Monday, 20 May 2019
Macedonia 20.05.19 | 23:56

Zaev insists his purge will begin in June

From his economic conference in Vienna, Zoran Zaev repeated his threat that he will begin purging corrupt officials from his Government in June. There is a quality period of ten days, 12 ahead of us until the start of JUne, and I intend to come out with specific proposals for the names of people who...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 23:51

Twitter leaps to the defense of taxi driver who recorded Pavle Bogoevski’s cocaine purchase

With state prosecutors seemingly intenet to go after a taxi driver suspected of recording powerful SDSM member of Parliament Pavle Bogoevski while purchasing cocaine, but not going after Bogoevski himself, Twitter users have expressed their outrage. In a scene reminiscent of the classical Kubrick movie...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 21:12

The left blames the Macedonian diaspora for not helping “North Macedonia” win the Eurovision song contest

Tamara Todevska’s performance at the Eurovision song contest, where she ranked eight, revealed a deep divide in Macedonia. Tamara’s supporters, who come mainly from the left and are focused around the SDSM party, launched tirades at their political opponents accusing them of not being enthusiastic...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 19:58

Osmani sees Zaev’s “operation broom” as a political show

Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani continues with his rejection of Zoran Zaev’s request that the Government will have to be purged from its most corrupt and inept officials. According to Osmani, “the citizens only care whether the Government or the political party delivers results, the rest...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 18:44

Minister Carovska’s partner wins another public contract

Labor and Welfare Minister Mila Carovska is in the news over receiving public procurement contracts again. Her unwed husband Goran Georgievski won a bid worth a million denars (16.000 EUR) from the city of Skopje, led by the same SDSM party. As in the previous episodes of the scandal, Georgievski’s...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 18:17

Zaev pleads with Hahn to keep his promise of opening EU accession talks this summer

During a Vienna economic conference, Zoran Zaev publicly pleaded with EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, asking now that Macedonia changed its name, the EU doesn’t go back on its promise to allow “North Macedonia” to open accession talks. Hahn assured Macedonians for years that the EU will...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 17:57

Nepotism watch: SDSM appointed manager of the GTC shopping mall is hiring and promoting relatives

Owners of stores in the large GTC mall in downtown Skopje are blaming the state appointed manager Gjoko Trajcevski and his assistant Valentina Bajram of nepotistic hiring and appointments. GTC is funded by rent and fees paid by shopkeepers, but the Government and the SDSM party have a key say in appointing...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 16:50

Zaev comes to Pavle Bogoevski’s defense in his drug scandal

Zoran Zaev stepped in to defend his member of Parliament Pavle Bogoevski, saying that his drug use is his own, personal matter. Bogoevski, who was the leader of the Colored Revolution ostensibly put in place to demand accountability from politicians, was recorded ordering what appears to have been cocaine...

World 20.05.19 | 16:14

Trump vows to deny Iran nuclear weapons amid growing conflict threat

US President Donald Trump vowed Sunday to deny Tehran nuclear weapons just hours after threatening it would “be the official end of Iran” when the country’s Revolutionary Guard said it was not afraid of war. “I will not let Iran have nuclear weapons,” Trump told Fox News. “I don’t...

Economy 20.05.19 | 16:00

Trajkovski will be the new general manager of Eurostandard Bank

Director of the Agency for Personal Data Protection Goran Trajkovski will be the new General Manager of Eurostandard Bank. According to Press 24, Trajkovski leaves the Agency to become the director of the Eurostandard Bank. He told the news portal he was leaving for another post. In his resignation letter,...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 15:43

Skopje to host its first-ever Pride Parade on June 29

The country’s first-ever Pride Parade will take place in downtown Skopje on June 29, the National Network Against Homophobia and Transphobia announced at a press conference. The Pride Parade is a march of LGBTI people to ask for support, affirmation, and protection of their rights by state institutions...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 15:11

Pendarovski meets with Ahmeti

The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, met Monday with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti. The two interlocutors exchanged views on the current developments in the Republic of Macedonia. President Pendarovski pointed to the need for all political actors to have a responsible approach in the...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 14:42

Financial Times: “North” Macedonia must strengthen the rights of ethnic Albanians

Arguably, the Prespa settlement is the west’s biggest diplomatic achievement in the Balkans since the US-brokered Dayton agreements that ended the Bosnian war in 1995. Prespa raises hopes of progress in tackling other regional challenges, notably the Serbia-Kosovo dispute, ethnic rivalries and constitutional...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 14:20

VMRO-DPMNE asks Bogoevski to step down

Pavle Bogoevski is still a member of Parliament. He doesn’t want to resign either for moral or health reasons. We do not want a person elected by the citizens to make decisions with unclear consciousness, says VMRO-DPMNE.

Culture 20.05.19 | 12:57

Warsaw publisher to host launch for Lidija Dimkovska’s ‘Non-Oui’ in Polish

Polish publisher Biblioteka Slav will host a book launch for Macedonian writer Lidija Dimkovska’s novel Non-Oui, translated into Polish by Danuta Ćirlić-Straszyńska, at the House of Literature in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday. Dimkovska’s book will also be promoted during Warsaw’s Book Fair...

World 20.05.19 | 11:53

Google suspends Huawei from Android services

Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the...

Culture 20.05.19 | 11:48

‘Mirche Acev’ folklore ensemble celebrates 70th anniversary

The Academic Cultural and Art Group ‘Mirche Acev’ will celebrate Monday its 70th anniversary. On the occasion, the group’s folklore ensemble will hold a traditional concert, with a solo performance of singer Elena Petreska. A number of performances and concerts are set for the upcoming period,...

Economy 20.05.19 | 11:19

Director of the Directorate for Personal Data Protection Goran Trajkovski resigns

Goran Trajkovski, the director of the Directorate for Personal Data Protection, has resigned. Trajkovski said he had resigned for personal reasons, and the resignation letter was submitted to Parliament on Friday. In the past, Trajkovski was also director of the Public Revenue Office, and in 2016 he...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 10:27

We became a role model how to settle the most difficult issues, Europe should reward us

North Macedonia quickly become a role model, an example of how even the most difficult bilateral issues are settled, and Europe should reward our country for that, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said at a meeting with former Austrian President Heinz Fischer in Vienna. According to the government’s press...

Macedonia 20.05.19 | 09:59

Few names revealed: These are the first people and associates in Pendarovski’s office

Stevo Pendarovski has already set the grounds for his cabinet’s staff. The general secretary of the presidential service is the current government spokesperson Mile Bosnjakovski, and cabinet sources revealed for Sitel TV several other new names that will serve the president. As the TV station reported,...

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