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Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) that Bulgaria shall not succumb to pressures concerning the accession of Macedonia in the EU. “Ever since 2019 we are trying to explain to official Skopje that the EU does not function as Yugoslavia did. Respect and implementation of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement are crucial ...

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic said during the parliamentary session for MP questions that Eurostat has confirmed that the law and the methodology for the upcoming Population census in Macedonia are in accordance with the highest standards applied in the EU. “After we received this positive response from Eurostat, all accusations of the opposition concerning the Population census are void. I ...

Governmental Spokesperson Dusko Arsovski said at a press conference in the government that institutions of the state took all necessary measures to locate and apprehend former Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration Director Saso Mijalkov, and that their actions in the end turned successful. “The activities and coordination conducted by the institutions of the state, like the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organised ...

British Ambassador to Macedonia Rachel Galloway said while answering journalists’ questions concerning the events around the alleged escape of former Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration Director Saso Mijalkov that laws should be respected and implemented so that the citizens have trust in the system. “It is important for the institutions of the state to successfully resolve cases of this kind, because ...

High Representative of EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell recently said that the EU has not forgotten about the Western Balkans. “We have not forgotten our obligations towards these countries, but they should also keep their part of the obligations, i.e. to proceed with implementation of reforms for more independent judiciary and more efficient fight against corruption. ...

Wet road conditions and snow are reported throughout the country. There is moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported on border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo-Veles, Mavrovo-DebarStruga, Vinica-Berovo and Kochani-Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed to weather conditions and follow traffic rules, signs and signals.

PM Zoran Zaev held a press conference on Tuesday evening in relation to the case of the alleged escape of former UBK Head and defendant in Target-Fortress case Saso Mijalkov. “In the past 40 hours, we conducted action and took all necessary measures. Mijalkov had no other choice and had to turn himself in. This is a very significant success ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski came out at a press conference on Tuesday to reveal details concerning the case of the alleged escape from justice of former UBK Head and defendant in Target-Fortress case Saso Mijalkov. Spasovski revealed in details the entire processes that took place from the latest hearing over the Target-Fortress case till Sunday night, when the police were ...

Judge Ognen Stavrev from the Skopje Criminal Court announced at a hearing on Tuesday the verdict for the Monster case. According to the verdict, defendants Alil Demiri, Afrim Ismailovic and Agim Ismailovic were sentenced to life in prison, Haki Aziri is sentenced to 9 years in prison, Fejzi Aziri is sentenced to 15 years in prison, after all of them ...

Wet road conditions are reported throughout the country. There is moderate traffic outside urban areas. No delays are reported on border crossings. Landslides are possible along the routes of Katlanovo-Veles, Mavrovo-DebarStruga, Vinica-Berovo and Kochani-Delchevo. Motorists are advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed to weather conditions and follow traffic rules, signs and signals.