Friday, 24 January 2020
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 23:06

Osmani: The country is ready for negotiations with the EU

Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani believes that the country is ready to start accession negotiations with the European Union and that this could happen soon if the Union changes the methodology for admission of new members. French President Emmanuel Macron has not said that we are...
Balkans 24.01.20 | 22:26

Eight dead, hundreds injured after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey

At least eight people have died after an earthquake struck eastern Turkey, officials told local media, NBC News reports. The tremblor, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck at around 8:55 p.m. local time (12:55 p.m. ET) in eastern Elazig province, the country’s emergency management agency...
World 24.01.20 | 22:11

Johnson hails ‘fantastic moment’ as Britain, EU sign Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel signed the divorce deal for Britain to leave the EU on Friday. Johnson hailed the signing, one of the final steps required before Britain begins the formal process of...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 21:57

Spasovski looks forward to the new enlargement methodology

Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski met Friday with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, who has arrived in Skopje after being invited by President Stevo Pendarovski. At the meeting Spasovski expressed gratitude for the increased attention and open public statements of support for the soonest...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 20:56

Filipce: Public healthcare is enhanced

The Minister of Health, Venko Filipce, visited Friday the Clinical Hospital in Tetovo, where he had a meeting with the Director of the Institution Florin Besimi and with the young health workers to discuss the measures implemented in the past period. At the same time, Minister Filipce heard the suggestions...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 20:03

Joveski: The public prosecutor should not be included in the political discussions on the prosecution law

The public prosecutor should not participate in the political discussions on the adoption of the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, believes the State Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. If an expert discussion opens on the draft Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, if called upon I will participate...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 19:33

Deskoska: VMRO-DPMNE uses Joveski as bad alibi to leave negotiations

They did not submit and did not present the remarks. They escaped the meeting. They said only 2 suggestions, we continued with the meeting. We have agreed to a public debate, but their request for Joveski has not been substantiated. Previously they requested EU and US representatives and then did not...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 19:11

Agriculture Ministry: No bribery, but timely and non-selective payment of subsidies

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy reacts to accusations of Additional Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Cvetan Tripunovski, claiming that regular subsidy payments are in line with the payment calendar, and that they are not bribes but genuine concern for...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 18:43

Without the presence of Joveski VMRO-DPMNE leaves the meeting on the Law on PPO

Half an hour after the start of the meeting of the party working groups on the law on public prosecution held in Parliament, the representatives of VMRO-DPMNE left the discussion because their initiative for the presence of the state prosecutor Ljubomir Jovevski was not accepted. Although Antonio Milososki...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 17:24

Dimovski: NSA submitted all information regarding the documents found with Remenski

The National Security Agency has submitted to the Public Prosecutor’s Office all the information requested from them regarding the case of confidential documents found in MP Frosina Remenski’s home, confirmed the director of the agency, Viktor Dimovski. In connection with this matter, we...
Economy 24.01.20 | 16:40

60 million euro scandal: Government bribes farmers with their money

Cvetan Tripunovski, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy from VMRO-DPMNE, accused Friday SDSM of bribing farmers with their money, which they have not received yet. According to him, this casts the darkest stain on the election and is a brutal insult to the honor and dignity of...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 15:55

Mickoski: High level corruption on the part of SDSM endangers Macedonia’s EU perspective

The involvement of top SDSM and Government officials in major corruption scandals endangers Macedonia’s EU perspective, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said after his meeting with the head of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Macedonia Johannes Rey. The results of the Transparency International...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 15:51

Crucial meeting on the law on state prosecutors planned for this afternoon

This afternoon a new meeting will be held between VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM to discuss the proposed new law on state prosecutors. The law prompted by the spectacular collapse of the Special Prosecutor’s Office which exposed widespread corruption and political abuse of the judiciary. Other parties are...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 14:59

Janusev: Zaev allowed the opening of dozens of new marijuana plantations who now sell drugs on the black market

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev accused Zoran Zaev and his SDSM party of allowing dozens of new marijuana plantations to open across Macedonia, and of allowing the growers to sell dried marijuana buds on the black market, instead of using the plants for cannabis oil extraction. In just two...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 14:30

After he changed Macedonia’s name, Zaev is no longer welcome in Davos

Zaev was only invited to Davos when he was needed to rename Macedonia Zoran Zaev is no longer receiving invitations for the Davos conference. He only got invited in the past when he was needed to complete the renaming of Macedonia, says VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. Zoran Zaev and Stevo...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 14:20

Corruption report fiasco is a rude awakening for Macedonia

Macedonia’s drop in the global corruption perception ranking is a cause for serious concern, said Slagana Taseva, head of the Transparency International branch in Macedonia. Most other countries in the region improved their standing or remained at the same level. Montenegro rose from the 76th to...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 13:23

After nominating herself, Deskoska celebrates her appointment to the Venice Commission

Justice Minister Renata Deskoska informed the public that she was accepted as the new member of the Venice Commission. The unprecedented move to have the Justice Ministry nominate its own Minister to the Commission which is supposed to be a critical overseer of the Macedonian laws comes after the major...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 13:18

Man reports to the police that he was fooled into paying a 1.000 EUR bribe to get a public sector job

A man from Gostivar reported to the police that he was duped by a person who promised him help to get his girlfriend hired at a public administrative position. The 23 year old man man paid a bribe of 1.000 EUR to a woman from Skopje who he met over Facebook. The woman came to Gostivar and collected the...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 13:14

Car owned by former Economy Minister Kuci set on fire in Skopje

A car owned by former Economy Minister Driton Kuci was set on fire in Skopje overnight. The incident occurred in an underground garage in the Butel district where Kuci, an official of the DUI party, had parked his car. Along Kuci’s VW Golf, two other cars were damaged. There are still no indications...
Macedonia 24.01.20 | 13:09

Strumica police arrests the man who attacked a woman and a police officer

Strumica police arrested the man who attacked a woman and a police officer on Wednesday. He is a minor from the village of Prosenikovo. He initially attacked a woman who was walking downtown, touching her forcefully before fleeing. That same day he was confronted by the police but resisted the arrest...
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