NEWS OF THE DAY: Zoran Zaev receives Human Rights Award from “Friedrich Ebert”
Zoran Zaev was awarded the Friedrich Ebert Human Rights Award 2020 for, as they themselves stated, Zaev’s determined course of reforms that ultimately led EU member states to start negotiation talks for EU accession of North Macedonia in March, and also the country’s success to join NATO as the 30th member.
“I feel noble and thankful, but at the same time also modest accepting today’s prestigious award from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The Foundation that has a hundred-year experience, especially in the field of promoting freedom, equality and solidarity. These are democratic values that have built and continue building civilizational benefits, with the ultimate goal of global well-being, sustainability, transparency and uncompromised fight against every single sprout of authoritarianism. That encourages expression of free will and building one society for all, regardless of whether we speak locally or globally. This award, which has been created at the initiative of highly respected Karl and Ida Feist, and which is inspired by their longstanding struggle and support for workers’ rights and their movement, is complementary to my personal philosophy of life for all, equality for all, dialogue above all, never conflict”, stated Zaev after receiving the award.
STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Maas: We will do everything in our power for start of negotiations by the end of the year
“Germany will do everything in its power for North Macedonia to start EU accession negotiations during the German presidency by the end of the year, said German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas in an address at the awarding of the Friedrich Ebert Human Rights Award 2020 to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.
“Intensive talks are being led for holding the first intergovernmental conference during Germany’s EU Presidency. We will continue working with you like in the past days, as that is our goal, publically proclaimed during our Presidency. We are waiting since March for the formal negotiations to finally start and we are pushing for the first intergovernmental conference to be held by the end of the year”, said Maas.
CIVIL ACTIVITIES
On International Day for Tolerance, CIVIL calls for respect for diversity
International Day for Tolerance, November 16, this year shows even more how much the world needs mutual understanding, cooperation, respect… a need for commitment and joint action in overcoming the health crisis due to Covid-19.
Precisely the fear, restrictions for protection and security of the citizens, purposely or not, are endangering human rights and freedoms, which leads to intolerance, hatred, hate crimes, and often violence.
Vrapciste will not decorate for New Year due to Covid-19
Gradsko will decorate with the old new Year decorations this year as well
FLASH NEWS
In the first quarter of this year, 79,9 percent of households had access to Internet at home. The participation of households with broadband Internet according to type of settlement, in the total number of households, in the first quarter, was 87,8 percent, published today the State Statistical Office.
Minister of Labour and Social Policy Jagoda Shahpaska today participated in an online conference of the sectorial working group “Education, employment and social policy and Roma integration”.
Commission for Infectious Diseases today held a meeting where it did not propose new restrictive measures for protection against Covid-19, confirmed for MIA the Ministry of Health.
Minister of Health Venko Filipce this morning held a meeting with the directors of all clinics within the “Mother Teresa” Clinical Complex in Skopje, at which the current epidemiological situation was reviewed in regards to the number of positive and sick patients, patients who have requested and have had the need to be hospitalized, as opposed to the number of vacant beds and capacities of the clinics, as well as the possibility of opening new Covid centers if necessary, announced the Ministry of Health.
Ministry of Economy today starts with the implementation of five measures of the fourth set that are direct support for tourism and hospitality workers who have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The measures have been adopted in consultation with the private sector and we consider that they will be significant support, said Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi.
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translation: N. Cvetkovska
