Saturday, 18 January 2020
Columns 18.01.20 | 21:40

Terra incognita

By Zoran Dabic President of the Macedonian Diplomatic Union The term terra incognita is used in cartography to describe regions that are still unknown, un-mapped, undocumented. Reaching this unknown terrain was always a great challenge for adventurers and those brave in spirit. Men and women who would...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 21:00

As his patch up of the judiciary unravels, Zaev says he would like to meet with Mickoski to discuss the law on state prosecutors

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev opened the possibility of another meeting of top party leaders with Hristijan Mickoski from VMRO-DPMNE, to discuss the law on state prosecutors. Zaev re-opened the push to adopt the law after EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced it will be important to adopt the matter...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 19:32

Call to ban the ink used to print purchase receipts

While the public is amusing itself with a phone app used to scan purchase receipts for a small tax reimbursement, the SSK chamber of commerce is calling for a ban on the receipt printers. The reason? The ink contains bisphenol A, a compound that is considered harmful. This dangerous chemical can cause...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 19:04

NLB bank robbers torched their getaway vehicle in a village near Skopje

The armed bank robbery that was carried out on Friday in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district was perpetrated by three attackers, the police informed today. The gang attacked an NLB bank branch and took about 8.700 EUR after threatening the employees with their weapons. After the robbery they fled in...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 18:35

Head of the Skopje main waste plant linked to a company under investigation for importing waste to Bulgaria

Goran Angelov, director of Skopje’s main Drisla dump site, was a co-owner of an Italian registered company that was found importing waste to Bulgaria, Bulgarian media outlets report. A ship loaded with waste that docked in the Bulgarian port of Varna, BTV reports, was chartered by the Italian registered...
Economy 18.01.20 | 18:19

Dimitrieska: It’s sad when the Finance Minister is bragging with the high demand for our debt bonds

Interim Deputy Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska denied the claim from Finance Minister Nina Angelovska, who claimed that the public budget is well serviced. If the budget is really doing so well, why does the Minister keep adding new debt to provide liquidity? Or is it because she wants to...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 17:56

VMRO begins a doorstep election campaign next week

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party is preparing for a doorstep push during which party officials and activists will directly inform the citizens of their election program. VMRO Secretary General Igor Janusev said that the campaign begins on Monday, and party teams will visit practically every household....
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 13:26

VMRO demands the removal of SDSM aligned police commander who was promoted despite his migrant trafficking charge

VMRO-DPMNE called for the removal of corrupt police official Ljupco Trajkovski from the position of adviser in the important BJB uniformed police office. Trajkovski is being tried as part of a group of high level police commanders that collaborated with and took bribes from migrant traffickers. He is...
Culture 18.01.20 | 13:03

Jamie Lee Curtis praises Honeyland as “the perfect movie for this moment”

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis praised the double Oscar nominee Honeyland, for its artistry and story-telling. What a perfect movie for this moment. Honeyland is amazing. Greed. Avarice. Family. Love. Honor. Nature. Perseverance. I am stunned by it, Curtis tweeted. Honeyland, which tells the story of the life...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 12:54

VMRO: No SDSM official or family member will be left unemployed until the elections

VMRO-DPMNE accused the ruling SDSM party of using its hold on power to allow its officials to hire close relatives and family members. Nepotism is becoming rampant as Macedonia edges closer to early elections, and many SDSM officials believe this is their last chance to grab perks and benefits for themselves. The...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 11:52

Man sought for the violent 2009 Procredit bank robbery arrested in Tetovo

Special police unit arrested Idriz Rustemi (34), one of the attackers of the Procredit bank in Skopje in April 2009. The attack prompted a gun-fight in downtown Skopje, with the AK-47 armed bandits spraying machine gun fire across a busy boulevard. Three police officers were wounded in the brazen robbery....
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 11:36

Interior Minister Culev says he will soon provide evidence of illegal actions by his predecessor

Interim Interior Minister Nake Culev said he will conduct a thorough review of the way the department operated under his predecessor Oliver Spasovski, who is now the interim Prime Minister. Culev got into a dispute with Spasovski’s deputy Slavjanka Petrovska, who now has veto power over some of...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 11:04

Osmani says he is encouraged by the changes in the EU enlargement methodology

Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European integration Bujar Osmani said he is encouraged by what he has seen in the new EU methodology for admitting new member states and the recent visit from Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi. Macedonia was vetoed by France in October, which prevented the opening of accession...

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