How to achieve full autocephaly of the Ohrid Archdiocese and keep believers, the fall of moral values, and religion’s influence on modern courses were among the topics debated by professors and Archdiocese members at a debate at the Faculty of Philosophy on Tuesday. Marjan Gjurovski, Professor at the Faculty, said Russian influence had infiltrated the Archdiocese, adding that there might ...

Around 50% of children going to kindergarten in Skopje are not vaccinated or haven’t received all doses against pertussis, data submitted to health inspectors during controls show. Decisions have been submitted to kindergartens not allowing children who haven’t received four DTP doses to be admitted. Renata Mladenovska, head of the State Sanitary and Health Inspectorate, said on Tuesday no exceptions ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski, party Vice-President Vlado Misajlovski, MP Dragan Kovachki, party Vice-President Aleksandar Nikoloski, and MP Dafina Stojanoska will head the MP candidate lists in Electoral Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, respectively, while a decision on Electoral District 5 still hasn’t been made. Regarding SDSM, Kovacevski will face Mickoski in District 1. In District 2, SDSM’s list ...

For the upcoming elections in North Macedonia, ODIHR will request the secondment by OSCE participating States of 24 long-term observers to follow the electoral process countrywide, as well as 300 short-term observers to follow election day procedures, with the general assessment being that electoral legislation needs essential reforms, while preparations have started too late. ODIHR says, inter alia, in its ...

A company with Russian capital tried to enter the Defence Ministry by participating in a tender related to sensitive equipment. According to the Ministry’s information, it’s about a company registered in an EU member. It was one of three companies that took part in the tender. As Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska said on Monday, intelligence services in North Macedonia had ...

Commenting on the pertussis situation, Health Minister Ilir Demiri has said there will be strengthened inspections in kindergartens to check whether fully unvaccinated or partly children are being allowed. That will be the case at a national level, not only in Skopje. “We have asked for the number of vaccination points to increase,” the Minister also stated on Monday, when ...

Multiple citizens submitted on Monday requests, in writing, to Justice Minister Krenar Lloga, urging implementation of the changes to the Law on Obligations concerning enforcement agents and outdated debts, adopted by Parliament and published in the Official Gazette more than seven months ago. In addition, they pointed to the confirmation of the constitutionality of the changes by the Constitutional Court, ...

On Monday, Defence Minister Slavjanka Petrovska and Vanco Isajov, President of the Independent Trade Union of Defence, signed the new Collective Agreement concerning defence sector employees and Army members. “I am glad that in addition to investing in equipment, we simultaneously improve conditions of employees and their standard, as well as their reputation in society. I will continue to be ...

The deadline for collecting signatures for the presidential process has expired. Officially, there are seven candidates for President: Stevo Pendarovski, endorsed by SDSM, Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, endorsed by VMRO-DPMNE, Bujar Osmani, endorsed by DUI, Arben Taravari, endorsed by the VLEN coalition, Stevco Jakimovski, endorsed by GROM, Maksim Dimitrevski, endorsed by ZNAM, and Biljana Vankovska, endorsed by Levica. On Friday, Taravari ...

The Interior Ministry, in order to establish order with regards to the process for people to have their photos taken and for issuing personal documents, will introduce a so-called Get a Number system. The system was tested on the premises of the Administrative Affairs Department of Kumanovo on Saturday, caretaker Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said. Soon, it will be fully ...