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Clinic Employee Tests Positive for Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

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 ...

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Taravari not in Favour of Two Election Cycles in 3-4-month Span

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 ...

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Constitutional Changes: Government Members and Opposition still Divided

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 ...

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Attack Case: Police Trade Union Head and Dukovska Present Opposite Views

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 ...

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Mexhiti’s Democratic Movement Collects Required Signatures for Registration

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 ...

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SCPC to Submit Initiative for Prosecution of Merko in Head-Teacher Case

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 ...

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Another 68 People Get MKARTA

Another 68 persons have become MKARTA holders. In addition to the symbolic acknowledgement of their outstanding work, the project strengthens the ties of these prominent figures to the country and opens up opportunities for strengthened cooperation and institutionalised proactive role of theirs in North Macedonia, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. Among the new MKARTA holders are Eftim Mitrevski, Editor-in-Chief ...

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Constitutional Changes: Divided Stands Remain

In an interview with MTV2 TV, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani calls on VMRO-DPMNE to vote in favour of the constitutional changes, which will then be followed by early elections. Though he considers VMRO-DPMNE’s demand for DUI ministers to leave the Government to be chauvinistic, Osmani claims DUI is ready itself to become part of the opposition if VMRO-DPMNE supports the ...

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PM Kovacevski doesn’t Expect Changes over Actions of ‘Pro-European Parties’

In an interview with MIA, PM Dimitar Kovacevski says the ruling coalition is stable and he doesn’t expect changes regarding the actions, as he said, “of pro-European parties” regarding the constitutional changes. Regarding the issue of whether the situation within DUI and formation of Izet Mexhiti’s new political party will affect both the coalition’s stability and the changes process, Kovacevski ...

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