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Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Motorists are generally advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed according to the weather conditions and respect road signalization. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani-Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar-Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo-Veles, Krusevo-Demir Hisar and Resen – ...

Former EU Ambassador to Macedonia Erwan Fouere believes that the Macedonian Government should start an intense information campaign before the referendum concerning the Macedonia-Greece Name Issue Agreement and the country’s integration in EU and NATO. “An inclusive public debate at both national and local level will be essential to ensure that citizens are given all the information needed to determine ...

The Macedonian Centre for International Cooperation (MCIC) conducted a poll concerning the upcoming referendum about the Name Issue Agreement between Macedonia and Greece. According to the results, 41.5 % of the interviewees said that they would vote “yes” on the referendum for the question “Are you in favour of EU and NATO membership by accepting the Agreement between the Republic ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski says in an interview for Kanal 5 that his party will announce its position concerning the Prespa Agreement referendum by 10 September, when the campaign for the referendum is scheduled to start. “It is true that I was offered ministerial positions in the government, but the claims that I have demanded amnesty and changes to Criminal ...

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) revealed that the referendum on the Macedonia-Greece Name Issue Agreement would cost the country 2.7 million euros. “SEC is obliged to adopt the financial plan and its first draft sets the total sum of the referendum expenditures at 2.7 million euros, cutting for 20 % the funds approved by the Parliament for the upcoming plebiscite,” ...

The Party for Movement of the Turks (THP) reacted to the news that Kosovo has appointed Gjergj Dedaj as Ambassador to Macedonia. “Dedaj in several previous occasions has made scandalous, offensive and utterly fascistic statements concerning the Turkish people, making him a persona non grata for us, and all the Turkish people in the world. We think that a person ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski will file a motion to the government on dismissal of the head of the Public Security Bureau (PSB), the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) reported. “A MoI official state car, Land Rover Discovery Sport, was sent on a trip to Greece on 2 August 2018 after an approval was issued by the PSB head, Lazo Velkovski. ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Motorists are generally advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed according to the weather conditions and respect road signalization. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani-Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar-Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo-Veles, Krusevo-Demir Hisar and Resen – ...

In an interview for the Greek Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA), political analyst and former member of the International Crisis Group Edward Joseph says the agreement on the name issue reached between Macedonia and Greece deserves a Nobel Prize because it has created a new model for resolution of international disputes. “The real reason why this agreement deserves the Nobel Prize ...

The Municipality of Gazi Baba and the City of Skopje observe the two-year anniversary since the great floods in parts of Skopje and the villages of Stajkovci, Singelic and Smilkovci. The floods occurred on 6 August 2016, and 28 people lost their lives and the homes of hundred others were partially or completely destroyed. From SDSM they levelled accusations at ...