Monday, 8 March 2021
Macedonia 08.03.21 | 11:46

Government expected to introduce overnight curfews

The Macedonian Government is expected to introduce an overnight curfew starting on Wednesday. The Committee on Infectious Diseases proposed that the curfew starts at 22h and ends at 5h. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce blamed the public for disobeying current restrictions and said this is the reason...

World 08.03.21 | 10:22

V4: European countries tread their own paths in vaccine procurement

As vaccine procurement coordinated by the EU is still slow, member states have decided to map their own procurement options with many turning towards the Chinese and Russian vaccines, the V4 news agency reports. In the EU Hungary was the first to announce that it wants to procure Chinese and Russian...

Macedonia 08.03.21 | 10:16

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev’s offer of a broad Government is the move of a desperate man

After Zoran Zaev’s surprising offer that some parts of VMRO-DPMNE join him in a broad Government, the opposition party today issued a statement saying that this is another of Zaev’s attempts to divide the opposition and prolong his rule and avoid accountability for his crimes. Zaev is operating...

Macedonia Economy 08.03.21 | 09:54

Roaming charges between Balkan countries set to be abolished on July 1st

Roaming charges between Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia are set to be abolished this summer. According to the EU negotiated deal, the so-called “Western Balkans” countries abolished much of the roaming charges in 2019, and the process should be completed on July...

News 08.03.21 | 09:45

Siljanovska to Zaev: There is no room for East-West games when you need to obtain vaccines

It’s good that some vaccines finally arrived, after our Government initially refused help from Russia, said VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament and former presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova. Macedonia received 3,000 Sputnik V vaccines yesterday, after waiting in vain for Western...