Monday, 30 November 2020
Macedonia 30.11.20 | 13:25

Zaev’s new railway chief insists that the long delayed link to Bulgaria will be completed in five years

SDSM official Hari Lokvenec, who is being named to head the Macedonian Railways, insisted that the long awaited link to Bulgaria will be completed in five years. One of the demands of the Bulgarian side is that Macedonia finally gets serious about completing infrastructure links between the two countries....

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 13:15

Citizens of Vatasa, the site of a horrific 1943 massacre, angry at Zaev’s surrender to Bulgaria

Alfa TV aired a report from Vatasa, near Kavadarci, which was the site of a horrific massacre of 12 young men in 1943. The men were suspected of collaborating with the partisans and were shot by the Bulgarian forces. It’s one of the worst atrocities during the course of the war in Macedonia. The...

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 13:00

Man from Celopek arrester after opening fire on a neighbor from an AK-47

Tetovo police detained a 24 year old man from the village of Celopek, who opened fire from an automatic rifle on a 47 year old neighbor. The reason for the incident was a dispute between the two. After the incident was reported, the police seized an AK-47 from attacker, an empty magazine and a bag containing...

Macedonia Sport 30.11.20 | 11:05

Elmas suffered a personal loss as his Napoli was bidding farewell to Maradona

Macedonian forward Elif Elmas played 15 minutes for Napoli in their 4:0 demolition of Roma yesterday. The game was very emotional for the team, as it was saying goodbye to Diego Armando Maradona, but also for Elmas, who just lost his grand-father. Elmas heard the news that his grand-father, who he was...

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 10:59

Dacic to Zaev: If you want to embrace Bulgaria that badly, do it

Serbian Parliament Speaker Ivica Dacic said that Zoran Zaev is “not that ignorant of history” and realizes that his recent comments on Bulgaria are false. Dacic was responding to Zaev’s comments that Bulgaria did not occupy but administer Macedonia in World War Two, and later helped...

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 09:14

How many insults will it take for you to respond?, Mickoski asks Zaev

What will it take for Zoran Zaev to respond to at least one of the insults from Bulgarian politicians, asked opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. Zaev was brutally insulted by Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov last week, who called Zaev a Bulgarian whose brain typically “runs a day...

Macedonia Economy 30.11.20 | 09:07

Parliament will attempt to discuss the 2021 budget

The Parliament is scheduled to resume its discussion on the proposed 2021 budget. Its adoption hinges on the opposition, which submitted 500 amendments, and could obstruct the opening of the session. The ruling majority has only 62 votes, and is often unable to put together the 61 votes needed to begin...

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 08:58

After a long dry spell, Macedonia expects some rain in the coming days

After a long dry spell, Macedonia saw some light rain yesterday, and forecasters are expecting more rains starting Wednesday. The drought brought many of the artificial lakes used for irrigation and to generate electricity to a bare minimum, and the situation is bad even in the large natural lake Prespa....

Macedonia 30.11.20 | 08:53

Protests in 11 cities scheduled for this afternoon

Protests will be held in 11 cities today, in revolt against Zoran Zaev’s readiness to accept all of the demands Bulgaria puts before him. This will be the fourth day of protests after Zaev’s scandalous BGNES interview, in which he agreed to redefine the historic narrative of the partisan struggle...