Monthly Archives: June 2020

27 April Case: Vasilevski Testifies about Developments at VMRO-DPMNE HQ

During Friday’s trial over the case concerning the 27 April 2017 incidents in Parliament, in which former senior officials of VMRO-DPMNE are charged with organising the situation, Aleksandar Vasilevski said former PM Nikola Gruevski and the ex-head of the Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration, Saso Mijalkov, had never given him instructions about the storming. All of that, according to the witness, ...

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Road Conditions, 10.06.2020

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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COVID-19: 127 New Cases and Two New Deaths Registered

Over the past 24 hours, 127 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, the Health Ministry said on Monday. It was added that the same period had seen 702 people tested, 16 new cured patients, and two new deaths. The number of active cases in the country is 1,343. At a press-conference together with Infectious Diseases Committee President Zarko Karadzoski and ...

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Police Officers to Face Disciplinary Proceedings over Curfew Problems in Cair

Police officers from the control point in the settlement of Cair, located in Skopje, who were letting citizens through to buy products at a local store during the curfew will face disciplinary proceedings, according to caretaker Interior Minister Nakje Culev. He said at a press-conference on Monday that it was the State Market Inspectorate, not the Ministry, which was in ...

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Osmani Presents Initiative for Political and National Consensus on Integration

Political and national consensus on the negotiation process with the EU. That is the initiative presented on Monday by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani. He believes that all political stakeholders, not just the Government and President Stevo Pendarovski, should be involved in it. According to the Deputy PM, it’s necessary for parliament’s committees, including the European Affairs one ...

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New Austrian Donation for Macedonia’s Anti-coronavirus Efforts

For the second time in one month, Austria has made a donation to Macedonia in the efforts to deal with COVID-19. The donation consists of 500 packages containing personal hygiene products for a five-member family. It’s been secured through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism and NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrej Zernovski received the donation in ...

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State Quarantine for People from Macedonia Entering Slovenia Announced

Slovenia’s Government has decided that all people coming from Macedonia have to head to 14-day state quarantine. The decision covers everyone, regardless of whether they are citizens of Macedonia, Slovenia or one of the other 26 EU members. The Slovenian Interior Ministry described on Monday the epidemiological situation in Macedonia as extraordinarily difficult. The quarantine for Slovenian citizens returning home ...

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Road Conditions, 09.06.2020

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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Health Ministry Data on COVID-19 Cases over Three-day Weekend

Over the past 24 hours, 120 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce confirmed on Thursday. It was added that the same period had seen 16 new cured patients and two new deaths. Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who’s a member of DUI, believes the non-compliance with the measures to be a result of fake ...

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Ahmeti: DUI’s Next Goal is Ethnic Albanian as Macedonia’s PM

In his address to mark the 18th birthday of his party, leader Ali Ahmeti says DUI has been a legitimate and absolute representative of the political will of ethnic Albanians over the past 20 decades, adding that it has been together in every challenge, in numerous processes aiming at full equality, at full NATO and EU integration, and at improvement ...

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