According to all the daily newspapers, after the incident in Kumanovo, when a NATO vehicle was hit by antitank missile, the NATO spokesman in Macedonia said that in the future, soldiers would use the right of self-protection, which means that they will shoot.

According to all the daily newspapers, in an interview for "Daily Telegraph", Macedonian primeminister Ljubco Georgievski stressed his concern about possibility of revolt of citizens, if the West doesn’t help in reducing economical difficulties, that Macedonia faces, as a result of Kosovo crisis.

According to all the daily newspapers, and information from Ministry of Interior, during the holidays of 1 May, 18.979 new refugees entered Macedonia. Up to 2 May, 213.242 refugees were registered in Macedonia, while 95.450 refugees have the status of humanitarian cared person. Until yesterday, 33.259 refugees have been transferred from Macedonia to third countries. 63.000 refugees are settled in camps Stenkovec 1 and 2. Germany, yesterday said that could accept 20.000 refugees.

CAMPS

According to all the daily newspapers, the government plans to extent the camp in Cegrane. Until yesterday, 10.000 refugees were settled there, while its capacity is about 14.000 refugees.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, as a result of scarcity of tents, a considerable number of refugees remained in opened sky. Also, a big problem is drinkable water, while there are cases of illegal trading with cigarettes and refreshing drinks.

According to the daily newspaper Fakti, in refugee camps is happening a health horror. There are a lot of refugees with war shocks, and also with high temperatures in camp Stenkovec. It is accented a case of a patient, who was refused in Skopje hospital, although that in the camp couldn’t help him. According Dr. Hysen Hiseni, tuberculosis and other contagious diseases could appear in this camp.

According to the daily newspaper Fakti, camp in Neprosteno is overcrowded, and has been made efforts to extend it.

According to all the daily newspapers, yesterday in Macedonia arrived British primeminister Tony Bler, who said that his country would help Macedonia financially, and that all the refugees will be returned in Kosovo. French primeminister Lionel Jospen, who came in Macedonia a few days ago, signed a protocol for financial help valuable to 45 millions of franks with Macedonian primeminister Ljubço Georgievski. The Minister of foreign affairs of Canada, Lloyd Axvort, said in Skopje, that his country decided to give 35 millions of Canadian dollars for refugees, and also that his country will accept 5.000 refugees. The Minister of foreign affairs of Japan, Masahiko Komura, who was in Macedonia, said that his government decided to help the region with about 200 millions of American dollars. 60 millions of that sum will be given to Macedonia and Albania.

According to all the daily newspapers, a NATO official, yesterday said that the Alliance will begin building camps in Albania, where about 60.000 refugees, that in this moment are in Macedonia, will be settled.

According to all the daily newspaper, the Macedonian primeminister, Ljubco Georgievski, in a visit to the camp in Cegrane, said that, except Taiwan, that gave 2 millions of American dollars aid, Macedonia didn’t get financial help at all, form the international community.

According to the daily newspapers Fakti and Flaka, the UNHCR spokesman in Geneva said that all the camps in Macedonia have been built with international aid.

According to all the daily newspaper, American actor Richard Gere, yesterday finished his visit to Macedonia. Before leaving the country, he said that what happened to kosovar Albanians is the biggest catastrophe in the region, and that NATO members should convince Macedonia that they will compensate Macedonia’s expenditures and that the refugees will not remain here. He, also, said that new camps should be built.

According to the daily newspaper Makedonija denes, 4.000 householders, who have accepted refugees at their homes, get humanitarian aids in groceries and hygienic means form World humanitarian organization "Adra" and the German government.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, HO "Aks" from Kumanovo in cooperation with HO "Mother Teresa" and HO "El Hilal", distributed 40 tones of flour and 40 tones of clothes for refugees.

According to the daily newspaper Flaka, in a report from Skopje, Switzerland journalist Gabriela Bataglia stressed that the UN ambassador for Human Rights, Ms. Robinson, qualified as tragic the situation with refugees. She said that in camp Brazda, almost two weeks there is no drinkable water, no current, and not many sleeping places.