Tuesday, 22 September 2020
World 22.09.20 | 23:01

US President Donald Trump says UN ‘must hold China accountable’ for COVID-19

President Donald Trump demanded that the United Nations hold China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic as he defends his own handling of COVID-19 in America, where the death toll has surpassed 200,000. “We have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy — the China virus — which...
Economy 22.09.20 | 22:50

Railroad from Kicevo to Albania to be constructed

The Government reviewed and adopted Tuesday the report on the construction of railway section Kicevo-border with Albania in two stages and instructed the Ministry of Finance to submit a Request for expression of interest to international financial institutions and bilateral creditors to provide funds...
Culture 22.09.20 | 22:34

Theaters, cinemas, opera and ballet to operate under event protocol

The Government adopted Tuesday the opinion by the Commission for Infectious Diseases, according to which theaters, cinemas, opera and ballet performances, other events including film screenings, multimedia projects, festivals and other cultural events will operate under the Protocol for organization...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 22:20

Macedonian Orthodox faithful deserve church independence and autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox Church, Zaev says in a letter to Bartholomew

The Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sent a letter to Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, in which he referred to the meeting in Istanbul where his support was sought in the recognition of the autocephalous status of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 20:47

Mickoski announces new protest: The mafia becomes a state and protects its crime and that is why we take to the streets to tell them that it is enough

Macedonia is led by a non-national government that trades with our dignity, a country in which innocents are imprisoned only because they love Macedonia, because Macedonia is a thorn in the side of those in power. In Macedonia, under the leadership of this government, people with different opinion than...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 20:15

Pendarovski schedules a session of the Security Council on Wednesday

Macedonian President, Stevo Pendarovski, scheduled a session of the Security Council on Wednesday, September 23. The session will be held at 12 pm at the President’s Office in “Villa Vodno”. In addition to the permanent members of the Council, at the invitation of President Stevo...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 19:57

Zaev to meet new EU Ambassador Geer on Wednesday

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev is set to meet Wednesday the new EU Ambassador to Macedonia David Geer after which they will hold a joint press conference at 09:30h. The press conference will be streamed in English on the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2f1NhDBauw&feature=youtu.be
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 18:13

Varhelyi-Dimitrov: The coming period is essential for the European future of Macedonia

Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov met in Brussels Tuesday with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi to discuss prospects for the first Intergovernmental Conference to be organized in late 2020. According to the government’s press release, Dimitrov...
Economy 22.09.20 | 17:48

Mizo: It will depend on the successful policies of the state whether there will be an inflow or outflow of investments in the automotive industry

The automotive industry is one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 global pandemic in the world. The existing circumstances with the change of technologies of the systems and the possibilities for electrification, autonomous driving, “on-demand” or “shared” vehicles, as well as...
Culture 22.09.20 | 17:19

Milco Mancevski’s ‘Willow’ to compete for EFA nomination

Macedonian filmmaker Milco Mancevski’s ‘Willow’ has made the European Film Academy’s Feature Film Selection, a list of 38 films recommended for a 2020 European Film Awards nomination. In the coming weeks, the over 3,800 members of the European Film Academy will screen the 38 selected...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 17:03

Minister Bekteshi tells reporters to learn Albanian

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi started Tuesday’s press conference in Albanian, and then in Macedonian, as he said “out of respect for the largest ethnic group”. Asked why he started the address in reverse order, and not as before, he told the reporters to learn Albanian. Language...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 16:38

Filipce talked to the Russian ambassador about the Russian coronavirus vaccine

We are still far from deciding which vaccine will be used in our country, considering that none is yet in a stage where clinical trials are completed, said Health Minister Venko Filipce on Tuesday. Minister Filipce told a press conference that the development of all vaccines is being followed. We communicated...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 16:01

VMRO puts together a team to take on Zaev’s Government

The new members of the VMRO-DPMNE Executive Committee include noted experts in the areas where Macedonia is struggling particularly badly at the moment – the economy and public healthcare. One new member that was announced yesterday is epidemiologist Velo Markovski. During the pandemic, Markovski was...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 15:55

Wearing masks will be made mandatory even in open areas

After days of dismal coronavirus statistics, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce warned that the Government will introduce new measures, including mandatory wearing of masks in the open. Masks are currently mandatory in closed spaces, such as supermarkets, banks and public transit, as well as in open spaces...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 15:49

Major new public contract awarded to company reportedly linked to the Zaev family

The management of REK Bitola, Macedonia’s largest coal mine and energy plant, awarded a new contract to the SV Invest company, which is reportedly linked to the Zaev family, especially Vice Zaev, the brother of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. SV Invest has been awarded a number of contracts with the...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 15:05

Healthcare Minister Filipce involved in yet another suspicious real-estate deal

On top of the large residential construction on Skopje’s Mt. Vodno, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce also built a residential building in near-by Kozle, revealed VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski. The opposition party demands an answer from the Minister how is he able to afford the ever growing...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 14:56

Five new corona deaths reported over the past 24 hours

Five patients aged 50 to 60 died of the coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry informed. This brings the total death toll of the epidemic to 705. The deceased patients are men from Tetovo, Gostivar, Prilep, Struga and Bitola. The Ministry also registered 88 new cases of the illness,...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 14:17

Janusev call for a large turnout at the anti-corruption protest tomorrow

Former Secretary General of the VMRO-DPMNE party Igor Janusev urged the members and the citizens to show up for the large anti-corruption protest planned for tomorrow afternoon. Janusev resigned from his post yesterday for personal reasons, as VMRO also moved to add new members to the Executive Committee. The...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 13:50

School records show that Goce Delcev’s knowledge of Bulgarian was not that good

As the dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria over the national heritage of Goce Delcev grows and threatens to lead to a new blockade of Macedonia’s EU accession, the Lider news site published Delcev’s military academy record. It shows that while he was a young cadet in Sofia, Delcev’s...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 13:10

Healthcare officials insist they will conduct autopsy on the body that was stolen from the Strumica hospital

Healthcare officials insist that they will conduct an autopsy on the man from Strumica who died with coronavirus symptoms yesterday, but whose body was stolen by a large group of family and friends. Over 20 men carried the deceased patient in the hospital bed he died in and drove off in a van, planning...
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