Friday, 29 May 2020
World 29.05.20 | 12:13

Orban expresses gratitude to the nation on his 10th anniversary as Prime Minister

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed his gratitude to the public on the 10th anniversary of assuming the office. Orban shared a video that presents the most important moments of his second, now decade long term in office, including the economic successes, but also the fight against illegal...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 12:00

Minister Filipce’s star dims as the coronavirus statistics go from bad to worse and his role gets politicized

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce was the public face of the coronavirus effort over the past months. Despite a long track record of corruption and some inexplicable gaffes, which led to his removal by the SDSM party from the lists of candidates for the coming general elections, Filipce managed to build...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 11:19

Coronavirus spike: 58 newly diagnosed patients over one day

The number of newly infected Covid-19 patients in Macedonia grew by 58 in the past 24 hours – one of the highest such results in the past month. Macedonia saw a sharp decline in the newly diagnosed cases about a month ago, but now the numbers are going up again. The Faktor news site reports that...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:55

VMRO warns that Zaev’s push for elections in June is dangerous, will lead to Covid-19 deaths

Holding elections at a time of exceptionally bad coronavirus statistics is dangerous, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, as the number of deaths and newly infected patients remains as high as it was during the worst days of the epidemic. Zoran Zaev wants elections in which, instead of votes, we will...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:42

Montenegro opens its border for Macedonian tourists

Montenegro updated its list of countries whose citizens are allowed to enter and has added Macedonia to the list. Montenegro, whose economy largely depends on tourism receipts, has used coronavirus statistics as a basis to determine which countries will be put on the white list. Macedonia has some of...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:37

Pendarovski will announce a new decision regarding the state of emergency tomorrow

President Pendarovski announced that he will convene the Security Council on Saturday to discuss whether he will extend the state of emergency for a third time. Macedonia has been under a state of emergency for two and a half months, which allows the Government to rule by decree. Meanwhile, the Parliament...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:36

Minister Ademi: It’s possible schools don’t reopen in September

Education Minister Arbr Ademi said that schools may not reopen in September, as online learning has replaced traditional education for the past three months. Ademi said that even with the lifting of the evening curfew and the relaxation of other restrictions, schools will not open for the remainder of...

Macedonia 29.05.20 | 00:02

Janusev: SDSM are making rules up as they push for “corona elections” in June

The SDSM party is making up legal provisions in its push to hold elections in June, said VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev, during a TV debate with Muhamed Zekiri from SDSM. Zekiri pomoted the SDSM position that the elections should be held 22 days from the moment when SDSM loyalist, President...