Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 23:06

Kasami will not attend meeting of Albanian parties initiated by Ahmeti

Besa leader Bilal Kasami will not attend tomorrow’s meeting initiated by DUI leader Ali Ahmeti on occasion of the Ohrid Framework Agreement anniversary. Besa says in a press release the party favors a new model of meetings among political parties of ethnic Albanians, which would materialize after the...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 22:33

Xhaferi: Mandate is not given through media announcements, it is given with a secured majority in Parliament

After the president of the country, Stevo Pendarovski, announced that tomorrow he will give the mandate for forming a new government to Zoran Zaev, Parliament Speaker, Talat Xhaferi, says that he had no information of a formation of a majority, but since the president is giving the mandate, he had the...
Economy 12.08.20 | 21:27

Dimitrieska Kocoska: Closure of Eurostandard Bank serious blow to over 55 thousand retirees and recipients of social welfare

The collapse of Eurostandard Bank is another major failure of the current government and a serious blow to the banking and financial sector, VMRO-DPMNE said on Wednesday. As the President of the Commission for material financial operations of VMRO-DPMNE, Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska, pointed out, after...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 20:55

Is Pendarovski giving Zaev additional 20 days to try to secure majority?

The announcement that tomorrow President Stevo Pendarovski will give the mandate to Zoran Zaev to form a government did not surprise anyone. Pendarovski came at the helm of the country as a proposal of SDSM and it was to be expected that Zaev would get the opportunity to try to form a government. But...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 19:20

Parliament session scheduled for Thursday: Zaev doesn’t have 61 MPs, and yet Parliament Speaker will be elected

The “We Can” coalition led by SDSM does not have a parliamentary majority, and a Speaker of Parliament will be elected. DUI statement issued today confirms it, saying that SDSM and DUI are far from a coalition agreement. According to the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, a candidate...
Economy 12.08.20 | 18:47

Central bank closes Eurostandard, savers to to be compensated

The National Bank closed Wednesday bank Eurostandard AD Skopje due to its failure to meet the minimum operating criteria. National Bank Governor Anita Angelovska-Bezhoska told a press conference that the bank’s closure will not bring into question the stability of the banking system, while deposits...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 18:26

Filipce: Enormous risk to open schools in September

The Commission for Infectious Diseases believes there is an enormous risk on the health of pupils, parents and staff if schools fully open in September, says Health Minister Venko FIlipce. Filipce told Sitel TV there are many examples across the globe where schools closed soon after opening due to the...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 17:34

Zaev meets Gashi in hotel “Bellevue”

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev is meeting Alternativa leader Afrim Gashi in hotel “Bellevue” near Skopje on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting comes after the Office of President Stevo Pendarovski said the mandate for the formation of the new government would be given to Zaev on Thursday. The meeting is also...
Life 12.08.20 | 17:09

Young Swedish people leave home at 18, Macedonians at over 30

According to Eurostat data, young people in Macedonia and other countries in the region move out at over 30 years old. Young adults in Macedonia remain living with their parents until the age of 31.8, followed by Montenegro – 31.1, Serbia – 31.1 and Turkey 27.5. Eurostat provides no data for Bosnia...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 16:47

Macedonia will not procure the Russian vaccine

The citizens of Macedonia will not be vaccinated with the first registered vaccine in the world against Covid-19, which was also received by the daughter of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Regarding the Russian vaccine, the country is not in negotiations for the procurement of this vaccine,...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 15:36

DUI: We have not reached agreement with SDSM yet

Shortly after President Stevo Pendarovski said that he will give the mandate to form the next Government to SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev tomorrow, the DUI party informed the public that it has no coalition agreement with SDSM. DUI holds 15 seats and is seen as indispensable partner for any of the two...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 15:21

One death and 139 new coronavirus cases reported over the past 24 hours

A 66 year old patient from Ohrid died of Covid-19, bringing the total death toll of the epidemic to 530, the Healthcare Ministry said in its daily report. The number of active cases that has been slightly declining over the past weeks is now at 3,200, with Skopje (1,057) and Stip (342) worst affected....
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 14:49

EU embassy in Macedonia calls for the arrest of the men who attacked gay rights activist Bekim Asani

The European Union embassy in Macedonia called on the authorities to identify and prosecute the men who attacked LGBT activist Bekim Asani. Asani was badly beaten in front of his Tetovo office last week. Respect for human rights and the rule of law is the corner stone of the European Union, where every...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 14:41

Pendarovski will give Zaev the first shot at forming a Government

The office of President Stevo Pendarovski announced that tomorrow he will give the mandate for the creation of a new Government to SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev. According to Pendarovski’s office, the decision is made because the coalition with BESA, led by Zaev, won the most seats in the new Parliament....
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 14:05

Unsure what to do, Government mulls postponing the start of the school year

Education Minister Arbr Ademi opened the prospect of postponing the start of the school year as the interim Government is undecided over how to approach the coronavirus crisis. The Committee on Infectious Diseases proposed that the classes, scheduled to start on September 1, are held online for all but...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 14:04

Even after the “corona flight” to Finland scandal, the Macedonian Government will not introduce border checks

Even after the shocking transit of two dozen coronavirus patients from Kosovo to Finland through the Skopje airport, the interim Macedonian Government has no intention of introducing border controls. Finland was forced to re-introduce two weeks of quarantine for arrivals from high risk countries such...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 13:51

Sela and Gashi agree to discuss a new pan-Albanian platform with Ahmeti, but on their terms

Ziadin Sela and Afrim Gashi, leaders of the coalition between the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, who won 12 seats from ethnic Albanian voters, said that they will accept the invitation from DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti for a meeting, but on their terms. Ahmeti wanted to gather all Albanian leaders...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 12:39

Mayor Silegov announces the opening of an animatronic dinosaur park in Skopje

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov announced the near opening of a dinosaur park in the Skopje ZOO. The place will feature several animatronic dinosaurs of different sizes. Последна проверка пред монтажа. Дино парк во Скопје ЗОО !Loading …Скопје,...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 12:26

Pendarovski says he will give the mandate by Friday

The office of President Stevo Pendarovski announced that he will give the mandate to form the next Government to a candidate who will have majority in Parliament by Friday. A majority in the narrowly divided Parliament has not been announced yet, and while Pendarovski’s political ally Zoran Zaev...
World 12.08.20 | 10:58

Trump to send staunchly anti-immigration ambassador to Berlin

The happiness of German mainstream politicians over the departure of US Ambassador Richard Grenell may soon be spoiled, the V4 news agency reports. President Trump’s new nominee is Douglas Macgregor, a retired colonel of the US army, who may reinforce a narrative Germans are unaccustomed to. A...
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