Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 23:10

Pendarovski says he feels responsible for the fact that the rule of law in Macedonia is “half dead”

President Stevo Pendarovski expressed his regret that the rule of law in Macedonia has become “half-dead”. In an interview with TV24 that aired as the trial of disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva began, Pendarovski said that he also bears responsibility for the dramatic failure...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 21:38

Zaev’s corruption gives ammunition to the critics of enlargement, Mickoski tells Weber

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met with a delegation of EPP members of the European Parliament led by Manfred Weber which is visiting Macedonia. During the meeting, Mickoski warned that the unchecked corruption and criminal activities of the Zaev Government will continue to undermine Macedonia’s...
Economy 03.12.19 | 20:54

Huawei’s presence in the Macedonian 5G network may pose a problem for NATO

Macedonian government sources have briefed the press at the London NATO summit that the use of Chinese made 5G elements in the Macedonian mobile phone network could pose a problem for the Alliance. The Macedonian Telekom is owned by Deutche Telekom, trough the Hungarian Magar Telekom, and these companies...
World 03.12.19 | 20:47

France pushing to redefine NATO

The NATO summit in London is being derailed by the open disputes between member states, mainly France and Turkey whose leaders exchanged harsh words. US President Donald Trump was also highly critical of French President Emmanuel Macron, who called for greater European independence in security matters,...
Economy 03.12.19 | 19:33

Government abandons plans to fight air pollution by subsidizing the purchase of new cars

The Government has re-allocated the funding that was supposed to go to subsidies for buying new cars, and the measure that was presented as something that will help fight air pollution will now be abandoned. The subsidies were triumphantly announced just five months ago, as a major move to fight air...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 19:22

First snow of the year falls in Skopje

After dusting in the mountains, the first snow of the season fell in Skopje. The wind and the snow mixed with rain helped reduce the air pollution problem in the capital somewhat. Macedonia had a very warm autumn which is now quickly turning into a proper winter, and with it the air pollution is quickly...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 18:34

Macedonian students ranked among the worst in Europe

Macedonian school – children ranked among the worst in math, reading and sciences in Europe in the regular PISA test, and was nearly last in the Balkans – better only than Kosovo. Macedonia was 66th out of the 79 countries ranked by the OECD in reading and comprehension. In math, Macedonian...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 18:24

MANU issues a proclamation meant to protect the Macedonian language

The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) issued a proclamation about the Macedonian language, which seeks to underline the scientific grounding of the uniqueness of the language as it is under pressure as part of the on-going negotiations with the Macedonian national identity. Bulgaria generally...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 18:14

Another blackout hits downtown Skopje

Another major blackout hit the capital Skopje this evening for a third day in a row. Power is out in a large portion of the central Karpos district, including in two major healthcare providers – the 8th of September clinic and the Zan Mitrev privately owned clinic. Both are using generators to...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 17:50

Police still don’t know who shot up the Alexander Palace hotel

State prosecutors reveal that they are filing charges against four people involved in the mafia incident in the Alexander Palace on Saturday, but the charges are being filed for threatening police officers and not for the actual attack. The police and the prosecutors still haven’t identified the...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 17:35

Zaev’s marijuana business comes under scrutiny from the public, but not the investigators

Days after the arrest of controversial Serbian large scale marijuana producer Predrag Koluvija, there is still no action on the Macedonian side where he held extensive business interests. Koluvija was arrested for growing marijuana meant for the illegal market, and not for cannabis oil production he...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 17:03

Prosecutor Ruskoska denies being good friends with Boki 13: I only went to one of his parties, and I also knew his mother

Organized crime prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska was quick to deny allegations of her own close and personal links with the racketeering suspects she is prosecuting in the trial of the decade in Macedonia. One of the most notable moments from the first hearing came when defendant Bojan Jovanovski – Boki...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 16:41

Janeva asks the judge not to be intimidated by Ruskoska

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva appealed to the judge in her trial not to be afraid from prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, who is leading the charges against her. Ruskoska famously threatened the Skopje Appeals Court judges who allowed her to exchange her detention for house arrest, sending...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 15:46

Verdict for Zoran Milevski to be pronounced on Wednesday

In separate proceedings on the “Racket” case against Zoran Milevski-Kiceec, who pleaded guilty today to the court, in the course of the hearing, the lawyer for the defendant Aleksandar Novakovski submitted further evidence that the Judicial Council accepted and suggested that both parties...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 15:14

Janeva’s lawyer: We have enough evidence and the court will be able to make the right decision

Irena Frckoska, the lawyer of former SPO chief Katica Janeva, said they had prepared evidence and, according to her, the court would be able to make the right decision. We have proposed a list of evidence to be presented during the proceedings in support of Janeva’s defense. Some of the charges...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 14:46

Government supports the initiative for authentic interpretation of Article 11

At Tuesday’s session, the Government adopted the initiative to accept the opinion of the Ministry of Justice for an authentic interpretation of Article 11 of the Law on Pardon. According to this opinion, in March 2016, the Constitutional Court revoked the 2009 Law on amending and supplementing...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 14:16

Boki 13: I’ve been sitting in a restaurant with Ruskovska just as much as with Janeva

In his explanation of the indictment, Bojan Jovanovski, the first defendant in the “Racket” case, pleaded not guilty and said that he was a victim of a bigger game, in this case that he did not want to name as “Racket”. He also protested against Prosecutor Ruskovska’sremark...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 13:59

Outgoing PM Zaev believes that Macedonia will reach 2% GDP share for defense by 2024

Outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said at the “NATO Engages” conference in London that Macedonia, which should become a full-fledged member of the Alliance in the coming months, would reach a rate of 2 percent GDP share for defense in 2024, and maybe even earlier. In the last two and a half...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 13:47

Dukovski: 71 bags of wardrobe seized from Boki 13

Bojan Jovanovski’s lawyer, Saso Dukovski, in his defense pointed out that the indictment cannot be proven and that there are only allegations. According to him, how will the court prove that the defendant took money from Ana Kamceva when he was in hospital at that time. As regards the footage at...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 12:53

Kiceec pleads guilty, Boki 13 and Katica plead not guilty

Zoran Mileski Kiceec pleaded guilty, while Bojan Jovanovski and Katica Janeva pleaded not guilty. At Tuesday’s “Racket” trial, the three defendants were asked if they confessed to the crime and if they felt guilty, Boki 13 and Janeva said they don’t feel guilty, and to everyone’s...
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