Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 23:01

Nikoloski: elections only after the epidemic has been put under control

VMRO-DPMNE is eager that we hold elections, but that can only happen after the coronavirus epidemic has been put under control, said the opposition party’s Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. He blamed the ruling SDSM party of reckless conduct as it insisted to hold a pre-election campaign, and...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 21:51

Demokracija: Croatia and Slovenia demand an explanation for Gorjan Tozija’s insulting rants

The Slovenian Demokracija weekly reports that both Croatia and Slovenia are preparing protest notes against Macedonia after the head of the state ran Film Agency Gorjan Tozija rudely assaulted both countries. Tozija, who had prior business dealings in Croatia, went on a series of social media rants primarily...
Economy 02.06.20 | 21:30

Hungary PMI improved in May, indicating the economy is on the mend

Hungaryʼs seasonally-adjusted PMI index rose to 40.3 points in May from 33.7 in April, continuing to improve after plunging in March on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (Halpim), which compiles the index, said on Tuesday,...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 21:24

Pre-election incident: One of Zaev’s lieutenants assaulted Igor Durlovski

Former political prisoner and VMRO-DPMNE candidate at the coming elections Igor Durlovski informed the public that an adviser from Zoran Zaev’s PM cabinet assaulted him today. Durlovski said that the adviser, who he left unnamed but is easily identifiable in the public (Republika is identifying...
Sport 02.06.20 | 20:47

The entire Renova football club ordered into quarantine

The entire Renova football team from Tetovo, including the staff, were ordered into self-isolation after six team members and employees tested positive for the coronavirus. All players and Renova employees will go into two weeks of home quarantine. Tetovo is one of the new hotbeds of the epidemic, that...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 20:38

Police had to intervene to get the grandmother of a baby who died of Covid-19 to reveal her contacts who may also be infected

Police had to intervene in the case of the nine month old baby who died from Covid-19, after the baby’s grandmother refused to share the extent of her contacts and movement. The baby was in the care of the grandmother while the parents were in Switzerland. It developed a very serious form of the...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 20:25

Katica Janeva and Boki 13 blame Zaev for the Racket scandal

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva gave her closing statement in the major Racket trial, in which she confirmed the key statements given the previous day by her accomplice Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13. Janeva and Boki both pointed the finger at their former close friend and political...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 19:47

Possible returning of movement restrictions is being considered: 76 new Covid-19 cases, one dies

Health Health, Venko Filipce, said at Tuesday’s press conference that of 868 tests performed, 76 new Covid -19 cases have been registered and one patient passed away. The official figures for municipalities and cities have not been released yet, for which, as Filipce explained, results were expected...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 18:33

Migrant patrol: 60 Macedonian and international police officers ordered to self-isolate after a Hungarian officer tested positive

Thirty Macedonian police officers and 30 international officers who are deployed on the southern border with Greece were forced into self-isolation after one Hungarian officer tested positive to the coronavirus. The Macedonian police, reinforced with officers from central European countries, protects...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 18:27

Our way or the highway: SDSM now threatens they will cancel elections for the whole of 2020 if we don’t vote in July

SDSM spokesman Kostadin Kostadinov threatened that elections may be canceled altogether and not happen in 2020 at all, unless they take place in July 5, as the ruling party insists. The 2016 elections took place on December 11, but the parties agreed to hold early elections in April, that have now been...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 18:11

TV station producer from Labunista is the first journalist to die of Covid-19 in Macedonia

Bekim Bajramovski, a producer in the Spektra TV station from Labunista, is the first journalist to die from the coronavirus in Macedonia. Bajramovski (44) was among the seven Covid-19 patients who died on Monday, the worst day of the epidemic so far. Doctors say that Bajramovski contracted the virus...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 18:05

The virus spreads to two retirement homes in Skopje

Five coronavirus cases were discovered in retirement homes in Skopje, said Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce. So far Macedonia has been spared major outbreaks in these facilities which have claimed many lives in other countries. The cases were identified in who privately owned homes managed by the same...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 17:59

Minister Filipce confirms we have a second Covid-19 wave, may propose new restrictions in the coming days

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce would not announce new restrictive measures today, but said that it could be announced on Wednesday or Thursday. Filipce was asked what is the Government preparing in light of the dramatic escalation of the coronavirus epidemic, that left Macedonia as the only country...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 15:35

Filipce: Hungarian police officer on duty in Macedonia tests positive for Covid-19

A Hungarian police officer on duty in the country tested positive for Covid-19. About 30 police officers who were with him will get tested, Health Minister Venko Filipce told a news conference on Tuesday. Over the past 24 hours, 868 tests have performed in Macedonia, 67 new Covid-19 cases have been registered...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 15:30

Mickoski: We have a complete systemic failure in dealing with the crisis

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski said at Tuesday’s press conference that Macedonia is facing the most severe health and economic crisis and that the government has a complete systemic failure to deal with it. Mickoski also accused that the past three years of SDSM’s rule have passed...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 15:01

Várhelyi: Important to ensure fair and free elections with sufficient time for campaigning

EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Olivér Várhelyi told Tuesday’s press conference that he will discuss with the Macedonia’s authorities on ensuring sufficient time for campaigning and freedom of elections, MIA’s Brussels correspondent reported. I have seen...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 14:43

Over 60 new COVID-19 cases registered in Macedonia, one patient dies

Over 60 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Macedonia in the past 24 hours and one patient has passed away, the Institute for Public Health told MIA on Tuesday. It added that majority of new cases are registered in Skopje. Health Minister Venko Filipce is set to hold a press conference at 15:00...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 14:36

Macedonia daily has more patients than the whole Balkans together, and the government is only talking about elections

Instead of givings proposals for new measures to protect the population from the coronavirus, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev is only talking about elections, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said at Tuesday’s press conference. Macedonia daily has more patients every day than the whole Balkans together,...
Macedonia 02.06.20 | 13:23

SDSM – new Covid-19 hotspot, half party goes into isolation after Zekiri tests positive for the virus

With so far two of the party’s top officials infected, the interim prime minister again forced to sit isolated at home, all MP candidates in an entire electoral district are into self-isolation, as well as many other members, SDSM is becoming a new cluster of coronavirus cases. Health Minister...
Health 02.06.20 | 12:39

Mass COVID-19 testing starts in five Shtip-based textile plants

Mass testing for COVID-19 has started in five textile factories in Stip, which have been shut down. The director of the city’s Public Health Center, Marija Dimitrova, said that about 200 textile workers are to be tested Tuesday. Two lab technicians from Kocani’s Public Health Center have come to...
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