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The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption has initiated a procedure for criminal prosecution of Saraj Mayor Blerim Bexheti because of the illegally built structures at Lake Matka. After the insight on the spot and the insight into the full documentation, the Commission found Bexheti had had a legal obligation to reject the requests for legalisation of the temporary facilities, ...

Despite her comments on Thursday that International Alliance representatives had taken away the 720,000 euros from her at the bank right away, Liljana Todorovska hasn’t been contacted by any relevant institution for questioning. The NGO hasn’t contacted either. Because of that, the pensioner who received the amount for the idea for centre for adults told Telma TV on Monday she ...

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE are close to reaching a deal on a date for early elections. Compromise is being sought between the opposition’s demand for April or May and the ruling structure’s offer of October 2020. The opposition is satisfied that the authorities have started to think about elections before the regular period, that is, December 2020. On Monday, VMRO-DPMNE spokesperson ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...

“There’s no better way for us to repay our heroes except by continuing their brave deeds, effectuated in the Krusevo Manifesto and in the ASNOM’s decisions,” PM Zoran Zaev at Friday’s ceremony at Meckin Kamen to mark Ilinden Uprising Day. According to him, the first Ilinden, that is, the one in 1903, is a symbol of the joint struggle for ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE, the Government shamefully kidnapped the Ilinden Uprising Day celebration. The celebration, the opposition party said on Saturday, was politicised. As it was added, not only were there issues with parts of the speeches delivered by statespersons, but also the delegation of the party led by Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski was unfairly booed. On the other hand, the ...

“Through transfers from the unrealised capital investments, but also with a new Eurobond, the Government is planning to bribe voters,” VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said at a press-conference on Sunday, describing the economic situation as disastrous. As he highlighted, that’s exactly why PM Zoran Zaev has started to head the Finance Ministry, that is, to cover up the criminal political ...

On Thursday, during his visit to Skopje, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov and his Macedonian counterpart, Zoran Zaev, bowed before Goce Delcev’s tomb in the capital of Macedonia. Afterwards, the former adamantly said he expected the Macedonian-Bulgarian Commission to reach compromise by October because, as he explained, he doesn’t event want to think about being put in a position to raise ...

Since Thursday, when his request to postpone the start his prison sentence of four years and eight months given to him in the Trust case over health reasons was rejected, businessperson Sead Kocan has been in prison. He was taken to Idrizovo Penitentiary by police. On Friday, the Health Ministry said Kocan didn’t have an absolute indication for hospital treatment. ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...