Monday, 17 June 2019
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 21:46

Siljanovska to Zaev: You can celebrate Prespa, we will protect our name

Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, the opposition candidate at the recent presidential elections in Macedonia, told Zoran Zaev that he can celebrate the Prespa treaty if he wants to – “we will protect our name”. Siljanovska shared her response over her social media accounts on the...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 21:28

Kiril Cenevski, director who portrayed the persecution of Aegean Macedonians, dies aged 76

Kiril Cenevski, one of the best known Macedonian directors, has died today aged 76. Cenevski’s main work was the 1971 movie Black Seed, based on the novel by Tasko Georgievski. The movie portrayed the persecution of Macedonians in Aegean Macedonia by the Greek authorities and the deportation of...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 15:37

Ex SDSM activist asks Aleksandar Kiracovski how did he earn the money to buy a new house and car in two years?

Dusan Ilievski, a formerly outspoken SDSM activist from Bitola who has since turned on the party and revealed a number of corruption scandals, has posted pictures of the new house and Opel Insignia bought by the recently dismissed SDSM Secretary General Aleksandar Kiracovski. Ilievski published pictures...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 15:13

Factory owners from Vizbegovo protest against lengthy road repairs

Owners of companies operating in the Vizbegovo industrial zone north of Skopje will hold a brief protest for Tuesday morning against the lengthy road repairs which have restricted access to their plants. The entire zone is blocked and our work has been affected, factory owners say in their press release. The...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 15:08

Angry at rising crime, Kisela Voda citizens block entrance to drug treatment center

An incident happened today at the center for treatment of drug addiction in Skopje’s Kisela Voda district, where local residents exchanged insults with patients coming to receive methadone therapy. Police had to intervene and keep the two sides separate as the residents blocked the entrance to...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 15:02

Zaev praises the Prespa treaty at the anniversary of its signing

Following a military demonstration during the maneuvers held on the Krivolak army range, Zoran Zaev gave a statement praising the Prespa treaty, signed a year ago today, as a move which brought benefits to the country. In Prespa we gained a new friend. It’s not that we had serious enmity with Greece...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 13:40

Restaurant owners in Centar and Cair forced to remove their illegally built terraces

Municipal authorities in Skopje’s downtown Centar district announced they will continue to demolish terraces built by 20 popular establishments in the center. The often closed terraces were usually used to allow patrons to smoke in semi-indoors conditions and are frequently enclosed in glass and...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 13:30

Kotzias congratulates Dimitrov on the anniversary of the Prespa treaty

Former Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias congratulated “his friend Nikola Dimitrov” on the anniversary of the Prespa treaty which renames and begins the process of redefining Macedonia. We made history my friend, Kotzias tells Dimitrov, while posting the picture of the two looking longingly...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 13:25

Man injured in a stray dog attack in Gazi Baba

A 65 year old man from the northern Gazi Baba district of Skopje was injured after a street dog attack on Sunday evening. The man was riding a bicycle when the dog charged at him and bit him. During the fall, he also injured his left arm. Skopje has a chronic problem with stray dogs and recently captures...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 12:30

Zaev says he dreams of full EU membership between 2025 and 2030

In a couple of interviews in Germany, Zoran Zaev and Nikola Dimitrov announce that they expect Macedonia to become a member of the European Union between 2025 and 2030. In his Handelsblatt interview, Zaev moves to assure the German public that Macedonia will likely not become a member of the EU before...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 12:20

Justice Ministry calls on the certified translators to begin using “North Macedonia” on their seals

The Justice Ministry called on the court certified translators to replace their seals and to adopt the name “Republic of North Macedonia” for official use. The Ministry is working to introduce the imposed name in official use in the judiciary. Court certified translators are private operators...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 12:10

Fan refuses to give up the Kutles flag during the Macedonia – Greece game

A video of a fan attending the Macedonia – Greece handball qualifier went viral yesterday, after he braved the security guards and refused to put away the Kutles star flag. Macedonia beat Greece in an emotionally charged game and secured the first place in its group to qualify for the 2020 European...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 11:48

Geroski claims that a blackmail ring close to the Government is using SPO wiretaps to extort money

Journalist Branko Geroski, who recently withdrew his long lasting support for the Zoran Zaev regime, published a third edition of his series of articles in which he details examples of corruption by SDSM party officials, operating through an unnamed but easily recognizable media outlet. In this latest...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 11:09

After being called out by Rama, Pendarovski now sees Macedonia’s EU accession as “intertwined” with that of Albania

President Stevo Pendarovski clarified his comments that Macedonia must “decouple” from Albania in the EU accession process, after he was called out for this statement by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who reminded Pendarovski that it was ethnic Albanian voters who got him elected. Pendarovski...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 10:32

Powerful storm hits Struga

A powerful storm hit Struga on Sunday afternoon, snapping trees and ripping out tin roofs. The strong wind was accompanied by thunder and pouring rain. No injuries were reported. Summer storms and hail were also reported in Strumica, Kavadarci, Debar and Demir Hisar. An afternoon storm is possible on...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 10:28

Hahn calls for EU accession talks for Macedonia as soon as possible, can’t confirm a date in September

At the start of the meeting of European foreign ministers, outgoing Commissioner Johannes Hahn called on them to approve the opening of accession talks with Macedonia as soon as possible. Hahn said that rewarding Macedonia for the name change would serve as impetus for Serbia to accept concessions with...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 10:13

Zaev says he will replace up to eight ministers

Following the SDSM Central Committee meeting in Ohrid, Zoran Zaev announced that he will purge up to eight ministers and a number of lower level Government officials. SDSM also rotated well known party officials into the Executive Committee, with a few modest additions. Zaev defended the idea to backtrack...
Macedonia 17.06.19 | 10:04

Zaev runs away from early elections, says a few more months wait for EU accession talks are no big deal

Zoran Zaev retreated from his pledge to call for early elections after the loss of the promised June date to open accession talks. After the meeting of the Central Committee of his SDSM party, he announced that there will be no early elections. We decided to continue with the process of reconstruction...

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