Monday, 1 March 2021
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 22:24

Minister Maricic and prosecutor Ruskoska give conflicting timelines of events in Mijalkov’s escape

The drama around the escape of former security chief Saso Mijalkov got another layer today. In an interview, Justice Minister Bojan Maricic said that he was the first Government member who was informed that Mijalkov is planning an escape from the country – Maricic said that this was relayed to...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 21:36

Another vaccine gaffe from Sekerinska: Says that the Government could’ve tried to conceal the truth from the public

Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska made another exceptionally reckless comment on the vaccine crisis. As Macedonia is among the last countries in Europe left without any meaningful quantity of vaccines, Sekerinska initially claimed that the Government could’ve procured a large quantity of vaccines...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 21:22

Edi Rama says that Albania will have to wait for Macedonia in the EU accession process

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that Albania will wait for Macedonia so that both countries can open EU accession talks at the same time. Macedonia and Albania are in a group of sorts and a number of EU member states oppose separating them in the EU accession process. Meanwhile, Bulgaria opposes...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 19:31

Academic Casule – outspoken critic of the Zaev regime – claims that the police is covering up the brutal attack against him

Distinguished linguist Ilija Casule, who is a member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a strong critic of the Zaev regime and its continued concessions that undermine Macedonian national interests, claims that the police is covering up an attack against him. Casule was beaten up on Saturday. Casule...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 18:44

Kumanovo man sentenced for killing four year old Almir Aliu in 2016 ordered to report to prison

The Kumanovo court ordered Boban Ilic, sentenced to four years in prison for the killing of a four year old boy Almir Aliu in 2016, must begin serving out his sentence. Ilic was able to postpone going to prison pending appeal. The shocking incident occurred late at night when Ilic and the Aliu family...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 18:36

Ethnically charged trial of the third suspected killer of Nikola Sazdovski – Sazdo began after his extradition from Germany

Four years after the brutal, ethnically charged murder of a young Macedonian football fan from Skopje, the third of the ethnic Albanian defendants was brought to trial. Jeton Luza fled Macedonia shortly after he participated in the beating and murder of Nikola Sazdovski – Sazdo in June 2018. The...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 18:23

Police officer – and son of the former head of the Islamic Community of Macedonia – shot and wounded in Skopje

A police officer was shot and injured this afternoon in Skopje’s western Gjorce Petrov distict. Albanian language outlets are reporting that the officer is Zekljulj Rexhepi, son of the former Reis of the Islamic Community Sulejman Rexhepi. Rexhepi is reportedly injured in the leg and is treated...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 17:39

Zaev’s Statistics Bureau chief again threatens citizens with penalties if they don’t participate in the census

Apostol Simovski, head of the State Statistics Bureau, again threatened citizens with penalties if they don’t participate in the census. The Zaev regime insists on holding a census in April despite the currently rising number of coronavirus infections, lack of vaccines and the high mortality rate,...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 17:18

Two months after the fire, part of the Global shopping mall has reopened

Parts of the Global shopping mall in Strumica reopened today, after the devastating fire on January 2nd. About two thirds of the mall are now reopened, in the parts that were less affected by the fire. The roof is also repaired and by the end of the week work on the most affected sections will be near...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 16:00

7 patients die, including a 68-year-old foreign national, 234 new COVID-19 cases

Out of 1,208 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 234 new cases were registered, 274 patients have recovered and 7 passed away, including a 68-year-old foreign national, the Health Ministry said on Monday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 103,020 confirmed...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 15:50

Zaev: The Prespa Agreement is a law, MANU must change its name

Answering a reporter’s question on Monday regarding the refusal of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) to change their name, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stressed that the Prespa Agreement must be respected. The Prespa Agreement is a law. It was ratified in the Parliament and it is...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 15:18

Event industry stages protest, calls on government for financial support

The representatives of companies from event industry have gathered on Monday in front of government’s building to mark one-year since standstill due to introduction of ban on holding public events to reduce the spread of COVID-19. They gathered in front of the government’s building to express...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 15:05

Sajkoski: Coalition partners Zaev and Ljubco Georgievski coordinated the plan

Secretary General of VMRO-DPMNE, Gjorgjija Sajkoski, answering a reporter’s question regarding the proposal of former Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski to resolve the dispute with Bulgaria, said that Georgievski, as a coalition partner in the Government, together with Zoran Zaev are doing these...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 14:49

Zaev wants to curry favor with Besa over ID cards, but he doesn’t want to be criticized by the EU

Once the European Union regulation on the confidentiality of personal data enters into force, we should respect it, and since we remain on the path of the EU, there is no other alternative, we should respect the European regulations. I would go on to make decisions, especially with the option to choose...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 14:23

Young police officers were sent to the violent protest over the “Monster” case without adequate protective equipment

Eleven police officers were injured in Friday’s protests over the “Monster” case verdict. Although riots were expected, as in previous such protests, and although a strong police presence was noticed, a large number of young police officers could be seen in the frontlines of the police...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 13:55

The government without opposition can’t gather 61 MPs to start a session, let alone pass a law

The coordinators of the parliamentary groups had a meeting in the Parliament today. The main topic was the blocked Parliament, which is not able not hold a session. The reason for this is the ruling majority, which faces many divisions and regroups. First, the LDP MPs announced that they would act independently,...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 12:11

Mucunski: Current census is fulfilling political wishes

What is most important at this moment is the time period in which this census will be conducted. Unfortunately, I would not like that to be the reality, I would like Macedonia to have a vaccination rate, not necessarily like Israel, but to be approximately like Serbia, but unfortunately at this moment...
Culture 01.03.21 | 11:17

Golden Globes 2021: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ win top awards

The biggest winners of the 78th Golden Globes were “Nomadland” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” The two films earned awards for best picture; “Nomadland” for the drama category and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” for the comedy or musical division. Among notable achievements of the night,...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 10:52

Grubi in Albanian language called on the diaspora to register, the Macedonian diaspora is not informed about the census yet

The counting of the diaspora is starting today. The diaspora census will mast from March 1 to March 15. The census surveys will be accessible to Macedonian citizens staying abroad for work or other personal reasons longer than 12 month. Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi in Albanian language yesterday...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 10:23

Census counting diaspora, diplomats, soldiers, prisoners, homeless starts

As of today, March 1, a month before the official start of the country’s 2021 Population and Housing Census, the State Statistical Office’s online census surveys is accessible to the Macedonian diaspora community. Employees in the country’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad and...
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