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According to EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, due to the decision on early parliamentary elections, it’s logical for the census to be delayed so that there’s no political influence. At Monday’s marking of European Statistics Day, he said he hoped the census would be held by 2021, when such a statistical operation would be held in other European countries, too, at ...

Stip’s Basic Court has given consent for a warrant for the arrest of Igor Spasov. Since Monday, authorities have been looking for him with warrant on the country’s territory. A week ago, Spasov, who sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in prison for the murder of Martin Neskovski during the celebration of VMRO-DPMNE’s election victory the previous year, was supposed ...

At Monday’s hearing over the Monster case, parts of 2012 communication between DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and then-Deputy Interior Minister Xhelal Bajrami were read. Shortly after the murder, Ahmeti told Bajrami that professionals had committed the murder. As far as the Opel near the border is concerned, he said it had been just an attempt to cause disorientation among investigators. ...

The State Election Commission (SEC) is ready to organise parliamentary elections on the basis of any model on which parties will reach a deal, according to its President, Oliver Derkoski. The SEC President said on Monday that the voter list was fine, adding that it didn’t include so-called phantom voters. As he pointed out, in a list in which there ...

The opposition will not agree to a change of the date of the elections. VMRO-DPMNE adheres to the stand that the election process should be carried out on 12 April 2020 despite DUI’s announcement that if Spain doesn’t manage to ratify the NATO Accession Protocol, the elections will be delayed to prevent Macedonia from being without a parliamentary composition when ...

In a civil lawsuit, the PM’s Security Adviser Zoran Verusevski, former head of the Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration Agency, seeks compensation from the state for, as he says, the unfounded detentions in the Coup case and for illegal possession of a weapon. At Basic Court Skopje II on Monday, Verusevski said the reason for the lawsuit is to put an ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...

The Ohrid Dialogue started officially on Friday with the panel about the next steps that lie ahead for Macedonia. PM Zoran Zaev wished the guests welcome. As the participants in the morning session agreed, they’re there to help so that even bigger progress is achieved as far as the country’s Euro-Atlantic integrations are concerned. “Nearly 20 years ago, it was ...

In an interview with Kanal 5 TV, Mark Laity, Director of the Communications Division at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe, says that Macedonia’s Euro-Atlantic path is very clear. Though Laity adds that NATO membership will bring protection for the country, in the period leading up to the early elections, citizens must be careful due to hybrid threats. In an ...

According to VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan Mickoski, the members of the SDSM-led ruling structure are responsible for corruption and crime. As he wrote on his official Facebook page on Sunday, their only agenda is to hold public office in order to “steal and get rich on the people’s backs”. The previous day, PM Zoran Zaev, in the capacity of SDSM leader, ...