Monthly Archives: May 2020

Road Conditions, 29.05.2020

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly 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 ...

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Election Date Deal Talks Intensifying

Talks to reach an election date deal are intensifying, but there has been no progress so far. The Government will most likely decide on Friday whether it will ask for the state of emergency to be extended, while the Security Council will make the decision on Saturday afternoon. According to caretaker PM Oliver Spasovski, if analyses show that there is ...

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Caretaker Interior Minister Levels Accusations at National Security Agency

Caretaker Interior Minister Nakje Culev has accused the National Security Agency of holding on to the technical possibility of intercepting communications, which, in his view, that violates Priebe’s laws and recommendations. At a press-conference on Thursday, Culev said he had no information whether the National Security Agency was carrying out illegal wire-tapping activities. However, he called on the Public Prosecutor’s ...

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Coronavirus Situation: 38 New Cases, 16 Cured Patients and Three Deaths

“Over the past 24 hours, 38 new COVID-19 cases have been registered,” the Public Health Institute said on Thursday. It was added that the same period had seen 16 new cured patients and three new deaths. 560 tests were taken in the 24-hour span. There are currently 469 active cases in Macedonia. One of those who died is Petar Mojsoski, ...

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Brussels Officials: Caretaker Government Can’t Last ‘Forever’

Diplomats and senior officials in Brussels are closely following the election deal talks in Macedonia. They call for consensus, but reiterate that the caretaker government cannot last forever. “It’s reasonable to think about elections, there can’t be a caretaker government forever, but elections should certainly be held if conditions are met,” senior officials from the European Commission, which is currently ...

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Road Conditions, 28.05.2020

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on predominantly 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 ...

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Election Day Issue: DUI and Mickoski Confirm Communication Channel Exists

Behind the public scene, party leaders are intensively communicating. Part of those involved in the talks consider that consensus on the election date is close. “I think we are very close to consensus and the stands can be brought closer. It’s obvious and certain that we will have elections, whether it is on 1 July, 5 July, around those dates. ...

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Coronavirus situation: 25 New Cases, 17 Cured Patients and Three Deaths

“Over the past 24 hours, 25 new COVID-19 cases have been registered,” the Public Health Institute said on Wednesday. It was added that the same period had seen 17 new cured patients and three new deaths. 622 tests were taken in the 24-hour span. There are currently 450 active cases in Macedonia. The same day, the Health Ministry said the ...

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Culev Urges Acceptance of Regulation for Financial Reward for Police Officers

At a press-conference on Wednesday, caretaker Interior Minister Nakje Culev praised citizens complying with the measures and police officers. “Citizens are responsible. Generally speaking, they complied with the Government’s measures to prevent COVID-19. For 70 days, starting from 22 March, in different periods of the day, they stayed at home. Police officers executed their task with professionalism, responsibility, and sacrifice. ...

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Dimitrov Participates in Video Conference of Adriatic and Ionian Initiative

Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov took part on Wednesday in a video conference of the Council of the Adriatic and Ionian Initiative and the Ministerial Meeting of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region, which primarily focused on coordination in the efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. As he said in the address, it’s clear to everybody that only through ...

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