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President Stevo Pendarovski on Monday confirmed that a few days ago he applied on the website for vaccination, adding that he will be vaccinated in accordance with the state plan published by the Ministry of Health. “Of course, I will be vaccinated with the vaccine that will be available at that time. I say this because there are controversies about ...

301 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours out of 1,091 tests, while 37 COVID-19 patients have passed away. The Health Ministry also informs that at the moment 699 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalised at clinics around the country, of which 50 were admitted in the past 24-hour period. The total number of COVID-diagnosed persons in the ...

Parliament adopted the postponement of the Law on Census of Households and Dwellings by summary procedure together with the amendments to the Electoral Code. The postponement of the census, the introduction of a fingerprint and the postponement of the local elections were part of the agreement at the meeting between the leaders of the two largest parties in the country, ...

“Bulgaria to implement its laws equally for all ethnic groups in the country, including the Macedonian one, and to find a solution to the open issues with Macedonia, because the blockade of the neighbour’s accession to the EU “risks destabilization in the region“, US State told journalists on Friday, related to the latest report on the human rights situation in ...

On Friday, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev from Prilep once again appeals to all citizens to accept vaccination against COVID-19. This is, he said, an important thing because only in that way will everyone be able to protect their health and defeat the pandemic. Until now, Zaev pointed out, the vaccination is going with the planned dynamics, but, as informed by ...

The Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs Arber Ademi from DUI, told journalists that late Thursday afternoon that the session ended with a single item on the agenda – postponement of the census, which would be held from 5 to 30 September. By 15:00, more than 100 amendments had been submitted by the Alliance for Albanians and Alternative. Ademi ...

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev expects a solution to be found early next week for the amendments to the Law on Citizenship, proposed by the Alliance for Albanians and Alternative. He said many of the dilemmas related to the law changes have been resolved, and details need to be worked out by the Interior and Justice Ministries. “Our country with the ...

During a guest appearance on Sofia-based BTV television, Kyuchyuk stressed that the trust between Macedonia and Bulgaria has been damaged and that the two countries must return to the foundations of the Good Neighbourly and Friendship Agreement. “After the elections, there must be negotiations, the common history is an integral part and we must set the parameters for a common ...

1,402 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours out of 3,978 tests, while 29 COVID-19 patients have passed away. The Health Ministry also informs that at the moment 1,679 patients with COVID-19 are hospitalised at clinics around the country, of which 79 patients have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours and it was reported that early ...

The US State Department’s report on the human rights situation in North Macedonia states that prosecutors often break legal deadlines for completing investigations, with no consequences. By law, investigations need to be completed in 6 months, and deadlines can be extended to 12 and 18 months for more complex organized crime cases with the permission of the supervisor, but in ...