10 December 2014
Students submitted a letter with demands to the Government at the end of the second student march organized by the informal student organization “Student Plenum”. Despite the pressure, the march was massive, with twice more people than the first march that took place on 17th of November. – The main argument in the letter is […]
10 December 2014
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) classified the Macedonian language and its dialects as part of Bulgarian dialectology. BAS and the Institute of Bulgarian Language, with financial assistance from the European Social Fund of the European Union, two days ago promoted internet audio-map of 30 authentic Bulgarian dialects, which also includes all dialects of Macedonia. The […]
10 December 2014
In today’s newsletter on its website, the Ministry of Interior officially informed that last night explosions went off near police stations in Tetovo and Kumanovo. “On 9th of December 2014, from 8:00 to 8:30 pm, in SOI Tetovo and SOI Kumanovo was reported detonations were heard near the police stations. Police officers went to the […]
9 December 2014
The website of the State Anti-Corruption Commission holds more information about debates, forums and public events rather than information about procedures initiated by the Commission. Namely, from June to today, the website of the SACC had only six notifications for procedures, seven announcements for press events or forums held, and one public warning for prevention […]
9 December 2014
META came across a document sent by the Ministry of Education and Science and signed by the Minister Abdilakim Ademi to the rector of the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius “, Velimir Stojkovski, on 5th of December, which explains the model of the national exam for students and the way it will be conducted. The […]
9 December 2014
Authorities haven’t made analysis on how much would the announced change of the Coat of Arms cost the citizens, i.e. how much money from the budget would be appropriated for the changes in the means of application of the Coat of Arms. Despite Government’s assurances that citizens won’t have additional costs for the replacement of […]
9 December 2014
The proposal to change the Coat of Arms is fully a symbol of one ethnicity, accused DPA today. – The imposition of such a symbol as Coat of Arms certainly doesn’t contribute positively in a country where the ethnic composition and the reality is different from what the Coat of Arms, proposed by VMRO-DPMNE and […]
9 December 2014
Tomorrow at 12 am, in front of plateau University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius “, starts the second student march against the Government’s proposal to introduce a state exam for the faculties. Students will march from the plateau of University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius “, pass by the Assembly and complete the march in front of […]
9 December 2014
Women who undergo artificial insemination, which is covered by the Health Insurance Fund, complain that they experience many difficulties as they are trying to obtain the required documents. They say that sometimes it takes months to do some tests. – I’m trying to become a parent for eight years. The only issue for in vitro […]
7 December 2014
The modern woman has more challenges, she struggles in every field, professional and private, said Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski in his speech at the annual conference of the Union of Women of VMRO-DPMNE, held under the motto “Part of the new age, part of our movement.” – The modern woman should be active and successful […]
7 December 2014
Bulgarians in Macedonia are not free citizen, says the president of the Bulgarian Cultural Club – Skopje, Lazar Mladenov, in an interview for the Bulgarian daily “Trud”. – The prosecution is an integral part of the Bulgarian national idea. You cannot be a Bulgarian from Macedonia and a free citizen simultaneously – said Mladenov. In […]
7 December 2014
Bulgarian daily “Telegraph” accused that Macedonia is stealing the Bulgarian Coat of Arms. “The Government in Skopje adopted a new Coat of Arms that is a copy of our,” writes Bulgarian daily “Telegraph”. In its print edition, the daily, in an article with title “Macedonia steals our Coat of Arms,” states that Macedonian draft crest […]
5 December 2014
Red angry lion on a gold – yellow shield, and mural crown in the form of a fortress at the top, is the proposal for a new Coat of Arms, which was adopted by the Government this afternoon and is soon to go to a major debate at the Assembly, reports TV Alpha, citing its […]
5 December 2014
In the democracy, making decisions should be left to the professionals and intellectuals, not just to politicians, think 87 percent of Macedonian citizens, while 7 percent disagree, according to a results from the study “Political culture, Europeanization and fears in Macedonia” from the poll “Evrometar” conducted in 2014. 34 percent of the population thinks that […]
5 December 2014
Fire broke in a workshop in the basement of elementary school “Jan Amos Komenski” in Skopje this morning. The commander of the Skopje Fire Brigade, Blagoja Menkovski, stated for news agency META that they immediately reacted and the fire was brought under control. – The fire broke in a workshop in the basement of the […]
4 December 2014
The key task of public service broadcaster is to be a space that will allow representation of different identities and finding their common connecting elements. The ideal model of public broadcasting service must be based and operate according to certain principles. It is universality, diversity, variety or recognition, quality, accountability, as well as institutional autonomy […]
4 December 2014
European Commissioner for Regional Policy to the European Union, Johannes Hahn, today, after the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs, Fatmir Besimi, in Brussels, when asked by the reporters, commented on the process of resolving the name dispute with Greece. – We are currently discussing how to find a solution that suits each […]
4 December 2014
“On 10th of December, which is also the International Human Rights Day, we invite you to a second student march against reckless reforms in higher education. Students march will take place on 10th of December 2014, Wednesday, at 12 am. The plateau of UKIM is selected as a gathering place,” reads the statement of “Student […]
3 December 2014
Greek Foreign Minister refused to attend the ministerial meeting of NATO because of Macedonia. Evangelos Venizelos withdrew from the meeting for the discussion of measures against ISIS because in the Joint Declaration of the meeting, Macedonia was registered and signed under its constitutional name. Greek Minister briefed US Secretary of State John Kerry on the […]
3 December 2014
Planting trees is a noble activity, provided it’s real and there are results for the environment. But what happens in Macedonia? Government indebted citizens with huge amounts of activity that is not only ineffective, according to the available information, but the forests are even decreasing, said Pece Mircheski, President of the Commission of Environment and […]
