Tag: security

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 contribute to efforts to combat...

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) will be similar to the...

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 22-year-old motorcyclist who has...

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 MOI reports the motorcyclist...

Members of the former Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski's security detail broke into the "21TV" television station and demanded that one of their journalists hand over photographs he had taken of the head of the ruling party walking down the street, says the television station. An article from "TV21" stated that the journalist saw the former Prime Minister walking around the city and...

Civil Platform "Ajde," cancelled their all night vigil before the Constitutional Court tonight due to security reasons tonight after it was allegedly announced that the ruling party were bringing people from across Macedonia in buses to the capital to counter the vigil protest. “ We believe that for security reasons, it is best to cancel vigil. We have been told...

Several hundred people gathered again today to protest outside the Interior Ministry, where they demanded that Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski set up police protection around the roundabout in Butel so the construction of the 55 metre high cross can continue without obstruction. "Radio Free Europe" reported that today's protest was led by the Mayor of Butel, Petre Latinovski, and among...

Interim Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, met with Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia at the US State Department. Abuse of ethnic and religious symbols, which is an actual topic these few days, can have not only a negative political and security implications, but it can also undermine the process of fair, free and democratic elections. All...

Without incident, the Archbishop of the MOC (Macedonian Orthodox Church) Stefan, together with the diocese priests of Skopje consecrated the stone – the foundation stone of the cross in Butel. The foundations for the cross were placed on the roundabout at the street Boca Ivanova and Aleksander Urdarevski. At the roundabout this morning there was a makeshift stage with speakers,...

After the statement by EU Ambassador Orav, and like Commissioner Johannes Hahn, Peter Vanhoutte also received threats and because of this new development, they must increase their security. The Belgian facilitator says that the threats to his safety are second on his agenda. “For me, the threats to my security come second, after the interests of the citizens. The need...

EU Ambassador Aivo Orav at the session at the Parliamentary Committee for European Affairs and the National Council for European Integration, said that European officials had received threats and that therefore have to increase their provision. “We are here to help you, because you are a candidate-country. However, a negative campaign has started against the intermediaries of the European Union and...

The Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski said yesterday that "the level for security has been elevated for preventive precautions and to ensure the safety of citizens," and this has been confirmed in the past few days at sports events, public gatherings and concerts where it is more noticeable the presence of regular and special police units, and strict controls...

Following the assessments, the Interior Ministry has increased the level of security in the country. "In connection with yesterday's terrorist attacks in Paris, the Republic of France, and in order to oversee the situation we are raising the level of security and mobility of the police”, said the Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski held a staff meeting with the leaders in...

The coordinator of SDSM Goran Sugareski at today's session of parliamentary questions, asked the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, how did the former Director of SCI, Sasho Mijalkov manage to pass airport security with a gun in his bag. The Prime Minister said that he was not responsible for what citizens transferred in their bags when leaving the country. “Institutions need to...

A two-day international conference "Modern security paradigms and challenges: Theory and Practice" was held in Ohrid, organized by the Institute for Security, Defense and Peace, which is run from within the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje. The Head of the Institute, Mr Oliver Bakrevski announced that the refugee crisis will be one of the main topics for discussion at the...

Last evening, security of MRTV made an intrusion into the program radio channel 103 and asked the identity card of the host. It is directly heard in the program as security member orders the host to go in front of him despite he already has given his ID to him and explained that the program is broadcast live. The security made...