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17 Arrested over Albanian Flag Day Incidents, Detention Measure against Three

On Friday, three persons arrested in relation to the incidents during Thursday’s celebrations of Albanian Flag Day in North Macedonia, were each issued an eight-day detention measure due to the…

02/12/2024

SDSM Urges Toskovski and Janev to Resign, VMRO-DPMNE Responds

On Friday, SDSM Organisational Secretary Martin Kostovski urged Pance Toskovski and Aleksandar Janev to resign as the Interior Minister and Public Security Bureau Director, respectively, over the incidents, including the…

02/12/2024

DUI Urges Toskovski to Resign over ‘Unjustified’ Police Intervention

In a press-release on Friday, DUI urged Pance Toskovski to resign as the Interior Minister over the “unjustified and unprecedented police intervention” during the Albanian Flag Day celebrations on Thursday.…

02/12/2024

New Reactions to Albanian Flag Day Incidents

Regarding the Albanian Flag Day incidents, Bojan Hristovski, Director of the Agency for National Security, said on Saturday that since information of security services was classified, he couldn’t reveal details…

02/12/2024

Reactions to Police Officer Removing Albanian Flag from Lamppost

On Friday, Deputy Interior Minister Astrit Iseni said on social media disciplinary proceedings would be launched against the police officer who’d removed the Albanian flag from a lamppost. As he…

02/12/2024

Serbian Consulate Facade Sign Forcibly Removed on Albanian Flag Day, Perpetrator Arrested

The Serbian Embassy in Skopje said on Friday it condemned the act of vandalism that had taken place the previous day (Albanian Flag Day, 28 November), when a young male,…

02/12/2024

President Reacts to Comments by Kos, Government Reiterates Stand

On Thursday, during a visit to Montenegro, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova reacted to the statement made the previous day by the new Enlargement Commissioner, Marta Kos, over North Macedonia and…

29/11/2024

EU Ambassador Says Lot of Hard Work should Be Expected of New Commission

EU Ambassador Michalis Rokas expects the von der Leyen II Commission to be able to deliver results at accelerated dynamism this time around too. “You should expect a lot of…

29/11/2024

Q&A Session of Parliament Sees Accusations Traded over Multiple Topics

Expectedly, the Q&A session of Parliament, held on Thursday, was marked by fierce accusations between Government representatives and the opposition over multiple topics. Regarding air pollution, SDSM parliamentarians said that…

29/11/2024

Filipce Criticises VMRO-DPMNE over Communication Council, Ruling Party Responds

On social media, SDSM leader Venko Filipce has warned there is a serious danger as a result of the Government’s last decision concerning the Council for Civilian Supervision of Communication.…

29/11/2024