Tag: switzerland
Macedonia 04.02.24 | 21:28

Mickoski: We are on the verge of a victory that will transform Macedonia

We are on the verge of a historic victory which must be affirmed by 61 votes in Parliament, that will allows us to carry out the full transformation of Macedonia, opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski said during his visit to Switzerland, where he met with representatives of the Macedonian diaspora. As...

Macedonia 04.02.24 | 14:42

Nikoloski: The Government has abandoned the diaspora

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski accused the SDSM – DUI Government of abandoning the Macedonian diaspora, during a meeting with Macedonians living in Switzerland. We can’t allow Macedonia to remain a country with flourishing corruption and shrinking economy. We need to strike...

Sport 26.12.23 | 18:16

Ammann from Switzerland gears up for his 25th Four Hills tournament

Four-time Olympic ski jump champion Simon Ammann, at 42 years old, gears up for his remarkable 25th Four Hills tournament after securing a spot in the Swiss team. Having missed last year’s tournament due to a delayed start in the season, Ammann is making a return for the 2023-24 competition commencing...

Macedonia 04.04.23 | 22:25

Arben Taravari suggests the creation of ethnic federal units in Macedonia, according to the Swiss model

Arben Taravari, leader of the Alliance of Albanians, clearly hinted toward creating federal units in Macedonia based on ethnicity. Taravari, who recently joined the SDSM – DUI coalition after presenting himself as a moderate politician for years, was discussing the proposal from VMRO-DPMNE that...

Macedonia 07.06.21 | 17:14

Ali Ahmeti again makes a provocative comparison of Macedonia with Switzerland

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti is reviving his past provocative comment that he wants Macedonia to “become like Switzerland”. Ahmeti used the comment in the past, shortly after sparking the 2001 inter-ethnic war as head of the terrorist NLA/UCK organization. The comment was used throughout the...

Macedonia Sport 03.05.21 | 09:32

Handball: Macedonia beats Switzerland 29:28

The Macedonian national handball team beat Switzerland yesterday 29:28 and denied them a place in the European Championship. The Swiss were more than eager to win the game and made derisive proclamations about the Macedonian team ahead of the game. This cost them, as it motivated our players, especially...

Macedonia 25.03.21 | 10:17

Census 2021: Massive online registration among Albanians in the diaspora as Macedonians boycott

The State Statistics Bureau published reports about the online registration of citizens for the planned census. It revealed that 137,000 Macedonian citizens who live abroad registered so far, with countries that have a large ethnic Albanian diaspora, like Switzerland, leading by far. There are 45,000...

Macedonia 24.03.21 | 15:16

137,114 nationals abroad register in the census so far, most of them in Switzerland

So far, 137,114 members of the diaspora community filled in the online Population and Housing Census surveys, government spokesman Dusko Arsovski told a news conference Wednesday. Some 45,000 Macedonia nationals accessed the forms from Switzerland, 31,000 from Germany, 19,000 from Italy, 5,100 from the...

World 28.06.20 | 11:18

300 quarantined in Switzerland after visit to nightclub

Authorities in Switzerland have sent 300 people into a ten-day quarantine as a precaution after they visited a nightclub in Zurich, the regional health department said on Saturday. Several people who went to the Flamingo Club on June 21 tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Zurich health authorities...

Macedonia 28.05.20 | 19:03

Baby urgently flown from Skopje to Zurich amid fears that the coronavirus caused it to develop a brain tumor

A nine month old baby, with Swiss citizenship, was transported to Zurich for treatment on Sunday in very difficult condition. The baby was diagnosed with a brain tumor and with Covid-19 reported the Nova news site. It was living with its grandmother while the family was in Switzerland, but both the child...

Macedonia 27.03.20 | 11:16

Father and son from Strumica region killed in Switzerland

Macedonian nationals Naum Kolev, 47, and his son Done, 23, have been killed in Sorens, in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, local media report. Their bodies were found covered in compost at a horse farm. The Kolev family, originally from the village of Mokrievo near Strumica, has lived in Switzerland...

Macedonia 01.03.20 | 22:07

We share the same vision, Nikoloski tells Macedonians in Locarno

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski met with Macedonians living in Locarno and other places in Switzerland. Nikoloski called on them to register for the April 12 elections and vote VMRO. We share the same vision, of a proud and prosperous Macedonia. Macedonians are determined to vote in large...

Macedonia 28.12.18 | 20:20

Murder in Swiss village related to the war between the Bojku and Istrefi Albanian mafia families

A 51 year old member of the ethnic Albanian Istrefi family was killed yesterday early morning in the Swiss village of Ruth where he kept a hotel. It is believed that this is the latest killing in the long running feud between the Istrefi and Bojku families, and a revenge attack after Dilaver Bojku Leku,...