Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Macedonia 20.04.21 | 23:20

Stoilkovski: Zaev doesn’t want the country to get a date for EU negotiations because he cares more about the mafia

VMRO-DPMNE spokesperson Naum Stoilkovski, said Tuesday in an interview with MTV that Zoran Zaev does not want the country to get a date for EU negotiations because he cares more about the mafia, and Zaev plays a judge in cases like the Dragi Raskovski one. Zoran Zaev does not want the country to get...

Balkans 20.04.21 | 22:16

Montenegro opens its borders for Macedonian citizens

Montenegro abolishes PCR test requirement for tourists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Macedonia, Montenegro’s Minister of Finance and Social Welfare Milojko Spajic informed on Twitter. I am glad to inform you that all restrictive measures, including PCR testing, for the citizens of Russia, Belarus,...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 21:08

Curfew extended until April 27, there will be exceptions for seminars and workshops of the Education Ministry

The current COVID 19-related restrictions and the 8 pm-5 am curfew, which were enforced on April 6 and set to end today, are extended by a week, or April 27, the Government decided at today’s session, as recommended by the Commission for Infectious Diseases. According to the government press service,...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 21:05

Igor Durlovski to sing the national anthem at 25 April protest for freedom of the defenders of the Constitution

Igor Durlovski, the Macedonian opera singer who is part of the participants in “For United Macedonia” and was accused by the current government of terrorism, informed on Facebook that he will sing the national anthem of the Republic of Macedonia on April 25 at the protest for freedom of the...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 20:37

Bogdan Ilievski: The government needs a psychiatrist

Bogdan Ilievski from VMRO-DPMNE said Tuesday in an interview with TV Alfa that with the events in the Parliament and the voting that included two MPs infected with Covid-19, the government demonstrates power, and that it is beyond common sense. He says the government has a mental issues and its needs...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 19:57

Constant decline of trust in Zaev’s government

Citizens do not trust the Government of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Zaev constantly keeps the country in a political crisis with dysfunctional institutions and no progress internationally. Citizens do not believe in the institutions nor that the census can be conducted with adequate quality. In an MCIC...

Economy 20.04.21 | 18:44

Tourism vouchers planned for this summer too, travel agencies with B license to receive assistance of up to 2,000 euros, and those with A license up to 4,000 euros

Over 10 million euros from the sixth stimulus package will be allocated to help the tourism and hospitality sector, the Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi informed on Tuesday. As we started, we continue with the support of the tourism and hospitality sector. This package also envisioned measures as...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 18:07

Mickoski visits Bigorski Monastery

The leader of VMRO DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski paid Tuesday a visit to the Bigorski Monastery and met with Bishop Parthenius. The esteemed guest was welcomed by our fraternity in the spirit of the monastery hospitality and was acquainted with the life and mission of the Monastery, said the Bigorski Monastery. According...

Economy 20.04.21 | 17:39

Bytyqi: The state will cover the costs of PCR tests for foreign tourists

The country will cover the costs of PCR tests for tourists who will visit our country, the Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Economic Affairs Fatmir Bytyqi said at Tuesday’s press conference where the sixth stimulus package was presented. It will be done in cooperation with the Institute of Public...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 17:12

Roth: EU to fulfill its promise to Western Balkans

Germany’s Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth said today that the EU is committed to a clear and responsible European perspective of the Western Balkans and called on the EU to deliver on its promises to the region. Ahead of the General Affairs Council meeting, he recalled the stagnation...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 16:43

31 die, 766 new Covid-19 cases out of 3,171 tests

Out of 3,171 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 766 cases were registered, and 31 died, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 147,995 confirmed coronavirus cases, while 124,828 people have recovered. The death toll...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 15:51

VMRO submits charges against Speaker Xhaferi and the two infected members of Parliament who broke their isolation orders

VMRO-DPMNE formally submitted a proposal for criminal charges against Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and two members of Parliament from the SDSM led coalition, who came to vote while infected with the coronavirus. Bisera Kostadinova – Stojcevska from SDSM and Miroslav Bogdanovski from affiliated...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 15:41

Amid growing drug trafficking scandals, the youth wing of Zaev’s party calls for marijuana legalization

SDMM, the youth wing of the ruling SDSM party, called for the legalization of marijuana on April 20th, a day endorsed by cannabis users and legalization activists as their holiday. Despite the numerous scientific reports that show the positive and healing effects of cannabis use, legalization proceeds...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 15:16

Former SDSM official Kunovska: The party lives the most inglorious days of its 30 years history

SDSM party official Sofija Kunovska painted a dire picture of the party on its 30th anniversary which is celebrated today. Kunovska has been sidelined from the party as Zoran Zaev took control over it. The true social-democrats who still believe in the ideological principles of this party, which founded...

Macedonia Economy 20.04.21 | 14:35

Huge spike in number of employees who did not receive their March salaries

Nearly 15,000 companies failed to pay out the March salaries to 54,662 employees, said UJP tax authority director Sanja Lukarevska. This is a huge spike, compared to just under 10,000 employees who were not paid in February. Lukarevska blamed this result to the delay in the adoption of the latest stimulus...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 14:24

Prosecution cites Raskovski’s attempt to flee, danger he will influence witnesses, in its request to have him detained

Prosecutor Ivana Trajceva cited flight risk as one of the reasons why she asked the Dragi Raskovski, former top adviser to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, needs to be ordered into detention. Raskovski is currently in house arrest after he was charged with ordering the Government to purchase a software he...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 13:57

EU and Austria announce a shipment of Pfizer vaccines for the Balkan countries

The European Union announced a shipment of vaccines for the Balkans, including Macedonia, which will receive 119,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine between May and August. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement today, addressing Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 13:49

Mickoski: Strong stench of corruption in the vaccine procurement process

The handling of the coronavirus crisis by the Zaev Government has been disastrous, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski in his Klan TV interview yesterday. He accused Zoran Zaev and his Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce of botching the procurement of vaccines with their greed and attempts to take...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 11:55

Levica also proposes charges against the two infected SDSM members of Parliament who came to vote in hazmat suits

The Levica party also submitted criminal charges against two coronavirus infected SDSM members of Parliament who came to vote dressed in hazmat suits. Bisera Kostadinova – Stojcevska and Miroslav Bogdanovski violated their isolation orders to come to the Parliament in an attempt by the ruling majority...

Macedonia 20.04.21 | 11:51

Bloomberg: At this pace, Macedonia will need 10 years to vaccinate most of its population

An estimate made by Bloomberg finds, unless Macedonia significantly picks up pace, it will take 10 years to vaccinate 75 percent of the population. That’s the worst result in the compared countries of Europe, along with the much greater Ukraine. Macedonia lags far behinds most of its neighbors,...

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