DUI leader Ali Ahmeti revealed in an interview for TV 21 that official Skopje and Sofia exchanged certain proposals as resolutions to the bilateral issues, and that Sofia is yet to respond to these exchanges. “The negotiations are underway, but I still do not want to reveal any details before we get official reaction from Bulgaria. I still hope the ...

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said in an interview for Sitel TV that the management of a state of crisis on the entire territory of Macedonia is a quite complex process. “In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic we had a state of emergency because the Parliament was not functioning, hence the more restrictive measures in that period. Throughout this period, ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani had a phone conversation on Tuesday with his Polish counterpart Zbigniew Rau. The interlocutors discussed the bilateral relations between Macedonia and Poland, as well as the processes for integration of Macedonia in the EU. “North Macedonia activated a great amount of political energy to return itself back on track towards EU-integration. We managed to overcome ...

The Health Ministry informed that in the past 24 hours 3,143 COVID-19 tests were conducted among citizens, of which 1,039 turned positive. The Health Ministry also registered 998 patients cured from COVID-19, as well as 15 that passed away as a result of COVID-19 complications. So far in Macedonia, 56,164 COVID-19 cases were registered, of which 33,892 are cured, 20,711 ...

PM Zoran Zaev revealed on Monday that he will hold another meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov before the following meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU in December. “I am very glad that Bulgaria recognises the Macedonian language and identity as our reality and I believe we can find solutions to our bilateral issues. I believe ...

US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Marie Byrnes said in an interview for Telma TV that the US are very disappointed with Bulgaria’s decision to block the start of the EU membership negotiations for Macedonia. “The US would love to see North Macedonia fully integrated in the EU, for this integration is our mutual interest. We hope and we believe that ...

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said in an interview for Sitel TV that the current government fails to deal properly with the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am very disappointed and angry with the government and their very weak response to the pandemic. Every day we read on social networks about case in which patients in very bad condition are not provided with ...

The Government of Macedonia reached a decision at its Friday session to declare a state of crisis on the entire territory of Macedonia that will last for 30 days, amidst the latest increase in number of new cases and deaths of COVID-19. Last week, the Security Council of the State, chaired by president Stevo Pendarovski, suggested the government to declare ...

PM Zoran Zaev held a meeting on Friday with US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Marie Byrnes. “PM Zaev and US Ambassador Byrnes concluded that the US wants to see North Macedonia fully integrated in the EU, and that official Washington believes that bilateral issues need to be resolved outside of the EU-integration processes. US Ambassador Byrnes welcomed the government’s efforts ...

The Health Ministry registered over the past three days 3,531 new cases of COVID-19 (1,237 on Friday, 1,182 on Saturday and 1,112 on Sunday). For the same period, the Health Ministry also registered 2,164 patients cured from COVID-19, while 88 have passed away. Over the past three days, the Interior Ministry issued fines to 1,829 citizens for not wearing face ...