A person has remained dead and two others have remained wounded last night in an armed incident in Tetovo. Macedonia’s ministry of Interior said that the incident in question involved two rival gangs from Kumanovo. The ministry of Interior said that it has arrested four people, one of them from Albania. The incident happened 300 …
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Around 1 million counterfeit goods enter Macedonia each year. These data have been provided by the country’s Customs Directorate. “Each year, customs seize around 1 million forged goods. China and Turkey are on the list of the states where these goods come from”, says Semir Musa, official at the Customs Directorate. The most encountered types …
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All Orthodox churches are marking Friday the day before the last of the Holy week – Good Friday – the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. According to the evangelic writings, on the day of the death of the God’s son the sky and the earth opened, the sun concealed itself and darkness fell over …
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An unknown person fired at the vehicle “Kia Sportage” with Skopje license plates owned by D.P., which was traveling along the October Revolution boulevard in Skopje. As the Interior Ministry informs, the case at the Police Station Karpos last night at 22:00 was reported by DP. “The unknown fired from the hotel parking lot to …
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 13, Tanjug reported on Friday. The agency said that the second meeting between the two in the past month and a half would come at Merkel’s initiative. It will take place amid tensions around Kosovo and Metohija and Vucic’s announced “ten-day diplomatic …
Speaking after his meeting with Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu, Vulin said that negotiations had started to acquire new armaments from the Russian Federation: four Mi-17 transport helicopters, and four Mi-35 attack helicopters. Vulin was on an official visit to Russia, during which he participated in the Moscow Conference on International Security. “Also, we continue our …
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I urge for increased public awareness over the needs of Roma citizens in our society. All nationalities and religions need education and culture rights, but also a dignified life, with Roma being the most vulnerable regarding these issues, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev at the event marking International Romani Day on Thursday. In the address, …
Facebook is facing possible criminal sanctions in Indonesia as police begin to investigate whether the social-media company breached privacy laws and allowed the data of Indonesian users to be improperly shared. Indonesia’s communications minister Rudiantara has asked the chief of the National Police, Tito Karnavian, to investigate the matter after Facebook revealed on Thursday that …
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Macedonia’s Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski met with Slovenian State Prosecutor General Drago Sketa, discussing cooperation in the field of rule of law through experience exchange. The programme of Slovenia’s international development cooperation was presented at the meeting, including project “Support to Macedonia in Chapter 24 – Financial Investigations”. Upon an invitation from Slovenian colleague, the project …
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Brussels has mounted pressure on Kosovo’s leadership for the establishment of the Association of Serbian Communes in Kosovo. EU senior officials said that negotiators from Pristina and Belgrade will sit down in Brussels to draft the status of the Association for which Serbia and Belgrade had agreed 5 years ago. The senior EU official, Angelina …
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Official authorities in Macedonia have apologized to a German national of Arabian origins. Authorities say that Khaled El-Masri had been arrested and delivered to the US authorities as part of the CIA’s secret program. The Ministry of Interior said that it has apologized to the German national. Masri was arrested 14 years ago in the Airport …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to hold talks with President Donald Trump in Washington on April 27, Bild reported. Details of Merkel’s second official trip to the U.S. during Trump’s presidency are still being worked out , the German newspaper said Thursday, citing officials it didn’t identify. A government spokeswoman declined to comment. The timing would allow Merkel and …
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is an optimist in regard to Skopje-Athens name talks after the recent meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Macedonia and Greece, who ‘sincerely voiced their positions’. ‘They know what is possible and not possible. So we can say that progress has been made. I hope that the FMs will meet again, …
The Basic Court Kumanovo today announced the verdict in the Almir case and the first defendant Boban Ilic was found guilty of serious crimes against traffic and property safety and sentenced him to six years in prison. After the announcement of the verdict, lawyer Asmir Alispagic, on behalf of the convicted for violence, said that …
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We are more concerned after the briefing of Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on the pace of Athens-Skopje name talks, Giorgos Koumoutsakos, the shadow foreign minister of Greek opposition party ‘New Democracy, said on Thursday. ‘The New Democracy holds to its position that the solution must be complex, comprehensive and final, namely one that will meet …
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Close associates of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are contemplating on a larger majority vote of 180 MPs instead of a simple majority of 151 regarding the possible name agreement in the parliament, MIA reports from Athens citing Greek media. “If there is an agreement on the FYROM name, the PM’s associates are discussing to …
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French Societe Generale Group (SGG) is withdrawing from non-strategic markets in Eastern Europe, including Macedonia, reports Bulgarian weekly Kapital. The Societe Generale branches in Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Moldova are set to be sold. The business weekly says all banks are properly managed and register profits, but suffer from the similar shortcoming – …
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Gjorgji Spasov In the past few days, the Macedonian media were overwhelmed with the stories about the three “great” dangers that have overtaken our distressed land. The first danger we face are two stupid poems written by a mathematician who has poorly calculated things. He gave his scribbles to a dentistry student who did not …
VMRO-DPMNE on Saturday will submit the interpellation about the work of the government of Zoran Zaev for the past ten months, to be considered on the first working day after the Easter holidays. Thus, Tuesday – April 10 will be the first working day for the opposition MPs after more than four months of boycott …
The citizens of Skopje argue whether it is necessary to close entire parts of the city for the delegations to freely pass. Revolted citizens, lines of vehicles, blocked central region, people late for work, children late for school… Missing their meetings, duties are not being fulfilled, losing their nerves and money. This is how Skopje …
