There are no injuries in a fire that broke out in a building in Skopje municipality of Aerodrom on Sunday. “The fire has been extinguished and clearing up activities are currently underway,” fire fighting brigade commander Zvonko Tomevski told MIA. Causes for the fire, which broke out in the building’s basement, are still unknown.
One year after the violent events in Parliament, Talat Xhaferi urged Friday that the events of ‘Bloody Thursday‘ should never happen again. “After one year I am once again here (in press center) and I have the same feeling recalling the situation when in a split of a second I was supposed to think about life or death. […]
The municipalities of Skopje and Athens signed Friday an agreement for cooperation. The document was signed by the mayors of the capitals of Macedonia and Greece, Petre Silegov and Georgios Kaminis respectively. “After signing the agreement, Skopje and Athens will start sharing information, experiences, new practices and nourishing cooperation in various spheres of our duties and competences, […]
The meeting of the presidents of the countries of the Brdo-Brijuni process will take place today in Skopje. The president of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov is the host of this meeting, which will also be attended by the presidents of Albania, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the president of the European Council, […]
A small group of citizens before the Criminal Court is demanding for a prison sentence for the murder near Smilkovo Lake. They stressed that they organized themselves in order to seek justice. The parents of the killed boys did not attend the protest, but told the media that they would wait to see how the Special […]
Athens Mayor Giorgos Kaminis on Thursday and Friday will visit Skopje where the mayors of the capitals of Macedonia and Greece – Skopje and Athens – will sign a cooperation agreement, said the Municipality of Athens on Tuesday. Kaminis’ trip to Skopje is a return visit after he hosted Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov during his visit […]
A trial for voting fraud in the 2013 local elections, after the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) raised indictments in its case dubbed ‘Titanic 2’, was adjourned for May 10. On Tuesday, a judge accepted a request of the defense team for postponing the trial saying the lawyers needed time to read the consolidated text of […]
Skopje Criminal Court released ex-interior minister Cavkov from pre-trial detention on bail in a form of property deposit. Cavkov is charged with terrorist endangerment of the constitutional order and security in connection to the events of 27 April 2017 in Macedonia’s Parliament. During the Parliament incident in April, Cavkov was at the helm of the […]
During his visit in Skopje, the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj has had a working lunch with the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Johannes Hahn and discussed with him about the regional economic cooperation and the integration of Western Balkans. Haradinaj is in Skopje to participate in the Digital Summit of Western Balkans which is being […]
The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of Vase Donevski, former director of the Government’s Service for General and Common Affairs, by another 30 days. The detention has been extended upon a motion by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime, following the expiry of the initial 30 days. The former government official Donevski, […]
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Mila Carovska said Friday that retirement age limit will not rise and the pensions are stable and safe. Carovska at Friday’s press conference in the government informed about work done in the past 11 months. A total of 4.535 redundant workers received compensations, 90.000 citizens got higher salaries, funds for 138 new employments […]
Nobody is injured in a fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at the Ministry of Justice. The fire, which is already extinguished, has ruined three offices on the fourth floor of the building and also damaged the surrounding rooms, Skopje City Fire Brigade Commander Zvonko Tomevski said. The fire alarm system went off at 16:30h followed by […]
“The men who stormed the Parliament and its press center were threatening us that they would kill all of us and that no one would make it”, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi said Tuesday while testifying in a Skopje court. He was called to testify before the Criminal Court in Skopje as a witness in a […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The construction of Skopje-Blace highway and its connection to Pristina-Blace highway, whose construction is underway, will slash the travel time between Skopje and Pristina from over 2 hours to less than an hour. This was said by Deputy PM for European Affairs Bujar Osmani, who chaired Wednesday the first ministerial meeting focused on reviewing possibility […]
The Macedonian government has tasked the director of the State Archive to draft an action plan on the construction of a new building for the purpose of long-term preservation of archival records, Minister Zorica Apostolska told reporters on Wednesday elaborating the government’s decision to build a new building for the State Archive of Macedonia. The […]
The sign with the new name International Airport – Skopje has been placed at the airport building. The Government renamed the airport from Alexander the Great to International Airport – Skopje as a sign of good will in relations with Greece. The move prompted the arrival of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in a Greek-owned […]
The Financial Police Office said Tuesday it had filed charges against former health minister Nikola Todorov for neglect of duty. Charges have been also pressed against a man who was the head of the unit for implementation of a project on reconstruction and completion of construction of buildings of the public health institutions in Macedonia within […]
