Tag: state of emergency
Macedonia 23.06.20 | 11:54

An attack on the media: Five minutes before the end of the state of emergency, the government cuts marketing budget by half

The SDSM government has dealt another blow to the media. Five minutes before the expiry of the state of emergency, it decided to cut the marketing budget by half. They did so with an extraordinary decree that invaded the Electoral Code and the way the marketing budget is distributed. The decision to cut...
Macedonia 22.06.20 | 10:23

State of emergency expires, election campaign to be launched Wednesday

The 8-day state of emergency declared by President Stevo Pendarovski to ensure continual preparations for the July 15 elections expires on Monday. The last, fifth in a row, state of emergency was declared on June 15 after leader of the ruling SDSM Zoran Zaev and leader of the opposition VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan...
World 16.06.20 | 19:12

V4: How the European left and their lackey media cried foul over dictatorship in Hungary

With a near-unanimous vote, the Hungarian Parliament decided to rescind the special legal order put in place in an effort to contain the coronavirus epidemic in Hungary, the V4 news agency reported. The Parliament also called on the Government to terminate the state of emergency that was declared. Ruling...
Macedonia 16.06.20 | 08:53

President Pendarovski declares 8-day state of emergency

President Stevo Pendarovski declared late Monday a nationwide state of emergency for the purpose of ensuring continual preparations for the elections. The decision is made in accordance with Articles 125 and 126 of the Constitution of Macedonia, upon the Government’s proposal, for a period of eight...
Macedonia 15.06.20 | 22:18

Government to ask Pendarovski for a 7-day state of emergency

President Stevo Pendarovski to declare a state of emergency between June 15-22, reads the proposal that the Government adopted on Monday. The proposal is set forth for the purpose of administering the early parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, including measures to protect the public health during...
Macedonia 12.06.20 | 10:06

Pendarovski to address the nation, say whether the state of emergency will be extended

President Stevo Pendarovski will address the nation on Friday, focusing on the state of emergency, scheduling of a leaders’ meeting and the elections. The President’s address will answer the myriad of questions that have recently circulated in the public, related to the coronavirus crisis, i.e. possibility...
Macedonia 11.06.20 | 22:18

Mickoski calls out Pendarovski ahead of tomorrow’s decision on whether to extend the state of emergency

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski called out President Stevo Pendarovski ahead of tomorrow’s decision on whether to extend the state of emergency. Mickoski points out that they do the extraordinary ordinary, the abnormal normal and that the number of infected people is constantly increasing. They...
Macedonia 31.05.20 | 11:19

The fourth state of emergency in Macedonia begins

The rise in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths is the main reason for the fourth state of emergency in the country, which was declared Saturday by President Stevo Pendarovski. The decision, the President underlined, was reached in order to ensure that government and institutions can efficiently...
Macedonia 30.05.20 | 15:18

President Pendarovski extends state of emergency for another 14 days

President Stevo Pendarovski has decided to declare a new state of emergency in Macedonia, following a session of the Security Council on Saturday. The new state of emergency is to come into force Sunday (May 31) and last 14 days. The decision, the President underlined, was reached in order to ensure...
Macedonia 30.05.20 | 11:16

Security Council to hold session Saturday, decide on state of emergency extension

The Security Council of Macedonia is set to hold a session in the Office of President Stevo Pendarovski Saturday at noon, deciding on a possible extension of the state of emergency. Saturday is the final day of the 14-day state of emergency, which President Pendarovski declared on May 15. Besides the...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 23:12

Nikoloski: Number of infections is alarming, state of emergency should be extended

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski believes that the state of emergency should be extended because the rise in the number of infections is worrying. According to him, it is necessary to perform a larger number of tests. He says that Minister Culev and the people should not be blamed for the...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 18:12

Security Council meeting convenes Saturday to discuss possible extension of state of emergency

President Pendarovski will convene the Security Council on Saturday at 12 pm to discuss whether he will extend the state of emergency. The session, in addition to the permanent members of the Council, will be also attended by the Minister of Health, Venko Filipce. On Saturday ends the third – two-week...
Macedonia 29.05.20 | 09:37

Pendarovski will announce a new decision regarding the state of emergency tomorrow

President Pendarovski announced that he will convene the Security Council on Saturday to discuss whether he will extend the state of emergency for a third time. Macedonia has been under a state of emergency for two and a half months, which allows the Government to rule by decree. Meanwhile, the Parliament...
Macedonia 28.05.20 | 09:10

Pendarovski will not extend the state of emergency?

Three days before President Stevo Pendarovski’s third state of emergency ends, according to unofficial information obtained by “360 Degrees”, the ruling coalition might not request an extension of the state of emergency. According to “360 Degrees”, the state of emergency,...
Macedonia 25.05.20 | 18:20

Has the government announced a new state of emergency through Mancevski?

If there is no agreement on elections, then there will be a new state of emergency. SDSM Vice President Damjan Mancevski threatened that if the parties do not reach an agreement by May 30 on a election date, the state of emergency should be extended. It is clear that if there is no agreement on elections...
Macedonia 16.05.20 | 11:31

Pendarovski acknowledged that the extension of the state of emergency is not for health protection, but for adopting decrees

The state of emergency is being abused, it doesn’t aim to protect the health of citizens, but to bring decrees having the force of law in order to pass the budget packages for bribery, which Zaev calls help ahead of possible elections, says VMRO-DPMNE. The extension of the state of emergency was...
Macedonia 15.05.20 | 17:48

Pendarovski extends the state of emergency for two more weeks

President Stevo Pendarovski decided to order that the state of emergency is extended for two more weeks. Macedonia has been under a state of emergency for two months tomorrow, allowing the Government to rule by executive decrees. Pendarovski said that he met with a number of experts and decided that...
Macedonia 15.05.20 | 14:22

Government is proposing state of emergency to be extended for another 30 days

At Friday’s session, the Government adopted a conclusion to submit a proposal to the President of the country to extend the state of emergency for another 30 days. A statement from the government’s press office said that the arguments for such a proposal would be contained in a report on...
Macedonia 14.05.20 | 12:38

Filipce will recommend to Pendarovski to extend the state of emergency

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Committee on infectious diseases will recommend to President Stevo Pendarovski to extend the state of emergency. Pendarovski is expected to make the decision on Friday, after two months under a state of emergency. This may contradict with the plan from...
Macedonia 14.05.20 | 09:30

Pendarovski expected to make a decision on the state of emergency on Friday, as Zaev wants his help to push for “corona elections”

President Stevo Pendarovski plans to hold a meeting of the Security Council on Friday, after which he will make a decision on whether to extend the state of emergency. The second month long decision to declare a state of emergency expires on May 18. It allows the SDSM led Government to rule by decree...
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