SCPC to Investigate Suspicions Around Procurement of Vaccines from China
The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) decided to take actions for gathering more information concerning suspicions about claims in the media in Macedonia that the government engaged a fictive company based in Hong Kong for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese producer Sinopharm. SCPC President Biljana Ivanovska said that they will gather information and analyse the circumstances, and that other institutions like the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office should also analyse the indications in the media. 2021-03-12
26/02/2021
Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) that Bulgaria shall not succumb to pressures concerning the accession of Macedonia in the EU. “Ever since 2019 we are trying to explain to official Skopje that the EU does not function as Yugoslavia did. Respect and implementation of the Good-neighbourliness Agreement are crucial .Read More » 26/02/2021
Justice Minister Bojan Maricic said during the parliamentary session for MP questions that Eurostat has confirmed that the law and the methodology for the upcoming Population census in Macedonia are in accordance with the highest standards applied in the EU. “After we received this positive response from Eurostat, all accusations of the opposition concerning the Population census are void. I .Read More »
“Monster” Trial Protest in Front of Public Prosecutor’s Office
Family members and supporters of the defendants in the “Monster” case are held protest on Friday in front of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office. The protest is due to the dissatisfaction of the families of the defendants in this case, after the Prosecution in its closing remarks at the last court hearing demanded the highest sentences for the five persons accused of the murders on 12 April 2012 at Lake Smilkovci. Bedri Ajdari from the initiative board of the protests said that they only want to implement the current laws that apply in the country. “