Category: News
Macedonia 18.03.24 | 11:30

Only vaccinated children will be admitted to kindergartens

Starting this Monday, only kindergarten children who have received three doses of the DTaP vaccine for whooping cough (pertussis) and are scheduled for a booster shot within the next six months will be permitted to attend. The decision was made by Health Minister Ilir Demiri last Friday, based on a recommendation...

Economy 17.03.24 | 22:18

Postal workers will hold a strike tomorrow

Unions of the Macedonian Post Office announced that they will hold a strike tomorrow, to demand the salary for last month and a more systemic approach to the numerous problems the company is facing. The strike will take place between 8 and 10, at the main office and in all local post offices. The badly...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 21:25

Andonovski: The forestry company is looking for Albanians in Berovo to hire as loggers

The Macedonian Forests company is looking for ethnic Albanians to be hired as loggers in the region of Berovo, said interim Deputy Public Administration Minister Stefan Andonovski, illustrating one of the absurdities of the ethnic quota system in the public administration. The Macedonian Forests company...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 15:39

Kovacki: It’s not just the young, well-off people have started go emigrate because of the lack of order and justice

VMRO-DPMNE official Dragan Kovacki, who will lead the party’s list in the eastern 3rd electoral district, said that the main issue the voters have raised with him is the high emigration level. The 3rd district is one of the largest by area, it has 22 municipalities. It is heavily depopulated, largely...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 12:35

On the Christian day of forgiveness, Mickoski promises accountability for “those who are plundering Macedonia”

On the occassion of Procka, the Christian holiday which is marked as day of forgiveness, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski praised the overall message of the day, but said that there will be no forgiveness for “those who are plundering Macedonia”. Traditionally on this day friends and...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 12:24

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Government to stop the 250 million EUR purchase of Italian helicopters

VMRO-DPMNE called on the Government to immediately stop the procurement process for purchase of transport helicopters from Italy. The price of the deal – 250 million EUR for eight Leonardo transport helicopters, and the timing – just ahead of the elections, caused outrage in the public. It...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 11:48

Drug dealer caught in Skopje with a kilogram of heroin

A drug dealer was arrested in Skopje on Friday, carrying a kilogram of heroin. The arrest was carried out in the Gazi Baba area, which is one of the centers of the drug trade in the city. He was carrying 37 small and one large packs of heroin and one pack of what is likely marijuana. In his home, the...

Macedonia 17.03.24 | 11:33

Human trafficker caught with five migrants from Syria

A man from Skopje was detained near Demir Kapija as he was transporting five illegal migrants from Syria. The man was caught early this morning, driving from Demir Kapija toward Negotino. He did not stop when hailed by the police, but was caught after a brief chase.

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 21:29

Construction of a belltower begins at the site of the 2012 Good Friday massacre

Archbishop Stefan today sanctified the foundations of the belltower that will be built north of Skopje, near the small Smilkovsko lake. This is the site where, in 2012, before Good Friday, a group of Albanian Islamists killed four Macedonian youngsters and one man, in an attack apparently meant to spark...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 20:22

What does Pendarovski owe to the Baron drug gang?

The SDSM party has remained silent for the past two weeks, after Stevo Pendarovski issued a presidential pardon to Badri Zekiri, one of the leaders of the infamous Baron drug gang, said VMRO-DPMNE in a statement. The opposition party asks SDSM and their presidential candidate Stevo Pendarovski to answer...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 17:08

Milososki: SDSM and DUI are preparing 130 cronies to be our future judges and prosecutors

VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki warned about plans by the DUI – SDSM coalition to stack the judiciary will political cronies, after an important hiring criteria was watered down. In coordination with Ahmeti and Kovacevski, Justice Minister Krenar Loga smuggled a law through Parliament that...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 13:55

Macedonia needs a major healthcare reform to root out crime and corruption in the collapsing system, says Nikoloski

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski announced plans for major healthcare reform in the mandate of the next Government, after some major failures of the outgoing DUI – SDSM coalition. Nikoloski is expected to compete directly against former Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce, as both are...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 11:28

As President, Gordana Siljanovska says that she will reach out to Bulgaria

In a TV interview, VMRO-DPMNE presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova discussed her foreign policy priorities in the region, and lamented the lack of support from the older EU and NATO member states for those coming out of Communism, like Macedonia. Siljanovska compared this to the...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 10:16

Pre-election curbs on public sector spending and hiring will go into effect in April

With the official election campaign expected to begin on April 4th (for the presidential elections) and April 18th (for the general elections), a number of curbs on executive power go into effect. The Government, public officials and public utility companies are not allowed to hold events where they...

Macedonia 16.03.24 | 09:21

Voters have three more days to check their registration in the electoral rolls

Citizens have three more days to check their status in the electoral rolls, and to initiate changes, if needed. The rolls are available online. If the citizen is missing from the rolls, or is listed in an old or invalid address, he or she can apply for changes before the State Electoral Commission. Macedonia...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 21:00

Lloga: The administrative portion of the process to extradite a double murder suspect is the only thing still outstanding

During our official visit to Turkey, Justice Minister Krenar Lloga informed reporters on Friday that the court procedures concerning the extradition of Ljupcho Palevski-Palcho have been finalized, with only administrative steps remaining. According to Minister Lloga, Turkish regulations dictate that...

Economy 15.03.24 | 20:47

According to Minister Bekteshi, the Law on Unfair Commercial Practices will affect roughly 2,300 products on the list

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi announced on Friday that the inventory of products outlined in accordance with the Law on Unfair Commercial Practices is now complete, encompassing over 2,500 agriculture and food items. This compilation has been promptly dispatched to the business chambers. Bekteshi...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 20:40

The health minister has decided to allow kindergarten-age children to receive three doses of the DTaP vaccine

According to the Ministry of Health, Health Minister Ilir Demiri adopted a decision on Friday that allows children who have received three doses of the DTaP vaccine against whooping cough (pertussis) to enter and attend kindergarten. A booster shot is required six months after the third dose. This decision...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 20:29

Aggeler: In order for judges to practice law, pressures on the judiciary must end

“We must halt the pressures exerted on the judiciary in Macedonia to ensure the freedom of judges in practicing law,” stated United States Ambassador Angela Aggeler during her address at the international conference commemorating the Constitutional Court’s 60th anniversary. Aggeler...

Macedonia 15.03.24 | 15:02

Nikoloski: The Government is giving 250 million EUR for transport helicopters to a company already involved in a major corruption scandal

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski criticized the Government’s announcement that it will purchase Italian made transport helicopters for 250 million EUR, noting that the manufacturer Leonardo was already linked with a major corruption scandal. Macedonia gave its fleet of Russian made...

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