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Census 2021: North Macedonia with 1 836 713 citizens, out of whom 526 502 live in Skopje

At the 2021 Census in North Macedonia, a total of 2,097,319 persons were evidenced, out of whom 1,836,713 are residents living in Macedonia, while 260 606 are non-resident population, announced the Director of the State Statistical Office, Apostol Simovski during yesterday's press conference. Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, has 526,502 residents i.e. the number of the population has been...

Truthmeter.mk: National media do not cover two thirds of the citizens with correspondents from their places of residence

Meta.mk, under the cooperation agreement, republishes Truthmeter.mk's analysis: The number of correspondents from the interior of the country is reduced to a minimum. Macedonian Radio and Television has barely employed a few journalists from the interior, while private televisions receive information from part-time journalists   Author: Goran Lefkov   Uninsured, without employment contracts, with their own vehicle and equipment, few correspondents and media workers...

Truthmeter: Serbian authorities spy on visiting Russian citizens on behest of Kremlin

Backroom cooperation and ties between Serbia and Russia lead to spying on Russian opposition figures having a meeting in Belgrade. After the spy tapes were delivered to Kremlin an arest of Russian opposition leader takes place. Another story showing how far undemocratic regimes are willing to go to stay in power completely disregarding the rights of their citizens, writes...

12,870 doses of Pfizer vaccine arrived yesterday in North Macedonia, another shipment of 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccines expected today

Macedonian Health Ministry informed that a new shipment of 12,870 doses of Pfizer jabs arrived yesterday. It's a regular shipment that we are receiving every Monday out of which 8,190 doses are part of the bilateral agreement between the producer Pfizer and 4,680 are part of the Team Europe program. Today, another shipment of 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccines is expected to...

In North Macedonia 12,606 citizens vaccinated yesterday, 104,962 doses administered so far

Yesterday, 12,606 vaccine doses were administered to citizens of North Macedonia, out of which 10,315 were the first doses of the jab, informed the Health Ministry. It says that total of 104,962 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered so far, out of which 84,312 citizens were vaccinated at vaccination stations. The total number of citizens who received the two doses...

Osmani: Number of RNM nationals who registered online in the census exceeds 60 000, highest response rate in Switzerland

Bujar Osmani, the Foreign Affairs Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia (RNM) informed that the headcount of the diplomatic service ends today, but the online census of the RNM nationals living abroad continues. The number of registered people who live in the diaspora has exceeded 60.000, and most of the people registered live in Switzerland - 16.000, Germany...

Fifth stimulus package in North Macedonia – €160 million for citizens and companies

The fifth financial package with financial aid for companies and citizens of North Macedonia is worth €160 million, stressed today Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in a press conference. The package consists of 29 in four categories: direct financial aid for companies in the areas of tourism, artisanship, hospitality industri, transportation, the event industry so that they can keep people's jobs,...

Inkluziva Association: Numerous irregularities during voting process for persons with disabilities

Association Inkluziva's observers reported irregularities concerning the access to polling stations and the voting process for persons with disabilities. Non-observance of the protocols for protection against COVID-19 was also noticed at today's snap parliamentary elections in North Macedonia. "At 15 polling stations, members of election boards were noticed either not wearing face masks and gloves or improperly wearing them, at...

Citizens rush for bank loans to buy goods, cars and residential homes

Analysed according to use, approved credit personal loans for consumer and housing loans, are categories most common, with a monthly rise of 1, 4 percent and 1,5 percent, while the annual rise is 12, 1 percent and 13 percent, show the latest data of the  National Bank for Monetary Activities in July this year. “For car loans, this month there...

Тhe return of 15% of the VAT to the citizens begins on July 1

The return of 15% of the value added tax (VAT) to the citizens is expected to start on July 1, informed Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, Finance Minister Dragan Tevdovski and the Director of the Public Revenue Office(PRO), Sanja Lukarevska, at a press conference today. The possibility of receiving back part of the VAT paid will be available to all citizens...

We only have half of the required number of firefighters

The country possess only half of the required number of professional firefighters in territorial firefighting units, according to data from the Directorate for Protection and Rescue. At the end of last year, we had 747 firefighters, or one to 2,778 inhabitants. The standards set by the Law on Firefighting, requires that there should be one fireman to no more than...

Xhaferi appeals for fair and regular elections and the citizens should exercise their voting right

The President of the Parliament sent an appeal for fair and regular elections, to all citizens, political parties, and the presidential candidates before the start of the campaign at the forthcoming presidential elections, which will officially start on the 1st of April. He also said that it is in the country's interest and that it is one of the...

Government organizes five public discussions about the constitutional changes

The government has announced that starting from today, it will begin organizing a series of public discussions both with experts and the general public about the draft-amendments about the changes in the Constitution. The first public discussion will take place today with a start at 16h at the government's hall. the attendees will be addressed by Prime Minister Zoran...

SEC: 99.33% vote “For” in the referendum, voter turnout 36,27%

According to the 88.50% of the processed data, by the SEC, released at 23 o'clock, 569,871 voters cast their vote in the referendum. (36.27% of voters registered on the Voters List). 91.33% voted "For" (which is 520,461 voters) while 5.76% voted "Against" (which is 32,801 voters). This is unofficial data from the State Election Commission, however, officials are expected to announce...

Mickoski: The referendum was unsuccessful, the people said “No” to the Agreement with Greece

Today, Macedonia has spoken, and said that the agreement with Greece will not pass, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said at a press conference after polling stations closed for the referendum. "We have had a deeply unsuccessful referendum. The politics of Zoran Zaev and the government are a debacle , and today Macedonia has truly won. The number of citizens who did...

In the EU we will be among the poorest, most unemployed and with the shortest life expectancy

All previous public opinion polls show that the majority of Macedonian citizens support Macedonia's membership in the European Union, and among the fundamental expectations of EU integration is the reduction of unemployment and poverty and improvement of the quality of life. Such expectations are logical, if we take into account the data on the employment rate, life expectancy and gross...

SDSM: Mickoski, citizens are in first place, they’re not a statistical error

The frivolous and anti-state behavior of VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski went as far as him publicly stating that the citizens are a statistical error for him. Citizens are not and will never be any kind of error, as Mickoski says. Citizens are most important, they are in first place, SDSM said in response to yesterday's statement by Mickoski. "For what...

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev concocts tricks to deceive the people

If the agreement with Greece was really that good and guaranteed Macedonian identity, Zoran Zaev would not hesitate and put it to a referendum without additional questions that could mislead citizens, says VMRO-DPMNE. The party adds that "if the agreement was a historic success for Macedonia, Zoran Zaev would have no dilemma whether to add to the ballot question for...

Government organizes large public celebrations in 15 cities after invitation to join NATO

The government has organized "large public celebrations" for the invitation to join NATO, in 15 cities across the country, along with over 40 domestic artists and musicians on Saturday, 14th of July. "Macedonia is starting a new chapter - we received an invitation for NATO membership and a date for negotiations with the EU. We stand side by side with...

Zaev: Its a matter of days until the next telephone call with Tsipras

Its only a matter of days until the next telephone conversation between the prime ministers of Macedonia and Greece, and at the moment the circumstances are still being organized in order to realize that, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told a press conference at the closing conference of the project "Network 23+ chapter 23: Pandora's Box or Key to Good...