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Education Minister Jeton Shaqiri held a meeting on Wednesday with representatives of the Education Trade Union headed by their President Jakim Nedelkov in order to discuss eventual halt of their strike and agreement for their demands for increase of their salaries. Before the meeting, Shaqiri said that, if necessary, the Education Ministry can allocate funds from its annual budget in ...

Spokesperson of the Government of North Macedonia Dusko Arsovski said at a press conference that the European Commission’s positions are to adopt the negotiation frameworks and hold accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania simultaneously. This was the response to a question from the press concerning the positions of the government in relation to the intentions of Albania to demand ...

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski feels very well after the recent case with food poisoning, and will return to work in the government on Thursday, governmental Spokesperson Dusko Arsovski informed at a press conference. Kovacevski was hospitalised at the Infectious Diseases Clinic in Skopje on Monday with severe abdominal pain caused by food poisoning. “Since the symptoms occurred right after PM ...

Resident Representative of UNICEF in Skopje Patrizia di Giovanni addressed a statement to the media in the country in which she calls upon the government and the Education Trade Union to do their best to find a solution for the situation with the salaries in the education sector, so that a priority is once again given to the children and ...

Dry roads reported across the country. There are 30–45-minute delays at Bogorodica and Tabanovce border crossings to enter or exit the country. No delays are reporters on other border crossings. Minor rockslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo – Veles, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Vinica – Berovo and Kochani – Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust ...

The Government of North Macedonia accepted and adopted at a session on Tuesday the latest recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Committee in relation to the anti-COVID measures. The government abolished the obligation for wearing face protection indoors for all public surfaces, except hospitals, pharmacies, retirement homes and public transport (busses, taxis, trains, airplanes etc.). Besides this, people who were in ...

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came out with a statement explaining the official positions of Sofia towards Skopje’s integration in EU, after German Federal minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock said that she spoke to her Bulgarian counterpart FM Teodora Genchovska about eventual approving of the EU membership talks for Skopje. “In relation to the speculations published in certain ...

President Stevo Pendarovski paid an official visit to Montenegro on Tuesday, where he held a meeting and a mutual press conference with his Montenegrin counterpart, President Milo Djukanovic. Pendarovski and Djukanovic concluded that their respective countries nourish very friendly relations and agreed to maintain the good cooperation in all fields in future. The interlocutors also discussed the current situation in ...

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski has been admitted at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases at the Mother Teresa Clinic Centre on the night between Monday and Tuesday. The information was confirmed by Director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases Milena Stevanovic. “The PM was admitted with abdominal pain, probably caused by food poisoning. We provided him with the necessary care and ...

Wet road conditions are reported across the country, with moderate traffic outside urban areas. There are 30-minute – 45-munite delays at Bogorodica and Tabanovce border crossings to enter or exit the country. No delays are reporters on other border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo – Veles, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Vinica – Berovo and Kochani ...