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Macedonia will get the first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine in February. Wednesday afternoon saw a direct deal reached with the company. The amount will be known in the coming weeks. The following doses will arrive in March and April. The Health Ministry is continuing talks to secure vaccines also through negotiations with EU members and through the COVAX mechanism, from ...

The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) will launch an initiative before the Public Prosecutor’s Office. That will be done to initiate proceedings against a political party for illegal financing during the election campaign for the early parliamentary elections. The Financial Intelligence Office has confirmed the allegations, it was said at Wednesday’s session. The conclusion was adopted unanimously. The ...

Through Vecernji List, PM Zoran Zaev has once again expressed his support and solidarity with Croatia and the Croatian people after the earthquakes. As he adds for the Croatian newspaper, citizens of Macedonia are constantly with the thoughts and fears of Croatian ones, adding that they pray for as few victims as possible. The PM points out that North Macedonia ...

The Census Draft Law has continued to spark accusations between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE. The ruling party wants the process to be held in April. Also, it once again urged on Wednesday all MPs, especially those from the opposition, to display responsibility before the country and its citizens by supporting the document. On the other hand, VMRO-DPMNE’s standpoint remains unchanged, that ...

Dry road conditions are reported throughout the country. There is moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported on border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo-Veles, Mavrovo-DebarStruga, Vinica-Berovo and Kochani-Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed to weather conditions and follow traffic rules, signs and signals.

Though all MPs agree that the census should be a statistical operation, not a political one, the opposition has demands about, as its members point out, a quality process. On the other hand, the ruling majority’s stand is that the census will be in line with the EU’s best standards. SDSM’s Snezana Kaleska-Vanceva says that the census is needed for ...

A prosecutor from Skopje worked unprofessionally and unconscientiously, that is, they took no action on multiple cases. In the case, criminal accountability hasn’t been established, while the prosecutor withdrew from the position. Chief Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski told journalists on Tuesday that the Public Prosecutor’s Office had initiated five disciplinary procedures against prosecutors this year. According to him, the work ...

At its session on Tuesday, the Government made a decision to send financial assistance to Croatia totalling six million euros. PM Zoran Zaev sent strong support to counterpart Andrej Plenkovic and all citizens affected by the quake. Also, he extended condolences over the victims on behalf all citizens on Macedonia. The same day, President Stevo Pendarovski, too, extended condolences to ...

The Faculty of Pedagogy disagrees with the plans for the new primary education concept. According to the higher education institution, there are serious inconsistencies whose implementation would cause serious problems to the primary education process quality. The Faculty is also surprised why it isn’t included in the reform, stressing that such thorough changes are impossible without the inclusion of all ...

On Tuesday, President Stevo Pendarovski held a meeting in Skopje with the KFOR Commander, Major General Franco Federici. Aiming at efficient dealing with security challenges in the region, the readiness to advance mutual cooperation and exchange information of common interest was expressed at the meeting. Pendarovski and the KFOR Commander exchanged opinions about several topics, including the joint activities with ...