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Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

The first hearing in the process against Ljupco Georgievski, who was the head of the now-defunct Vancho Mihailov Bulgarian club in Bitola, was held on Monday. Georgievski is charged with causing hatred, discord or intolerance on national, racial, religious or any other discriminatory ground, as well as with spreading racist and xenophobic material via information system. “There mustn’t be a ...

In an interview with Telma, Deputy PM for European Affairs Bojan Maricic says that delivery of reforms required by the Growth Plan of the EU for Western Balkans is not related to accession talks. The reforms will focus on the economic system, financial control, fiscal policies, and fundamental values, he points out. “I want to say that they will focus ...

Following the information published on Saturday that US Ambassador Angela Aggeler paid a visit to the Supreme Court upon a request from judges under fierce pressure from the government who asked for protection against political retaliation, Sitel asked and received on Monday a comment from the Ambassador. In the written text, she says she was glad to meet Court President ...

In the second quarter of the year, a big number of basic courts were inefficient. On Monday, the Judicial Council adopted reports on their work. In the appeals area of Stip, basic courts in Vinica, Strumica, and Stip were efficient, as opposed to the ones in Delcevo, Kocani, Radovis, and Sveti Nikole. In the appeals area of Bitola, all courts ...

On Monday, former Oncology Clinic Director Nino Vasev was quizzed by MPs in the frames of Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry. Though he was asked numerous questions, he didn’t give precise answers. Asked why there was so-called reverse procurement of therapy, Vasev presented a stand similar to the position of ex-Health Minister Venko Filipce, that is, he said he couldn’t allow ...

President Stevo Pendarovski has convened the National Security Council. The session will be held on Wednesday afternoon. The Gaza conflict, the events in Ukraine, and the Kosovo situation will be discussed. The highest security services will assess whether the situation in North Macedonia has been endangered. The session will be attended by Council members, Intelligence Agency Director Erold Musliu, and ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

In the frames of her visit to Skopje, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held a meeting on Sunday with President Stevo Pendarovski. They discussed North Macedonia’s EU negotiations process, relevant political developments in the country, and current situation in the region. In that regard, information was exchanged about the further stages of the negotiations, after the end of ...

On Friday, PM Dimitar Kovacevski said the election timing should be agreed by the working group discussing the changes to the Electoral Code. He called on VMRO-DPMNE to delegate a representative to the body. In the PM’s view, that’s the right way because every other format of reaching a deal would not be institutional. The election topic was among the ...