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Saturday, 8 August 2026

Artan Grubi’s house arrest order is about to expire, his lawyer is on vacation

With 15 days until the expiration of the six-month deadline for the investigation into the state Lottery corruption scandal, there are still more open questions…

Heatwave: whole of Macedonia is under orange alert

Macedonian citizens have lower wages but higher purchasing power than a number of EU countries

Macedonia secures significant EU funding for the third section of the railroad to Bulgaria

Dramatic drop in first grade students

Seven new cases of West Nile fever in Skopje

Inflation almost unchaged in July

18 active and extinguished fires across Macedonia

Macedonia

Artan Grubi’s house arrest order is about to expire, his lawyer is on vacation

Heatwave: whole of Macedonia is under orange alert

Seven new cases of West Nile fever in Skopje

18 active and extinguished fires across Macedonia

Macedonia secures significant EU funding for the third section of the railroad to Bulgaria

Dramatic drop in first grade students

Foreign Ministry denies claims from SDSM about a “secret agreement” with Bulgaria

Spraying against mosquitoes ordered to prevent spread of the West Nile virus

Healthcare Fund will focus on the high costs of treatment abroad

Economy

Inflation almost unchaged in July

Inflation in July 2026 compared to the previous month, measured through the consumer price index, was almost unchanged, at 0.1%/ In July 2026, compared to…

Macedonian citizens have lower wages but higher purchasing power than a number of EU countries

Macedonian citizens earn significantly less than European Union citizens, but lower prices for goods and services mean that their money can be “worth” more than…

Minimum wage in Macedonia is worth more than the wages in seven EU countries

Mickoski: the debt levels are going down

First retirees to receive funds from the private pension fund are getting just under 10,000 denars a month

Balkans

Greek party is trying to prevent the construction of a Macedonian monument in Novi Sad

Rama says Albania will not be issuing citizenships to Albanians from Macedonia once it joins the EU

Two suspected members of a Skopje drug gang arrested in Duress

EU will divert funding from Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo toward Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro

World

Still no candidates for President of Hungary even though the vote is scheduled for Tuesday

Low levels of the Danube forced Hungary to shut down its nuclear plant

Spain needs a VOX led Government, says Orban after the Ceuta incident

Orban: the new Government wants to eliminate the entire opposition

Culture

Parliament withdraws law on investments necessary to make Skopje the European Cultural Capital for 2028

Legendary actor Goce Todorovski dies aged 75

Government campaign succeeds – UNESCO did not declare Ohrid as part of the endangered cultural heritage

Declaration on protection of cultural heritage presented in Busan

Singer Vlado Janevski dies aged 65

Dutch poet Brassinga honored as laureate of the Struga Poetry Evenings

Sport

Idze presented his new racing car

Former football federation chief Sejdini released from detention with a bail of a 1.15 million EUR

Spain wins the World Cup

Gjorcevska will play Anisimova in Wimbledon

Former football federation Gjorgjievski charged with fraud

Confrontation between the Football Federation, Shkendija and its powerful sponsor

Pioneers of FK Makedonija Gjorche Petrov Crowned Macedonian Champions Again – The 2009 Generation Now Chasing the Double Crown