Thursday, 14 January 2021
Macedonia 14.01.21 | 12:38

Parking in Skopje’s main clinical center is taken over by a gang of frauds

Sloboden Pecat reports that the parking of the major Mother Teresa clinic complex in Skopje is taken over by a group of fraudsters who charge money from people desperate find parking space. The notoriously narrow and congested streets and parking spaces in the center are supposed to be managed on the...

Balkans 14.01.21 | 12:31

V4: Illegal immigration into Europe decreased only slightly in 2020

Migration remains a serious problem southern Europe because, despite the pandemic-related restrictions, the number of newcomers reaching the continent has only decreased minimally, the V4 news agency reports. The year 2020, for the most part, was about movement restrictions, border closures and the cessation...

Macedonia Economy 14.01.21 | 12:27

Former Finance Minister Angelovska withdrew her own deposit from the Eurostandard Bank before its collapse but left the deposits of the Finance Ministry

Depositors in the now bankrupt Eurostandard Bank allege that former Finance Minister Nina Angelovska, who famously withdrew her own deposit worth 250,000 EUR, left 40,000 EUR in deposits from the Finance Ministry. Since these funds surpass the 30,000 EUR which are protected under a loan insurance guarantee,...

Macedonia 14.01.21 | 12:18

Child killed in a traffic accident in Tetovo

A six year old child was killed in a traffic accident in Tetovo yesterday afternoon. A 30 year old driver in a Volkswagen Golf hit the child on the major Video Smilevski – Bato boulevard. The child was rushed to the Tetovo hospital, but doctors could only pronounce death.

Macedonia Sport 14.01.21 | 10:35

Macedonia faces Sweden in World Men’s Handball Championship

Macedonia faces Sweden this evening (20:30), in its first match at the World Men’s Handball Championship in Egypt. The Macedonian team secured a last minute invitation after Czechia pulled out from the competition. The team includes a number of new, untested players, but will still rely on its...

Macedonia 14.01.21 | 10:29

Milososki: It seems like the result of the census is already agreed between SDSM and DUI

The ethnic break-down of the coming census is already agreed between the ruling parties, said VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki. He criticized the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition of preparing a census under rules that are far away from European standards, with no guarantees that the process will...

Macedonia 14.01.21 | 10:21

Removal of historian from the joint commission and his replacement with an ethnic Albanian indicates that Zaev is preparing for more concessions toward Bulgaria

History professor Aleksandar Litovski told Fokus that he was removed from the joint commission formed with Bulgaria, and that he did not receive explanation from the Government why was he replaced. Government sources simply said that Litovski was appointed there until the end of 2020, and the appointment...

Macedonia 14.01.21 | 10:11

Siljanovska: As in 1987, police attacked the free spirit of Vevcani

Member of Parliament Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, who was presidential candidate for VMRO-DPMNE at the 2019 elections, advised Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to talk to the people of Vevcani about the events of 1987, when the village was besieged by the police of then Communist Yugoslavia. The major...