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The investigation into the family celebration in Debreste village has been expanded. On Monday, another two police officers that shot a firearm were detained. “Multiple persons that shot a firearm at the celebration have been identified. All will face charges. Two are police officers, as many are professional soldiers, while the others are residents of the villages of Debreste and ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. 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.

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Gabriel Escobar, who’s also the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, said in an interview with 360 Stepeni, published on Saturday, that citizens should determine whether there was a need for new elections. He expects citizens to understand the opportunity in front of them and to ...

  On Friday, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Gabriel Escobar, who’s also the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, held a meeting in Skopje with Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani. They discussed current political developments and the need to continue the EU negotiations process by making the constitutional changes, the Foreign Ministry ...

On Friday, at an event in Tetovo where Mayor Bilall Kasami was cutting a ribbon, a Greater Albania flag was being waved again. However, he distanced himself from it, saying local authorities were not behind it. According to Kasami, citizens are the ones that are behind it and they are reacting to the latest developments in relation to Kosovan PM ...

Sportspersons and sports events will have by the end of November left the Boris Trajkovski hall for the Ministerial Council of the OSCE that will be held in Skopje at the end of North Macedonia’s Chairpersonship-in-Office. The deal, worth around 1.5 million euros (without VAT), has been received by a Zelino-based company, Eurovia, whose owner, Elmedin Ademi, is the son ...

“They’re playing games with us and with our lives,” Filip Slavkovski, father of one of those killed in the 2012 Lake Smilkovci killings, told Telma TV on Friday, after Alil Demiri, one of those convicted over the crime, had been first arrested and then released. Even though it was reported on Thursday Demiri had been detained, he is now a ...

  On Friday, in East Gate Mall’s garage part, fire was opened on 39-year-old Rade Trajkovski – Stekli. However, he left unharmed only thanks to the armoured vehicle. According to unofficial information, two persons wearing balaclavas opened fire, using guns with silencers, after which they fled the scene, Kanal 5 reported on Saturday. Several hours later, according to information, the ...

Traffic on state roads runs smoothly, on dry roads. 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.

President Stevo Pendarovski’s meeting on Thursday with the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, focused on Skopje’s EU path. Washington expects the country to continue the road towards full-fledged EU membership. Pendarovski underlined the importance of US support for North Macedonia’s achievement of its strategic goals. There was also a discussion on the next steps that the ...