Thursday, 24 June 2021
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 23:12

Can Zaev be trusted?

The frequent promises from Zoran Zaev that he is not negotiating away Macedonia’s national identity, and his subsequent U-turns have raised alarms about the outcome of his current negotiations with Bulgaria. Alfa TV today shared some of the moments when Zaev promised not to negotiate away on the...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 21:22

Nikoloski: During high level meetings, Zaev said that the Macedonians and the Bulgarians belong to the same nation

During at least two high level meetings, including one in Sofia, Zoran Zaev said that the Macedonians and the Bulgarians are the same nation and speak the same or very similar language, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. The issue is coming to front stage as Zaev is desperate to get...
World 24.06.21 | 21:08

Szijjarto responds to the criticism over the sexual education law – this issue is exclusive right of the parents

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto gave an impassioned response to journalists pushing him on the recently adopted law that guarantees the right of parents to decide what type of material their children will be exposed to in school. The law was declares as anti-LGBT by left wing and liberal politicians...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 19:01

SDSM party branch was caught deciding who gets hired by a school in Skopje

The Macedonian Education Ministry tapped political candidates for its list of mentors to students in the municipality of Karpos, then promptly deleted it when the political affiliation of the candidates became clear. The list was published, then hidden. There are several reasons for this, but the main...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 18:49

Geroski pleads with Zaev not to go ahead with his planned changes of the flag, anthem, redefining the language…

Journalist Branko Geroski, who was formerly a strong supporter of Zoran Zaev’s Colored Revolution, called on Zaev to publicly declare that he will not make concessions to Bulgaria that will undermine the status of the Macedonian nation and language. Geroski warned that, from everything we’ve...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 13:22

Zaev’s new gas tax expected to extract 54 million EUR from the citizens directly, while causing indirect price hikes

Zoran Zaev will extract additional 54 million EUR from our citizens with the new fuel tax, VMRO-DPMNE said. The Zaev regime yesterday announced a new tax on fuels, which will amount to 3.5 denars per liter of diesel and 3.1 denars per liter of unleaded gas. Zaev dismissed concerns from the citizens,...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 13:15

Turkish citizen arrested after shooting another Turkish citizen in downtown Skopje

Two Turkish citizens were involved in the shooting in downtown Skopje yesterday evening. M.E.E. (30) was detained after opening fire on his compatriot S.B.  in a cafe in the Old Bazaar. The attacked man was injured and is under treatment, while M.E.E. is detained and is being charged.
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 13:06

Marijuana dealers arrested while planning a delivery to Turkey

Two men from Skopje were arrested yesterday afternoon while transporting marijuana. One of them was detained in a taxi while carrying two bags of marijuana which he was planning to hand over to his accomplice for transportation to Turkey. The police seized a total of five kilograms of marijuana. Under...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 13:01

Mass vaccination should resume next week with the arrival of Sinovac vaccines

Mass vaccination is expected to resume next week, after a large shipment of Sinovac vaccines will arrive on Sunday, and additional 100,000 doses of Pfizer will be delivered on Saturday, said Healthcare Ministe Venko Filipce. The long delay in the shipments led to a virtual stand-still in vaccinations...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 09:10

The heatwave will peak on Friday

Temperatures in parts of Macedonia will hit up to 41 degrees today, and overall the country will remain under heatwave conditions. Daily highs will range between 33 and 41 degrees, while the morning lows, if we can call them that, are around 20 degrees. The heatwave will continue for the coming few days...
World 24.06.21 | 09:08

Orban: Sexual education of children is a task for the parents

Children’s sexual education is up to their parents, but the fight against paedophilia is the duty of the state, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban told the German Press Agency (dpa) on Wednesday. Hungary is facing pressure from left wing politicians in Germany and other countries, over its law meant to...
Macedonia Sport 24.06.21 | 09:02

Macedonia ranked 23rd at the European Championship

Macedonia was formally declared the 23rd ranked team at the European Championship. With three losses, against Austria, Ukraine and the Netherlands, and a negative goal difference 8-2, only Turkey did worse than our team (three losses, 8-1 difference). Still, the Macedonian team won the hearts of the...
Macedonia 24.06.21 | 08:58

Zaev says that he is not discussing new anthem, flag and coat of arms with Ahmeti

Zoran Zaev denied the claim from his coalition partner Ali Ahmeti that they are conducting negotiations on changing the national anthem, flag and coat of arms. Ahmeti recently said that the symbols are not inclusive as they don’t represent Albanians, and that talks on the anthem are well advanced. We...

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