Thursday, 12 September 2019
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 23:30

VMRO currently leads SDSM by 100.000 votes, Mickoski says

In an interview with the Fokus magazine, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski predicts that the opposition will beat Zaev’s coalition at the coming elections by at least 100.000 votes. Our internal polls, but also the neutral polling, shows that if early general elections are held now, the difference...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 23:22

Milososki: At least two SDSM members of Parliament and two judges were involved in the racketeering scandal

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki says that at least two of the SDSM party members of Parliament and two judges were deeply involved in the racketeering scandal. Milososki is part of the opposition team negotiating on the changes to the state prosecutor services, after the scandal exposed them as...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 23:14

Elementary school kids told to learn a song about “North Macedonia”

Parents of elementary school children are sharing online a song that was apparently introduced into the first grade curriculum, in which the children are taught that their country is called “North Macedonia”. The school year that started this month is the first following the Prespa treaty,...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 21:21

The prosecutors have one set of standards for the Government, and another for the opposition

The OJO office of state prosecutors was quick to threaten opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, after he announced that he was given copies of sworn testimonies given in the major racketeering scandal. Mickoski said he will give the prosecutors time to investigate the case properly, but if they attempt...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 20:43

Mickoski defiant after Zaev’s prosecutors threaten him

In a press release, the OJO service of state prosecutors condemned the announcement from opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski that he has the transcripts of sworn testimonies given to prosecutors in the major racketeering scandal. Yesterday, following the failed negotiations on the future of the Special...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 19:54

Doctors demand police protection after a series of incidents

The union of doctors working in the public sector called on the police to increase the level of protection in the hospitals, after the latest incident in which a group of men assaulted employees in the St. Naum hospital in downtown Skopje. The incident occurred on the Thursday after 2 in the morning,...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 19:39

Justice Minister Deskoska wants to keep all of Janeva’s staff

Employees from the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office issued a appeal to the public and the foreign embassies in Macedonia to have their jobs protected as the fate of Katica Janeva’s institution is being discussed. Following the major scandal, in which it was revealed that Janeva was routinely...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 18:13

VMRO welcomes Laszlo Trocsanyi’s nomination as EU Enlargement Commissioner

VMRO-DPMNE official Timco Mucunski welcomed the nomination of Hungarian official Laszlo Trocsanyi as the new EU enlargement commissioner and expressed his hope that Macedonia will begin its accession talks during his mandate. In an interview with the V4 news agency, Mucunski says that Trocsanyi’s...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 17:40

Janusev: Let them arrest us if they think whistleblowing is a crime

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev said that he wouldn’t be surprised if the opposition party and its leader Hristijan Mickoski face additional pressures and arrest attempts, after Mickoski revealed that he has the sworn testimonies given to state prosecutors over the major racketeering...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 17:16

Visegrad countries support opening EU accession talks with Macedonia and Albania

The Prime Ministers of the four Visegrad group countries called on the European Union to open accession talks with both Macedonia and Albania in October. The leaders of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are holding a meeting in Prague during which they declared that adding the Balkans...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 17:06

Boy (16) in critical condition after stabbing in downtown Skopje

A 16 year old boy is in critical condition after being stabbed in a bus in downtown Skopje. The incident happened on Wednesday around noon, and it involved two groups of minors who got into a fight. Two other boys were also injured.
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 15:49

Zbogar: Find solution and restore citizens’ confidence, it’s more important than date for starting EU talks

EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar called on political parties to continue efforts to find consensus on the law on public prosecution. In a statement made in Vevcani, the ambassador said that the focus must be on finding a solution and restoring citizens’ confidence and that at the moment it is much more...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 15:23

One thing clear from leaders’ meeting – Zaev struggled for 7 hours to avoid “Racket”

One thing is clear from the leaders’ meeting. Zoran Zaev struggled for 7 hours until early in the morning to avoid talking about “Racket”, about bribery, about the obscure tenders of his criminal racketeering gang. That meeting for him and his people meant a fight to save themselves...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 14:34

SPO: We are ready to immediately hand over the cases to Joveski

The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office received a note from the state Public Prosecutor’s Office stating that the SPO needs to take action to hand over the cases. Acting upon the note, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of North Macedonia has been notified that the Public...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 14:26

Czech Republic ratifies Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol

The Czech Parliament ratified Thursday Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. The session was also attended by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. NATO member states signed Macedonia’s Accession Protocol to the Alliance on 6 February. Following the ratification of the Protocol in the parliaments of all...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 13:25

Milososki: At the leaders’ meeting Zaev said Janeva leaves Sutka prison in 10 days

Zaev announced that in ten days Janeva from Sutka prison will be transferred to house arrest. How can the Prime Minister know the decisions of the Court before they are made, Antonio Milososki asked, commenting on the last leaders’ meeting. He pointed out that the government had initially agreed...
Culture 12.09.19 | 12:54

‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ wins directing award in Munich

Teona Strugar-Mitevska won a directing award for ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ at the Fünf Seen Film Festival in Munich. ‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya’ competed with ten more Central European films. The jury was composed of film professionals, film journalists, who unanimously decided...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 12:37

Ristoska: SPO still exists

The Special Prosecutor’s Office still exists and according to the law on SPO, will continue to exists until September 2020, SPO prosecutor Lence Ristoska said Thursday, ahead of the “Talir” case hearing. I believe they will find a way. I still do not lose hope and I believe that some legal solution...
World 12.09.19 | 12:19

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rally for independence

Hundreds of thousands of independence supporters took to the streets in Barcelona on the National Day of Catalonia. The Placa d’Espanya began filling up with demonstrators Wednesday afternoon with the words “goal independence” emblazoned on the monument on the central plaza. About 600,000 were...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 12:13

“Racket” is a synonym for Macedonian “Berlusconization”

“Racket” is a synonym for Macedonian “Berlusconization” according to the formula: economic power + political power + “dirty collars” (bad administration) + media power. The “Zaevisconization” or “zokisconization” ended with the creation of 1TV...
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