Monthly Archives: November 2023

Road Conditions 24.11.2023

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.

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PM Kovacevski Announces December Meeting in Parliament over Elections Issue

Next month, PM and SDSM leader Dimitar Kovacevski will summon a meeting with parties represented in Parliament for the date of the parliamentary and presidential elections to be set. As he said on Thursday, prior to the end of the current composition of Parliament’s term, MPs will need to vote through Electoral Code changes, including the OSCE/ODIHR remarks. The PM’s ...

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VMRO-DPMNE Leader Mickoski in Interview with Kanal 5

In an interview with Kanal 5, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski says the figures he has that are part of the party’s rating-measuring activities clearly show that his party can hope to win 61 MP seats. “If one employs a wrong policy, support won in elections falls. That’s the case with SDSM. People are seeing it hasn’t delivered. SDSM is under ...

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PM Kovacevski Comments on Issue of Protests and Salaries

Meetings between the Government’s Social-Economic Team and representatives of trade unions will continue, while demands will be made according to what the Budget permits, PM Dimitar Kovacevski assessed on Thursday, answering journalists’ questions about protests being organised by multiple trade unions. “There has been dialogue so far too. Such meetings resulted in a new general collective agreement that increased public ...

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Dzhambazki and Mirakovska Confront Views on Skopje-Sofia Relations

Though topics concerning civil society, the environment, and the energy crisis were on the agenda of the session of the EU-North Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee in Strasbourg, Bulgarian MEPs used it to reiterate accusations towards North Macedonia over, as they said, violation of human rights and spread of hate speech. As MEP Angel Dzhambazki stated, the issue of hate speech ...

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Kumanovo Municipality Files Charge over Sopot Museum-Memorial Centre

Kumanovo Municipality has filed a criminal charge against an organised group of unknown persons suspected of appropriation of immovables and unlawful constructing at a location in Sopot village. As local authorities said on Thursday, the group, for a longer period of time, committed the crimes and built a museum-memorial centre. The group’s activities, the Municipality added, ended on 6 November ...

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Reactions to Evro-Kom Factory Fire Continue

Commenting on the Evro-Kom factory fire, Eco Guerilla called on Thursday on authorities to conduct controls and check whether there was compliance with all safety measures provided for such companies. Four fire-fighters that were part of the activities to put the fire under control received medical help in a hospital in Tetovo for breathing problems caused by the thick smoke. ...

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Road Conditions 23.11.2023

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.

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Meeting in Skopje: Stoltenberg Expresses Concern over Balkans’ Stability

The informal meeting bringing together NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenber, PM Dimitar Kovacevski, Albanian PM Edi Rama, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Montenegrin PM Milojko Spajic, and Slovenian PM Robert Golob, was held in Skopje on Wednesday. Stoltenberg expressed concern over the stability of the Balkans following the tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. As he assessed, the region is ...

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NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: North Macedonia a Highly-Valued Ally

In an interview with MIA on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described North Macedonia as a highly-valued Ally. “North Macedonia contributes to our shared security and NATO membership is good for North Macedonia, but it’s also good for NATO and I’m impressed by the progress I’ve seen. I’ve also seen that NATO membership has enabled more investments, more foreign ...

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