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The Delegation of the EU in North Macedonia, the OSCE Mission and the Office of the United Nations (UN) marked the start of the campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender- based Violence”. The central event of the campaign took place at the National Theatre in Skopje, with the performance of the play “Thinks We Don’t talk About”. The main ...

The snowfalls that occurred on Saturday caused serious problems along the roads around the country. PE Makedonija Pat and the Auto-Moto Association (AMSM) informed that the roads Struga-Kjafasan, Kratovo-Probishtip, Gostivar-Strazha, Bitola-Resen, Gradsko-Prilep, Tetovo-Popova Shapka and Kriva Palanka-Deve Bair have all been closed for freight vehicles due to the slippery surface caused by the snowfalls, but were back in function on ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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.