Monthly Archives: February 2020

Road Conditions, 24.02.2020

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet 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 ...

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Judge Dimiskova’s Brother Testifies in Extortion Case

Judge Vesna Dimiskova brother, lawyer Vasil Dimiskov, was the first witness at Thursday’s hearing over the Extortion case. Dimiskova is the one who’d issued a detention measure against businessperson Jordan Kamcev in the Empire case. Kamcev, in the capacity of witness in the Extortion process, had said at the start of the trial that the lawyer, too, had been part ...

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Ambassador Zbogar Comments on Macedonia’s EU Road

“Recently, the European Commission once again repeated its recommendation,” the Head of the EU Delegation to Macedonia, Ambassador Samuel Zbogar said during Thursday’s visit to Probistip, adding that the Commission’s conviction was that it was time for accession negotiations to be opened with Skopje. Asked what the country should do to become part of the European family, the Ambassador said ...

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Caretaker Minister Culev Presents Information about Drug Case in Krusopek

Wednesday’s police operation in the village of Krusopek, located in the Skopje region, saw one kilogramme of cocaine seized. Caretaker Interior Minister Nakje Culev said on Thursday it was part of a very big amount of drugs whose final destination had been Macedonia. Four persons have been detained. A financial investigation has been opened into the legal entity on whose ...

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Road Conditions, 21.02.2020

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet 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 ...

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VMRO-DPMNE’s Milososki Hands over Audio Material to Prosecutor’s Office

On Wednesday, VMRO-DPMNE MP Antonio Milososki handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office the audio material played by him last week in Parliament. According to him, both the material and the transcript raise serious suspicions that SDSM leader and former PM Zoran Zaev was aware, for a longer period of time, of the manner of financing of International Alliance. Milososki added ...

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Dimitrov Discusses EU and NATO Road at Meeting with Counterpart in Madrid

Macedonia’s NATO Accession Protocol will enter Spain’s Parliament on Thursday. At their meeting in Madrid on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov and Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya in Madrid talked about the positive developments on Macedonia’s road to membership in the organisation. They talked about Macedonia’s road to EU membership as well. According to Dimitrov, though Macedonia is currently not ...

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Derkoski: This Year’s Focus to Especially be on Training EB Members

The State Election Commission (SEC) will have more than 8.5 million euros at its disposal to organise the 12 April elections. SEC President Oliver Derkoski said on Wednesday that the focus this year would especially be on training of election board (EB) members, which would be mandatory. If some member doesn’t attend the training, they will not be compensated. SEC ...

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Ex-Greek PM Tsipras Calls for Skopje to be Given EU Talks Date

In March, the European Council should allow Skopje and Tirana to start negotiations, ex-Greek PM Alexis Tsipras urged during his address in the French Senate. He asked how it possible was for the EU to credibly support the prospect of the resolution of international disputes when it couldn’t support a European country like Macedonia that had already resolved a European ...

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Road Conditions, 20.02.2020

Poor driving conditions are reported throughout the country on wet 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 ...

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