Friday, 10 July 2020
World 10.07.20 | 23:14

Quality of life in the villages will soon reach similar level to that in the capital, Orban says

Hungary’s agricultural sector is vital to the country’s national self-esteem, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a book presentation on Thursday. A look at the past decades reveals that rural Hungary “was among the biggest losers” when it came to the distribution of resources, developments,...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 23:06

Mickoski: SDSM and BESA will push Macedonia toward federalization along ethnic lines

During his rally in Berovo, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski warned that the SDSM – BESA coalition will lead to federalizaton of Macedonia along ethnic lines, and urged voters to rally behind VMRO to stop it from happening. Mickoski listed the numerous concessions with Macedonian national...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 22:30

You insulted all Albanians, Ahmeti tells Zaev, warning him he’ll wipe the smile off his face

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev repeated his position that he wants to see the DUI party end up in the opposition. “Seventeen years in Government are too long”, Zaev said, which prompted a response from DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti. Neither Zaev nor anyone else will have the satisfaction to see...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 21:06

You won’t get away, warns rap song dedicated to the corrupt SDSM officials

The rapper Bizzy dropped his latest song which is dedicated to the ruling SDSM party and its campaign slogan – lifted from Barack Obama’s “Yes we can”. “No you can’t” is the title of Bizzy’s song which does a quick tour through the main SDSm corruption...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 20:52

Siljanovska promises a 50 percent pay hike for doctors and nurses

VMRO-DPMNE leading candidate for the 1st electoral district Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova promised a 50 percent rise in salaries for healthcare workers, that will be introduced at the beginning of the term of the VMRO led Government. Siljanovska met with doctors and nurses today to discuss the...

World 10.07.20 | 19:28

V4: Poll shows Orban’s Fidesz party with a comfortable lead of over 50 percent in Hungary

Hungary’s ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance would end up with 51 percent of the vote if an election were held this weekend, assuming the opposition parties ran their own individual candidate lists, pollster Nézőpont said on Thursday. If the opposition parties ran candidates on a joint list,...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 19:21

Mickoski: We vote for the future of our children but also for the dignity of our past generations

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski campaigned today in Makedonska Kamenica, Pehcevo and other cities in the 3rd electoral district in eastern Macedonia, where he promised to rule the country honestly and with dignity if he is elected. In these elections you decide for the future of your children,...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 19:01

Comment on Zaev’s leaked anti-Albanian slur – a person who doesn’t love what is his, won’t love what is someone else’s

Outrage ensued after a leaked tape revealed SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev in a conversation in which a slur was used for ethnic Albanians. Zaev’s interlocutor uses the widely known slur while Zaev responds that “they are worthless”, later claiming that he was talking about the electoral...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 18:33

As fight between DUI and SDSM heats up, powerful Ohrid DUI boss pays the price

Municipal workers in Ohrid began to demolish the concrete plant built by the powerful local DUI party boss Nefi Useini, in a protected area near the lake. Useini defied municipal authorities for years, engaging in illegal construction near the lake, as well as in the heart of the city – a pizza...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 18:19

Bluetongue disease identified in a dozen sheep near Kicevo and Makedonski Brod

The bluetongue disease was identified in two flocks of sheep in Macedonia, one in a village near Makedonski Brod and the other near Kicevo. The twelve diseases animals were seized from the farmers, with compensation. This insect borne disease was last identified in Macedonia in 2015. It can’t be...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 18:07

SDSM activist arrested while bribing voters in Skopje

An activist of the ruling SDSM party was arrested today for bribing voters. The incident occurred in a mainly Roma neighborhood in Skopje’s Gjorce Petrov district. The person was not identified by the police, but some media outlets are identifying him, and publishing his pictures with top SDSM...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 17:47

Leaked tape shows Zaev caling Albanians “worthless” while his partner uses a slur against them

A new leaked audio recording shows Zoran Zaev in a  conversation with a man who uses a slur for ethnic Albanians, to which Zaev responds that “they” are worthless. The man, whose voice is obscured, tells Zaev that the Albanians have sent their invoice, likely meaning a set of concessions...

Health 10.07.20 | 16:06

Black record: 205 new Covid-19 cases, six patients died in past 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, 205 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed, 336 patients have recovered, while 6 passed away, the Ministry of Health said on Friday. This is by far the highest number of new cases since the onset of the pandemic. New cases were reported in Skopje-60, Kumanovo-13, Debar-17, Stip-10,...

Economy 10.07.20 | 14:42

Two foreign companies would invest in Research and Development Centers in Macedonia, which would employ 1,000 engineers

Macedonia has huge potential for investment in Research and Development Centers, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said Thursday during a debate in relation to the economy on TV24. In the talks with two foreign companies, which would invest in such centers in Macedonia, we concluded that 1,000...

Health 10.07.20 | 14:28

Sveti Nikole clothing factory shut down due to Covid-19 spread

Sveti Nikole-based clothing factory “Moda” has shut down its facilities after receiving the results of the COVID-19 screening of 210 workers, said Sveti Nikole Mayor Saso Velkovski on Friday. Based on the number of new infections and recommendations from the Ministry of Health and the municipal crisis...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 14:25

MOST to deploy nearly 900 election observers

Citizen association MOST will monitor the early parliamentary elections with nearly 900 observers at 696 polling stations selected by random and representative choice, thus covering 20 percent of the total number of polling stations across the country, said association president Darko Aleksov on Friday. The...

Economy 10.07.20 | 13:25

Greek products in Macedonia are imported with a declaration in () language

An empty space between two brackets. That’s the language in which Greek products are imported into Macedonia. The declarations of the products from Greece have the language labels of the countries where they are exported, the abbreviation of the country where those products are sold. But not in...

Economy 10.07.20 | 13:06

Nikoloski: Better times are coming for Macedonian agriculture

The Vice President of VMRO-DPMNE and head of the candidate list in the fourth electoral district, Aleksandar Nikoloski, announced better times for Macedonian agriculture. As he pointed out in Friday’s video message, there are hardworking and honest people working in the fields who live off their...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 12:58

Man from Stip caught in voter bribery with 100 personal documents, made promises of debt write-off in exchange of SDSM votes

The Economic Crime department within the Internal Affairs department in Stip took Thursday measures and activities for clearing the criminal act “Bribery during elections and voting” and the basic public prosecutor’s office was notified and requested directions for taking of additional...

Macedonia 10.07.20 | 11:55

Will the court find courage to accept Boki’s witnesses?

After Bojan Jovanovski’s defense submitted the list of witnesses summoned in the “International Association” case, it is now up to the judicial council to decide whether to accept the evidence. Judging by the experience from the previous case “Racket” and the fact that Jovanovski’s...

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