Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 23:09

Rift between VMRO and Levica grows wider

Relations between the conservative VMRO-DPMNE and the left-wing populist Levica party deteriorated further over the past few days. Levica launched a social media campaign against VMRO, as it tries to position itself as the main defender of Macedonian national identity. It cited attempts by the Zaev Government...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 23:00

Dump site fires reported in Veles and near Skopje

The August heatwave caused fires to break out across the country today, including in the main city dump in Veles. Faced with the acrid black smoke that was affecting breathing in near-by settlements, workers had to cover up the burning waste with dirt. And in Skopje, in the western villages of Novo Selo...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 22:42

Government meets to prepare the events marking the Ohrid Framework Treaty

Zaev’s ministers met today for a special Government session to discuss the 20th anniversary of the Ohrid Framework Treaty. The treaty was signed between the Macedonian parties, with the US, NATO and EU as observers, to put an end to the 2001 civil war. Zaev today insisted that the treaty “showed...
Macedonia Sport 27.07.21 | 22:34

Shop closed as Georgievski’s friends and neighbors gathered to watch the taekwondo final

The final of the taekwondo competition at the Tokyo Olympics was keenly watched in Skopje’s Butel district, where finalist, Dejan Georgievski, is from. Neighbors and friends gathered in sports cafes and shops closed as Georgievski quickly advanced through the quarter and semi-finals to get to the...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 22:30

Tetovo: Fully vaccinated patient with prior illnesses died of Covid-19

A 62 year old man from Tetovo died of Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated with the Sinopharm vaccine. Local hospital manager Gzim Nuredini said that the man suffered from several prior illnesses, including kidney deficiency and high blood pressure, and likely did not develop sufficient immunity even...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 22:28

Meeting of the three Mini Schengen countries in Skopje

The leaders of Albania and Serbia, Edi Rama and Aleksandar Vucic, will be in Skopje on Friday and Saturday, for a meeting of the Mini Schengen initiative. The controversial initiative, for which the involved parties insist will not become a “consolation prize” for the stalled EU membership...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 22:24

The Iliden cavalry began its ride toward Krusevo

The Ilinden cavalry set off from Skopje for Krusevo today. The group of 20 horsemen, which includes two women, will ride to Krusevo over the coming days, camping in the open, and arrive there for the Ilinden Uprising celebration. VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski was in Skopje’s Lisice area...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 17:44

Zaev denies claims from Sofia that he is violating the rights of ethnic Bulgarians in Macedonia

Zoran Zaev insisted that Macedonia respects the rights of the Bulgarians – reacting to an issue that is becoming the latest obstacle to the opening of EU accession talks. An annoyed sounding Zaev responded to comments from Bulgarian President Rumen Radev who alleged that Macedonia is violating...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 17:34

Pre-election hiring of surplus workers reported in the Macedonian Post Office

The union at the Macedonian Post Office called on the company’s manager Jani Makraduli, who is appointed through the ruling SDSM party, to withdraw his decision to hire 31 new employees in the administrative services department. The decision comes as Macedonia is heading toward municipal elections,...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 17:18

Proposal to reduce fines for slander and better protect journalists from assault

The Justice Ministry plans to propose changes to the Criminal Code that will reduce fines for slander while making assaults on journalists a more serious offence. Under the proposal, journalists will pay a maximum fine of 400 EUR for slander, down from 2,000. The fine for editors will be capped at 2,000...
Macedonia Culture 27.07.21 | 17:11

Simon Trpceski will perform with Maxim Vengerov in Brussels

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski will perform in Brussels with the legendary violinist Maxim Vengerov. The two will appear at the Musica Mundi festival, performing works from Mozart, Franck, Prokopief and Ravel.
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 17:06

MANU President Ljupco Kocarev responds to the Bulgarian claims aimed at the Macedonian language

Languages are formed over a long period of time and over a broad space, and unlike nation states, which have a specific time of establishment and clearly defined sovereignty, languages are complex, adaptable, and are established over hundreds of years, long before the nation states. They know not of...
Other sports 27.07.21 | 15:43

Georgievski wins taekwondo silver at Tokyo Olympics

Macedonian taekwondo fighter Dejan Georgievski won the silver medal in the +80kg division at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, losing 15:9 to Russia’s Vladislav Larin in the final. Larin took a 2:0 lead in the first round, but Georgievski managed to fight back in the second and maintained the deficit...
Macedonia Health 27.07.21 | 15:23

No deaths, 39 new COVID-19 cases

Out of 3,839 COVID-19 tests carried out in Macedonia in the past 24 hours, 39 new cases were registered and 12 patients recovered. No deaths were recorded during that time, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, Macedonia has registered 156,124 confirmed coronavirus...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 14:54

Zaev makes no distinction between Albanian nation and Bulgarian community in Macedonia

Yesterday, the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev once again confirmed that there are serious problems in the use of terms related to the ethnicity of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, which arise from the Constitution, “Pressing TV” analyzes. Explaining that Macedonian Bulgarians would be...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 14:08

October 17 confirmed as election date

October 17 remains the local election date, in line with the Electoral Code. The overlap between the election campaign and the census won’t change anything, and the census may even finish earlier, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Tuesday. The date according to the proposal of the working groups in...
World 27.07.21 | 13:08

70 percent of adults in EU have received at least one vaccine shot

Seventy percent of adults in the European Union have been jabbed at least once against Covid-19, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. “These figures put Europe among the world leaders,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a press release announcing the figures. About...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 12:37

Alliance for Albanians: Zaev to apologize to the administration, there is evidence of corrupt ministers and directors

The Alliance for Albanians called on Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to immediately withdraw his accusations against the public administration and to apologize to all employees in the administration for saying that they were corrupt. Amnestying ministers and directors for corruption and blaming administration...
Other sports 27.07.21 | 12:16

So far the country had only one: Macedonia has been waiting for a medal for 21 years

Macedonia as an independent country has so far won only one medal at the Summer Olympic Games. The only medal, a bronze one for Macedonia was won by the wrestler Mohammed Ibragimov in the Games in Sydney in 2000. Dejan Georgievski’s medal will be the second for our country. In the past the Macedonian...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 11:45

Skopje’s reconstructed riverside walk officially open to public

The newly rebuilt “November 13” walk along the Vardar River was officially opened to the public at a ceremony on Monday evening, with Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov saying “the walk has never been more beautiful, more humane, more accessible or more full of people, citizens, Skopje citizens, who can...
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