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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 ...

The Government’s preparations for the 5 July elections have started. At its session on Wednesday, it adopted an amendment to a regulation with legal force concerning issues related to the election process that put the Interior Ministry under the obligation to submit within one day the lists of citizens that have submitted a request for a new ID or passport, ...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev says for Vecer that the state of emergency decisions have so far been made due to the economic measures to help the economy and citizens. He adds that the Government sees no need for a fourth package of such measures because the process to realise the third, which has already been adopted, will last until autumn. ...

“We Albanians dreamt of freedom, of equality, and we fought for this dream to become a reality. When we believe in something, we’re ready to sacrifice everything,” DUI leader Ali Ahmeti said on Wednesday, talking about his proposal for Macedonia’s next PM to be an ethnic Albanian. As he added, today, more than ever, Albanians in Macedonia hold high positions. ...

Over the past 24 hours, 87 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. It was added that the same period had seen 1,019 new people tested, six new cured patients, and seven new deaths. The number of active cases in the country is 1,536.According to the Health Ministry, all seven patients who died are with ...

SDSM’s Radmila Sekerinska says that the election deadline issue isn’t one of political wishes or subject to consensus among parties. “It is regulated in the country’s Constitution and laws,” she points out. According to Sekerinska, the state of emergency cannot be extended infinitely because the country cannot function without a legislative home. She adds that a government with full political ...

A decision will be made this week regarding the opening of Macedonia’s border, according to Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. At Wednesday’s meeting with counterpart Ivica Dacic in Serbia, they talked about facilitating the limitations between the two countries resulting from the coronavirus situation, as well as about and the border issue. At a press-conference, the Dimitrov stated that in consultation ...

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 ...

At its session on Tuesday, the Government decided against the recommendation of the Infectious Diseases Committee, which means there will be no new curfew in Skopje, Kumanov, Tetovo, Stip and several other municipalities. Ministers had asked the previous day for the decision to be discussed directly at a session instead of the Chief Crisis HQ making the decisions that are ...

Over the past 24 hours, 87 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce said on Tuesday. It was added that the same period had seen 987 new people tested, five new cured patients, and one new death. The number of active cases in the country is 1,424. Among the new cases is a City of Skopje Education ...