Monthly Archives: August 2021

Mickoski, Sela, Gashi Will not Attend Celebration of OFA Anniversary

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, Alliance for Albanians (AA) leader Ziadin Sela and Alternative (AAA) leader Afrim Gashi announced that they will not attend the celebration on Friday. “In a time when the country and the citizens are going through crises, facing consequences from the forest fires, as well as the new wave of COVID-19 infections, I cannot allow myself to ...

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FM Osmani Meets US Ambassador Byrnes

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani held a meeting on Thursday with US Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes. As the press service of the Foreign Ministry informed, the interlocutors discussed the bilateral relations between their respective countries, and Osmani also informed Byrnes on the political activities in the country related to the European perspective and the integration in the EU. Osmani accented ...

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SEC: Contract for Procurement of Fingerprint Scanning Terminals Signed

President of the State Electoral Commission (SEC) informed that he has signed on Thursday the contract with the German company “Dermalog” for procurement of the fingerprint scanning terminals which will be used for identification and registration of voters at the upcoming local election this October. “We are to receive the first 250 terminals by 25 August 2021. Officials from “Dermalog” ...

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CMC: Majority of Fires Extinguished Thanks to Rains

The Crisis Management Centre reported on Thursday that thanks to the rains that took place in several part of the country on Wednesday evening, many of the forest fires that raged across the country have been completely put out. “Thanks to the heavy rains and hailstorms, almost all forest fires are either completely extinguished, or put under control b our ...

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588 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths in Past 24 Hours

The Health Ministry informs that in the past 24 hours 5,780 COIVD-19 tests were conducted among citizens, and of them 588 turned positive. Of the new cases, 230 are registered in Skopje, 101 in Tetovo, 82 in Gostivar, 48 in Kicevo, 17 in Debar, 16 in Ohrid and Strumica, 15 in Kumanovo, 11 in Struga, 8 in Bitola, 6 in ...

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Concert for 20th Anniversary of OFA Cancelled due to COVID-19 Situation

First Deputy PM and Minister of Political System and Inter-Community Relations Artan Grubi informed that due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the Ministry of Political System decided to cancel the Friday concert which was part of the activities for observation of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA). The ...

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Osmani: News from Official Sofia not Encouraging

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani said at a press conference that the news coming from official Sofia concerning the negotiations for overcoming the bilateral issues that block the accession of the country in EU are not encouraging.  “Bulgaria is yet to get its new political government and have its state institutions established. However, the latest events there indicate that the ...

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SEC: Activities for Procurement of Fingerprint Scanners Started

The State Electoral Commission (SEC) informed that they are about to finalise the process for signing of the contract with the German company “Dermalog” which is to provide the fingerprint scanning terminals for the upcoming local election this October. “Representatives of Dermalog came to the country yesterday for necessary consultations about the contents of the contract we are about to ...

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New Vaccination Points Open in Skopje after Increase of Interest among Citizens

The Health Ministry informed that starting form Wednesday 4 additional vaccination points will be open in the City of Skopje, at the polyclinics in Bit Pazar, Dracevo, Cento and Gjorce Petrov. This decision follows the sudden increase of interest of the citizens for vaccination against COVID-19, after the government introduced obligation for the citizens to provide vaccination certificates upon entry ...

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Opposition, Ruling Party Trade Accusations over New COVID-19 Restrictions

The opposition and the ruling party continue with the exchange of accusations over the latest developments with the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. According to VMRO-DPMNE, the latest anti-COVID measures introduced by the government introduce discrimination among the citizens. “Vaccines are safe and citizens should accept to take them, but the latest measures of PM Zoran Zaev and Health Minister ...

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