Saturday, 24 July 2021
Macedonia 24.07.21 | 22:34

Zaev’s Government pledges to get serious about fighting corruption after the highly critical State Department report

After the rarely critical US State Department report that pointed the high level of corruption in Macedonia, the Zaev Government issued a statement insisting that it is determined to fight corruption. The report pointed out that Macedonia reached a historic low in the Transparency International report...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 22:10

Local elections: Zaev expects that BESA will join him and DUI in a coalition

Zoran Zaev said that he expects his small coalition partner BESA to become part of his coalition for the local elections, with his SDSM party and with DUI. BESA threatened the very survival of Zaev’s Government as it is trying to challenge DUI for the mayoral position in Tetovo. Zaev said that SDSM...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 22:02

Macedonia marks the 64th anniversary of the death of its first President, while his family remains persecuted to this day

On the 64th anniversary of the death of Macedonia’s first post-war President Metodija Andonov – Cento, his great-grandson Jane Cento said that his ideals live on. Jane Cento is sentenced to 15 years in prison for terrorism by the Zaev regime, over the April 27th 2017 incident in the Parliament. Eternal...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 14:01

Daily corona report: Number of new cases remains elevated with 37 reported

The number of newly diagnosed coronavirus cases continues to remain elevated, with 37 reported today, slightly reversing the period of lull in the pandemic. Tetovo and Skopje continue to lead with the number of new cases, with 13 and 12 diagnosed persons. The total number of tests for the day was 4,264....

Macedonia Economy 24.07.21 | 13:47

VMRO-DPMNE: The Government brags about paying back a half a billion EUR loan, while adding 1.5 billion

Macedonia will add 1.5 billion EUR in new debt only this year, and it will reach dizziying 66 percent of GDP at 8.5 billion EUR, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party in a press release. The statement is to respond to Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi, who was boasting about paying off the final tranche...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 13:26

Misajlovski: The State Department report outlines the crime and corruption of the Zaev Government

The latest US State Department report confirms that Zoran Zaev has dragged Macedonia to the bottom, and mired it in crime and corruption, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Vladimir Misajlovski. The report, published yesterday, notes corruption among Government officials, and selective targeting of crimes. Zoran...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 13:08

Education Ministry is hiring 500 assistants to work with special needs children

The Education Ministry is hiring 500 teacher’s assistants, who will work with children with impairment and disabilities. Applicants should meet criteria for employment as public school teachers or have completed courses in special education and childcare. The posts will be in two schools in Skopje,...

World 24.07.21 | 10:15

Orban says he won’t give up on the minor protection law regardless of the threats and blackmails

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vowed not to give up over the law that will prevent spreading pornographic materials in schools without parental consent. They will blackmail and they will threaten us, they will launch all sorts of procedures, they will postpone transfers, but we can’t give...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 09:31

Zaev’s adviser nominated as an “expert” member of the powerful Judicial Council

The Zaev regime is pushing a loyalist of his SDSM party onto the Judicial Council, warned VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. The candidate is Tanja Cacarova Ilievska, who was Zaev’s adviser and sat on the board of the Macedonian Telekom as representative of the Government. Now she is being “repackaged”...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 08:50

SDSM security kicked out a woman from an event with Education Minister Carovska

A woman from Bitola was kicked out from a political event staged by the ruling SDSM party because she tried to ask Education Minister Mila Carovska some questions. Dragana Spasevska said that she was stopped by security who asked her to show her SDSM party card. Spasevska does not have one, and was ordered...

Macedonia Sport 24.07.21 | 08:29

Goran Pandev expected to remain in Genoa for one more year

Macedonia’s best football player Goran Pandev is expected to sign a new, one year contract with Genoa. Pandev withdrew from the Macedonian national team after the historic run at the European Championship, and said that is also re-considering whether to continue with his career in Italy. It now...