready for leadership...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 18:31

Menkinovski: I am proud to have raised the flag in Kutlesh

I am proud to have raised the flag from Kutlesh,” said lawyer Toni Menkinovski during today’s closing remarks in Ohrid. “It is a cultural and national symbol of the Macedonians. Regardless of the court’s decision, I will continue to emphasize its significance and advocate for...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 13:41

A financier of UCK takes over Drin Ahmeti’s company

After Tor Industries, led by Drin Ahmeti, announced its acquisition of Texas American International Holdings Inc., the television show “Code” reported that in July of last year, Nik Nazar Mehmedi established a company with a capital stake of 3 million euros, sharing the same address as Tor...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 13:24

Pendarovski admitted that he and the government have enabled Bulgaria to block us on the way to the EU whenever it wants

At today’s press conference, Mile Lefkov, MP and member of the IC of VMRO-DPMNE, stated that Stevo Pendarovski acknowledged that the government of SDS and DUI, as well as he as president, placed the nation in a subordinate position to Bulgaria and tied our progress towards the EU to that country’s...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 13:20

Macedonia’s southwest and northern regions were affected by the Montenegro earthquake

On the European Macroseismic Scale, an earthquake with an intensity of III–IV was felt early on Thursday in Tetovo, Gostivar, Debar, Kichevo, Ohrid, Struga, and Resen. At a degree of III, it was also felt in Skopje, Kumanovo, and Veles. The Seismological Observatory at the Faculty of Natural Sciences...

Macedonia 14.03.24 | 11:38

Mickoski addresses DUI’s electoral strategy of fighting “Russian influence”

In his Klan TV interview, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski addressed the allegations from the ruling DUI party, that all parties opposed to them are “working for Russia”. This is the main talking point of the long reigning Albanian party, which is currently facing serious allegations...

World 14.03.24 | 10:09

Slovakia saw a sizable anti-government demonstration because of its close ties to Russia

On Tuesday, thousands of people demonstrated against the Slovak government, which some claim has become too close to Russia, and in support of Ukraine in the streets of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Since assuming office in October of last year, Prime Minister Robert Fitz’s administration...

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