Wednesday, 22 May 2019
World 22.05.19 | 23:27

Facebook is experimenting with robots to push its AI research forward

Facebook is certainly a high-tech company, but it’s not one you would necessarily associate with robots. However, as the firm revealed today, that’s exactly where its researchers are looking next — trying to see how experiments in robotics can further its work in AI. This isn’t uncommon for...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 23:05

Taravari: If we enter into a coalition with Alternative and BESA, we will defeat DUI

“If we decide to enter into a coalition with Alternative and BESA, we will defeat DUI”, Arben Taravari said Wednesday on the TV21 Click Plus show. Taravari explained the reason why he did not vote in the presidential election. “If I went to the polls, everyone would think I had voted...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 22:56

Prendzov: Macedonia needs snap parliamentary elections

Ljupco Prendzov from GROM said Wednesday on TV Alfa “Otvoreno” show that Macedonia needs snap elections that should take place this autumn. He said the reason for this was the poor economy, the government’s unfulfilled promises, and the disastrous governance. We in Macedonia must stop...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 22:19

Pendarovski gave DUI a “strong slap in the face”

President Stevo Pendarovski appointment of Erol Musliu as director of the Intelligence Agency is considered a strong “slap in the face” for DUI, the newspaper Lajm reports, citing party sources. According to the newspaper in Albanian language, Musliu was mentioned in 2011 as a potential candidate...
Entertainment 22.05.19 | 21:54

Forbes about Tamara: The right person with the right message of equality

Forbes commended our Eurovision representative, Tamara Todevska, stressing that her excellent performance made Macedonia proud. For Macedonians, watching the Eurovision Song Contest this year was truly an emotional rollercoaster. North Macedonia was leading for most of the time during the votings from...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 20:35

Cocaine in polarized Macedonia

The title of this column, my dear readers, determines the two topics of which I’m about to write. The title itself speaks volumes about today’s reality in Macedonia. I am aware that this will encounter denial from the government as soon as it comes out, ignoring or explaining that I am exaggerating...
Music 22.05.19 | 20:13

Eurovision made corrections – Tamara ranks 7th, and 1st according to the jury’s votes

It does not change much, but still, on the official list of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Macedonia climbed one place up. There was an error in the votes of the Belarusian jury, which the EBU corrected, and Tamara instead of 8th ranks 7th. With this correction, Macedonia is first according to the...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 19:57

Zaev: In a few days we will see if I can dismiss DUI officials

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev commented Wednesday on DUI’s Grubi statement that the request for vetting has nothing to do with the announced purge, and said that the truth will eventually be known. Asked if he could dismiss officials from DUI, he said: Let’s wait a few more days and see what...
Culture 22.05.19 | 18:48

May Opera Evenings to stage Puccini’s La Bohème

Giacomo Puccini’s opera masterpiece La Bohème will be staged Wednesday evening as part of the 47. May Opera Evenings. The opera is directed by Dejan Proshev, and the conductor is Oliver Balaburski. La Bohème is an opera in four acts, set in Paris.It reveals the story of a sweetly tragic romance,...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 18:16

Pendarovski appointed Erol Musliu as new Intelligence Agency director

President Stevo Pendarovski appointed Wednesday Erol Musliu as new director of the Intelligence Agency. He was assistant director of the agency. Erol Musliu graduated from the Faculty of Security in Skopje as one of the most successful students, and after graduation, he was immediately hired in the Directorate...
Culture 22.05.19 | 17:37

Belgrade hosts Macedonian Culture Days

Monday night’s concert titled Communities Together opened this year’s Macedonian Culture Days, an annual celebration of Macedonian culture held for the ninth time in Serbia’s capital. The concert held at Belgrade’s Theater 78 included performances by representatives of the city’s Macedonian,...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 17:12

Pendarovski’s presidential seal also in Albanian language

The newly elected President of Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski, will use bilingual seals, writes Koha. According to the information of the medium, the seals will be in Macedonian and Albanian language. At a briefing with the journalists, Pendarovski emphasized that the presidential seal is already in accordance...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 17:01

Will anyone be held accountable for the MoFA scandal with diplomats fired over the April 27 events?!

Two of the fired diplomats have returned to work with a court verdict, the third is still “waiting” because his case is ongoing in court, but the public raises the question of who will take responsibility for the scandal and whether the diplomats have the right to seek compensation for the...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 16:39

Osmani: The diaspora should also be included in the negotiation process

Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani met Wednesday with the Minister without Portfolio in charge of Diaspora, Edmond Ademi, discussing the possibility for the diaspora to join the country’s negotiating process with the EU. In the process of negotiations ahead, we have an obligation...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 15:44

Pendarovski presents his staff, Reka refused to join it

Stevo Pendarovski presented his presidential staff today, and appointed Erol Musliu as head of the Intelligence Agency. Pendarovski approached Blerim Reka, who was the candidate of the Albanian opposition parties, to join his team, but Reka refused. His votes were seem as crucial in helping Pendarovski...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 14:42

Xhaferi given a map of Greater Albania during a TV show in Kosovo

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi was given a map of Greater Albania while attending a TV show in Kosovo. The promotional video for Xhaferi’s appearance shows him meeting a man wearing the Albanian skullcap who hands him a map of Greater Albania. Among Albanian nationalists, Greater Albania is the...
Culture 22.05.19 | 14:35

Skopje Light Art District festival opens in a week

Between May 29th and June 1st, people in Skopje will be able to enjoy the second Skopje Light Art District festival. Some 25 artists and groups will present all sorts of light installations along a path between the Old Bazaar, the river Vardar and the main city park. Installations will include mythical...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 14:30

Report points to the Albanian gangs in Skopje and the heroin trafficking originating in Veles

A report on crime in the Balkans, prepared by the Global initiative against transnational organized crime points to the main crime hotspots in Macedonia. The reports lists Albanian gangs as dominating the crime in the capital Skopje, while Veles became prominent in the European drug trade. Although Skopje’s...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 13:36

While Zaev protects him from drug charges, Bogoevski should be held responsible for tax evasion as well

With state prosecutors adamant that they won’t prosecute SDSM member of Parliament Pavle Bogoevski over his drug use, the Expres news site called out the Internal revenue service (UJP) to look into the tax evasion aspect of the scandal. Bogoevski was recorded while speaking to his dealer on the...
Macedonia 22.05.19 | 13:09

Skopje Zoo hikes prices because the “elephants eat a lot”

Gjorgji Galetanovski, the director of the Skopje Zoo who was recently in the news over the Eurovision song recriminations, is now requesting that ticket prices are hiked by more than 50 percent, with additional fees also being planned. The initial decision was approved by the Skopje city council and...
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