Tag: fine
Macedonia 18.03.23 | 10:05

Parking fine issued to a handicapped driver prompts action in the Skopje City Council

Following the case of a handicapped driver from Veles, who was fined after parking at a handicapped place in Skopje, the VMRO-DPMNE group in the Skopje City Council proposed changes to the regulation. This will allow persons with disabilities from across the country to use the designated spaces in Skopje....

Macedonia 25.01.21 | 14:04

Siljanovska: Census chief is threatening citizens with made up prison sentences

Law professor and VMRO member of Parliament Gordana Siljanovska called out the head of the State Statistics Buraeu Apostol Simovski for his shocking threat aimed at citizens who will refuse to participate in the census, due to fears of the coronavirus. Simovski threatened citizens with up to five years...

Macedonia 28.10.20 | 17:30

Restaurant owners face criminal charges for holding weddings, seating more guests that allowed

Three restaurants in Tetovo, Bogovinje and Aracinovo were fined after it was determined that they were holding weddings in violation of coronavirus restrictions. The restaurant owners will face criminal charges, said inspector Magdalena Filiposka – Graskovska. The owners of four other restaurants...

Macedonia 24.09.20 | 16:42

The government is considering increasing the fine amount for not wearing face masks

The Government is considering whether to increase the fine amount for not wearing face masks against CKOVID-19, the workload of the police in that direction has increased and there will be more controls in restaurants and gatherings of citizens, the Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski informed on Thursday. The...

Macedonia 15.06.20 | 14:38

Politically linked doctor who infected colleagues after a ski trip to Italy fined with 10.000 EUR

A Skopje court handed a fine of 10.000 EUR to doctor Nina Caca Billjanovska, the former head of the Dermatology Clinic in Skopje, who caused the first major outbreak of Covid-19 in Macedonia. Doctor Caca, a politically linked SDSM party operator, went skiing in Italy at the peak of the epidemic, and...

News 20.04.20 | 15:08

The police will photograph citizens who don’t wear masks before fining them, Government PR guru says

The Government PR guru Kosta Petrov warned the public to expect the police to begin warning citizens who don’t wear masks in public and to begin taking their pictures, and ultimately fining them. The Government plans to order the public to wear masks and gloves and to keep distance of two meters. The...

Macedonia 02.04.20 | 18:19

Police fines 20 people in Prilep 2.000 EUR each for violating the curfew

Police in Prilep fined 20 citizens with 2.000 EUR each for violating the curfew. They were found walking or driving after 21h, when the overnight curfew goes into effect. Based on the police reports, prosecutors are taking them to court demanding 2.000 EUR each.

Macedonia 18.03.20 | 10:00

Man faces 1.000 EUR fine for refusing to self-isolate

A man from Kavadarci faces a 1.000 EUR fine for refusing to self-isolate after he returned from a trip to Germany, which is considered a moderate risk country for spreading the coronavirus. The man refused to sign a declaration that he ill enter into self-isolation and a day later he was not in his home,...

Culture 24.12.19 | 22:39

Symbolic fine for the director who allowed Albanian nationalists to rampage in the Macedonian National Theater

Simona Ugrinovska, the director of the Macedonian National Theater, will not be dismissed but will have to pay a fine for allowing the Albanian nationalist group Shverceri to celebrate an event in the prestigious institution. Predictably, the “celebration” turned into a rampage as the fans...

Macedonia 21.11.19 | 13:47

Pet owner fined 500 EUR for abandoning his dog and her three puppies

In a first, the Food and Veterinary Agency (AHV) fined a pet owner 500 EUR for abandoning his dog and her three puppies. The fine was issued after it was confirmed that the man was the owner of the dog. An animal rights group took the dogs in and then filed a report with AHV. In his defense, the owner...

Macedonia 04.07.19 | 12:11

Tamara can be fined up to 1.000 EUR for her performance of the Macedonian anthem

Singer Tamara Todevska could be fined with up to 1.000 EUR for her rendition of the Macedonian national anthem at the reception in the US Embassy Independence Day event. Tamara omitted the verse that mentions Goce Delcev and other VMRO leaders who fought for Macedonian national liberation, a move that...

Macedonia 16.01.19 | 11:36

Fine up to 5,000 euros for institutions that will not respect the law on the use of languages

Central institutions, public enterprises, agencies, directorates, institutions and organizations, commissions, legal entities with public powers according to law, as well as all other institutions will be fined 4.000 to 5.000 euros in denar counter value for non-compliance with the provisions of the...