Thursday, 28 May 2020
Macedonia 28.05.20 | 23:37

DUI official says that the parties are negotiating an election date in early July

Izet Mexhiti from the DUI party said that the differences in the talks between the main parties about the next elections have boiled down to several days in July. Whether it is July 5 or July 12, it’s a matter of days, and we can find a mutually acceptable solution, Mexhiti said. Earlier, another...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 23:28

Macedonian soldiers sent to Afghanistan without NATO certificates, found themselves stranded in their base

The Macedonian Army sent soldiers to Afghanistan who had expired NATO security certificates, says Aleksandar Nacev from VMRO-DPMNE, warning that this led to soldiers being forced to remain in their barracks and even unable to get to a canteen. The way the bases wok is you need valid certificates to get...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 23:19

The Albanian lobby was trying to get to Trump using a photographer who took Melania’s nudes

A recently revealed video shows how Albanian lobbyists in the US were planning to get into the office of President Donald Trump. The video reveals a meeting, which included ethnic Albanian doctor Skender Kodra, who works in New York, and the controversial, recently removed Reis of the Islamic Community...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 20:25

Two men from Strumica charged with migrant trafficking

Two men from the village of Gradosorci near Strumica were charged with migrant trafficking. The men, both aged 27, were linked to two trafficking incidents in February when they were transporting 15 and then 47 migrants in the area of Strumica road. Most of the illegal migrants were from Afghanistan...

Economy 28.05.20 | 20:14

Mickoski confronts the public with Zaev’s false economic promises

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski published a social media video in which he points to the failed economic promises from SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev. Zaev was presenting a pronounced rosy picture of the economy in the run up to the elections originally planned for mid April, only to declare a...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 19:23

Doctor Panovski: The curfew was lifted for political reasons, with the elections in mind

Microbiologist Nikola Panovski repeated his call for a curfew that would cover the worst affected parts of Skopje – municipalities such as Cair, Saraj, Gazi Baba and Butel. According to Panovski, the lifting of the evening curfew was done rashly and with political considerations in mind –...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 19:03

Baby urgently flown from Skopje to Zurich amid fears that the coronavirus caused it to develop a brain tumor

A nine month old baby, with Swiss citizenship, was transported to Zurich for treatment on Sunday in very difficult condition. The baby was diagnosed with a brain tumor and with Covid-19 reported the Nova news site. It was living with its grandmother while the family was in Switzerland, but both the child...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 18:56

Serbia opens its border for Macedonian citizens, Greece will make the decision by the end of the month

Greece will determine which countries can have their citizens arrive there without any preconditions by the end of the month. It’s expected that, despite the high infection and mortality rate in Macedonia, Greece will allow Macedonian citizens to enter without having to undergo a test, given the...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 18:41

Greek and American warplanes will fly over Macedonia tomorrow

Greek and American warplanes will conduct a fly-over across Macedonia tomorrow. The planes will perform mid-air refueling and will deliberately fly relatively low and loud, in a move meant to mark the Macedonian entry into NATO. Following the imposed Prespa treaty, Macedonia agreed to allow Greece to...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 17:55

The mother of assaulted marijauna legalization activist disputes her version of events

The parents of Monika Risteska, a marijuana legalization activist and social media starlet, dispute her claim that she was attacked and savagely beaten by her father. In a statement, her mother Kristina, who was reportedly also attacked, disputes the claims, and says that her daughter is a troubled woman....

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 15:56

Will Filipce, Karadzoski, the Commission be held accountable for the new coronavirus cases and deaths?

With 38 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in the past 24 hours, the situation in Macedonia not only is not calming down, but the coronavirus is spreading just like at the peak of the outbreak. Three patients dies in the past 24 hours, eight in total this week. As mush as 121 people dies since the onset of...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 15:23

Spasovski: Elections must be held 60 days after Parliament’s dissolution

The Constitution offers no compromise. It clearly states that election must be held 60 days after Parliament has dissolved, Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski told reporters Thursday, during a visit to the municipality of Karbinci. The state of emergency will be extended for a few days if the need...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 15:13

NSA still able to intercept communications, Culev calls on Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate this serious case

The way in which the National Security Agency (NSA) was formed and the non-elimination of the mediating role of the NSA in monitoring communications shows that security system reforms are merely public deception, not real reforms in line with essential EU requirements, which were a prerequisite for the...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 14:43

3 patients die, 38 new Covid-19 cases registered in Macedonia

38 new COVID-19 cases have been registered in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, while 16 patients have recovered and three have passed away, the Ministry of Health said in a press release Thursday. Of the recovered, in Skopje – 1, Kumanovo – 1, Prilep – 4, Veles – 9, Bitola – 1. New coronavirus...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 14:17

Health worker dies from Covid-19 in Macedonia

The Pharmaceutical Chamber informed the public of the first coronavirus death in the healthcare sector in Macedonia. It is with great pain that the Pharmaceutical Chamber of Macedonia informs you that on March 27, our esteemed colleague, graduated pharmacist Petar Mojsoski from the village of Podgorci,...

Economy 28.05.20 | 14:08

Cafes, restaurants begin to reopen, maximum four people allowed to sit at a single table

Cafes and restaurants begin to reopen on Thursday for the first time since mid-March when were closed due to coronavirus lockdown. Only the outdoor restaurants and cafes’ terraces are allowed to open again with a maximum of four people at a single table. According to the protocol the operating hours...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 13:36

Go back to work or look for new job – parents in a hopeless situation

According to the Government’s decision, as of June 1 the conclusions with which different categories of employees are released on different grounds from regular and current performance of work activities, such as referral for work from home, travel for work to the city of Skopje, organizing of...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 13:05

Macedonia has the highest number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the region in the last 7 days

The incapacity of the current government to deal with the coronavirus pandemic came to light in the last seven days in the Republic of Macedonia, where the number of infections is the highest, with the fewest tests performed and unfortunately the highest number of deaths in the region, says VMRO-DPMNE. Percentage...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 12:00

No “North” ahead of elections: Zaev says “our homeland” needs elections

Our homeland needs elections on the first possible date in order to meet the new coronavirus wave fully prepared in the fall, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev said Thursday in a video address on social media. Citizens and the state need institutions with full legitimacy in order to create conditions for the new...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 11:54

461 people caught without face masks in past 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry issued 70 isolation orders and 62 people signed self-isolation statements, the Ministry said in a press release Thursday. In addition, two people were caught ignoring stay-at-home orders during police controls. According to the Ministry, 461 people were caught...

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