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Reactions to Greater Albania Flag and Renaming of Street in Cair Continue

The reactions to the waving of the flag of so-called Greater Albania in Tetovo and the renaming of Vtora Makedonska Brigada Street to Adem Demaci Street in Cair during Kosovan PM Albin Kurti’s visit to Skopje has continued to spark reactions. On Monday, SDSM’s Tetovo office said the “coalition” of VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski and Tetovo Mayor and BESA leader ...

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Skopje Mayor Arsovska Submits Initiative for Cair Street Name to Be Reinstated

On Monday Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska submitted an initiative for the previous name of Adem Demaci Street in Cair, Vtora Makedonska Brigada (Second Macedonian Brigade), to be reinstated. “I call on all Council members to vote in favour of this draft- decision, which will fix the injustice towards 230 heroes, members of the Second Macedonian Brigade of all ethnic groups, ...

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Kosovan PM Kurti: Meetings not Held as Gatherings against Anybody

Kosovan PM Albin Kurti said on Monday he had gone to North Macedonia upon the invitation from the Mayors of Tetovo and Cair. “I can say the meetings in Skopje and Tetovo were excellent for us because these meetings were not held as gatherings against anybody,” he pointed out at the presentation of a project for a road that would ...

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Third CCHF Case Registered

The third Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case has been registered in the country. A 42-year-old Veles man was most likely bitten by a tick while he was fishing. For now, his condition is stable, according to the Infectious Diseases Clinic, where he’s been hospitalised. “We are treating this in a multidisciplinary manner, with colleagues from the Transfusiology Clinic,” Infectious Diseases ...

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Hospital Fire: Prosecutor’s Office Refute Allegations in IRL Documentary

The Public Prosecutor’s Office and team of public prosecutors that worked on the case related to the 2021 Tetovo hospital fire have refuted the allegations in the Investigative Reporting Laboratory’s (IRL) documentary concerning the course of the investigation. As the Office said on Monday, with an obvious goal of unfounded discrediting and without any real interest to present the truth, ...

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Foreign Minister Osmani Meets US Ambassador Aggeler

On Monday, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani held a meeting with US Ambassador Angela Aggeler. Cooperation in the frames of the Strategic Dialogue with the US, speeding up reform processes in North Macedonia, and the fight against corruption were the main topics discussed. Regarding the Strategic Dialogue, Osmani expressed gratitude for the additional 4,276,000 dollars intended for the rule of law ...

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Kosovan PM Kurti Visits Cair and Tetovo

On Friday, Kosovan PM Albin Kurti paid an informal visit to North Macedonia, where he held the Mayors of Cair and Tetovo, Visar Ganiu and Bilall Kasami, who’s also the leader of BESA, respectively. In Cair, Kurti attended the renaming of Vtora Makedonska Brigada Street to Adem Demaci Street. Demaci was a Kosovan intellectual who was imprisoned on several occasions ...

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Reactions to Greater Albania Flag in Tetovo and Renaming of Street in Cair

A flag depicting so-called Greater Albania was being waved at Friday’s event in Tetovo on the occasion of Kosovan PM Albin Kurti’s visit. The matter has sparked numerous reactions. On Saturday, Tetovo Mayor Bilall Kasami distanced himself from the matter, saying he had organised a welcome marking the cooperation with Kosovo, adding that he had no information about a flag ...

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Kovacevski and Ahmeti with Messages on Occasion of OFA Anniversary

Sunday marked the 22 nd anniversary of the signing of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA). PM Dimitar Kovacevski said it had brought peace and enabled continued development of societal cohesion and the European concept of unity in diversities. As he added, North Macedonia is today an example of a multi-ethnic democracy that practices European values. DUI leader Ali Ahmeti called ...

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Izet Mexhiti Promotes New Party, Democratic Movement

Izet Mexhiti promoted his new party, Democratic Movement, on Sunday. The founding assembly was held in Skopje. “It doesn’t matter who we will cooperate with. What matters is our programme, for us to present ideas before citizens, and to get support. We will see who we will enter a coalition with after the elections. However, that will not be at ...

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