Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:52

Buckovski expects that the dispute with Bulgaria will be resolved by the end of the year

Zoran Zaev’s envoy to Bulgaria Vlado Buckovski expects that the dispute between the two countries will be overcome by the end of the year. In a statement for DW, Buckovski said that Bulgaria is currently tied up in its general election, which makes resolving the issue difficult. I remain optimist...

Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:28

Osmani asks Bulgarians in Macedonia to register in the census so that their rights can be adequately protected

Macedonian Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani rushed to defuse the latest issue in the growing dispute with Bulgaria, after the Ivan Mihajlov association of Bulgarians in Bitola protested that they are being discriminated. In response, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that he instructed his intelligence...

Macedonia 03.03.21 | 10:17

Petkovski: Bulgaria fears the outcome of the census in Macedonia

The provocative move by Bulgaria to use its security services to protect ethnic Bulgarians in Macedonia is driven by fears of the coming census, said Tito Petkovski, leader of Zaev’s coalition partner the NSDP party. The dispute between Bulgaria and Macedonia escalated this week after Bulgarian...

Macedonia Economy 03.03.21 | 09:33

2020 GDP drop slowed down in the last quarter, estimated at 4.5 percent for the whole year

Macedonian GDP dropped 4.5 percent for 2020, the State Statistics Bureau informed. The drop slowed down to 0.7 percent in the last quarter of the year, after the free-fall in the middle of the year. Worst hit was manufacturing, which declined by 10.6 percent in the last quarter. Opposite that, real-estate...