Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 13:04

Snap elections – deadlines: Will Pendarovski wait for the last day to entrust the mandate or will he invite the leaders to a meeting?

SDSM led by Zoran Zaev demanded snap elections so that the country could deal with the coronavirus and a possible second wave. Snap elections took place, but instead of moving towards the rapid formation of the Parliament and the Government, deadlines were awaited. Such was the case with the Parliament’s...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 12:54

Doirani, Niki border crossings remain closed until August 15

Star Dojran/Doirani and Medzitlija/Niki border crossings between Macedonia and Greece remain closed for traffic until August 15 as a result of the new protocols of the Greek government for COVID-19 restrictive measures. All passenger and freight vehicles planning to enter and exit Greece during this...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 12:00

LIVE: MPs arrive at parliament building, undergo body temperature checks upon entering

The new parliamentary composition arrives at the parliament building, where the constitutive session will be held in the Big Dome hall at noon. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, the constitutive session will go ahead...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 11:56

390 people caught without face masks

In the past 24 hours, 390 people were caught without personal protective equipment, i.e. face masks, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Tuesday. The Ministry urges citizens to comply with the Government measures and protocols on protection against COVID-19, reads the press release.
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 11:06

Macedonia’s Parliament to hold constitutive session in line with COVID-19 health safety protocols

The constitutive session of the new parliamentary composition is set to be held in the Big Dome hall at noon on Tuesday. Outgoing Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi is to preside over Parliament’s constitutive session, which will be held in accordance with the COVID-19 health safety guidelines. The agenda...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 10:39

Eight working days have passed, investor of illegal construction in front of Mavrovka shopping center still not found

The deadline of 8 working days for finding the investor of the illegal building that is under construction in front of the Mavrovka shopping center expires Tuesday. The municipality of Cair told Sitel that the public procurement procedure for selecting an economic operator that will remove the illegally...
Culture 04.08.20 | 10:25

60th Ohrid Summer festival to welcome 300 international musicians

Along with a number of local performers, some 300 music artists from 19 countries will perform at the 60th Ohrid Summer festival scheduled for August 4 to 30, organizers told a news conference Thursday. “We’re especially proud to have been able to prioritize our Macedonian artists, orchestras, and...
World 04.08.20 | 10:20

U.N. chief warns world facing ‘generational catastrophe’ on education

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the world faces a “generational catastrophe” because of school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic and said that getting students safely back to the classroom must be “a top priority,” Reuters reports. Guterres said that as of...
Macedonia 04.08.20 | 09:52

500 citizens lost their lives due to the inability of Zaev and Filipce to deal with the coronavirus

Almost six months have passed since the Republic of Macedonia was affected by the pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus, and the Government led by SDSM and Zoran Zaev still have neither a strategy nor a way for the country to deal with the crisis, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release on Tuesday. Although...
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