Skopje: Thursday's Protests Yield 5 Injured Policemen, One Detained Protester
Five policemen were injured by the demonstrators at the opposition protest in front of the VMRO-DPMNE headquarters and before the Government building. The gathering before the Government building...
View ArticleTrajko Veljanoski Signs Decision to Call Early Elections on June 5
Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski announced that he has signed the decision to call for early elections on 5 June. The elections are called following the dissolution of Parliament a week...
View ArticleVienna: Migrant Traffickers Are Becoming More Active
Criminals transporting illegal immigrants to western Europe are becoming more active, warned Austrian authorities. Police in the region of Upper Austria has recently intercepted a truck with 27...
View ArticleGreek Fighter Jets Flying Over Macedonian-Greek Border Captured on Camera by...
Piercing sounds and planes flying above Gevgelija villages upset the citizens living near the border where on Thursday the Macedonian airspace was violated on several occasions by Greek fighter jets....
View ArticleMacedonia's Defense Minister Jolevski Discusses Refugee Crisis with Albright,...
Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski attended the Bertelsmann Foundation/Financial Times conference in Washington, where he spoke on the migration crisis at a panel with former US Secretary of...
View ArticleGreece: Northern Neighbor Manifests Irredentist Aspirations
The name issue is a problem of regional and international dimensions, and cannot be solved through manifesting irredentist aspirations and forging history, and by adopting the national history and...
View ArticleSDSM: VMRO-DPMNE Should Call On President Ivanov to Revoke Pardoning Decision
In a press release issued Friday, SDSM called VMRO-DPMNE’s initiative announced earlier in the day a ‘pathetic attempt’ to dodge accountability over the pardoning decision of President Gjorge Ivanov....
View ArticleDeportations of Refugees and Migrants from Greece Must be Halted
Deportations of refugees and migrants from Greece to Turkey must be halted immediately and people wanting to seek asylum should not be kept in detention, said Oxfam, Norwegian Refugee Council and...
View ArticleEU Ambassador to Macedonia Orav: Rule of Law Is Key for Every Country
A functional legal system is vital for any state that wishes to establish a longstanding democracy, peace and prosperity. This is important to point out, especially now, when the country is facing its...
View ArticleMacedonia: Customs Officers Seize 22kg of Marijuana at Border Crossing
Customs officers seized about 22 kg of marijuana at Tabanovce border crossing late on Thursday. During a detailed check of a vehicle with Bulgarian registration plates, the officers found 40 packages...
View ArticleRussia Urges Closure of Turkish-Syrian Border to Bar Extremists
Russia called Thursday for the closure of the Turkish-Syrian border to stop the IS and the Al-Nusra Front extremist groups from getting foreign fighters and weapons into Syria - and from exporting oil,...
View ArticleTrial against Main Suspect in 'Affairs Factory' Case Postponed, Defense Has...
The start of the trial against Zahir Bekiri - Caus and his brother, Imer, the main suspects in the 'Affairs Factory' case in relation to false ID cards, passports and other documents, was postponed on...
View ArticleMacedonia: Industrial Production Prices Increased on Annual Level
According to the latest data of the State Statistical Office of Macedonia, in February 2016, the Industrial production prices, total, decreased by 0.5 percent at the monthly level and by 4.4 percent at...
View ArticleCodefest 2016 Programming Marathon Kicks off in Ohrid
Codefest 2016 sees the 4th edition of a tech event taking place in Ohrid under the motto 'Challenge Your Limits', which stands out from the previous editions by introducing a 3-track flowing program,...
View ArticleKumanovo: 874 People Get Employed Through 'Macedonia Employs' Project
Municipalities Kumanovo, Lipkovo and Staro Nagoricane employed a total of 874 persons Through the project "Macedonia employs ", reported Friday officials from the Employment Center in Kumanovo....
View ArticleMoscow Awakens: Russia Fears Ukrainian Scenario in Macedonia
Russia is convinced the latest events in Macedonia are staged by foreign powers who are supported by the opposition, Telegraf.mk reads. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed concerns on Thursday...
View ArticleAt Least 9 Killed, 1,000 Injured after Earthquake Hits Southwest Japan
A strong quake hit southwestern in Japan, leaving at least 9 dead, and nearly 1,000 injured, collapsing houses and leaving thousands without power, but no problems have been reported at nuclear plants...
View ArticleMacedonian Film Co-production Enters Official Selection in Cannes Film Festival
Macedonia will be part of the official selection of the 69th Cannes Film Festival through the Film Agency of Macedonia and the Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production, which were involved in the making...
View ArticleBelgium Transport Minister Quits over Brussels Airport Security Accusations
It has been confirmed that on Friday afternoon, Belgium’s transport minister resigned after accusations in relation to security at Brussels Airport, Euronews reports. Jacqueline Galant quit amid...
View ArticleSDSM Leader Zaev Meets Dutch Ambassador to Macedonia Plomp
SDSM leader Zoran Zaev accompanied by Blagoj Bocvarski, a member of the party’s executive board, met Friday with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Macedonia Willem Wouter Plomp. The...
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