Monthly Archives: August 2019

Deputy PM Osmani pays Official Visit to Finland

The Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani paid an official visit to Finland on Thursday. In Finland, Osmani met the First Deputy-President of the Grand Committee at the Finnish Parliament Jani Mäkelä, with whom he spoke about the integration of Macedonia in the EU in terms of the ongoing Finnish presidency with the union. “North Macedonia has political and ...

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Delegation of Vermont National Guard pays Official Visit to Macedonia

A delegation of the Vermont National Guard (VNG) from the US State of Vermont, headed by its Commander Colonel Gregory Knight, paid an official visit to Macedonia on Thursday. During Thursday, Knight held meetings with the President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski, and the Deputy PM and Defence Minister Radmila Sekerinska. Both Pendarovski and Knight concluded that there is an excellent ...

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Zernovski, Zaharieva attend “One Love Tour” in Strumica

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrej Zernoski and the Bulgarian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva attended on Thursday in Strumica the “One Love Tour” festival, which is organised as a form of cooperation between Macedonian and Bulgarian organisations. Zernovski and Zaharieva also attended the opening of a multi-functional social centre, which was constructed and equipped with ...

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Road Conditions, 16.08.2019

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. During the day the temperature reaches dangerous levels and staying indoors is recommended. 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, ...

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Zaev: I stand in Defence of Rights of LGBT+ Community, Journalists

The PM Zoran Zaev speaks in an interview for MIA about the “Racketeering” case and his latest controversial statement. The PM once again addressed his apologies to the LGBT+ community in Macedonia, as well as the journalists and other media workers. “Me as a PM and as a human and the government, we all stand in defence of the freedom ...

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Supreme Court: Morina cannot be extradited to Serbia

The Supreme Court of Macedonia confirmed the decision of the Criminal Court in Skopje that there are no legal for former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member Tomor Morina to be extradited to Serbia. Morina was arrested in July in Macedonia by a search warrant issued by INTERPOL. From the Ministry of Justice they informed that due to the identical decisions ...

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Reactions to controversial Statement of PM Zaev continue

The LGBT+ Community of Macedonia reacted to the use of pejorative words by PM Zoran Zaev against citizens involved in or linked to the “Racketeering” case. “In our country, the word “faggot” is a word LGBT+ people listen to all the time and everywhere. This word is not someone’s character trait, but rather a symbol of a society that nurtures ...

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Actions for removal of Vergina Sun from Public Surfaces starts

The units of local self-government started on Wednesday activities for removal of the Vergina Sun from public surfaces on recommendation from the Macedonian government. Employees from the PE for Communal Hygiene of Skopje started the action from the metal covers of the manholes in the centre of the city by scratching out with special tools the Vergina Sun carved on ...

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Sweden yet to decide upon Extradition of Davidkovski

Citing the Embassy of Sweden to Macedonia as source, the daily newspaper Nezavisen Vesnik reports that Dejan Davidkovski remains in custody in Sweden, after several media reported that Sweden refused to extradite him to Macedonia. Davidkovski is one of the defendants in the case focusing on the incidents in the Parliament from 27 April 2017. “The procedure is similar like ...

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Road Conditions, 15.08.2019

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. During the day the temperature reaches dangerous levels and staying indoors is recommended. 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, ...

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