Friday, 27 March 2020
Economy 27.03.20 | 11:33

Angjusev claims there is a budget hole, that there may not be enough money to pay salaries

Regarding the measures proposed by former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to cut public administration salaries, Former Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev said that two billion euros will be missing from this year’s budget. The real question is not whether the salaries will be cut...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 11:16

Father and son from Strumica region killed in Switzerland

Macedonian nationals Naum Kolev, 47, and his son Done, 23, have been killed in Sorens, in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, local media report. Their bodies were found covered in compost at a horse farm. The Kolev family, originally from the village of Mokrievo near Strumica, has lived in Switzerland...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 10:54

Misajlovski: Authorities spend money on lunches and travel, rather than reallocating budget funds for hospitals and medical staff

On Thursday’s “Click Plus” show on TV21, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Vlado Misajlovski stressed that all the funds that could help should be reallocated and travels and lunches of officials have yet to be cut from the budget. We have budget items for lunches, and travels of officials,...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 10:27

Kovacki: The government must not use the state of emergency for party purposes and employments

It is not the time to campaign, says Colonel Dragan Kovacki, who has called on the government to use the state of emergency to fight the coronavirus and protect citizens instead of pursuing party goals. The government must focus on providing protective gear for medical personnel, the police, the military,...

Economy 27.03.20 | 10:06

Misajlovski: Why cut salaries, while 65 institutions are employing new people?

It is illogical to talk about salary cuts when a bunch of new temporary contracts are signed by 65 state institutions, VMRO-DPMNE Vice-President Vlado Misajlovski said on TV21 “Click Plus” show on Thursday. We get different statements these days. A few days ago we heard that the budget is...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 09:39

VMRO-DPMNE: Macedonia is second in number of coronavirus cases in the Balkans

The Republic of Macedonia is second in the number of people infected with coronavirus in the Balkans, according to the number of inhabitants. Croatia, which is ahead of us, has 102 infected per million inhabitants, while our country is followed by Montenegro with 83 infected per million inhabitants....

World 27.03.20 | 09:29

Macron told EU leaders ‘survival of European project’ at stake in virus crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron warned his fellow European Union leaders on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak risked undoing the bloc’s central pillars such as its no-border zone if they failed to show solidarity in this crisis, a diplomat said, Reuters reports. “What’s at stake is the survival...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 09:10

For 1,000 Covid-19 tests, Filipce paid € 60,000 more than a private clinic

VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimce Arsovski wrote on Facebook: Let’s do the math following the example of Filipce and Zaev The Covid-19 test at the Institute of Public Health costs 4,950 denars = 80 € Test for Covid-19 in a private clinic costs 1,200 denars = 20 € The price difference is 3,750 denars...