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The French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier said on Thursday for 24TV that official Paris has approved the negotiation framework for the membership talks to be conducted between Macedonia and the EU. “This framework is a product of France’s demands for new EU enlargement methodology. Back in October 2019 French President Emanuel Macron vetoed the start of the membership talks ...

President of Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski held a meeting on Thursday with representatives of the Office of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), the Office of the President reported via a press release. At the meeting, the interlocutors discussed all activities implemented by Macedonian state institutions concerning the legal and illegal migration of people who transit through Macedonia towards Western Europe, ...

The Health Ministry conducted in the past 24 hours 1,325 COVID-19 tests among citizens, of which 119 turned positive. Of the new COVID-19 cases, 35 are located in Skopje, 17 in Stip, 15 in Kumanovo, 8 in Bitola, Gostivar and Kicevo, 5 in Demir Hisar, 4 in Tetovo, 3 in Struga, Veles and Ohrid, 2 in Kavadarci and 1 in ...

Health Minister Venko Filipce met on Thursday representatives of the World Bank (WB) to Macedonia, and stated that WB decided to support the preliminary draft-project for improvement and upgrade of healthcare infrastructure in Macedonia for fast and more efficient response to the COVID-19 crisis. The meeting was attended by WB Health Policy Specialist Dominic Hazen and Head of Programmes for ...

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 ...

Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has officially signed the resolution for scheduling of the constitutive session of the newly elected assembly of the Parliament of Macedonia, following the 2020 parliamentary election. The session will take place on Tuesday 4 August 2020, and will be officially open and conducted by Xhaferi, even though he is currently hospitalised at the Clinic for Infectious ...

According to the latest decision of official Brussels, the borders of the EU shall remain closed for the citizens of Macedonia until 1 September 2020. After reviewing and updating the list of countries whose citizens will be allowed in the EU, the Ambassadors of the EU member-states in Brussels decided that Macedonia and Serbia will not be added to the ...

The Health Ministry conducted in the past 24 hours 1,971 COVID-19 tests among citizens, of which 188 turned positive. Of the new COVID-19 cases, 44 are located in Skopje, 24 in Tetovo, 23 in Gostivar, 21 in Kumanovo and Struga, 18 in Stip, 10 in Kicevo, 6 in Ohrid, 5 in Bitola, 3 in Kavadarci and Makedonski Brod, 2 in ...

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 ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned during the celebration of the 231st anniversary of the US Department of State the integration of Macedonia in NATO as one of the great successes of the US international policy. “This milestone is an opportunity to reflect on the essential role of US diplomacy in advancing the interests, security, and economic prosperity of ...