The State Commission for Prevention of Discrimination (SCPD) informed that after acting upon a complaint filed by the Margini Alliance, they concluded that Bishop of Stobi Jakov from the Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) promoted opinions and positions which offend and degrade the people from the LGBTQI+ community in North Macedonia, during a public debate in Strumica over the law-changes that ...

PM Dimitar Kovacevski announced that the initiative for constitutional changes will be adopted at one of the following sessions of the Government. “I think we have enough time for the adoption of the constitutional changes, we have ahead of us a period that is to be full of debates, and we hope that the opposition will take part in those ...

The Market Vision agency conducted a poll according to which 22% of the citizens would support VMRO-DPMNE on the following parliamentary election, 11.5% would vote for SDSM, 9.2% for DUI, 5% for Levica and 3.5% for the Alliance for Albanians. Opposite to these groups, more than 43% of the citizens said that they would either not vote at all or ...

President of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) Biljana Ivanovska, commenting in relation to the US blacklisting Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko, that the support from the institutions of the state in the fight against corruption is of crucial importance. “Ever since 2019 SCPC filed notices on several occasions to the Basic Court in Struga concerning allegations for corruptive ...

VMRO-DPMNE MP Eli Panova said during a party conference focusing on the situation with corruption and crime in the country, that SDSM and DUI from position of power endorse and support the rule of corruption and crime in the country. “The latest case in which the US blacklisted Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko is a clear indication that the top of ...

The South-Western parts of the country, mainly the area around Ohrid, was affected by great rainfalls and hail with the size of a walnut, which also resulted in floods, and caused serious damages to housing and business objects and vehicles, as well as agricultural fields and orchards. The Municipality of Ohrid held an urgent meeting over the situation, and informed ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) called upon all citizens to avoid travels to Russia, and those who are currently in Russia to leave the country if possible. This follows the recent events in Russia after the paramilitary organisation Wagner Group started an attempt for coup d’état against Russian President Vladimir Putin. From MoFA they state that in case of ...

DUI Spokesperson Bujar Osmani revealed at a press conference that the party reached three decisions in relation to the decision of the US Department of State to blacklist Struga Mayor and their member Ramiz Merko. “The membership of Merko in DUI is officially frozen, the party ceases support to all electoral activities in Struga, and we also call upon the ...

PM Dimitar Kovacevski said that any state official who will face allegations by the US Department of State of corruption should immediately resign from their position. “If I were in the place of Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko, i.e. if the US Department of State found proof that I am involved in corruptive activities, I would immediately resign. I expect a ...

US Ambassador Angela Aggeler stated in an interview for Telma that the US Department of State decided to blacklist Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko after acquiring strong and credible evidence about his involvement in corruptive activities. “Ramiz Merko illegally acquired funds, and used his position as Mayor to interfere into and influence judicial and other public processes. This kind of corruptive ...