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Judge who hid 350,000 EUR in a secret compartment ordered into house arrest

The Skopje Criminal Court ordered Appeals Court judge Gjoko Ristov into house arrest. Ristov is charged with accepting bribes in a major money laundering and…

20.01.2026

Macedonia
Macedonians mark Vodici – Epiphany

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Zaev and Filipce tried to intimidate doctor Mitrev to sell them his hospital

19.01.2026

Macedonia
No reports about the location of judge Ristov, who hid 350,000 EUR in the walls of his home

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Prime Minister Mickoski calls on the prosecutors to investigate allegations that Filipce extorted a major hospital

18.01.2026

Macedonia  | 15.04.2025

Charges against seven police officers over the Kocani nightclub disaster

State prosecutors filed charges against seven police officers over the Kocani nightclub disaster. Chief state prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski said that the prosecutors will be brought…
Macedonia  | 15.04.2025

Taravari: AA will field separate council candidates in the local elections

Following a meeting of the leadership of the Alliance of Albanians, its leader Arben Taravari said that they are going to compete alone in the…
Macedonia  | 14.04.2025

Prime Minister Mickoski begins his visit of the United Arab Emirates

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski began his official visit to the United Arab Emirates today, where he was welcomed by President and Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh…
Macedonia  | 14.04.2025

Kocani Council member tearfully resigns from her position

Kristina Atanasova - Arsova, member of the Kocani city council from VMRO-DPMNE, whose child was injured in the Pulse nightclub disaster, emotionally resigned from her…
Macedonia  | 13.04.2025

Kocevski: no indication that the current Economy Minister has responsibility for the Kocani disaster

State prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski said that so far there are no indications that the current Economy Minister has any blame for the Kocani nightclub disaster.…
Macedonia  | 13.04.2025

Kocani court orders four new defendants into detention and six into house arrest

The Kocani court ordered four newly charged defendants into detention, and six are ordered into house arrest. They are part of the 18 new charges…
Macedonia  | 12.04.2025

DUI is trying to give an ethnic dimension to the Kocani investigation

The DUI party issued a statement condemning the expansion of charges against current and former Government officials over the Kocani nightclub disaster. Three officials from…
Macedonia  | 12.04.2025

New system will reduce waiting times at the border between Macedonia and Kosovo

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti attended the opening of the "one-stop-shop" system at the main border crossing between…
Macedonia  | 12.04.2025

VLEN leaders determined to keep the coalition together

Bekim Qoku, official of the VLEN coalition, said that the meeting of the party leaders in the coalition that was held yesterday was friendly and…
Macedonia  | 12.04.2025

One current and several former ministers charged over the Kocani nightclub disaster

Additional 19 suspects were charged today over the Kocani nightclub disaster. The group includes three former Economy Ministers - that is the department that is…
Macedonia  | 11.04.2025

Seven Kocani patients return from treatment abroad

Seven patients treated abroad after the Kocani nightclub disaster have returned today. The patients have returned from Vienna, Ankara, Madrid, Warsaw, Maribor, Athens and Solun.…
Macedonia  | 11.04.2025

Prosecutors ask the court to extend detention orders for the Kocani defendants

State prosecutors asked the court to extend detention orders for all suspects in the Kocani nightclub disaster, and in three cases, asked that the prison…
Macedonia  | 11.04.2025

Macedonia should’ve been made an EU member by now, says Hungarian Minister Boka

Hungarian Minister for European Affairs Janos Boka called Macedonia's and the Balkan's integration into the EU "an unfinished process", and said that Macedonia should have…
Macedonia  | 11.04.2025

Doctor Nikolov given a French knighthood for his contribution to bring the two countries closer

Distinguished nephrologist Igor Nikolov - Gila, who is Macedonia's ambassador to France, was made Knight of the national order of merit of France. The prestigious…
Macedonia  | 10.04.2025

Toskovski: prosecutors have a large amount of evidence for the Kocani disaster trial

Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said that there is a large amount of evidence that will be used in the trial over the Kocani nightclub disaster.…
Macedonia  | 10.04.2025

Drug boss who fled Macedonia filmed partying in Dubai

A video from Dubai shows suspected major drug dealer from Macedonia Shevalj Muaremi from the Grcec gang entertaining himself with Serbian singer Dragana Mirkovic. The…
Macedonia  | 10.04.2025

Judicial Council defends Tetovo judge over lenient traffic accident sentence

The Judicial Council came out today in support of Tetovo judge Eljvedin Ferati, who handed a lenient, two years sentence, to driver Mensur Pajaziti who…
Macedonia  | 10.04.2025

Kocani disaster: 55 patients remain in treatment abroad

A patient injured in the Kocani nightclub disaster who was transported for treatment in Bulgaria returned to Macedonia today. This brings the number of patients…
Macedonia  | 09.04.2025

Geriatric clinic scandal: the director initially sought 100,000 EUR bribe to admit a patient

More details emerged after the arrest of Muhsin Arifi, head of the geriatric clinic in Skopje, who was seeking a bribe from the family of…
Macedonia  | 09.04.2025

Guards were helping a prisoner search for his drugs – gave a bizarre cover story when they were found out

An inspection in the Stip prison found that guards were helping a prisoner recover a package of drugs that was thrown over the wall. The…