Tag: Macedonia
Macedonia 29.05.23 | 14:51

Macedonian Turks were celebrating Erdogan’s victory until early morning hours

Members of the Turkish ethnic community celebrated in Skopje President Taip Erdogan’s electoral victory until early Monday morning. Organized in vehicles with Turkish flags, the Macedonian Turks were driving around the city’s central area, honking and shouting.    

Macedonia 26.05.23 | 23:50

Kovachevski-Meloni: Italy fully supports Macedonian EU-integration process, it will defend Macedonian skies

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski spoke Friday over the phone with Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, discussing current developments in Macedonia and the region. The call primarily focused on the upcoming air policing operations of the Macedonian skies by the Italian Air Force, with the PMs referring...

News Macedonia 25.05.23 | 08:00

Freedom House report: Macedonia went through political dysfunctionality in 2023

The Freedom House report “States in Transition 2023” states that Macedonia, along with Albania and Kosovo, marks a small improvement. The report points out that both, Macedonia and Montenegro went through acute political dysfunction in 2022, however, the results of their democratic processes...

News Macedonia 25.05.23 | 07:50

European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee postpones vote on Macedonia’s progress report

European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) has postponed the vote for the North Macedonia Report, drafted by rapporteur Ilhan Kyuchyuk following the European Commission Progress Report on the country. “The vote has been postponed and there is no need to discuss this now”,...

Economy 22.05.23 | 18:55

Ombudsman: the number on complaints on the so-called “fast credits” is increasing

The number of complaints with the Ombudsman on the so-called “fast credits” in the South-Western part of the country is drastically increasing, the Office of the Ombudsman reported on Monday. “The situation is alarming, the fast credits lure large numbers of gullible people, catching...

News Macedonia 22.05.23 | 13:05

Nikolovski: We will never accept that the Macedonian people are one and the same with the Bulgarians

I cannot agree that there is only one choice for Macedonia and that is to accept that the Macedonian people are one and the same as the Bulgarian people, that our roots are Bulgarian, our history is Bulgarian, that we speak a dialect of the Bulgarian language. We won’t accept any of those claims,...

News Macedonia 19.05.23 | 17:36

Kovacevski’s pre-election surge of patriotism

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski these days is showing an unprecedented surge of patriotism, comparing the Bulgarian rhetoric toward Macedonia with the Russian one toward Ukraine and insolently responding to Bulgarian President Radev’s recent statements. Political analysts speculate that the real...

News Macedonia 18.05.23 | 14:06

The Bulgarians are mad with Kovacevski for his statement that Bulgaria behaves like Russia

The leader of the Bulgarian party BSP, Kornelija Ninova, stated on Thursday from the Bulgarian Parliament that “the unacceptable actions by the Macedonian authorities are piling up”. She added that such behavior by the Macedonian Government is “humiliating, offensive, and unacceptable”. “Time...

Macedonia 18.05.23 | 08:15

The Mixed RM – EU Committee recommendations adopted at the 21st meeting

Wednesday’s session of the two-day 21st Meeting of the Mixed Parliamentary Committee – Republic of Macedonian and EU, focused on the measures to deal with the pollution and the energy crisis, the good-neighborly relations, the regional cooperation, and the Report on the Jean Mone Dialogue. The...

Macedonia 18.05.23 | 08:00

Macedonian – Finish business forum organized by the Macedonian Chamber of Commerce

Companies from the IT sector, mining, environmental protection, production and sales of medicinal equipment, and construction interested in establishing business relations and know-how exchange, attended on Wednesday the Macedonian – Finish business forum held in Skopje, organized by the Macedonian...

Sport 17.05.23 | 07:59

Macedonia will start the European Handball Championship 2024 against France on a soccer stadium!

The European Handball Federation (EHF) published the schedule and the locations where the EURO2024 will take place. The Championship will open with a game between the handball representations of Macedonia and France on January 10 next year. Macedonian players will face the three-times European champion...

Macedonia 28.03.23 | 09:53

The Macedonian government is making a big mistake, says Zakharova

Macedonia intends to send Ukraine 12 Russian-made Mi-24 military helicopters, which Skopje acquired from Ukraine in 2001. Four helicopters underwent NATO modernization. As the Moscow-based Kommersant writes, Macedonia has already sent four Su-24 aircraft and several T-72 tanks to Ukraine, which it also...

Macedonia 14.02.23 | 09:35

Citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Albania to be able to work in any of the three countries without work permits

Bojan Maricić informed yesterday via Facebook that with the ratification of the laws from the “Open Balkans” initiative, the citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Albania will be able to work in any of the three countries without work permits, without any barriers, without applying and wait...

Macedonia 10.02.23 | 11:04

EC urges Bulgaria and Macedonia to promote an “atmosphere of dialogue”

Bulgaria and Macedonia should promote an atmosphere of dialogue and avoid unnecessary tensions, the European Commission said regarding the latest developments in the relations between Sofia and Skopje. We are following very carefully the development of events related to the relations between the two...

Macedonia Balkans 28.01.23 | 10:39

Bulgaria adopts declaration: Macedonia should immediately stop the aggressive anti-Bulgarian manifestations and manipulations of the past

The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Committee in Parliament adopted a declaration for Macedonia which will be submitted for voting in the plenary hall. The document, as stated, “categorically condemns the acts of violence against the Bulgarians in Macedonia, their organizations and clubs, and especially...

Macedonia 21.01.23 | 08:49

Just a few days after taking over OSCE chairmanship, Facebook account of OSCE Mission in Macedonia hacked

Just a few days after taking over the OSCE chairmanship, the Facebook account of the OSCE in Macedonia was hacked and now, instead of promoting the country, the OSCE serves as a Vietnam hotline. It is a shame that when we preside over the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, we have impaired...

Macedonia 04.01.23 | 09:36

In 2022 Macedonia and Serbia had “historically” good relations

What was significant for Serbia in 2022 were the April elections at all levels which confirmed the multi-year dominance of the government of Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), the election of a new Government headed by Ana Brnabic, the impact of Russian aggression on Ukraine and...

Life Macedonia 11.12.22 | 11:49

Macedonia is a two-time world champion in CS:GO

The Macedonian CS:GO (Counter-Strike:Global Offensive) national team won the World Championship of the International Esports Federation (IESF), after defeating the Mongolian national team 3-1 this morning. The national team represented by the “BLUEJAYS” team, consisting of the players Jane...

Macedonia 07.12.22 | 09:58

Macedonia is not even among the ranked countries for well-developed public health

A ranking list of well-developed public health 2022 has been published. Several parameters were taken into account for the evaluation, such as GDP of the country, then GDP per capita as well as the total population. Denmark is in the first place, Germany is behind it, and Sweden and Norway are third...

Culture 02.12.22 | 10:16

Museums from Macedonia, Bulgaria and Serbia agree joint activities

The Archeological Museum of Macedonia, the National Archeological Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the National Museum of Serbia yesterday in Sofia signed agreements establishing joint activities. The main purpose of the agreements is to implement a joint project between the three national...

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