Wednesday, 9 October 2024
Balkans 09.10.24 | 19:49

Orban calls on the EU to fulfill its promise to the Balkans

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on the European Union to meet its obligations toward the Balkans, and admit the countries of the region as members. The enlargement policy is an important part of the Hungarian program. The integration of the Western Balkans countries to the EU is a crucial...

Macedonia 09.10.24 | 19:43

Even political opponents come out in support of Mickoski’s proposal to resolve the dispute with Bulgaria

Even a stalwart supporter of the SDSM party such as former ambassador and minister Gjorgji Spasov came out in support of the proposal from Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, that the dispute with Bulgaria is resolved with a time-delayed amendment to the Constitution. Mickoski supports this position for...

Sport 09.10.24 | 19:38

Sport legends decided to stop advertising betting companies

Sports Minister Borko Ristovski today said that Macedonia’s sport legends decided to stop advertising gambling companies. The practice was rampant in Macedonia, with the beaming faces of former NBA player Pero Antic, racing star Igor Stefanovski – Idze and handball and football legends Kire...

Economy 09.10.24 | 19:34

ESM: SDSM has no right to blame others for the problems of the energy sector

REK Bitola, Macedonia’s largest coal plant, closed down yesterday with all three of its generators put offline. The opposition SDSM party issued a statement condemning the recently appointed new management of the plant, prompting a scathing response from ESM/ELEM, the company that manages state...

World 09.10.24 | 19:14

Mickoski met with Zelensky in Ukraine

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met in Dubrovnik with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The meeting was arranged during the Ukraine – South-East Europe summit in the Croatian port city. Support for Ukraine and to the efforts to achieve lasting peace. The region is united for this common...

Macedonia 09.10.24 | 19:11

Constitutional Court abolishes much criticized model of ethnic hiring in the public administration

The Constituional Court today voted to abolish the so-called “balancer” – the regulation that mandated preferential hiring of ethnic minorities to the public administration in order to ensure the ethnic proportion or employees matches that of the country as a whole. The model was widely...