Thursday, 4 March 2021
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 22:12

Several cities plan to ask the Government to impose curfew as Macedonia faces a strong new Covid-19 wave

The city of Negotino is planning to call on the Government to declare a curfew, after the continued spike in coronavirus cases. the small city has 279 active cases, and near-by Kavadarci is badly hit by the on-going new wave of the illness. According to Kanal 5 TV, similar plans are being discussed in...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 22:08

Expres announces it will publish the plan to abolish the Macedonian language and literature department at the Skopje university

The Expres news site announced that it will publish the plan for reorganizing the Philological Faculty in Skopje, that would have dismantled its central department of Macedonian language and literature. Professors from the university made the announcement that they were given this shocking proposal and...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 22:00

US reportedly rejected Zaev’s much criticized nomination of Ljubomir Frckoski as Ambassador to DC

Zaev’s candidate for Ambassador to the US, university professor Ljubomir Frckoski, was reportedly rejected by the US. VMRO official Antonio Milososki and several news outlets reported this today. Frckoski, a notorious former Interior and Foreign Affairs Miniser, during some of the murkiest days...
Macedonia Economy 04.03.21 | 20:54

Chamber of Commerce director Azeski blames the opposition for the Government’s inability to pass laws, Mickoski responds

Branko Azeski, the long standing head of the SKM chamber of commerce, called on the Parliament to adopt the Government proposal for financial aid to businesses hit by the coronavirus. Zaev’s slim ruling majority, which was gathered in full force only once in months – yesterday to vote to...
Macedonia Economy 04.03.21 | 20:40

Macedonian Central Bank says its ban on payment of dividends by commercial banks will be in place until the end of the year

The Macedonian Central Bank (NBRM) assured commercial banks that its ban on payment of dividends will be temporary and will expire at the end of the year, if not sooner. The move, which also applies to insurance companies, shocked the financial sector and sent bank shares down , but is being justified...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 20:34

“Have you lost your minds?”: Shunned SDSM official rebukes her party for embracing Saso Mijalkov, Nikola Todorov

SDSM party official Frosina Remenski, who was the party’s designated “fall girl” in the Racket scandal, called on her fellow party members to tone down their sudden infatuation with former VMRO-DPMNE party officials such as Saso Mijalkov and Nikola Todorov. The two were for a long time...
Balkans 04.03.21 | 20:32

Another quake hits Larisa, is felt across the region

Another strong earthquake struck Greece and was felt in Macedonia an hour ago. Just like in Wednesday, the epicenter of the quake was again near Larisa, and it is measured at 5.5 degrees. It was felt across Macedonia, especially in higher buildings which are often designed to sway with the earthquake...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 19:16

Family of Macedonian boy killed for protecting his bike forced to face the killer during a reenactment

Seven years after the murder of 18 year old Angel Petkovski, the family had to face off the killer, Naser Eshtrefi (20 at the time) for reconstruction of the murder. The case which heightened ethnic tensions in Skopje’ Gjorce district, since Angel was Macedonian and Naser – an Albanian, is...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 18:51

Police forced to release the chief suspect in Monday’s assassination attempt against the son of the former head of the Islamic Community

The case against the chief suspect in the attempted assassination of police officer Zekljulj Rexhepi – son of the former head of the Islamic COmmunity in Macedonia Sulejman Rexhepi – is collapsing. Two men from Kosovo were detained after Zekljulj Rexhepi was fired on in Skopje on Monday,...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 18:39

Gostivar prosecutors file charges against the man who killed his wife with an axe

The man from Gostivar who killed his wife with an axe in September is finally facing criminal charges. Prosecutors asked the court to keep the 67 year old man in detention as the charges were presented before the court. According to the charges, the man was feuding with his 60 year old wife for a longer...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 18:33

Over 22,000 citizens registered on the online census

The State Statistics Bureau (DZS) informed that 22,000 Macedonian citizens have registered using the census website that went online earlier this week. After numerous reports of problems with the website and security lapses, DZS insists that not all these applications will be counted toward the final...
World 04.03.21 | 18:02

Orban: Long live the democratic right

“Fidesz has left the European People’s Party Group in the European Parliament. It has refused to accept that the rights of Members of the European Parliament – and thus the rights of Hungarian voters – be restricted by an amendment of the Group’s statutes,” Hungarian...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 17:47

The vote of confidence will not necessarily give Zaev’s Government a new 90 days lease of life

Zoran Zaev likely called the unusual vote of confidence in his own Government on Wednesday hoping that this will deflate the growing opposition push to fraction his coalition and attract some of the smaller parties who support him. According to the Constitution, after the Government survives a vote of...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 17:22

One day after confirming Zaev’s cabinet, the ruling majority was again unable to find quorum to hold a Parliament session

One day after voting to keep the Zaev Government in place with a very narrow majority of 120 votes, the ruling coalition was again unable to gather the necessary quorum of 61 votes to hold a session of Parliament. Speaker Talat Xhaferi asked the parties in teh coalition to provide the votes, but his...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 15:38

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev and Filipce lie about the vaccines, while countries in the region have started mass vaccination

Filipce and Zaev lie to the citizens every day about the date of arrival of the vaccines. While Filipce and Zaev are bidding on dates, the countries in the region have started mass vaccination of citizens since December, reads the reaction of VMRO-DPMNE, regarding the statement of Zoran Zaev in relation...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 15:26

9 patients die, 721 new COVID-19 cases, number of active cases stands at 8,162

Out of 3,323 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 721 new cases were registered, 1,753 patients recovered and 9 died, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 105,269 confirmed coronavirus cases, while 93,942...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 14:08

Yesterday, the government forcibly brought all MPs from home, even those who had difficult domestic situation

The coordinator of the Parliament’s group of the Alliance for Albanians and Alternativa Skender Rexhepi said Thursday that the government showed two things yesterday: first, that it does not trust its majority and that it is afraid of what the opposition will say in the debate on government confidence. For...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 13:39

Selmani: Quarantine is the least that can be done for people returning from trips

The new strains of the virus have shattered expectations that the virus will disappear by summer, former Health Minister Imer Selmani, told TV24’s “Studio 10” this morning. Authorities should be especially wary of potentially high-risk countries. The numbers so far in our country are...
Culture 04.03.21 | 13:10

Philharmonic to give second chamber concert of classical trios, quartets

Following the first chamber concert in the “Philharmonic for the Philharmonic” series, which was held late last year featuring the orchestra’s musicians performing as part of trios or quartets, the second concert in the chamber music series will be held at 8 pm. The concert program includes works...
Macedonia 04.03.21 | 12:57

Zaev announced 21,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine by the end of March

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev pointed out that by the end of March we the country will get 21,000 doses of the “Pfizer” vaccine and that it is not about any unseriouness but the only reason is the lack of quantities. I want to guarantee our people that we have done more than enough to immunize...
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