Monday, 16 December 2019
Macedonia 16.12.19 | 12:38

EU Ambassador Zbogar opposes Zaev’s request for vetting of the judiciary

EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar rejected the request from outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to have vetting of judges and prosecutors. The proosal would examine the work of the judicial officials and their wealth status, and those found to be corrupt would be dismissed. A similar move in Albania...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 12:32

Zaev wants to put the families of judges under scrutiny, but rejects the same for his own family

The final rallies in Zoran Zaev’s term as Prime Minister, ahead of his scheduled resignation on January 3rd, were dedicated to calls for vetting, examining and dealing with the judiciary. Zaev demanded a vetting of the judiciary using the Albanian model, which was roundly criticized by the Albanian...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 11:43

Anti – Corruption Commission demands more resources before it accepts Zaev’s request to investigate the judiciary

Following calls from outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev for investigations into the wealth of judges and prosecutors, the Anti-Corruption Commission asked for additional resources to do so. These types of investigations fall under the expanded mandate of the Commission, but the timing corresponds with...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 11:10

Kosovo calls on Albania to withdraw from the Mini – Schengen initiative with Macedonia and Serbia

Kosovan parties are calling on Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to withdraw from the Mini – Schengen initiative with Serbia and Macedonia. Officials in Kosovo fear that the initiative restores Serbian influence in the region, and will derail the actual EU accession prospects of the participating...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 10:43

Kod: Remenski has evidence of Macedonian agents spying on EU countries for the benefit of a third party

Deputy Parliament Speaker Frosina Remenski, who is in house arrest as one of the defendants in the racketeering scandal, has documents revealing that the UBK security service had undercover agents operating for the benefit of another service. This is alleged by the Kod investigative reporting program....

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 10:05

In Lisice, air pollution levels rose 10 times above the safe limit

Air pollution was especially ugly in the Lisice district in eastern Skopje this evening. PM10 partcile levels reached a high of 473 micrograms per cubic meter, about 10 times over the upper limit considered safe. This part of Skopje, which has little wind and a lot of low-rise housing where the homeowners...

Macedonia 16.12.19 | 09:59

Skopje airport closed for landings due to heavy fog

Due to the dense fog, Skopje airport is closed for arriving planes, and only four plane took off this morning. Visibility is reduced to between 50 and 100 meters around the airport, and in some other key traffic points such as the Gavato overpass and along the Vardar river valley.