12 December 2021 Skopje – Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani is set to take part in a meeting of Western Balkans foreign ministers in London on Monday, at the invitation of British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Liz Truss, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Sunday. Skopje – VMRO-DPMNE is set to hold a congress on Sunday and elect a new party leader. Skopje – SDSM is set to elect a new party leader on Sunday. Skopje – VMRO-DPMNE spent four years committed to reforms and transformation. Now, the party is once again on the winning track. It’s the largest political party in the country, with the biggest MP group, most mayors and municipal councilors, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on Sunday, ahead of the start of the party’s 17th congress. Skopje – North Macedonia registered 308 new COVID-19 infections after 2,643 tests were conducted in labs across the country in the past 24 hours. In the same period, eight deaths and 246 recoveries were reported, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday. Skopje – SDSM leader Zoran Zaev has voted in the intra-party elections at SDSM’s municipal HQ in Strumica. Skopje – The Federation of Trade Unions (SSM) held a protest in Skopje on Sunday to express dissatisfaction over MPs failure to adopt legislative changes making Sunday a rest day and increasing the minimum wage to stand at 60% of the average salary. Skopje – The Ars Acta Institute for Arts and Culture announced on Sunday its latest project ‘Artecology’. Berlin – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for flexibility in taking countermeasures to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Liverpool – The foreign ministers of the G7 group of leading industrialized economies issued a warning to Russia, vowing harsh consequences if Russia attacks Ukraine, a move feared due to a massive build-up of troops near the country’s borders. London – Julian Assange has had a stroke in prison due to the “constant chess game” over his future, his fiancee has claimed. Madrid – The Spanish tennis legend and four-time grand slam champion Manuel Santana has died at the age of 83, the national federation and organizers of the Madrid tournament said Sunday.