Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 22:54

Gjorcev proposes MANU and UKIM to join the debate on Bulgaria

The former ambassador to Bulgaria, Marjan Gjorcev, believes that a broad debate on the dispute with Bulgaria should take place, which would include other important institutions and people in the country. MANU and UKIM should be involved and that should be through the Parliament. We also need the Writers’...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 22:49

Nikolovski: With the current government, the foundations of the state are being destroyed, early elections needed

Early parliamentary elections are needed more to Macedonia than to VMRO-DPMNE, because VMRO-DPMNE will win whenever elections takes place, but Macedonia must not waste time. With the current government, the basic foundations of the country are being destroyed, there is a leadership that is ready to negotiate...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 21:39

Reaction of the Russian Embassy in Skopje: We are surprised by the statements of the Macedonian Minister of Defense

The Russian Embassy in Skopje reacted on social media to yesterday’s statement by the Minister of Defense Slavjanka Petrovska regarding the possible involvement of the Macedonian Army in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, if requested by NATO. According to the Russian Embassy, this statement of the...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 21:05

Borissov: Don’t repeat our mistake, immediately resolve the most difficult issues in Bulgarian-Macedonian relations

Do not repeat our mistake, but immediately solve the most difficult issues in Bulgarian-Macedonian relations, such advice was given by the leader of GERB and former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, BGNES reported. The meeting between Borissov and Kovacevski...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 20:24

Driver of “Besa Trans” bus is to blame for the accident in which 45 people died

The driver of the bus of the “Besa Trans” travel agency, who died, is responsible for the accident that happened on November 23 in which 45 Macedonian citizens died, according to the investigation of the Bulgarian investigators. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov told BTV that the investigation...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 20:12

Kovacevski after Sofia visit: Outstanding issues should be resolved as a whole

Outstanding issues should be resolved as a whole, which requires a certain framework, which in turn will be related to lifting of the veto by Bulgaria and holding the first intergovernmental conference of Macedonia with the EU, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski told a press briefing for Macedonian reporters...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 20:04

Grubi says he’s optimist about results from Sofia visit

As part of the Macedonian government delegation’s official visit to Sofia and deepening the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, First Deputy PM and Minister of Political System and Inter-Community Relations Artan Grubi attended on Tuesday a meeting of the working group on education, culture,...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 19:39

Osmani accepts Antonio Milososki’s invitation to attend session of parliamentary foreign policy committee on Friday

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani will attend on Friday (Jan. 28) a session of the parliamentary foreign policy committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. VMRO-DPMNE MP in Parliament and Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee Antonio Milososki, earlier today informed that they...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 18:51

Record 2,341 new Covid-19 cases, 26 patients died, 8 of whom were fully vaccinated

Out of 6,193 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 2,341 new cases were registered and 21 patients passed away, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. 308 of the new cases were reinfections, one of which second reinfection. The Health Ministry added to the report 5 deaths which...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 17:44

Mickoski and Andonovski met with the new director of the International Republican Institute for Macedonia Chris Brennan

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of VMRO DPMNE together with Stefan Andonovski member of the Executive Committee of VMRO-DPMNE met with the new director of the International Republican Institute for the Republic of Macedonia Chris Brennan.
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 17:12

Nikoloski: Within the largest political party in Europe I will have the opportunity to coordinate activities together with the president of the group in the Council of Europe

Today we have a meeting with representatives of the so-called Young European ambassadors, it is an extremely talented group of young people from Macedonia, a total of 120 were selected in Europe, of which 10 are Macedonia, which given the size of the country is an extremely large number. And we will...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 17:04

Croatia has no troops for “corrupt Ukraine”, Petrovska on stand by against Russia

Disagreement in NATO. Balkan members are divided over tensions in Ukraine. While Macedonian Minister Slavjanka Petrovska is determined to send Macedonian troops to the Ukrainian-Russian border, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has said he will withdraw his Croatian troops to the last if the situation...
Culture 25.01.22 | 15:06

Legendary composer and conductor Aleksandar Dzambazov dies aged 86

Inspirational conductor and composer Aleksandar Dzambazov, who is behind the best known children’s songs in Macedonia, has died today aged 86.  Dzambazov led the Macedonian Radio Television’s dance orchestra and the annual Zlatno Slavejce (Golden Nightingale) children’s song festival. His work...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 14:54

Macedonia and Bulgaria renew the decades old pledge to build a railroad and a proper road link

Macedonian and Bulgarian representatives signed a memorandum in Sofia today to work on improving the state of Corridor 8, the infrastructure link that should connect both countries, but remains in dismal state for decades. Transportation Minister Blagoj Bocvarski and Nikolaj Sabev agreed to work on finally...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 14:45

You can’t put our national interests in an Excel chart, Mickoski tells Kovacevski

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski responded to the statement from Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, that he wants to run Macedonia, and the relations with Bulgaria, through deadlines, tasks and Excel charts. He needs to know that you can’t put national interests in an Excel chart. But if we...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 12:57

Governments of Macedonia and Bulgaria begin intensive negotiations that are supposed to unblock the EU path

The governments of Macedonia and Bulgaria are holding rounds of meetings in Sofia today, to kick off the next six months of negotiations which are expected to bring results that will allow Bulgaria to lift its veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks. Prime Ministers Kiril Petkov and Dimitar Kovacevski...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 12:33

Zaev’s former right hand man Dragi Raskovski goes on trial for corruption

The trial of Zoran Zaev’s former right hand man began in Skopje today. Dragi Raskovski, who was Zaev’s chief of staff in the Government, is charged with abuse of office. He instructed the Government to purchase traffic management software for the Interior Ministry which he himself developed and sold...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 12:18

Macedonia ranks 87th in the world in the Transparency International corruption report

Macedonia rebounded somewhat from the disastrous 111th place ranking in the Transparency International report last year, and now reached the 87th place with 39 points out of 100. Other countries in the region that rank closely are Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Albania.  
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 10:58

Professor Gjorgjiev: Bulgarians have a crisis of their own identity, so they lash out at Macedonia

According to historian Vanco Gjorgjiev, who recently left the joint commission formed between Macedonia and Bulgaria citing pressure from the Zaev regime, said that the Bulgarian society is rearranging its own national founding myths, and this is contributing to their decision to raise the on-going dispute...
Macedonia 25.01.22 | 10:44

Key parties agree to abolish the technical Government rule, but SDSM and DUI don’t want it to lead to early elections

The key political parties agreed with the proposal from VMRO-DPMNE to alter the electoral code and to abolish the legal requirement that a technical Government is formed 100 days before general elections, with the opposition taking over several important departments. VMRO formally submitted the proposal...
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