Monday, 3 August 2020
Economy 03.08.20 | 22:46

Massive spike in public debt is the price of SDSM’s pre-election vote buying

The one billion EUR increase in debt in just several months is proof of the massive pre-election bribery that was done by the SDSM party, said VMRO-DPMNE official Anastasija Ilievska. The shocking new report from the Finance Ministry released today showed that the public debt now stands at 6.5 billion...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 22:34

Macedonian police patrol boat fired on an Albanian speedboat in lake Ohrid during a midnight chase

Ohrid lake police patrol opened fire at a speedboat coming from Albania on Sunday at midnight. The speedboat refused to stop when ordered by the police boat, which was sailing after receiving information that two criminals are transporting unspecified objects. The Albanian boat rammed the police patrol...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 22:32

Divers end search for a boy missing in lake Prespa for the day

With night falling, divers called off the search for a 16 year old boy that went missing on lake Prespa. The search will resume tomorrow but odds of finding the boy alive look dim. The boy went missing after falling off from a small pedal boat on Sunday. He was not a good swimmer, and neither were the...
Economy 03.08.20 | 19:19

Hours after announcing the record breaking new debt level, the Finance Ministry scheduled a new bond auction

Hours after it was revealed that the debt spiked by a billion in the past four months, and that the central government debt is now over 50 percent of GDP, the Government announced it will borrow additional 38 million EUR. The auction is planned for tomorrow and it includes bonds that will mature in a...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 19:10

Katica Janeva’s staff demands an apology from Pendarovski for pointing out how badly they betrayed the public trust

Former prosecutors from the now dismantled Special Prosecutor’s Office demand an apology from President Stevo Pendarovski, for noting in his Ilinden speech that the SPO completely betrayed the expectations of the public. The openly partisan outfit created to go after officials of the VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 16:45

Buckovski expects that Zaev will split the AA/Alternative coalition in an attempt to form a short-lived government

Former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski predicts that his SDSM party will form a new ruling coalition together with DUI and by splitting the Alliance of Albanians – Alternative coalition. SDSM and VMRO are evently split after the elections, with no clear shot at forming a Government. SDSM (42 seats)...
Economy 03.08.20 | 16:43

Mickoski: The spike in new debt confirms we are in for very difficult times in the economy

The huge increase in debt of a billion EUR in just three months confirms one of the dark scenarios in the economy which we were warning the public about, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said today, as the shocking data from the Finance Ministry was revealed. Public debt is not at almost 60 percent...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 16:40

Charges filed after beach parties in Ohrid violate coronavirus restrictions

Prosecutors are charging the organizers of two beach parties in Gradiste in Ohrid, where dozens of young participants were seen completely ignoring coronavirus restrrictions. Ohrid is crowded with tourists on the long Ilinden weekend, as the closure of the borders drove the tourists to the lake resort....
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 16:37

Kavadarci Mayor Jancev enabled the Zaev family to buy desirable real-estate

The Mayor of Kavadarci Mitko Jancev declared his intent to take over the VMRO-DPMNE party, doing his utmost to cause disturbances in the conservative party as difficult coalition talks are expected to begin. Jancev has declared his ambitions before, and is widely seen as part of a group of former party...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 15:35

Mickoski is determined to urgently give fresh energy to VMRO-DPMNE

In the past two weeks, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, has taken several important steps towards redefining the current functioning of the party, but also as a defense against personal attacks on him by a group of former party officials, which is perceived in public as another futile attempt...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 15:06

3 patients die, 74 new COVID-19 cases

There were 689 tests performed over the past 24 hours, with 74 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 90 patients have recovered, while 3 passed away, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. New cases were reported in Gostivar-22, Skopje-14, Stip-13, Kumanovo-8, Vinica-4, Kavadarci-3, Berovo-3, Sveti Nikole-3, Kicevo-2,...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 13:49

Xhaferi leaves Clinic for Infectious Diseases, to preside over Parliament’s constitutive session

Outgoing Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi will preside over Tuesday’s constitutive session of Parliament, his Office has confirmed. Speaker Xhaferi has left the hospital and is in good shape. He will preside over tomorrow’s session, says the Office. Earlier today, Xhaferi said he is feeling well...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 12:39

MoI: 359 people caught without face masks

In the past 24 hours, 359 people were caught without personal protective equipment, i.e. face masks, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Monday. The Ministry urges citizens to comply with the Government measures and protocols on protection against COVID-19, reads the press release.
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 12:17

Negotino man detained for transporting migrants

Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Negotino for transporting migrants in his vehicle at regional road Negotino-Gradsko on Sunday. Three migrants from Bangladesh were found in his vehicle during a police check. The migrants have been transferred to the reception-transit center in Gevgelija for further...
Health 03.08.20 | 11:39

Filipce urges people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate blood plasma

Until now we have secured 61 units of convalescent plasma for treatment of COVID-9 patients, says Health Minister Venko Filipce. A person who has recovered from the coronavirus can donate blood plasma, Minister Filipce says in a Facebook post. Let’s be humane and help patients who are still fighting...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 11:31

Former US Vice President Joe Biden congratulates Ilinden to Macedonian Americans

Today, Jill and I send our best wishes to the Macedonian-American community as it celebrates the 1903 Ilinden Uprising and the 1944 anti-fascist declaration, says former United States Vice President and 2020 Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden. These events laid the foundations for the...
Macedonia 03.08.20 | 10:20

Parliament’s constitutive session to take place on Tuesday

The constitutive session of the new parliamentary composition is set to be held under special Covid-19 protocols in the Big Dome hall at noon on Tuesday. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission for Infectious Diseases, the constitutive session will...
Economy 03.08.20 | 10:09

In just three months, the SDSM-led government increased the public debt by one billion euros

The government increased the public debt by 1 billion euros in the second quarter. According to the data from the Ministry of Finance, as of the end the second quarter, the public debt stands at 59.5 percent while general government debt is 50.7 percent. The general government debt stands at 50.7...

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