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Kocani Mayor Ljupco Papazov has been charged with abuse of official position and authority. As the Interior Ministry said on Monday, on 6 December 2021, for the first time, he appointed S.Z. acting head-teacher of Goso Vikentiev Secondary School and continued to name him for the third and fourth time, even though he had the duty to know that the ...

On Monday, the Court of Appeals reduced the prison sentence of driver Angelce Nikolov from Veles from 18 to eight years. On 17 December, last year, Angelov, driving under the influence of alcohol, hit 11-year-old Magdalena Ivanova on a zebra crossing near Vasil Glavinov Primary School. Ivanova lost her life, while her mother was injured in the traffic accident too. ...

An Infectious Diseases Clinic employee has tested positive for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The 27-year-old woman has been hospitalized at the Clinic. A team for insight was immediately formed by Skopje’s Institute for Public Health, which carried out the necessary activities. As a result of these developments, the State Sanitary and Health Inspectorate has placed another 11 people, 10 members of ...

The Army is ready to send 100 members of its who, after a decision is made by the Government and consent is provided by the President and Supreme Commander of the Army, Stevo Pendarovski, will be ready to help to Slovenia to provide assistance in the efforts to deal with the situation in Slovenia, it was reported on Monday. “President ...

Unlike the stand of his coalition partners, SDSM and DUI, that the elections should be held in the regular period, that is, July 2024, Alliance for Albanians leader Arben Taravari considers that it would be irrational for there to be two election cycles in a span of 3-4 months. “It’s important for the constitutional changes to be adopted. We’re still ...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani is optimistic that the constitutional changes will be adopted and that the Government’s initial goal was by November. However, he said in an interview with Sitel TV on Monday that the real deadline is the last day of the current composition of Parliament’s term. “Until the last day, we will work to secure support, considering there ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, at some places roads are wet. At certain roads going through ravines, minor rockslides are possible. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE calls for careful driving and adjustment of the speed to the conditions of the road. The MAKEDONIJAPAT PE’s on-call teams are constantly on-site and keep all roads passable.

During a press-conference of the Independent Trade Union of Police on Saturday, outside the Information Society and Administration, the organisation’s head, Goce Delcev, was attacked by Aleksandra Dukovska, who presents herself as a journalist. The verbal argument started with the words: “Who are you? Why are you following me? I am a journalist. Who are you?”. It then turned into ...

Izet Mexhiti’s Democratic Movement has said it has collected the signatures required for registration in a record time. The procedure lasted around three hours on Friday. The registration of the party continues. According to the announcements, the party will be promoted on 13 August. On 17 July, the ex-DUI Vice President announced together with MPs Kastriot Rexhepi and Merita Kollci ...

The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) will submit an initiative for criminal prosecution of Struga Mayor Merko over suspicions that he appointed an acting primary school head-teacher twice even though she didn’t meet the criteria. She didn’t have the required work experience, nor did she possess a certificate about a passed head- teacher’s exam. The SCPC will file ...