Thursday, 22 October 2020
Macedonia 22.10.20 | 21:23

Zaev sees no reason to resign if there is a Bulgarian veto

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev sees no reason to resign if Bulgaria vetoes the holding of the first intergovernmental conference, which according to announcements should be held during the German presidency of the European Union, ie by the end of the year at the latest. I absolutely do not agree with the...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 21:07

Mickoski: Filipce’s law on infectious diseases is not for the sick but for competencies and procedures

640 new cases and as many as 12 deaths. And the law on infectious diseases in which Filipce swears is not for the sick but for competencies and procedures, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski wrote on Facebook. But they did not miss the opportunity to point out the culprits and make politics....

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 21:03

The opposition will hold car protest from Skopje to Stip on the Day of VMRO

On October 23 – The Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle, the day when the Macedonian Revolutionary Organization was formed, VMRO-DPMNE is organizing a car protest against the mafia for justice and freedoms. 127 years of VMRO, 30 years of VMRO-DPMNE. 127 years since the bright date for Macedonia,...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 20:33

640 new Covid-19 cases, 12 people died

Out of 2,634 COVID-19 tests carried out in the past 24 hours, 640 new cases were registered in: -Skopje 272 -Kumanovo 43 -Debar 5 -Stip 17 -Prilep 41 -Tetovo 41 -Struga 4 -Veles 11 -Bitola 10 -Ohrid 24 -Kavadarci 41 -Gostivar 12 -Gevgelija 11 -Strumica 24 -Kriva Palanka 2 -Radovis 9 -Kocani 20 -Probistip...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 15:48

Three nurses at Skopje gynecology clinic test positive for COVID-19, director and doctor in self-isolation

Three nurses at the Skopje-based University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics have tested positive for COVID-19 after being infected by family members, while the clinic director and one other doctor are in self-isolation due to contact with infected persons, clinic director Viktorija Jovanovska told...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 15:42

Bulgaria starts with the blockades, disputes the Macedonian language in Frontex

Bulgaria is blocking the important agreement on border management between Macedonia and the European Security Service, Frontex, and the problem is the “Macedonian language”, reports the daily “Dnevnik”, citing a statement by a spokesman for the European Commission. This is an...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 14:41

Ramadani: NATO should react to Karakachanov’s threat to Macedonia

The President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Macedonia, Ismet Ramadani, condemned the statement of the Bulgarian Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov, who said that he would send the engineering regiment of the Bulgarian Army to remove the monuments in the country. Karakachanov’s statement...

Economy 22.10.20 | 14:02

World Bank: Macedonia is coping with its deepest recession ever

Macedonia is coping with its deepest recession in two decades affecting all sectors of the economy and economic activity is forecast to decline by 4.1 percent in 2020, according to the World Bank’s latest Regular Economic Report . The reason for this situation, as the World Bank, says, is the COVID-19...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 13:18

Online sessions only possible by changing the Constitution

The adoption of several laws related to corona measures has again raised the issue of the slim parliamentary majority in power. It has only 62 MPs, and moreover at the moment they cannot secure as much because several MPs tested positive for the virus. That is why, the government pushes for MPs to hold...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 12:53

There are only fines: Government’s amendments to Law on Infectious Diseases doesn’t contain any measures against the coronavirus

MP Antonio Milososki posted on Facebook parts of the amendments to the Law on Protection from Infectious Diseases. He explains that it does not contain any measures for protection against Covid-19, but only fines are provided. There is no measure for the chronically ill. No measure to strengthen the...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 12:22

Macedonians do not exist, they are a product of Tito’s engineering: “Vecernji List” analyzes the dispute with Bulgaria

According to the Croatian newspaper “Vecernji List”, Bulgaria has eight demands on what the implementation of the friendship agreement with Macedonia should look like. The newspaper writes that the memorandum shared by the Bulgarian diplomacy with the EU member states states that Macedonia...

Economy 22.10.20 | 11:27

The government continues with the partisanship of the institutions – new job ads for party employments

The trend of party employment in Macedonia continues. At the moment, several job ads are active in the Ministry of Finance, the State Audit Office, National Institution Film Center Vardar Skopje, National Institution Theater for Youth and Children Skopje, as well as employment in the national broadcasting. According...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 11:06

Online sessions bring legal uncertainty and the possibility of abuse, says MP Milososki

There should be no online sessions because first of all the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament and the Constitution should be changed, and secondly there may be political polarization, MP Antonio Milososki from VMRO-DPMNE warned Wednesday on the “Zaspij ako mozes” show. A subject with online...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 10:51

899 people caught without face masks

In the past 24 hours, 899 people were caught without personal protective equipment, i.e. face masks, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Thursday. The Ministry urges citizens to comply with the Government measures and protocols on protection against COVID-19, reads the press release.

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 10:20

Mickoski: They will never be able to break the spirit of Macedonianism

We protested in Skopje, Stip, Prilep, Bitola, Ohrid, Kumanovo and Veles, and we will not stop. Because Macedonia has become a country of criminals in power, betrayals and injustice, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski wrote on Facebook, announcing tomorrow’s car protest from Skopje to Stip.

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 10:14

Eight healthcare workers have died from Covid-19 in Macedonia so far

Dragan Tasevski, a surgeon at the Kumanovo General Hospital, has passed away as a result of coronavirus-related complications, hospital officials confirmed on Wednesday. He was the eighth healthcare worker to lose the Covid-19 battle since the outbreak began in March. Institute of Public Health data...

Macedonia 22.10.20 | 09:26

Milososki on Zaev’s behavior: A politician who gives up what he has to get what he does not have is crazy

A politician who gives up what he has to get what he does not have is crazy, is Antonio Milososki’s comment on the behavior of the government on the issue with Bulgaria. We now have history, heritage, culture, Macedonian language, identity and we are promised something we do not have and that is...

Economy 22.10.20 | 09:21

Damaged Eurostandard Bank depositors: The leading role in this series is played by the National Bank

The damaged Eurostandard Bank depositors issued a statement stating their position on the bank’s collapse. They explain that in this, as they call the season of “The collapse of Eurostandard Bank” in which, in addition to the lead actors who participate in every episode of the series,...