Saturday, 12 October 2024
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 19:41

Government and union decide to increase teacher salaries by 5 percent

The Government and SONK – the largest public education union – reached agreement in their discussions about teacher salaries. The salaries will rise by 5 percent starting in October, announced SONK President Jakim Nedelkov at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. Our...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 19:37

Mickoski: New ethnic representation laws must be in accordance with the Constitution and the Venice Commission

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski addressed the proposal by his Albanian coalition partners from VLEN to have a law on ethnic representation in the public administration. Existing by-laws that regulated this issue, and were widely abused by the DUI party, were struck down by the Constitutional Court...
World 12.10.24 | 19:27

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dies while attending a conference in Ohrid

Former Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond died suddenly, while visiting Macedonia. Salmond was in Ohrid for a cultural diplomacy conference co-organized by the office of former President Gjorge Ivanov. The former SNP leader was staying at the Inex Olgica hotel where he fell ill during lunch, and the...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 12:36

Police seized weapons and marijuana in the village of Nikustak

Special police units raided homes in the village of Nikustak near Kumanovo, seizing marijuana and weapons. Two men in their 30-ies were arrested. In their homes the officers found a submachine gun Scorpion and two Zastava handguns, as well as a package with marijuana. One of them was detained, and the...
Economy 12.10.24 | 12:30

VMRO: SDSM and DUI left money in the budget only for half of 2024

The budget is unrealistically projected, and the previous Government left funds only for half of 2024, said VMRO-DPMNE in a statement. SDS and DUI planned the budget only for half of the year, and not for the whole of 2024. This leaves the new Government no room to maneuver. 83 million EUR will go to...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 12:27

Struga Mayor Merko has more staff than the city of Bitola – they have nowhere to sit

Controversial DUI official and businessman Ramiz Merko, who is ending his term as Mayor of Struga next year, plans to hire 73 new staff in 2025. At the same time, the small lakeside city will see only 8 retire. This move will bring the total number of employees to 280 – more than the much larger...

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