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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.

Justice Minister Krenar Lloga has signed off on the request for extradition of the principal suspect in the case concerning the murders of Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski, Ljupco Palevski. Once it is translated into Turkish, it will be immediately send to Turkiye’s Justice Ministry. Lloga expects cooperation with Turkiye’s judicial organs and Palevski to face justice institutions in North ...

Four of the suspects in the Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski murders, Vlatko Kesisov, Velibor Manev, and Bore Videvski, who have confessed, and Gjorcevska’s father, Aleksandar Gjorcevski, who has denied involvement, have each been issued a 30- day detention measure. Also, Ljupco Palevski’s lawyer, Vasko Stojkov, who drove the principal suspect from Skopje to Belgrade on November 30, was detained ...

Commenting on Tuesday’s designation by the US of ex-Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Koco Angjusev, Deputy PM for Good Governance Policies Slavica Grkovska called on Wednesday on all domestic institutions to take every required measure. The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) sought dismissal as early as 2019, when it found conflict of interest because of his participation in ...

According to a report presented by the Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation on Wednesday, during the first day of the Open Forum on Anti-Corruption, which is taking place in Skopje, 65% of citizens consider corruption to be the biggest problem affecting them. Over 80% of polled citizens believe that ministers, MPs, judges, and party leaders are perceived as most corrupt. ...

On Wednesday, President Stevo Pendarovski said he wasn’t thinking about another presidential term. However, later that day, his Cabinet further clarified his stand, saying that it was not a new position by the President, adding nonetheless that it was early for a decision on whether he would be part of the presidential race. The final decision, according to the Cabinet, ...

According to President Stevo Pendarovski, the constitutional changes will not have been made by the end of the year because there’s no political atmosphere for a two-thirds majority due to the opposition’s stands. He said on Wednesday the new government would need to complete the task. “It will be interesting to see, if there is a change of the government ...

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 prime suspect in the case concerning the Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski murders, Ljupco Palevski, has been arrested in Balikesir, Turkiye, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said at a press-conference on Tuesday that started at 10:30 pm. The Minister also showed the document of INTERPOL’s confirmation of the arrest. “I expect the extradition procedure to finish maximally quickly,” he added. ...

Prior to Interior Minister Spasovski’s press-conference, a 46-year-old man from Skopje had been detained in the case concerning the murders of Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski. Police suspect that he helped prime suspect, Ljupco Palevski, escape to Turkiye, that is, he drove him from Serbia to Bulgaria and from Bulgaria to Turkey. Prosecutors have evidence that the suspect three days ...