Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 23:19

“Lately we change even our name because we intend to be modern country”

During his latest Russian prank call, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev boasts how he renamed Macedonia. We even changed the official name of the country, Zaev exclaims at one point, and sensing an interesting story, the prankster begins pushing Zaev toward accepting migrants in Macedonia. – Thank you Greta,...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 22:59

Zaev’s office tried to present the Russian prank as a “hybrid attack”

Last November, when Greta Thunberg revealed that someone is impersonating her and is calling foreign leaders, actors and artists, the Zaev office was quick to respond that they were the victims of a “hybrid attack”. Zaev’s PR adviser Marjan Zabrcanec sought to intercept the damage of...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 22:33

“Greta” led Zaev into a discussion on “how terrible President Macron is”

Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus got Zoran Zaev to discuss French President Emmanuel Macron and his veto for Macedonia, calling him a terrible person for siding with Russia. The pranksters, who got a young girl to join them, called Zaev and persuaded him that he is talking to climate activist Greta...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 21:48

Boki 13 will testify before prosecutors again on Thursday

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 is scheduled to testify before state prosecutors tomorrow, the third time he’s done so after being sentenced to nine years in prison for high profile racketeering in the Racket scandal. During the sentencing, Boki 13 declared that the money in the scandal can be...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 21:40

Pranked again: Russians duped Zaev into a conversation with “Greta Thunberg”

Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus published a new audio of Zoran Zaev. This time they duped the SDSM party leader into thinking that he’s talking to climate change activist Greta Thunberg. During the eight minute audio, which was animated to show Zaev taking the call with his spokesmen, he agrees...
World 08.07.20 | 19:54

Orban: Don’t try to tell us how to live our lives

Europe is moving from crisis to crisis: first came the financial crisis, then the migration crisis, and now we are faced with the coronavirus crisis. In the past, the EU has always given reactive answers to the problems, but now we must try to act and think proactively, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 19:39

SDSM is trying to bribe and pressure a sick man to vote for them, the daughter claims

The family of a disabled man from Brvenica near Tetovo said that activists from the ruling SDSM party were harassing them to vote, even offering flour and cooking oil as bribes. They never come to ask how we are doing, how we are coping, but when election comes, they show up to campaign. How do you expect...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 19:25

Siljanovska pledges to work for gender equality

Professor Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, who leads the VMRO-DPMNE list in the 1st electoral district, held a round table with women activists in Skopje’s park dedicated to the women fighters in the Second World War. We need to work to change laws and institutions so that our daughters and...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 18:45

Alfa TV investigates the Strumica tax scandal – the shell companies involved are linked to the Zaev family

Alfa TV attempted to investigate the tax fraud scandal involving five companies from Strumica allegedly linked to the Zaev family. The companies received an eye-popping 5.2 million EUR in rebates from the tax authority in just the first four months of the year, clearly indicating fraud. The scandal was...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 18:27

Zaev says he would include Albanian parties in a coalition, but without accepting their blackmails

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev insisted today that his SDSM – BESA coalition will win enough seats to form an outright majority in Parliament, but added that he will expand the coalition to ethnic Albanian parties. The statement comes after the exclusively Albanian parties like DPA, AA and DUI threatened...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 17:15

Elderly pedestrian badly injured after a hit and run by a woman driving a car with Swedish licence plates

The police is looking for a woman who was driving a Volkswagen with Swedish licence plates, who hit an elderly pedestrian yesterday around noon. The incident occurred in Skopje, at a parking on the Partizanska boulevard. The driver fled the scene, leaving the 76 year old man badly injured.
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 17:09

Mickoski: Zaev ignored all the promises he made to the south-eastern region

SDSM accomplished nothing of the many promises it made in 2016 and it deserve to be defeated, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, who was campaigning in the south-eastern parts of Macedonia today. Mickoski is visiting Gevgelija, Dojran, Bogdanci and Valandovo. This region was badly affected...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 16:54

Only 137 patients with Covid-19 registered to vote, and a third of the medical staff asked to organize the vote backed out

Only 137 patients with Covid-19 registered to vote in the coming elections, it was reported today. Even though there are over 3.500 active patents, voting appears to be the last thing on their minds. According to the electoral regulations, patients who are diagnosed with Covid can ask to vote before...
Health 08.07.20 | 15:43

Numbers still on the rise: 8 patients die, 163 new Covid-19 cases

Over the past 24 hours 1,794 tests were performed, with 163 new COVID-19 cases confirmed, 230 patients have recovered, while 8 passed away, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. New cases were reported in Skopje-87, Kumanovo-7, Debar-2, Stip-10, Prilep-3, Tetovo-16, Struga-8,  Ohrid-1, Kavadarci-1,...
Economy 08.07.20 | 15:25

Almost 200 cases of violations of employment rights registered in past three months

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights has registered 197 cases of violations of employment rights, which referred to 2,723 workers in the period from March 10 to June 30. More than 60 percent of the applications referred to female workers, and the crisis inevitably took on a gender dimension. The first...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 15:14

Misleading poll showing SDSM holding the lead was conducted by a company that took money from the Innovation Fund

Today, pro-government media published a poll conducted by the research and development company “Stratum RD”. According to this poll, The SDSM/Besa coalition leads over VMRO-DPMNE, and in the Albanian bloc, DUI leads over Alliance for Albanians. But what is more important is that for this...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 13:54

After July 15, we will preserve and renew Macedonia

Kumanovo is drowning in urban chaos. He is drowning in incompetence both at the central and the local level. That is why we want to encourage all citizens in Kumanovo that the renewal is coming. It brings renewal of dignity, culture, tourism, science, infrastructure and health, the head of the list of...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 13:23

OSCE urges people to strictly adhere to health protocols during voting

A week before July 15 early parliamentary elections, Laima Andrikiene, head of the OSCE/ODIHR Special Election Assessment Mission (SEAM) in Macedonia, urged everyone to strictly adhere to the national health protocols during voting. Voting starts on Monday (July 13), which is less than a week, followed...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 12:44

Spasovski: Government to discuss Infectious Diseases Commission’s latest proposal as soon as possible

The government is set to discuss as soon as possible the proposal submitted by the Commission for Infectious Diseases for obligatory presentation of valid PCR test by nationals of Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro who wish to enter Macedonia, interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski...
Health 08.07.20 | 12:20

PHI: Number of Covid-19 patients between the ages of 20-39 increases, total number of new cases declining

According to the Public Health Institute’s weekly report for the period June 29 – July 5, the number of new coronavirus cases in Macedonia has decreased, while the number of recovered patients rose compared to the previous week, the Health Ministry said in a press release Wednesday. Of the 8,422...
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