Sunday, 7 March 2021
Macedonia 07.03.21 | 22:18

Four SDSM councilors in Centar received money from the municipality, including Frckoski’s son

I read that four councilors from the current Council of the Municipality of Centar, took money for treatment for their family member from the budget of the Municipality of Centar. These decisions were made by the same council in which they are members, reveals the former mayor of Karpos and former Minister...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 22:10

Without any explanation, several members of the Union of VMRO-DPMNE’s Youth Force Union were detained at the police station

SDSM is desperate so it attacks young people, today Zaev’s government without any explanation kept several members of the Youth Force Union in Probistip in a police station. The reason for their detention is the expression of political thought against the local government in Probistip and their...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 17:40

10 die, including a 47-year-old patient, 333 new Covid-19 cases

Out of 2,259 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 333 new cases were registered, 268 patients recovered and 10 died (aged between 47 and 90), the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 107,163 confirmed coronavirus cases,...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 17:31

Zaev acknowledged that the government was close to falling apart after Mijalkov’s escape

The government would’ve fallen after Mijalkov’s escape, so we had to tighten our grip on the institutions or there would’ve been resignations, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in an interview with “Sloboden pecat” regarding the escape and appearance of the former secret police...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 17:22

IPIS poll: VMRO-DPMNE with a stable lead over SDSM

The Skopje-based Institute for Political Research (IPIS) conducted a short telephone poll in the period between March 1 and March 4, 2021 of 1,109 adult respondents in the Republic of Macedonia. In the poll, citizens expressed their views on their support for political parties. In order to observe the...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 17:11

First batch of Russian vaccine arrives in Macedonia

The first batch of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine purchased by the Ministry of Health arrived in the country on Sunday via the courier DHL. Health Minister Venko Filipce and Russian Ambassador to Macedonia Sergei Bazdnikin received the COVID-19 vaccines at the Skopje International Airport. The vaccines,...

Economy 07.03.21 | 12:57

Heritage Foundation: Inefficient judiciary, bloated administration and high-level corruption limit economic freedom

Macedonia’s economy is ranked 46th in the 2021 global economic freedom report prepared by Washington-based The Heritage Foundation. Its overall score has decreased by 0.9 point, primarily because of a decline in trade freedom. Macedonia is ranked 27th among 45 countries in the Europe region, and its...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 12:14

We don’t make pacts with the mafia, first we will defeat you, and then you will be held accountable, Misajlovski tells Zaev

Zoran Zaev, after criminal and stolen elections, after abuse of state of emergency, after mass bribery, after pressures, threats, blackmail, after changing the election code five minutes before the start of the election campaign, in times of pandemic, quarantine, distributed packages, after indebting...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 12:03

Ackoska: Government of national salvation possible only with people who were not part of the national catastrophe

Historian Violeta Ackoska reacted to the offer from Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to the opposition to form a government of national salvation. A government of national salvation can only be formed by people who did not take part in the national catastrophe. Its task is to introduce the rule of law and annul...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 10:53

Ahmeti to Albanian opposition: It’s not good to demonstrate patriotism with the Citizenship Law

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti informed that European specialists are being consulted on the Citizenship Law and that discussions are underway. Commenting on the announced blockade of the Albanian opposition for every law that will enter the parliamentary procedure in response to the large number of amendments...

Macedonia 07.03.21 | 10:48

VMRO-DPMNE: From boasting about stable majority Zaev reduced himself to stories of broad government

From boasting about a stable majority Zaev reduced himself to stories of broad government only to escape responsibility. If his proposal is an escape from responsibility, then he should know that VMRO-DPMNE does not make pacts with criminals, you will end uo in prison, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release...