Friday, 29 May 2020
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 23:31

Nikoloski: In conditions when there are 115 new cases in three days, it is irresponsible to talk about elections

In conditions when there are 115 new cases in three days, it is irresponsible to talk about elections, emphasizes the Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE, Aleksandar Nikoloski. He says that he knows that this is a narrative that SDSM wants to talk about because they hope for low turnout and thus reduce the...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 23:12

Nikoloski: Number of infections is alarming, state of emergency should be extended

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski believes that the state of emergency should be extended because the rise in the number of infections is worrying. According to him, it is necessary to perform a larger number of tests. He says that Minister Culev and the people should not be blamed for the...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 22:01

It is morbid that SDSM talks about elections in a situation with 52 new cases and 4 deaths

VMRO-DPMNE presented the facts that marked today: 1. It is morbid that SDSM talks about elections in a situation with 52 new coronavirus cases and 4 deaths, the Commission on Infectious Diseases should be dismissed immediately 2. Den Doncev illegally acquired 130,000 dollars, Ruskovska’s Public...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 21:25

Mickoski: They want to present that I and VMRO-DPMNE are the government only to be amnestied from their own responsibility

I really regret that the tragedy and the fiasco that is happening with the spread of the outbreak reduces Zoran Zaev to a simple daily political calculations, in a situation with 50 new coronavirus cases every day, and the number of deaths growing, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said in response...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 19:46

Culev: Government’s decisions related to the measures were taken through the prism of politics

The rise in the number of cases is a direct consequence of the authorities’ PR efforts related to the coronavirus instead of implementing proper policies, says Minister of Interior Nake Culev. Earlier in the day, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev accused Culev that the new cases are a direct result of his indolence,...
Balkans 29.05.20 | 19:00

Macedonian citizens allowed to visit Greece starting June 15

Macedonia is one of the 29 European countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Greece starting June 15, MIA reports from Athens. As previously reported, foreign tourists would not be required to undergo coronavirus tests, but the Greek government has reserved the right for random testing. The...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 18:12

Security Council meeting convenes Saturday to discuss possible extension of state of emergency

President Pendarovski will convene the Security Council on Saturday at 12 pm to discuss whether he will extend the state of emergency. The session, in addition to the permanent members of the Council, will be also attended by the Minister of Health, Venko Filipce. On Saturday ends the third – two-week...
Economy 29.05.20 | 17:41

Inspectors see live music, dancing on tables, hugging in bars and restaurants

Live music, dancing on tables, hugging – these are some of the scenes that market inspectors saw yesterday evening while controlling bars and restaurants that opened their doors after more than two months. Stojko Paunovski, director of the State Market Inspectorate, told Friday’s press conference...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 17:15

Nikolov: We have total fiasco by Filipce, citizens are not to blame but the system that is not working

The Covid-19 situation is alarming, and the government is moving toward healthcare collapse. Today, the Minister of Health, Venko Filipce, boldly, recklessly and irresponsibly, shifts the blame onto the citizens, or onto the Ministry of Interior, the same one who together with the government was convincing...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 16:49

DUI is concerned, to decide on elections in accordance with the new coronavirus situation

We all strive to return to normality as soon as possible and save and strengthen our economy, but any return to the daily routine must be followed by uncompromising adherence to measures to protect citizens to prevent an increase in the number of infections, the DUI party said after a session of the...
Health 29.05.20 | 16:34

Mass coronavirus testing of textile workers starts in Stip

The mass testing of textile workers from a plant in Stip, which is the latest coronavirus hotspot in Macedonia, started Thursday. Staffers from two other factories who took the same buses as the ones from where the infection spread are also being tested, as decided by the Commission for Infectious Diseases,...
News 29.05.20 | 16:10

Zaev tries to blame the Ramadan spike on Interior Minister Culev, demands his resignation

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev sought to lay the blame for the spike in the coronavirus cases on the interim Interior Minister Nake Culev, the only high level opposition appointee in the Government. Zaev blamed Culev for not using the police aggressively to disperse the iftar dinners during the month of...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 15:57

Government is considering imposing full quarantine over swathes of Skopje

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that he will propose that the state of emergency is extended and that quarantine is imposed in some of he most densely populated parts of Skopje. The move comes during the latest spike in newly diagnosed cases, likely linked to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan....
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 15:49

Stojanoska (VMRO): It is obscene to talk about elections given the state we are in

It’s obscene to propose holding elections in a situation like this, said VMRO-DPMNE official Dafina Stojanoska during her press conference today. She pointed to the dismal numbers of newly infected Covid-19 patients, and the high number of deaths, and said that holding elections in June, as the...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 15:40

Panovski: Restrictions were relaxed for political reasons and now we suffer the consequences

Doctor Nikola Panovski called on the Government to urgently reverse its decision to relax the measures put in place to fight the coronavirus. After three dismal days, with high numbers of newly infected patients and fatalities, Panovski said that it is clear the decision was made with a political agenda...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 15:21

Head of the “8th of September” hospital warns that more and more of their patients develop quickly progressing Covid-19 symptoms

Doctor Hristijan Kostov, head of the “8th of September” hospital, which is one of the centers that treat Covid-19 patients in Skopje, alarmed the public that more and more patients that arrive have a very difficult version of the illness. Over the past days we have between 6 and 8 patients...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 13:56

Prosecutors demand a 10.000 EUR fine for politically linked doctor whose ski trip to Italy caused a coronavirus outbreak in Skopje

State prosecutors are demanding a 10.000 EUR fine for doctor Nina Caca Biljanovska, whose ski trip to Italy caused an outbreak of the coronavirus in the Dermatology Clinic in Skopje where she was director. The politically appointed doctor defied Government regulations to avoid unnecessary travel and...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 13:48

US B1 bombers buzz Skopje in show of support

Two American B-1 bombers made a low overflight of Macedonia today, accompanied by Greek F-16 fighters. The planes buzzed the capital Skopje in a move that the US Embassy said was meant to show American support for “North” Macedonia. Two U.S. B-1 Lancers from Ellworth Air Force Base, South...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 13:39

Four new Covid-19 deaths reported in one day

Four patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry reported. The toll equals the highest number of deaths Macedonia has had during the course of the epidemic and comes after two also grim days, which had three deaths each. The Ministry informed that the patients were aged...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 13:31

New security agency remains silent after Minister Culev accused it of violating electronic surveillance laws

The newly founded ANB security agency and the interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski have remained silent days after Interior Minister Nake Culev revealed that the agency is abusing its powers for surveillance of the opposition. Culev said that the ANB agency still has the ability to abuse its wiretapping...
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