Tuesday, 19 January 2021
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 23:06

Infomax: Luxury villa owned by the Government is being sold to an SDSM party official at a huge discount

The Infomax news site is reporting that a villa, seized by the Government, is being put on the market for a ridiculously low price of 110,000 EUR. The villa is situated in the luxury Vodno area of Skopje, which houses most diplomatic residencies, was used as the Swedish residence, and was previously...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 23:00

EU ambassadors to Macedonia urged Zaev to “complete the process with Bulgaria” as soon as possible

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a video conference with EU member states ambassadors to Macedonia today, led by EU Ambassador David Geer, which was dominated by the dispute with Bulgaria. According to the Government press release, the ambassadors urged that the process with Bulgaria is completed as soon...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 19:50

Daily corona report: 11 deaths and 400 new cases

Eleven patients died of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, the Healthcare Ministry reported. The deceased include five patients from the capital Skopje and one each from Bitola, Strumica, Kavadarci, Struga, Kocani and Pehcevo. The ages of the deceased ranged from 53 to 82. The total death toll of the epidemic...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 19:46

Commissioner Varhelyi announced an EU mechanism to bring vaccines to the Balkans

European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi announced a mechanism that will help bring coronavirus vaccines to the Balkans, where the countries are badly lacking in procurement and distribution. To ensure united front to beat COVID19 and early access to vaccines, EU Commission will set up mechanism...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 18:52

Zaev’s Government instructs all public institutions to donate for the reconstruction of “his” burnt shopping mall

The Zaev Government adopted a request from an association set up to rebuild the burnt down Global shopping mall in Strumica, and called on all public institutions to donate money for its reconstruction. The mall was unlawfully built during Zaev’s term as Mayor of Strumica, by investors who have...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 18:27

Starting on Thursday, closing time will revert to 21h

Starting on Thursday, restaurants, bars and cafes will be allowed to work until 21h, instead of the 18h closing time that is in effect now. The earlier closing time was imposed to prevent mass gatherings over the New Year holidays. It prompted strong criticism from the hospitality industry which has...
World 19.01.21 | 17:15

V4: George Soros builds a global media empire – Part 1

The foundation run by US stock market speculator George Soros is not only involved in the financing of human rights and pro-migration organisations, as it also supports a sizable array of media outlets all across the globe, the V4 news agency reports. George Soros realised many years ago that he would...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 17:09

Mickoski and Nikoloski meet with top Fidesz officials in Budapest to discuss Macedonia’s stalled EU integration

During their visit to Budapest, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski and Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski met with Fidesz officials Zsolt Nemeth and Gabor Domos. It’s the second day of their visit to Budapest during which Mickoski and Nikoloski met with Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Foreign...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 16:55

Two improvised Covid wards in Skopje close as number of active cases continues to decline

The Healthcare Ministry announced it is closing two of the dozen Covid-19 wards that were hastily opened in the fall, as the number of cases began to rise. Most clinics in the Mother Teresa complex in Skopje were required to open additional Covid wards, after the two main clinics in the capital were...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 16:48

Police raided the Epiphany celebration in Ohrid

Hundreds of citizens of Ohrid gathered at the Macedonia quay despite orders not to celebrate the Epiphany/Vodici holiday, and dozens leapt into the blessed waters of the lake. Police officers came to the site and were requiring citizens to provide identity papers, as the crowd sang Christian anthems. This...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 15:10

According to Zaev, the Action Plan is ready and its implementation is underway, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is yet to be harmonized

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev obviously does not even inform his own government about the decisions he takes regarding the Bulgaria dispute. His statements are contradictory and inconsistent with the government statements regarding what has been agreed and whether there is an Action Plan that should be implemented,...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 14:45

Zaev extends Epiphany greeting: This holiday strongly invites us to enlighten our minds, purify our hearts and ennoble our souls

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has sent Epiphany greeting to the Orthodox faithful in the country and the Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric. As never before, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, this holiday strongly invites us to enlighten our minds, to purify our hearts...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 12:54

Mickoski congratulates Epiphany holiday: Peace and joy in the hearts and souls of all believers, success and happiness in the homes

VMRO-DPMNE leader has sent an Epiphany greeting to the Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric, Metropolitan of Skopje, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia, H.H. Stefan and all Orthodox believers. Epiphany symbolizes hope and certainty of salvation. In these difficult moments for...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 12:01

President Pendarovski extends Epiphany greetings

President Stevo Pendarovski has sent an Epiphany greeting to the Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric, Metropolitan of Skopje, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia and Justiniana Prima, H.H. Stefan. This year, unfortunately, we celebrate Epiphany – Epiphany in unusual circumstances...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 10:18

Vucic on vaccine supply to Macedonia: What would be worth it if we are healthy and the neighbors had problems?

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commented on the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to Macedonia this morning. When asked by a reporter why he did that, Vucic said: What would it be worth if we were healthy and the neighbors had problems, said Vucic, who believes Zaev’s resourcefulness contributed...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 10:04

Zaev wants to apply the methods of manipulation and election fraud to the census

Citizens living in a certain country are counted everywhere in the world, only the census according to Zaev’s standards and methodology is not like that. The census lbill that the government is forcibly pushing Zaev is not a statistical but a market-political operation. There are neither European...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 09:54

Stefan Bogoev involved in two major affairs – International Association and Debt Collectors

The current mayor of the municipality of Karpos, Stefan Bogoev, is involved in two affairs, says Viktor Grozdanov. According to him, one affair is with Boki 13, and the second is known as the Inkasator (Dept Collector). In the first Boki 13 filed criminal charges against the current mayor. There is a...
Macedonia 19.01.21 | 09:36

Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany/Vodici – no throwing of the holy cross this year due to pandemic

Orthodox Christians in Macedonia celebrate Tuesday Epiphany/Vodici, the feast in honor of Christ’s baptism in the river Jordan. Traditionally, the holiday is marked with priests blessing the waters of lakes and rivers, and throwing the holy cross in them, while faithful hurry to retrieve it. It is...

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