Opposition MP demands withdrawal of procurement law over corruption concerns
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Opposition MP Sanja Lukarovska has called for the withdrawal of the proposed Public Procurement Law, citing the potential for corruption she characterized as "100,000 Euro bulls." The government, meanwhile, is seeking external validation for its legal overhaul, sending its jurisprudence proposals to Venice and a new Penal Code to the European Commission for review.
The 'Safe City' surveillance program is expanding into Strumica, Shtip, and Bitola, where police vehicles and accident black spots will be equipped with cameras. The system has already logged over 310,000 traffic violations, mostly for speeding, though some offenders remain more elusive than others.
Police have spent seven months unsuccessfully searching for Stefan Dimovski, a convicted child trafficker who remains at large despite an 8.5-year prison sentence. It is a reminder that while the government can digitize traffic enforcement, the more traditional work of locating fugitives is proving more difficult.