Tag: blockade
Macedonia 12.06.23 | 19:25

Mayor of Ohrid tries to save the city from the blockade

The Mayor of Ohrid Kiril Pecakov met on Monday at thee municipality offices with the representatives of the hotels’ association, the service sector, tourist agencies, tour operators, and Ohrid Police in an attempt to  solve the blockade of the entrance to the city at the beginning of the tourist...
Macedonia 09.12.22 | 09:35

Skopje: Protesters will unblock two key intersections, but will continue to blockade the city hall

The two privately owned bus companies that are protesting in downtown Skopje are reducing the scope of their blockade that crippled the capital. Instead of blocking three key intersections, as they did for over a week, the blockade will be reduced to one location – in front of the city hall of...
Macedonia 28.11.22 | 12:28

Private bus companies jointly park their buses at intersection near “Mavrovka”, Skopje blocked

As they announced, the private bus companies blocked Monday an intersection near “Mavrovka” and the courthouse in Skopje. This continues the strike due to the unpaid debt by the City of Skopje and the refusal to pay or find any solution by mayor Danela Arsovska. The chaos that was caused...
Macedonia 28.11.22 | 08:52

Private buses will block Skopje until their demands are met

The private bus companies are protesting since this morning by completely blocking the crossroads near Mavrovka, i.e. the “Goce Delcev” boulevard and the “Krste Petkov Misirkov” boulevard. As the “Sloboda Prevoz” private bus company announced, the blocking will be...
Macedonia 13.05.22 | 11:21

Parliament blockade enters its fourth day, tensions remain on the surface

The blockade of Parliament, put in place by VMRO-DPMNE, has entered in its fourth day. So far, the party has been able to prevent advancing legislation in Parliament and even mostly setting the agenda of the day, which has caused tense moments with Speaker Talat Xhaferi, as he tried to break the filibuster...
Macedonia 10.05.22 | 14:58

VMRO began its full blockade of Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE began the blockade of Parliament today, unfurling a banner at the speakers’ podium stating “active blockade to save us from a national disaster”. We call you to agree to elections to exit the crisis which you caused. This is what the citizens want from us. We are instituting...
Macedonia 10.05.22 | 11:29

VMRO-DPMNE began the blockade of Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE formally began its blockade of Parliament, after the Government did not try to reach out over the past several days to discuss holding early elections. The party cited the economic disaster, huge inflation spikes, corruption and illegitimacy of the Government as their reasons to begin blocking...
Macedonia 09.05.22 | 15:41

VMRO-DPMNE announces that its blockade of Parliament begins tomorrow

VMRO-DPMNE announced that it will begin its blockade of Parliament tomorrow. Nikola Micevski, head of the party’s group in Parliament, said that the decision is now official and was accepted unaniomusly by the Executive Committee. The opposition party left hope for some last minute agreement with...
Macedonia 09.05.22 | 12:19

Dimitrieska: Still time for the Government to avoid a blockade of Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Gordana Dimitrieska – Kocoska said that the party still expects to see Prime Minister Dimitar Kocovski come to his senses and that he will agree to a meeting of party leaders to discuss early general elections. Otherwise, VMRO will begin to block the work of the Parliament...
Macedonia 06.05.22 | 17:01

Mickoski to the Government: I’m ready to talk over the next four days

During an event of the “Ljubisa Georgievski Foundation”, VMRO-DPMNE party leader Hristijan Mickoski said that he is prepared to discuss with the Government about all open issues. He reiterated that VMRO will begin to block the work of the Parliament next week to put an end to the political...
Macedonia 05.05.22 | 10:59

VMRO-DPMNE: SDSM and DUI have five days to re-examine their behavior

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said that the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition has five more days to re-examine its behavior, until a blockade of Parliament begins. VMRO decided to block the adoption of non-essential legislation until the coalition agrees to hold early elections. SDSM and DUI have created...
Macedonia 04.05.22 | 23:09

Nikoloski: VMRO-DPMNE will begin to blockade the Parliament on May 10th, and it will last until early a date for elections is agreed

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski announced that the party will begin to block the work of Parliament starting on May 10th. Nikoloski spoke after a meeting of the Executive Committee of the party, and cited the disastrous situation in Macedonia as a reason why VMRO will push for early general...
Macedonia 04.05.22 | 13:32

BESA will join the Parliament blockade

The BESA party will join in the VMRO-DPMNE initiative to block the non-essential work of the Parliament. BESA leader Bilal Kasami accused the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition of being illegitimate, after it pressured a BESA member of Parliament to skip a vote of no confidence late last year, sabotaging...
Macedonia 04.05.22 | 10:30

VMRO will announce the specifics of its blockade of Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE will hold a meeting of its Executive Committee this evening to determine the form of the active blockade of Parliament which its leader Hristijan Mickoski announced yesterday. Options include submitting thousands of amendments to proposed bills that don’t touch on vital economic and...
Macedonia 07.09.21 | 15:53

VMRO-DPMNE will block the Parliament unless SDSM stops its fast-track procedure to approve the marijuana law and other controversial laws

VMRO-DPMNE announced that it will block the work of the Parliament if the SDSM led coalition persists in its plan to ram 12 laws through, abusing the so-called “European flag” procedure. This procedure allows the majority to adopt a law with only brief debate and limited possibility to file...
Macedonia 10.06.21 | 14:52

VMRO-DPMNE resumes Thursday with fresh blockades

VMRO-DPMNE resumes Thursday with protests and blockades in Skopje and 9 other cities around the country. The blockades will take place from 3 pm to 5 pm, and will include key infrastructure points in three locations in Skopje. After Wednesday’s rainy day, today a larger attendance of citizens is...
Macedonia 09.06.21 | 14:18

If we don’t block when things go wrong in this country, Zaev will accept everything

We block when things go wrong in this country, and the Government is pursuing wrong-headed policies. If we don’t revolt, Zaev will cleanly accept all demands. He has done nothing other than pursue wrong-headed policies. For these 4 years I cannot remember any good thing they did for the state, the...
Macedonia 08.06.21 | 15:39

LIVE STREAM: VMRO-DPMNE starts blocking streets in Skopje and 10 cities in Macedonia

As a sign of warning, VMRO-DPMNE starts Tuesday with protests and blockades in Skopje and 10 other cities. According to party announcements, the blockades will take place from 3 pm to 5 pm, and will include key infrastructure points in three locations in Skopje, and in Ohrid, Bitola, Kicevo, Kavadarci,...
Macedonia Economy 11.03.21 | 14:44

Tobacco farmers blocked the Pletvar pass to protest low prices

Tobacco farmers from Prilep blockaded the Pletvar mountain pass today for two hours, protesting the exceptionally low prices they were given for this year’s harvest. They blame the Government for failing to stop cigarettes companies from undervaluing the crops, and insist that good quality tobacco...
Macedonia 17.12.20 | 22:23

Bulgaria complains to EU about the blockade of the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Bulgaria has reacted to the blockade on the conclusions on the enlargement of the Western Balkans to the EU Council by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, TV 24 reported. The position of official Sofia has been sent to all 26 other member states of the Union, where the Government of Prime Minister Boyko...
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