20 February 2019
At yesterday’s session, the government determined a new text of the Draft Law on the National Security Agency, which will enable the reform of the Administration for Security and Counter-Intelligence (ASC). Under the new law, ASC (in Macedonian: Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање – УБК) will no longer be part of the Ministry of Interior, […]
13 November 2018
Nikola Gruevski last called the security detail who were allocated to him as former prime minister of the country on Thursday, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski today. He explained that although Gruevski is accompanied by a security detail, the team comes on call, and are not constantly with him. “According to statements from the security […]
12 November 2018
Мacedonia will start today the preparatory screeing for Chapter 24 titled “Justice, freedom and security”. The Macedonian delegation is led in Brussels by Vice prime minister for European affairs, and Bujar Osmani who is the chief negotiator and the Head of the government delegation for negotiations with the EU. The meeting will last for three […]
17 September 2018
US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis landed at the Skopje International Airport this morning and was welcomed by Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska and US Ambassador Jess Bailey. According to the announced agenda, Mattis is expected to meet Radmila Sekerinska, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and President Gjorge Ivanov today. Yesterday, Eric Pahon, a spokesman for the Pentagon […]
14 August 2018
According to the latest data published yesterday by the State Statistical Office, the increase in the number of tourists continues rapidly, so instead of 2020, as we predicted, we are on the verge of achieving this goal ahead of time. This year, we could reach hosting one million tourists with three millions of overnight stays, […]
13 July 2017
Today, at “Villa Biljana” in Ohrid, the President of the country, Gjorge Ivanov met with the US Ambassador to the country, Jess Baily, where he stated that he expected American support and that their engagement will continue regarding Macedonia’s membership in the EU and NATO. “The Macedonian President pointed out that it is necessary to […]
15 June 2017
The Speaker of Parliament, Talat Xhaferi requested Parliament’s security to remove VMRO-DPMNE’s MP, Vlatko Gjorcev from the parliamentary rostrum because Gjorcev came up onto the rostrum without getting permission from the Parliament Speaker. Since Xhaferi had repeatedly warned Gjorcev, he ordered his microphone be turned off, however, despite the microphone being off, he would not […]
4 May 2017
After the election of the Parliament Speaker, Gjorge Ivanov should assign the mandate to the new parliamentary majority and then a government should be formed. This was stressed today by the DUI party leader, Ali Ahmeti during the meeting with the Ambassador of the European Union in the country, Samuel Žbogar, that took place at […]
10 April 2017
Today, Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vučić and US Senator, John McCain met in Belgrade where the two discussed the situation in Macedonia, reports a correspondent for “Meta” from Belgrade. Vučić hopes that things in Macedonia will develop in a peaceful manner and with respect for Macedonian law. “For us, it is very important, because if […]
7 April 2017
The Ministry of Interior (MOI) are monitoring the situation and if there is a violation of public order and peace, we are prepared to react, said MOI to “Meta” regarding recent statement of a possible forced entry into Parliament. “The Ministry of Interior has established operational headquarters in the field. If such a breach of […]
6 March 2017
The Minister of Defense, Zoran Jolevski, during today’s visit to Shtip, said that the security of the country in Macedonia is a high level, but that ARM is monitoring the situation closely. – The situation with the security in Macedonia is at a high level and is stable. We, as an army and including other […]
1 March 2017
“Gjorge Ivanov, with the decision not to hand over the mandate to form a government, which he is bound to by the Constitution, has led a coup. He is leading the country into a deeper crisis with unforeseeable consequences for the citizens”, said the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev, after President Gjorge Ivanov decided not […]
1 March 2017
As a protest against the attack on our colleagues from the “A1on” portal and the continuous verbal attacks on all journalists, Meta News Agency joins other media outlets and will not report about today’s protests organized by the initiative “For a United Macedonia”, neither in Skopje or in other cities. If violence and new attacks […]
19 February 2017
The people working for Sasho Mijalkov’s security yesterday night verbally and physically attacked me. The place where the incident occurred is under video surveillance and everything I’ve said can be easily confirmed by the police, said today Muhamed Zeqiri, an MP for SDSM at a press conference. Zeqiri claims that a dozen people who sat […]
19 February 2017
Yesterday, Muhamed Zeqiri, a SDSM official claimed he was attacked in a Skopje cafe and accused the security of Sasho Mijalkov, the former director of UBK. Mijalkov denied the accusations and has announced a lawsuit. Zeqiri claimed that last night in café “Dion” he was attacked by Mijalkov’s security. “The incident was provoked by Mijalkov’s […]
24 December 2016
The MOI has increased security around the French Embassy. The Interior Ministry has confirmed this information for “Telma” television but can not disclose any more details due to security reasons. The embassy requested additional security measures, and the ministry responded adequately their requests. This is the only embassy until now, which has requested any security […]
8 December 2016
At today’s Ministerial Council between the member countries of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki, stressed that terrorism, violent extremism, radicalization and the migrant crisis poses serious security challenges in the OSCE region. “Macedonia is an active partner in the international anti-terrorist coalition and will continue to […]
16 November 2016
Today the European Commission is proposing checks for anyone from a third country entering the Schengen Area of the European Union, even if the country has a visa-free regime. With this move, the EU will have a similar system which already exists in the US. The proposed system, European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) […]
27 July 2016
It now has been confirmed, that Dejan Mitrovski – Urko, the former Head of Security to the former Prime Minister and current leader of the VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, was the person driving the BMW which was involved in a car accident in the early hours of the morning in Kisela Voda. His vehicle hit a […]
27 July 2016
At 12:40 am yesterday an accident occurred on Boris Trajkovski Boulevard in the Kisela Voda neighbourhood in Skopje. The accident involved a BMW motor car and a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was a 22-year-old man who has sustained serious injuries. The seriously injured motorcyclist was taken to the “Naum Ohridski” City Hospital. A statement from the […]
