Sunday, 22 May 2022
Economy 22.05.22 | 23:07

Mucunski: Increase in wages means nothing given the large spike in prices

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Timco Mucunski said that the increase in wages is more than offset by the huge spike in inflation. This is his response to the Government’s boasts that the average salary was increased to 500 EUR. It’s enough simply to compare the increase in prices in the supermarkets,...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 23:03

Notorious DUI party boss organized the visit of Minister Bekteshi to Ohrid

The powerful DUI party boss in Ohrid Nefi Useini, who faces charges for assault and unlawful construction, was the host of Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi during his tour of the city today. Bekteshi came to Ohrid to announce that the Government will relax its policies and will allow businesses in...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 21:18

Mucunski: Our mayors are accomplishing what they promised to do

Aerodrom Mayor Timco Mucinski met with Mayor Toni Konjanovski of Bitola to discuss work done by the VMRO-DPMNE mayors that were elected in the landslide local elections last October. Konjanovski accomplished what he promised in the first six months. All of the mayors in the country are facing serious...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 19:37

Bulgarian Parliament Speaker announces that the veto against Macedonia will stay in place

Nikola Minchev, the President of the Bulgarian Parliament, confirmed that the Government is not preparing to lift the veto against Macedonia’s EU accession talks. There is no realistic reason for us to step down from what is in Bulgaria’s national interest, Minchev said. The two prime ministers...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 14:22

Inflation watch: Macedonia is among the worst affected European countries

Macedonia is among the worst affected countries in the latest inflation map put out by the Financial Times. We are among the group of countries that have seen inflation surpass 10 percent – most of them in the east and south of Europe. Formally, inflation in Macedonia reached 10.5 percent in April....
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 14:17

VMRO and AA demand answers about the visit of the Chechen delegation to the Macedonian Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE called on SDSM to explain which of their party officials met with the Chechen delegation that visited the Macedonian Parliament late last year. The Chechens came from a faction loyal to President Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov, and even discussed erecting a monument to his father Ahmad Kadyrov in...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 12:11

Macedonian Orthodox Church set to canonize Joakim Krcoski

Joakim Krcovski, a leading religious scholar from the late 18th and early 19th century, will be canonized as saint today. The mass in his honor will take place in the St. Joakim Osogovski monastery in Kriva Palanka. Krcovski authored a number of religious works inspired by modern Enlightenment values,...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 11:39

Union of professional soldiers begins a protest in front of the Government building

The Independent union of professional soldiers of Macedonia began a protest in front of the Government building, where its members will remain in a tent city until the demands are met. The union demands wage and benefits increases for the professional soldiers in the army. A key problem the union cites...
Macedonia 22.05.22 | 11:14

Nine guests hospitalized, 60 more injured in the Bushi hotel fire

Nine people were hospitalized and 60 more suffered from smoke inhalation and other injuries after the major fire in Skopje’s Bushi hotel. Fires broke out yesterday afternoon at several locations in the elite hotel, in the middle of the historic Old Bazaar. Guests scrambled to get out of the building,...

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