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We are getting closer to war. Last week in Brussels, we were able to slow down the pace of the drift into war. There were those who wanted to accelerate this process to hyperspeed, and we managed to block them....

Even after his resignation, former chief public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski continued to visit the State Prosecutor’s Office (OJO) and was using a public vehicle.

Republika asked OJO if it’s true that Kocevski was...

President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova had her annual address to Parliament today, in which she focused on the stalled EU integrations and the calls for greater fight against corruption. On the EU front, President...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today charied the meeting of the National Development Council, after which he said that the National Development Strategy that covers the period of 2024 to 2044 will be the document...

Greek authorities in the town of Lerin (Florina) stopped a band from performing in Macedonian, informed local activist Pavle Voskopulos Filipov. The incident happened yesterday during a local holiday, when the Banda...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced that almost 100 million EUR will be invested in construction of a solar plant near Bitola and in modernization of hydro plants. The agreement was signed with the German...

US Ambassador to Macedonia Angela Aggeler is one of the there dozen ambassadors recalled by President Donald Trump and her term will end next month. In Europe, this includes the ambassadors to Montenegro, Slovakia...

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski shared footage from the difficult construction work on the Ohrid – Kicevo highway, where more than a dozen slopes are being secured after they were delaying construction for...

World renowned pianist Simon Trpceski held a concert in Skopje to celebrate 25 years of his career.

We need to love and help each other, because that is all that is left. We need to remember that Macedonia is a...

The Government met today to discuss the reform agenda that is crucial for the potential EU integration of Macedonia.
We covered our on-going priorities and deadlines for implementation of the key reforms, and...

Several dozen flights were delayed or cancelled in Skopje today due to the heavy fog. The delays ran from half an hour to an hour and half.

Meanwhile, the M-NAV air traffic company informed that today it completed...

A poll conducted by IPIS shows that VMRO-DPMNE easily dominates the political scene, while its leader, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, is by far the most popular politician in Macedonia.

The poll shows that...

The DUI party today re-elected Ali Ahmeti as its leader, and Arber Ademi was named Secretary General of the party. DUI party delegates, who gathered for a Congress today also elected former Foreign Minister Bujar...

The audit conducted in the State Lottery shows that officials appointed by DUI and SDSM made numerous abuses that cost the country dearly, said VMRO-DPMNE in a statement. The report was published yesterday, adding to...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he hopes for a strong Ukraine, and that the best way to achieve that is to end the war as soon as possible. Orban’s comments come after he successfully led the...

Eleven officials from the Skopje heating utility that is part of the ELEM/ESM company have been arrested earlier this week on corruption charges. Arrests were made across the country, in Skopje, Kumanovo, Negotino,...

Two companies, from Germany and Turkey, have recently confirmed their investment plans in Macedonia, and will open a total of 1,000 new jobs, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski.

The Prime Minister did not...

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski and Defense Minister Vladimir Misajlovski are in Budapest for meetings with Hungarian officials. Nikoloski and Misajlovski met with the chief national security adviser...

Unrest continues to rise in SDSM, after party leader Venko Filipce announced that the team leading the party will remain largely unchanged from the one that suffered a tremendous loss in the local elections. First to...

The Skopje Appeals Court found the SDSM party guilty of slandering Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski – the Prime Minister informed today through his social media channels.

The case covers statements from SDSM...

Former public attorney Fehmi Stafa was detained yesterday, on suspicion that he botched an investigation into a major tax fraud case.

Stafa held this position under the DUI – SDSM regime and recently even tried...

The “migrant issue” is non-existant, we have said many times that we have not engaged in such talks and that we have no intention to do so, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, as the opposition SDSM party...

A press conference from SDSM today drew strong condemnation from media associations. The opposition party spokeswoman Bogdanka Kuzeska devoted the press conference to presenting media reporting charts, which she...

Disgraced former special prosecutor Katica Janeva was released from prison earlier this week, on conditional release. Janeva was released on Monday, after being sentenced to 7 years in prison in 2020 for extortion...

Thousands of Albanians gathered in downtown Skopje today to protest the war crimes trial against former UCK commander Hashim Thaci and a group of other UCK commanders. The rally was organized by DUI and its leader...

Skopje airport is making history after reaching three million passengers in a year, said Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski today, as a flight to Bari rounded the number.

If we compare this to the...

The number of employed citizens grew by 7,000 in Q3 of this year and there are encouraging signs that immigrants are returning to the country, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today.

This is an encouraging...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced that the VMRO-DPMNE representatives in local municipalities will draft a guarantee that they will not allow the opening of migrant camps. The move comes after several...

Skopje city inspectors cracked down on motorists and parked cars along the Nikola Karev boulevard. The street, nicknamed “Plastic Street” after the large number of stores selling Chinese made goods, is notorious for...

A document from 2018 shows that SDSM leader Venko Filipce (then Healthcare Minister) voted in favor of opening a migrant camp in Bardovci, near Skopje. The revelation comes as Filipce surprisingly made an all out...

Deputy Parliament Speaker Antonio Milososki said that Macedonia has not discussed any proposals to admit asylum seekers who are being deported from the United Kingdom, and that any such proposal, if it comes, would...

Former Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski undermined the safety of thousands of motorists and allowed a company from Saraj, near Skopje, to make 100,000 EUR, when he refused to shut it down. The company was...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski announced changes among the top party officials and in the Government that will take place in April and in May.

This will complete the team that will lead the party in the next...

President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova came out in support of the Government’s proposal that Parliament dismiss chief state prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski.

We need a sworn, uncompromising fighter for the respect of...

Macedonia is not considering becoming a hub for migrants and there is no chance to agree that we agree to something like that, said Interior Minister Pance Toskovski today, after the speculations published by British...

Macedonia is fully prepared for the coming protest by the DUI party that is meant to support the UCK soldiers who are charged with war crimes by an international tribunal, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski...

The Parliament held a session today of the Committee for protection of human rights, and its agenda was to review the petition of the families who lost loved ones in the Kocani nightclub disaster. The session, which...

Dissident prosecutor Mustafa Hajrullahi today resigned from the office, as he faced continued pressure from chief public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski. Kocevski launched disciplinary procedures against Hajrullahi, to...

The Government today approved a proposal to replace chief public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski. This is a second such attempt – the first was stopped in the aftermath of the Kocani nightclub disaster.

Government...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today responded to British media speculations that the UK Government is in talks to build migrant camps in Macedonia. The Prime Minister strongly denied these claims, saying that...

We are intensifying work on the Tetovo – Gostivar highway, said Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski today.

This is strong dynamism in completing Corridor 8. We are building up...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned that the European Union is preparing war with Russia starting in 2030. Orban is strongly critical of the new military policy of the EU that aims to arm the...

Skopje police told the citizens that there will be some level of tolerance in the use of the new Safe City system, that relies on traffic cameras to dish out automatic fines. On the first day when the system was...

After his election to what will be the last four year term as VMRO leader, Hristijan Mickoski made some comments to his eventual successor as party leader.

Those who think it is easy to be President of VMRO-DPMNE...

Ivica Tomovski, head of the SOZR general services bureau of the Government, announced that he will sue SDSM over their allegations about a company started by his father. The company provides cleaning and other...

A prominent feature of the Strategy announced by VMRO-DPMNE at their congress yesterday, is the push to move the country from a low wage economic model to a value added model with higher productivity. The focus on...

Work on the long neglected central railway station in Skopje began today with the removal of some of the billboards. Railway Infrastructure director Sinisa Ivanovski said that the goal is to restore the original look...

The re-elected leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, thanked the delegates of the 18th VMRO congress in Kavadarci who granted him their confidence, and emphasized that in the years that have passed, there has...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was one of the conservative leaders who sent a message of congratulations to VMRO-DPMNE, as the party held its 18th congress today.

You have achieved impressive victories in...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski was re-elected as VMRO-DPMNE party leader, at the congress that the ruling party held in Kavadarci today. Out of the 817 delegates attended the congress, Mickoski received 804...

We are putting in strong efforts to build and modernize the two European corridors that pass through the country, through the railway connection with Bulgaria, the construction of a high-speed railway on Corridor 10...

Regarding the dispute with Bulgaria, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that “it takes two to tango”, alluding to the general intrasingence from Sofia but also the growing political crisis there.

We can’t...

A misdemeanor case was initiated against Mendi Qyra, the newly elected Mayor of Struga, for not displaying the state flag during the Albanian flag holiday last week.

Struga, along with other towns and cities...

The region, my country of Macedonia, have been fighting for European values ​​for decades. There is no doubt that there is no other alternative for the region than membership in the EU and NATO. It is good that we...

The ruling VMRO-DPMNE party plans to adopt a strategic document named Strategy Macedonia 2030 at the Congress that will take place in Kavadarci on December 6th. Prime Minister and party leader Hristijan Mickoski...

DUI leader Ali Ahmeti is planning a protest on December 13th, ostensibly in support of the former UCK commanders such as Hashim Thaci, who are being tried for war crimes. It’s widely expected that Ahmeti will use his...

The process of removal of chief state prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski will begin very soon and will last up to two months, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski during a press briefing today.

The prime Minister has...

Foreign Affairs Minister Timco Mucunski urged NATO partners to make sure that the Balkans are integrated into the European Union. Mucunski attended the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. The Foreign...

The Parliament today voted to form a commission that will review the Kocani nightclub disaster, as well as the several other previous disasters – the Tetovo Covid hospital fire, and the Durmo Turs and Besa Trans bus...

The number of drivers caught violating traffic rules in Skopje was halved in the second day after the Safe City system was made operational. After over 100,000 citizens were sent warnings on the first day – for...

The Zaev business empire is directly linked to the corruption scandal involving the write-off of 2,000 tons of wheat from the state strategic food reserves. According to VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Valentin Manasievski,...

All the defendants in today’s hearing in the Kocani nightclub disaster declared that they don’t feel guilty under the charges. The most expected testimony was that of Dejan Jovanov, owner of the Pulse nightclub, who...

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski welcomed he introduction of the new traffic control system in Skopje and several other cities and key infrastructure sections, that will automatically register and...

All the defendants in today’s hearing in the Kocani nightclub disaster declared that they don’t feel guilty under the charges. The most expected testimony was that of Dejan Jovanov, owner of the Pulse nightclub, who...

In a TV interview, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski dicussed the coming Congress of VMRO-DPMNE, where he is expected to secure re-election as party leader. According to the VMRO statute, Mickoski is limited to three...

The entire Executive Board of SDSM resigned today, except for party leader Venko Filipce. The move comes after the disastrous showing of the opposition party in the local elections where they gained only one major...

A massive number of 65,000 violations were registered in the first 12 hours after the Safe City system of traffic cameras was activated in Skopje.

The total includes numerous instances of speeding, but also 2,800...

The Macedonian Football Federation will not extend the contract of coach Blagoj Milevski, which expired on November 30th.
Lately, Milevski took the team through a very successful World Cup qualification, but the team...

The Government formally asked the Parliament to approve the new ministers from VLEN. The Albanian coalition partner is changing some of its key officials after Deputy Prime Minister and informal VLEN leader Izet...

VMRO-DPMNE is blaming the growing scandal in the strategic reserves bureau on the SDSM party leadership. A former head of the bureau and a deputy Agriculture Minister, as well as several other officials were charged...

The Safe City system goes online tomorrow, and street cameras will begin to record motorists who violate the rules.

Initially, the system will only issue warnings to the drivers, who will receive them through...

Education Minister Vesna Janevska warned that the education system has a serious problem with grade inflation, for which she blamed the parents.

We are launching a campaign to inform the parents who insist that...

The SDSM party and former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska exchanged accusations after the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg initiated a review of the politically motivated prosecution of Jankuloska,...

Skopje Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski announced a push to demolish unlawfully built objects that intrude on public spaces.

There will be no more usurpation. Pavements free for the pedestrians, said the newly elected...

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski shared footage from the mountainous sections of the Kicevo – Ohrid highway, where work has greatly intensified over the past year, after years of mismanagement.

Intense...

An investigation after the massive stomach issues developed by pupils in the Dimo Hadzi Dimov elementary school found bacteria on some of the kitchen surfaces and in one of the dishes.

A review of the blood...

The Government will not allow citizens to be hit by an electricity price hike, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. The decision to review the price is up to the RKE regulatory energy commission and it’s due... Mickoski: the Government will not allow an increase in electricity prices for households 2025 2025-11-28 22:40:19

Pensioner organizations are planning protests in front of the Constitutional Court next week, after a judge there moved to block the linear pension increase as unconstitutional.

The new model of distributing...

The UJP tax authority agency informs that reimbursement of citizens for their VAT tax payments will be completed by the end of the month.

Citizens were complaining to the press and over social media that they...

Albanians across the Balkans, including in Macedonia, today marked the Day of the flag – or Albania’s independence day.

During what is often a nationalist event, in Tetovo today the celebration was marked by a...

In a TV interview, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski said that he hopes to see the increased optimism and readiness toward enlargement in the EU spread in the direction of pushing Bulgaria to stop its...

Skopje Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski held a meeting of the coordinative body of municipal mayors in Skopje, announcing that the city will have full coordination after three years of missteps.

One of the steps that were...

Speaking during the Parliament question time, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that Macedonia will complete a significant part of the EU reform agenda priorities by the end of the year, and the remainder – in...

Judge Dobrila Kacarska from the Constitutional Court is blocking the pension hikes for 70 percent of retirees said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today, as the pension crisis grows. The judge, notorious as...

Slovenia recognized the Macedonian driver licenses for all Macedonian citizens who reside there.

The decision also applies to citizens of Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo. Slovenia will allow these citizens...

VLEN today announced its candidates for the rotation expected to take place in the Government, after Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Izet Mexhiti was elected as Mayor of Cair.

According to the MIA...

Four dozen students from the Dimo Hadzi Dimov elementary school in Skopje had symptoms of food poisoning today.

Inspections immediately closed down and tested the school kitchen to determine what caused the...

Our strategy is to be the best in class, and that is what we will do, even thought that is not valued, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski about the reform agenda that is part of the EU accession process that is...

A former Deputy Agriculture Minister, a former director of the strategic reserves bureau and several former officials in the bureau are charged with abuse. Police raided homes and offices in Skopje, Tetovo and...

Cair Mayor Izet Mexhiti said that, as it turns from a coalition into a unified party, VLEN will elect a leader and the choice is between him and Tetovo Mayor Bilal Kasami, with a possible power sharing...

Kicevo police submitted charges against the former Mayor Fatmir Dehari, for abuse of office.

Dehari is charged with decisions to hire firemen in the local firefighting service starting in 2016. According to the...

VMRO-DPMNE, VLEN and ZNAM submitted a joint proposal to Parliament to form a commission that will review the Kocani nightclub disaster, as well as the Tetovo Covid hospital fire, the Durmo bus crash and the Besa...

Agriculture Minister Cvetan Tripunovski announced today that he has submitted a set of criminal charge proposals to the office of state prosecutors aimed against his predecessor Ljupco Nikolovski.

The charges...

The public Healthcare Insurance Fund (FZO) cannot pay out millions of euros annually without checking why the number of heart surgeries has doubled or tripled in recent years, said leading cardiologist Sasko Kedev in...

Former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska informed the public that the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has raised serious questions about the politically motivated trials she endured under the Zaev...

VMRO-DPMNE, VLEN and ZNAM submitted a joint proposal to Parliament to form a commission that will review the Kocani nightclub disaster, as well as the Tetovo Covid hospital fire, the Durmo bus crash and the Besa...

VMRO-DPMNE accused Constitutional Court judge Dobrila Kacarska of practicing double standards, after she initiated a challenge to the model for pension increases, while at the same time pushing to increase her own...

Famous cardiologist Sasko Kedev was awarded the 8th of September medal today, for his lifetime of work in medicine, politics and for climbing the 14 peaks over 8,000 meters and the 7 continental summits. President...

Kavadarci Mayor Mitko Jancev said that the concert of Serbian star Aca Lukas in the Roma cafe in his city was stopped after it was detemrined that there are 700 people there, far more than the 200 that the venue is...

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski congratulated the citizens on the Day of the Albanian alphabet, as he enters into a new period of coalition making with the VLEN Albanian partner and with renewed legitimacy.

Our...

Due to the autumn rains, parts of Macedonia, especially around Ohrid and Prespa, experienced flooding and elevated river levels. While the damage is limited, the Food and Veterinary Agency warned farmers in the...

Controversial Serbian singer Aca Lukas was detained today in Kavadarci, where he was due to perform. The concert was stopped by the police because of numerous violations by the organizers.

A video of Lukas,...

Albanian anti-corruption investigators are moving against Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation Minister Belinda Balluku, over allegations that include companies that were trying to win deals in Macedonia. Balluku...

The EU enlargement process must be conducted through the merit of the candidates, and not based on bilateral issues, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski during a meeting of Balkan and EU representatives in...

VMRO-DPMNE and the Constitutional Court exchanged critical statements today after the Court came out in defense of one of its most controversial members – Dobrila Kacarska. Kacarska was a stalwart supporter of the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin responded positively to the US proposed peace plan for Ukraine, calling it a “basis for the peaceful settlement” of the conflict. On the other hand, Ukrainian President Zelensky...