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Traffic on state roads is proceeding without bans or delays on wet roads. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT are constantly on the ground with 172 special vehicles for road maintenance, and keep ...

SDSM leader Venko Filipce will ask for a leaders’ meeting that, as he’s pointed out, he will present a plan on what should be done when it comes to the country and the families impacted by the Kocani tragedy. SDSM’s stand is that there should be a discussion on genuine judicial reforms and changes in the health system, education, and ...

The investigation into the Kocani fire has been selective and therefore should be expanded to cover current officials of the Government, according to SDSM. The opposition party said on Saturday that the selectiveness would be one of the topics at the leaders’ meeting its leader, Venko Filipce, was demanding. Filipce will present details regarding the meeting matter next week, SDSM ...

According to PM Hristijan Mickoski, though the issue of a leaders’ meeting is a topic that is too serious for there to be discussions on it through media, he was ready to meet Venko Filipce. “From what I’ve been able to understand publicly, Filipce has some proposal, plan. he can present that plan at a press-conference. However, if he considers ...

According to SDSM, the Kocani fire has “exposed” not only institutional oversights, but the collapse of the safety system. “Something is wrong with safety in the country, but there is silence about that. There has to be accountability according to the laws, but also moral responsibility”, the party noted. SDSM believes that Pance Toskovski should resign as Interior Minister due ...

The Kocani Basic Court has ruled ex-Kocani Mayors Ratko Dimitrovski and Nikolco Ilijev will be under house arrest over the nightclub fire case. However, the Stip Court of Appeals will decide on the issue of whether Dimitrovski’s passport will be taken away. Ex-State Market Inspectorate Aneta Simeska Dimeska, too, is under house arrest, while 19, including resigning Mayor Ljupco Papazov, ...

“In the last 24 hours, 4 patients injured in the Kocani fire that were receiving treatment abroad have been admitted to the Toxicology Clinic and discharged for in-home treatment following the carried out toxicological analyses”, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The condition of all four is good. The number of patients hospitalised in Skopje is 16. The condition of ...

Traffic on state roads is proceeding without bans or delays on wet roads. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT are constantly on the ground with 172 special vehicles for road maintenance, and keep ...

On Thursday, SDSM again said there was selectiveness when it comes to the Kocani fire investigation. At the press-conference, Spokesperson Bogdanka Kuzeska criticised PM Hristijan Mickoski in relation to the Prosecutor-General Ljupco Kocevski dismissal procedure issue. “Several weeks ago, the Prosecutor-General was under pressure to be dismissed directly by Mickoski. The Government started a procedure, there were verbal attacks publicly, ...

At a press-conference at around 1 pm on Thursday, Health Minister Arben Taravari stated that four people injured in the Kocani fire that had been receiving treatment in Spain and one person that had received treatment in Greece had returned. Their condition is good, but they will be under observation at hospitals domestically. 24 patients are being treated at state ...