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The State Electoral Commission (SEC) revealed that the referendum on the Macedonia-Greece Name Issue Agreement would cost the country 2.7 million euros. “SEC is obliged to adopt the financial plan and its first draft sets the total sum of the referendum expenditures at 2.7 million euros, cutting for 20 % the funds approved by the Parliament for the upcoming plebiscite,” ...

The Party for Movement of the Turks (THP) reacted to the news that Kosovo has appointed Gjergj Dedaj as Ambassador to Macedonia. “Dedaj in several previous occasions has made scandalous, offensive and utterly fascistic statements concerning the Turkish people, making him a persona non grata for us, and all the Turkish people in the world. We think that a person ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski will file a motion to the government on dismissal of the head of the Public Security Bureau (PSB), the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) reported. “A MoI official state car, Land Rover Discovery Sport, was sent on a trip to Greece on 2 August 2018 after an approval was issued by the PSB head, Lazo Velkovski. ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Motorists are generally advised to drive carefully, adjust their speed according to the weather conditions and respect road signalization. Landslides are possible along the roads of Kocani-Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar-Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo-Veles, Krusevo-Demir Hisar and Resen – ...

In an interview for the Greek Athens-Macedonia News Agency (ANA-MPA), political analyst and former member of the International Crisis Group Edward Joseph says the agreement on the name issue reached between Macedonia and Greece deserves a Nobel Prize because it has created a new model for resolution of international disputes. “The real reason why this agreement deserves the Nobel Prize ...

The Municipality of Gazi Baba and the City of Skopje observe the two-year anniversary since the great floods in parts of Skopje and the villages of Stajkovci, Singelic and Smilkovci. The floods occurred on 6 August 2016, and 28 people lost their lives and the homes of hundred others were partially or completely destroyed. From SDSM they levelled accusations at ...

The Public Prosecution Office in Prilep filed criminal charges against two citizens from Bitola, M.D. (24) and Gj. D. (19) for the incidents that occurred during the Ilinden celebration in Krusevo on 2 August 2018. “On 2 August 2018, the suspects were present at the celebration at Meckin Kamen in Krusevo as a part of a group of supporters of ...

Macedonia marked Monday the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day – 2 August, which remembers the murders of hundreds of thousands of Roma by the Nazis and their allies during World War II. “The exact number of killed Roma is not known, because there are no data. As today, many of them did not have personal identification and were often counted only ...

Gostivar Mayor and Alliance for Albanians (AA) Sec Gen Arben Taravari said that his party will support the referendum about the Name Issue Agreement between Macedonia and Greece and Macedonia’s integration in NATO and EU. “In principle, the Alliance for Albanians will vote “Yes” in the referendum. By not endorsing the referendum decision at a recent parliament session, our deputies ...

Several Macedonian painters, sculptors and other artists joined the initiative of graphic designer Zoran Kadrula for donating artworks to Athens as solidarity after the great fires that recently caught the Greek capital. The City of Skopje will provide the transport of around 70 artworks to Athens. Skopje’s Museum of Contemporary Art houses a similar donation of artworks the city received ...