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The Ministry of Health informs, according to the data from the Institute of Public Health that in the last 24 hours 2,720 tests were performed and 319 new cases of COVID-19 were registered. Of that number, 59 are reinfections. 1 patient has passed away and 258 have recovered in the same period. The total number of COVID-diagnosed persons in the ...

With 11 votes “for”, one “against” and without any “abstentions”, the members of the Committee on Political System assessed that the draft-law on amending the Electoral Code is acceptable and proposed to Parliament to organize a public debate. Only the DUI MP, Fisnike Bekteshi Shaqiri, voted against the proposal to introduce one constituency, but although the other parties voted “for” ...

The third meeting of the fourth Working Group for bilateral cooperation between North Macedonia and Bulgaria was held in Sofia, focusing on culture, education and science, tourism, youth and sports. In a statement to the media after the meeting, Minister of Culture Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojcevska said that the meeting, which is aimed at accelerating the process of promoting good neighbourly relations ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bujar Osmani, addressed the MEPs members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and received unequivocal support from them for the EU membership negotiations to start immediately, correspondent from Brussels reported. Osmani reminded the MEPs how long North Macedonia has been in the waiting room, the degree of compliance with the necessary EU reforms, but also the ...

The amendments to the Electoral Code envisaging the introduction of one constituency, submitted by MPs from the smaller parliamentary parties, are scheduled for Tuesday’s session of the Parliamentary Committee on Political System and Inter-Community Relations in the first reading, but so far there is no consensus on their adoption. MP Pavle Trajanov from the Democratic Union believes that the process ...

“Cooperation with Bulgaria has improved, especially after the arrival of the two new governments and the establishment of a new way of communication. When there is a document acceptable to both parties, it will be shared with the institutions and the public,” said Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, answering journalists’ questions after the visit of the company “Vitaminka” in Prilep. “Always ...

The Ministry of Health informs, according to the data from the Institute of Public Health that in the last 24 hours 965 tests were performed and 64 new cases of COVID-19 were registered. Of that number, 12 are reinfections. 4 patients have passed away and 296 have recovered in the same period. The total number of COVID-diagnosed persons in the ...

“In the previous corona crisis we were the last to receive vaccines. First we started with testing problems and finally we finished with the vaccination process. We also remember the fires in the summer in North Macedonia where we prayed for people from all over Europe to help us because the SDSM and DUI authorities and the SDSM mayors in ...

After almost two years, the trial of the International Alliance case case is over. After the other defendants, Bojan Jovanovski gave the final word and asked for a verdict of acquittal. “Let’s be serious, because this is a matter of human destiny and not a kilo of eggplants that we might buy. No one can believe the thesis that Bojan ...

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has expressed concern that North Macedonia’s malicious campaign against Bulgaria is aimed at inciting anti-Bulgarian sentiment. “Even more worrying is the attempt to deliberately abuse the tragic events in Ukraine as a result of Russian military aggression. The foreign ministry is concerned about the possible negative impact of such a campaign on the positive trends of ...