Tag: committee
Macedonia 02.06.24 | 20:01

Parties will meet to discuss the proposed changes to the Government

The parties in the newly constituted Parliament will hold their first consultation tomorrow. Speaker Afrim Gashi said that the meeting will be held to put together the committees needed to work on the planned changes in the Government. VMRO-DPMNE wants to thoroughly reorganize the Government, abolishing,...

Macedonia 17.11.21 | 11:39

Corona committee proposes that all public sector employees are required to get vaccinated

The Committee on infectious diseases is proposing that all public sector employees are ordered to take the coronavirus vaccine. This is the latest measure meant to increase the vaccination levels, which have stalled after the summer spike of the illness. According to the recommendation, all public sector...

Macedonia 29.01.21 | 14:38

Public sector employees will continue to work mainly from home

The Committee on Infectious Diseases has recommended that public administration employees continue to work largely from home. Due to the decline in the number of active cases, it was reported that the Committee will consider recommending that all public sector workers go to work full time on February...

Macedonia 14.12.20 | 11:30

Proposal to ban all New Year gatherings, close bars by 18h

The Infectious Diseases Committee recommended to the Government that it orders bars and restaurants to close 18h each day, as well as a ban on mass public gatherings, even for New Year. As many ads are being put out for vacation homes offered for rent for New Year’s eve, the committee recommends that...

Macedonia 25.11.20 | 19:33

Members of the historic committee with Bulgaria condemn Zaev’s statements, ask him to stick to his lane

Historians who are part of the joint committee with Bulgaria are coming out against the interview Prime Minister Zoran Zaev gave to the Bulgarian BGNES news agency. Hisorian Ljubica Spaskovska spoke out publicly, and Deutsche Welle reports that at least two others have also voiced strong criticism of...

Macedonia 02.11.20 | 14:42

VMRO demands that a serious, broadly supported committee is created to fight the epidemic

VMRO-DPMNE submitted a proposal to the Parliament demanding that a broad, supra-partisan committee is created to manage the coronavirus crisis. The proposal is supported by the smaller opposition parties – the Alliance of Albanians and Alternative, as well as Levica. This proposal was rejected...

Macedonia 11.05.20 | 14:59

Epidemic committee concerned over spark in coronavirus cases, will not make new recommendations today

The Committee on infectious diseases will likely postpone its discussion on relaxing the coronavirus restrictions for tomorrow. Alsat TV reports that the spike in new cases reported over the past three days, with several dozen infections a day despite the reduced number of tests that are being done,...

Macedonia 11.05.20 | 09:07

Government Committee will make recommendations on relaxing coronavirus restrictions today

The Committee on infectious diseases is expected to make its set of recommendations public today, and many are expecting to see if some of the restrictions on movement and on running businesses will be lifted. With the Government desperate to create a sense of normalcy, as it pushes for early elections...

Macedonia 09.05.20 | 11:00

Committee will discuss relaxing Covid-19 restrictions

The Committee on infectious diseases is expected to meet today to discuss was to reduce the restrictions imposed on the country to fight the coronavirus epidemic. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that while numbers of newly diagnosed patients were dropping for two weeks, they spiked for a few days...

Macedonia 27.06.19 | 10:38

Nikola Dimitrov read letters from Goce Delcev ahead of Thursday’s meetings in Sofia

Within the framework of the Black Sea Initiative, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov will meet Thursday in Sofia with senior political representatives of Bulgaria to define their position on Goce Delcev as a historical person, as well as to contribute to finding a mutually acceptable solution. He revealed...

Macedonia 29.05.19 | 12:39

Committee votes to strip Nikola Gruevski of his parliamentary mandate

A Parliament Committee voted today to strip Nikola Gruevski of his mandate in the Parliament. The proposal will now be sent before the full Parliament where it requires a two/thirds majority. The basis for the request is the fact that Gruevski has been absent from the Parliament for over six months....

Macedonia 07.03.19 | 11:39

Ilija Casule: From a queen, we became a branch

Academician Ilija Casule believes that the government is committing violence against the Macedonian science and condemns the attack on the Macedonian nationality and the Macedonian man. The name was changed, by force, by coercion, by blackmail, by forgery. From а queen, we became a branch. We will have...

Macedonia 10.01.19 | 16:36

Greek historians declare first three demands, their Macedonian counterparts had no proposals of their own

Greek diplomatic sources briefed the MIA news agency about the initial three requests the country has under the Prespa treaty. The joint expert Committee is operational even before the treaty is ratified, and under it Greece can block Macedonia’s EU accession if Macedonia doesn’t move to...