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NATO is not sending weapons directly to Ukraine, and it has already sent aid to Slovenia for the floods
Photo: nato.int
Unlike the claim in the post, NATO is not sending weapons directly to Ukraine. NATO member-states individually are sending weapons and aid, together with other countries that are not NATO members, and that is clearly stressed on NATO’s website by Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg. It is not true either that NATO has not sent aid to Slovenia after it...
Misajlovski promises an additional 6 million euros for the repairs to areas affected by floods
Another six million euros have been allocated for the repairs to the damage in the areas affected by the floods which occurred on August 6, in Skopje. From the six million euros, three million have been allocated from the state budget, 2.5 million euros from the budget of the City of Skopje, and 500.000 euros from the Municipality of...
Families from flooded areas will receive 200 euros from the Red Cross
Citizens from flood affected areas are due to receive approximately 200 Euro's per family from money raised from two Red Cross accounts, one of which is the Solidarity Fund and the second is money raised through telephone donations, the latter which raised 63.8million denars (1,038.389 euros)
The number of families which are in need of assistance ranges from some 4.000...
Banks are not permitted to use the advance payment for floods for unpaid bills or other debts
Families in the flooded areas of the country, are claiming using social media that they had received less than the 30.000 denars, of the government’s advance financial aid because allegedly some banks are taking money owed to them for frozen accounts, unpaid bills or loan installments.
Even though some of the banks “Meta” have contacted claimed that some of the financial...
Dutch medical assistance for the floods has arrived in Skopje
The Dutch donation of medical aid for the floods have arrived in Skopje, said the Dutch Embassy in Macedonia.
Holland, after the Macedonian government requested assistance within the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union decided to donate contingent medical supplies worth over half a million euros.
The shipment contains 20 pallets of equipment for first aid, and arrived at the...
What the MFA requested from International Community for the floods: Jeeps, trucks, motorcycles, rubber boats…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs sent a notice to all embassies on August 9 asking for financial assistance and a list was put together of the products needed to help deal with consequences of the floods.
“The ministry shall attach a preliminary list of specific items needed, which may be handed out as the situation develops," reads the letter which...
Holland to donate medical assistance worth more than 500.000 euros
Holland is donating medical assistance worth more 500.000 euros, and should arrive in Skopje this week, stated the Dutch Embassy in Skopje on their official page on ‘Facebook’.
“The devastation in some areas is so great, and that is why we are sending medical assistance. It is very important that these supplies reach the affected areas as soon as possible,...
The Ferris Wheel will keep turning until the government says enough!
Work on the Ferris Wheel continues today, even though yesterday Parliament adopted conclusions that funds from the state budget will be taken from the construction of such objects, and if necessary, be re-allocated to deal with the consequences of the floods that hit Skopje and the surrounding areas.
Journalists from "Meta" today noticed workers where the Ferris wheel is being...
The government will reimburse citizens 100% in affected regions
The government of the Republic of Macedonia today adopted measures aimed at citizens in areas affected by the floods in the Skopje region.
The Minister of Health, Nikola Todorov who presented the measures, stated that the first measure will be to provide 100 percent compensation to the citizens from the crisis regions where the most damage has been caused by...
Even the floods are divided: For some chaos, for others a Potemkin village
Seven days have passed since the floods hit Skopje, and the Macedonian media have reported the catastrophic floods very differently, especially on how the government is handling the tragedy. While some criticize and say the situation is catastrophic, and organizing aid is very, there have also been reports of food theft and that only those with party connections receive...
Chaos and disorder six days after the floods in Stajkovci
Six days after the catastrophic floods in Stajkovci, there is still chaos and disorder. No-one knows who is helping, who will give food and water and when can the public expect machinery that will help clear up the debris from their homes. Anyone can see that the situation is much worse in reality through social media networks, completely different...
More than 350 insurance claims have been made for damages
More than 350 claims for damages in the amount of 300 thousand euros have been filed with insurance companies.
Insurance companies stated that 320 claims have been made relating to damaged property, and 30 claims for cars and other motor vehicles. According to the insurance claims received so far, most were submitted by members of the public, while 70 were...
No initiative for emergency session in Parliament concerning the floods
Currently, there has been no official initiative to hold an emergency session of Parliament, which is on a collective vacation, and the first scheduled session will be on the 24th of this month.
No-one from the Office of Public Affairs is available on the phone.
The Parliamentary Group, the SDSM say that so far they have not received any invitation for...
Netherlands express their condolences to flood victims
Yesterday the Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bert Koenders sent a letter to the Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki expressing his condolences to all those affected by the devastating floods in Skopje and Tetovo.
"On behalf of the Netherlands, I would like to express my sincere condolences to the government and people of the Republic of Macedonia. Our thoughts are...
Pope Francis offers condolences to the victims of the flood
The Commission for Relations with Religious Communities and Religious Groups stated that Pope Francis through the Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin sent a telegram to express his condolences to Skopje’s Bishop Kiro Stojanov for the flood victims in Skopje and the surrounding area.
“After hearing of the dramatic storm that hit the city and the surrounding villages, which has...
Experts from the EU have begun to assess the damage from the storm
An expert team from the European Union have begun to assess the damage caused by the freak storm which hit Skopje and the surrounding area on Saturday evening, stated the EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Aivo Orav.
The experts were sent to the country after Macedonia enacted the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
https://twitter.com/AmbassadorEU/status/763000063480193024
Despite assessing the damage, the team also has to make...
11 victims from the floods have been released to their families
Some of the families of those killed in the floods in Skopje were allowed to take home the bodies of their loved ones. 11 bodies have been released to the families, and in the chapel in the main graveyard of Butel in Skopje, 3 more bodies are expected to be buried soon.
Families of 14 victims of the floods were...
Gruevski has returned from Turkey as Commander in Chief, Prime Minister and President of the nation
The president of the ruling party, the VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski cut his holiday in Turkey short, as the media have put it, “in order to help deal with the serious consequences of the storm and heavy rainfall”, and “to inspect the damage personally”.
In a disaster and tragedy of such magnitude, any help and assistance is invaluable and appreciated, however,...
Gruevski visits the flooded villages in the Tetovo region
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski visited the villages Tearce and Poroj, which were flooded during the severe storm that caught the region. He was accompanied by the Minister of Transport Vlado Misajlovski. They checked the progress on the river bed which had to be repaired and broadened. Gruevski and Misajlovski visited flooded homes in the village Dobroshte, where they promised...
Foreign experts will survey the flooded areas around Tetovo
Foreign experts are working together with the Protection and Rescue Directorate to survey by helicopter the flooded areas in the Tetovo region. The goal is to determine what exactly happened on August 3 and what are the reasons for the overflowing of the rivers and the eroding of the ground that overwhelmed several villages.
From the Directorate they say they...
