In his address to mark the 18th birthday of his party, leader Ali Ahmeti says DUI has been a legitimate and absolute representative of the political will of ethnic Albanians over the past 20 decades, adding that it has been together in every challenge, in numerous processes aiming at full equality, at full NATO and EU integration, and at improvement ...

EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar cannot comment what the negotiating framework will contain because it still hasn’t been finalised. He says it’s the same framework with a structure similar to the one for other countries in the region. As far as the issue of Bulgaria is concerned, Zbogar points out that good-neighbourly relations are an important part of the negotiating process. ...

The huge number of COVID-19 cases confirms that things are getting out of control, according to VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. He says that relativising and underestimating the coronavirus will additionally worse the situation and contribute to its spread. The opposition leader adds that the disastrous healthcare situation is affecting the economy, too. On the other hand, SDSM believes that the ...

Over the past 24 hours, 101 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce wrote on his official Facebook page at around 1 pm on Wednesday. It was added that the same period had seen 10 new cured patients and four new deaths. 974 tests were taken in the 24-hour span. There are currently 742 active cases in ...

A curfew will be introduced for all Skopje municipalities, Kumanovo, Lipkovo, Stip, Tetovo, Bogovinje, Brvenica, Tearce, Zelino, and Jegunovce lasting from 9 pm on Thursday to 5 am on Monday, the Government decided on Wednesday. As Health Minister Venko Filipce explained, in all other cities, the curfew will last from 9 pm on Thursday to 5 am on Friday, as ...

German Minister for Europe Michael Roth says that his country hopes that the first inter-governmental conference with Skopje and Tirana will be held in autumn. The conference marks the de facto start of membership negotiations with the European Union and the opening of Chapter 1. “I was very dissatisfied that some reputable EU members underestimate the role of the Western ...

Former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who’s a defendant in the Extortion case, was taken on Wednesday to the State Audit Office to give a statement regarding the supplements in the frames of the now-defunct Special Prosecutor’s Office. There, instead of giving a statement, she stripped to her underwear. Therefore, a report was written and a misdemeanour was established, but she ...

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE still haven’t adjusted their stands on the election date. The former claims that the Constitution requires an election process on 5 July, whereas the latter says the first order of business should be putting the COVID-19 situation under control. The opposition party’s leader, Hristijan Mickoski, emphasises that he intends to talk about elections once the coronavirus situation ...

Over the past 24 hours, 67 new COVID-19 cases have been registered, Health Minister Venko Filipce said at a press-conference on Tuesday at 3 pm. It was added that the same period had seen 25 new cured patients and one new death. 868 tests were taken in the 24-hour span. Those pieces of data didn’t include the figures from a ...

Data obtained by Telma TV show that 33 persons with whom SDSM Vice President Muhamed Zekiri was in contact have received a self-isolation recommendation from his family. 12 persons are from his family, not counting his wife and the three-month-old daughter. Intelligence Agency Director Erold Musliu is among the others. When it comes to the Public Revenue Office Director Sanja ...