Monday, 17 January 2022
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 23:20

“Dimitrov has no credibility to talk about treason”

Discussing the warning from former Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, that Macedonia is hurtling toward a bad, damaging deal with Bulgaria, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that Dimitrov has no credibility to speak about national betrayals. Dimitrov signed the Prespa Treaty which opened the door...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 23:13

Petkov insists that he will not undermine the Macedonian nation and language

In a Sitel TV interview, conducted ahead of his visit to Macedonia tomorrow, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that Bulgaria will not push to negate the Macedonian identity or language. In no way do we bring under question the identity and the language, Petkov said. Bulgaria demands that Macedonia...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 23:11

Mickoski: We can’t accept EU talks if they come at the price of our national identity

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that Macedonia should not give up on its EU membership, but that the goal of opening EU accession talks should not be sought at any price, especially not at the price of the Macedonian national identity. We should not give up on the European Union, but we...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 21:18

Petkov will also meet with Mickoski and Ahmeti

During his visit to Macedonia tomorrow, newly elected Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov will also meet with VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, as well as with DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti. Petkov will be welcomed by also newly elected Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, who is taking over from...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 21:14

LIVE VIDEO: Hristijan Mickoski interview on TV24

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski is being interviewed on TV24. You can follow the interview, live.
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:49

Corona report: 12 deaths, 766 newly diagnosed cases

The coronavirus infection rate remains high, the latest Healthcare Ministry daily report showed. Out of 3,748 tests, 766 came back positive. The number of active cases continued to rise, and is now estimated at 16,397. The Ministry also informed that 12 patients died of the illness, which indicates that...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:36

Mickoski meets with German Minister for Europe Anna Luhrmann

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski met with German Minister of State for Europe Anna Luhrmann. The parties discussed the current political situation in Macedonia and the challenges it faces in the process of European integration. Party leader Mickoski pointed out his concern about the reports delivered...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:28

No reciprocity: Kovacevski says he won’t raise the issue of the Macedonian minority during his meeting with Bulgarian PM Petkov

Newly elected Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski also announced that he has no intention of raising the position of ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria during his meeting with the new Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov planned for tomorrow. Bulgaria is pushing hard to demand concessions such as adding the...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:18

Corona wave: VMRO-DPMNE proposes that the winter break is extended by two weeks

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Education Ministry to postpone the start of the school year for two weeks. Pupils are currently on their winter break, and the number of coronavirus cases is exploding, largely as result of the New Year’s Eve celebrations and the spread of the omicron variant. We call on...
World 17.01.22 | 17:09

V4: Hungary to become fully self-sufficient in electricity

With the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant and the implementation of investments in solar energy, Hungary will become fully self-sufficient in electricity. Few countries can say this about themselves, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said during his visit to the...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 17:00

German expert report on the Tetovo hospital fire delivered this weekend, but it will take time to have it translated

German experts have submitted their report on the deadly September 8th fire in the Covid hospital in Tetovo. The report was finalized four months after their investigation and was delivered to Macedonia this weekend. State prosecutors say that it will take some time to translate it from German before...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 16:52

Corona restrictions: Bulgaria closed its border with Macedonia for non-essential travel

Due to the renewed spike in coronavirus cases in Macedonia Bulgaria decided to close its border, putting Macedonian citizens on the black list, starting Wednesday. Only essential travel is allowed, which includes medical professionals, humanitarian workers, students or official delegations. Minors from...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 16:44

VMRO-DPMNE strongly condemns Deputy Prime Minister Maricic for his refusal to stand up for the rights of Macedonians in Bulgaria

VMRO-DPMNE strongly condemned the statement from the newly elected Deputy Prime Minister for EU affairs Bojan Maricic, who said that Macedonia has no right to claim that there is a Macedonian minority in Bulgaria or elsewhere. The issue was raised after new Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov strongly...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 12:57

Petkov congratulates Kovacevski: I expect us to work together on a new constructive dialogue

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov congratulated Dimitar Kovacevski on his inauguration as Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, wishing success to the new Government in Skopje. I expect to work together on a new constructive dialogue and understanding in the interest of our bilateral relations,...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 12:07

After saying that the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria doesn’t exist, Petkov asks our country to roll up its sleeves and work

Let’s move forward with a constructive dialogue because for me good neighborliness is of great importance for Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and the entire Balkan region, said Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in an interview with MIA ahead of his visit to Skopje on Tuesday. I really believe...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 10:46

Zaev’s last lie is that he leaves “a stable, consolidated, democratic parliamentary majority of barely 62 MPs” to Kovacevski

A stable consolidated parliamentary majority is the last lie of Zoran Zaev as Prime Minister. Now the former prime minister has not fulfilled his will to provide a government with a stable majority to his successor Kovacevski. Marks my words, the parliamentary majority of SDSM will grow after the local...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 09:59

Kovacevski takes over office from Zaev

The newly elected Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski took over office from outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Macedonia’s Members of Parliament with 62 votes in favor, 46 against and with no abstentions late on Sunday elected the new government led by Dimitar Kovacevski. In the speech before the MPs,...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 09:20

Macedonians in Bulgaria told Petkov that they exist: Denying our existence is a shame for the Bulgarian state

The Macedonians in Bulgaria responded to the Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov’s statement that there is no Macedonian minority in his country. They ask him how absurd it feels to tell obvious lies that no one but the deceived citizens of Bulgaria believe? According to Omo Ilinden Pirin, the...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 00:50

With 62 votes, the MPs from the ruling coalition elected the government of Dimitar Kovacevski, the opposition voted against

Macedonia’s Members of Parliament with 62 votes in favor, 46 against and with no abstentions late on Sunday elected the new government with Dimitar Kovacevski as the Prime Minister. There were a total of 108 MPs in the hall, 62 from the government and 46 from the opposition. After the vote, Parliament...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 00:39

Milososki: The foreign policy team is very weak and compromised

The citizens are tired of the incompetence of the SDSM and DUI government. You do not have electoral legitimacy, you have not received legitimacy from the citizens, said Antonio Milososki from VMRO-DPMNE. You brought the citizens from life for all to a crisis for all, from one society for all, from the...

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