Category: Macedonia

Twenty-six new cases of whooping cough (pertussis) were registered in North Macedonia between July 12-18, two of whom hospitalized, shows the latest weekly report of the Public Health Institute released on Friday. Most of the new cases (10) were recorded in Skopje, followed by Kumanovo (7), Kratovo (2), Tetovo (2), and one each in Gevgelija,...

Mostly bushes, dry grass, and junipers burned in the wildfires across the country, which have caused no property damage in local towns, according to Kavadarci Mayor Mitko Janchev, who heads the newly formed regional crisis headquarters for fighting fires. “At the initiative of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, to respond to the regional fires, we have...

The Basic Criminal Court in Skopje dismissed on Monday the appeals made by the defendants in the case concerning the murder of 14-year-old Vanja Gjorchevska from Skopje and 74-year-old Panche Zhezhovski from Veles and approved the indictment filed by the Skopje Public Prosecutor’s Office. “After reviewing and assessing the indictment as well as the appeals...

Former Skopje mayor Koce Trajanovski has been appointed acting director of the State Roads public enterprise, replacing Ejup Rustemi in the post. Trajanovski served as Skopje mayor for two consecutive terms (2009-2017).

President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova met Monday with Spanish Ambassador José Luis Lozano García, discussing 30-year-long bilateral ties while emphasizing the commitment to further strengthen the friendship and partnership between the two countries. Siljanovska Davkova said Spain is an important partner within NATO, UN, and OSCE, and a supporter over the country’s EU aspirations, which was...

The Parliament’s session on the election of the new government, proposed by PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski, is set to start at 11 am on Saturday. After submitting to the Parliament a motion on the government’s composition and program on June 18, Mickoski said he expects the debate on the election of the government to end on...

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani participated in a meeting of Western Balkans foreign ministers and “Friends of the Western Balkans” group in the EU enlargement process, held Friday in Vienna and Wachau, at the invitation of Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. In his address at the working session “Paving the way for Western Balkans EU accession...

VMRO-DPMNE leader and PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski said he expected lawmakers to have constructive debate at the Parliament session, scheduled this weekend for the election of the new government. The new government coalition will be comprised of VMRO-DPMNE, the Worth It coalition and the party ZNAM. According to him, the new government coalition has four primary...

At a session Monday the Judicial Council unanimously adopted the Communication Strategy of the Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Courts of the Republic of North Macedonia (2024-2028) with an Action Plan. Judicial Council president Vesna Dameva said the new strategy fulfills four of the recommendations noted in the EU peer...

The number of live births recorded in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to 3632, which is a drop of 0.7% compared to Q1 2023. The number of deaths in the first quarter of 2024 decreased by 0.6% compared to the same quarter of 2023 and it amounted to 5199, shows data published by the...