Saturday, 28 March 2020
Balkans 28.03.20 | 22:25

Albanian supporter in D.C. accuses the Trump administration of toppling the Albin Kurti Government

US Democratic congressman Eliot Engel accused the Trump administration of organizing the removal of the Albin Kurti Government in Kosovo. Engel, who is a long standing supporter of the Albanian nationalist cause in D.C. said that he has been “increasingly concerned with the heavy-handed tactics...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 22:16

Family of latest coronavirus victim say she was denied medical care

The family of the woman who died today from the coronavirus told Telma TV that she was not hospitalized and was told by doctors she will be only when the test comes back positive. By the time it did it was too late for 66 year old Nemljune Ibraimi from a village near Struga who contracted the virus with...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 21:57

SDSM rejects VMRO offer of cooperation in order to soften the economic blow

The ruling SDSM party rejected the offer from VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski to work together on preparing an economic program that would help soften the blow from the coronavirus epidemic. In a testy and arrogant response, SDSM points out that their record of economic growth over the past years...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 18:06

Government denies conspiracy theories linked with the 5G network

The Public Administration and Information Technology issued a press release to inform the public that so far there are no 5G towers installed in Macedonia. The press release is issued in response to a growing conspiracy theory spread online that the 5G network is either killing birds or contributed to...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 17:39

Mickoski praises Culev – the only member of Government who is out in the streets and on the check-points

Opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski praised the work of Interior Minister Nake Culev, the highest level VMRO-DPMNE representative that remains in the Government. He is the only member of Government you can see touring the streets, the police check-points, in the first battle lines in Debar and the border...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 17:22

Nikola Gruevski blasts Zaev’s idea to cut public sector wages

Former Prime Minister and VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski condemned the idea put forward by SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev to dramatically cut public sector wages in an attempt to plug the growing hole in the budget. Gruevski reminded the public that he steered Macedonia through various crises but never proposed...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 15:41

Mountainside hotels like Molika will be used to quarantine returning Macedonian citizens

Molika, a mountain side hotel built beneath the Pelister peak near Bitola, is also being converted into a quarantine area for Macedonian citizens returning from abroad. Up to 90 people will be housed there, ordered not to leave their rooms for two weeks. The Sirok Sokak hotel in Bitola is already being...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 15:33

Opposition leader Mickoski proposes plan to salvage the economy, says he’s ready to present it before the Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski invited the SDSM party led Government to an urgent meeting to discuss in more details his proposal for handling the growing economic crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic. Mickoski said that there is a better approach than the one favored by SDSM – which...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 15:02

Another, fourth victim of the coronavirus in Macedonia, and 22 newly diagnosed patients

Another patient has died from the coronavirus epidemic – the fourth victim so far in Macedonia. It’s a 66 year old woman from a village near Struga who got infected during a visit to Debar. Debar has seen dozens of virus cases and is now under a strict quarantine. The woman from Struga developed...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 12:15

Zaev sees elections in June at the earliest

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev said that the earliest time when elections can be held in Macedonia would be June. Macedonia was gearing up for early elections on April 12 and although they are officially still not called off, preparations have stopped after all parties agreed to postpone them. Zaev said...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 12:07

VMRO demands accountability for the obscenely priced coronavirus tests

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demands accountability from the FZO healthcare fund and the Healthcare Ministry for grossly overpaying for the coronavirus tests. As prices in the “free” public sector are more than three times above those paid in the best equipped private hospitals in Skopje,...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 11:50

Citizens returning from Malta quarantined in downtown Bitola

A group of Macedonian citizens who returned to the country from Malta are being placed into a hotel in downtown Bitola. The Sirok Sokak hotel was offered by the owner as a quarantine site, but the move caused anxiety in the city, given that it is located in a densely populated area, right on the main...
Macedonia 28.03.20 | 10:32

Extended weekend curfew in Macedonia

Macedonia is under an extended coronavirus curfew today. Citizens are required to clear the streets by 16h and companies need to cease operations by 15h. Exemptions include farmers and companies who have unavoidable operations in the afternoon and overnight. Earlier restrictions remain in force –...
Economy 28.03.20 | 10:26

Zaev expects a two billion EUR hole in the budget

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev acknowledged that the shortfall in the budget could amount to 60 percent – over two billion EUR. The coronavirus epidemic led to a dramatic drop in economic activity and in order to reduce the expected deficit, Zaev proposed putting the entire public administration...
Economy 28.03.20 | 10:18

Marquardt plant in Veles places its 650 employees on paid leave

Marquardt Macedonia, the German owned car parts producer that operates a major plant near Veles, announced that its 650 workers are sent home for a paid leave. It’s the latest major manufacturing plant in Macedonia to cease operations due to the coronavirus. “Health and safety comes first”,...
Economy 28.03.20 | 10:13

Macedonian Central Bank calls on the public to ignore alternative denar rate reports

The Macedonian Central Bank (NBRM) said that online based currency exchange sites are not a relevant source of information about the value of the denar and insisted that it is protecting the peg to the euro. NBRM estimated the median denar rate at 61.69 to the euro but open exchanges yesterday had it...

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