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Director of the State Statistical Office (SSO) Apostol Simovski presented at a special ceremony in Skopje the final official results of the Population Census that was conducted in the country in the second half of 2021. “We conducted a major statistical operation, and we conducted it rather successfully. Still, we faced challenges like the boycott of the census by certain ...

SDSM MP Snezana Kalevska-Vanceva congratulated the State Statistical office (SSO) in the name of the entire party upon the completion of the 2021 Population Census. “Since the beginning, SDSM was consistent that this statistical operation was more than necessary for update of the population numbers so that we can create adequate policies in future. Even in a time of pandemic, ...

PM Dimitar Kovacevski spoke on the phone on Wednesday evening with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The interlocutors discussed the relations between North Macedonia and the US, with Kovacevski thanking Blinken for all the support the US provide in the development of the country and its Euro-Atlantic integrations. Kovacevski also condemned the Russian aggression over Ukraine, and both of ...

Leaders of the political parties consisting the ruling majority in Bulgaria held a meeting in Sofia on Tuesday evening, at which they concluded that the official positions of Sofia towards North Macedonia remain unchanged. “We are constantly discussing the ongoing events and negotiations with North Macedonia, and once we conclude that the Bulgarian national interests are protected, we shall conform ...

Defence Minister Slavjnaka Petrovska said at a press conference on Tuesday that at the moment there are no security threats and risks over the territory of North Macedonia amidst the crisis in Ukraine. “So far, we have not registered cyber-attacks over our country, but the relevant institutions constantly inform us about such occurrences, and have dealt with such problems, but ...

Former Transport Minister and defendant in the TNT case Mile Janakieski presented his defence on Tuesday at the newest hearing over the case. In his statements, Janakieski confirmed that his conversations with former PM and defendant Nikola Gruevski about the demolition of the Cosmos complex of businessman Fijat Canoski, that were published by the then opposition in the beginning of ...

The Government of North Macedonia adopted several changes to the anti-COVID measures currently in force in the country, recommended by the Infectious Diseases Committee. Starting on Wednesday 30 March 2022, students in primary schools are no longer obliged to wear face masks while in classes and in the schools in general, while the obligation still remains in force for teachers ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani met on Tuesday OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci, who paid an official visit to Skopje. At the meeting, the interlocutors pointed out the good cooperation between ODIHR and institutions of the state in Skopje, with Osmani saying that the support from OSCE and ODIHR is very important for ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced on Monday that 5 Russian diplomats at the Embassy in Skopje have been declared “personae non grata” and are expected to leave the country soon. On this occasion, as they report from MoFA, Russian Ambassador Sergey Bazdnikin was called for a meeting within the ministry, where he was handed the resolution for the ...

Bulgarian PM Kiril Petkov said at a press conference in Sofia, after a meeting with PM of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski, that lift of the Bulgarian blockade for the start of the EU accession talks for North Macedonia is realistic in the upcoming period. “Soon we expect good news about lifting of the Bulgarian veto for North Macedonia and start ...