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Economy

Mickoski: extended energy measures mean that we will continue to have the cheapest gas in the region

The decision to keep the reduced VAT tax and import duties for gas until June 1st means that we will continue to have the cheapest…

17.05.2026

Economy
Finance Ministry extends measures meant to protect living standards

16.05.2026

Economy
Nikoloski: feasibility study on the Corridor 10 fast railroad will be finished this summer

14.05.2026

Economy
We are building a future based on knowledge, Mickoski says during the Macedonian – German business summit

07.05.2026

Economy
Gas prices go up by almost 3.5 percent

04.05.2026

Economy  | 02.03.2026

Government plans steps to deal with the expected energy shock

Deputy Economy Minister Marjan Risteski told the MIA news agency that the Government is taking steps to reduce the energy shocks expected with the war…
Economy  | 27.02.2026

Massive increase in the volume of freight cargo

The State Statistics Bureau records a massive 66.7 percent increase in the volume of freight cargo in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to the…
Economy  | 20.02.2026

Nikoloski: we are holding intense talks with the EU on the trucker issue

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski said that Macedonia is conducting intense talks with European Commission officials to resolve the issue of the work licenses for…
Economy  | 17.02.2026

Nikoloski: two new Wizz Air lines, from Skopje to Sicily and Sardinia

Wizz Air is adding two new lines to Skopje - to Palermo in Sicily and Alegro in Sardinia, announced today Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation…
Economy  | 16.02.2026

Transportation Ministry: we are in talks with the European Commission to resolve the trucker problem

The Transportation Ministry said that talks with the European Commission continue on the issue of Macedonian and Balkan truckers, who face strict implementation of travel…
Economy  | 13.02.2026

Investment meetings during the Munich Security Conference

During the Munich Security Conference, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met with a number of potential and active investors in Macedonia. Oen of the meetings included…
Economy  | 13.02.2026

Bulgaria ratifies railroad tunnel agreement with Macedonia

Bulgaria today ratified the agreement to jointly build a railway tunnel with Macedonia, informed Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski, who concluded the agreement with his…
Economy  | 12.02.2026

Mickoski: Trendafilov is politicizing the protests

The protests organized by the SSM union are politicized, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today, while condemning the comments made by SSM chief Slobodan Trendafilov…
Economy  | 10.02.2026

“Historic agreement with the unions”

The agreement reached with the unions of the public sector employees is historic as it will enable a salary increase of 40 percent, said Prime…
Economy  | 08.02.2026

Government reaches agreement with public sector unions for wage increases

An agreement between the Government and the unions representing the public sector has been reached, informed today Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. According to the agreement,…
Economy  | 06.02.2026

Majority of public sector union branches agree to the salary increase plan

Majority of UPOZ union branches agreed with the Government to implement the plan for a significant, 40 percent increase of salaries over two years. UPOZ…
Economy  | 03.02.2026

Risteski: increases in the minimum wage must be done strategically

The Government is not opposed to increases in the minimum wage, on the contrary, but our strategic goal is that this is done through continuous…
Economy  | 02.02.2026

“The minimum wage is an issue for the workers and the employers”

Finance Minister Gordana Dimitrieska - Kocoska said that the issue of the minimum wage should be settled between the unions and the chambers of commerce,…
Economy  | 02.02.2026

Mickoski will meet with the UPOZ and KSS unions to discuss public sector salaries

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski will meet with representatives of the UPOZ union of public sector workers, and with the KSS union, to discuss the salaries…
Economy  | 31.01.2026

Nikoloski: the EU resolved the trucker problem in a fundamental way

The perseverence of the truckers from Macedonia and from the Balkan region was key to get the European Union to react, said Deputy Prime Minister…
Economy  | 29.01.2026

Nikoloski: EU has responded to the demands of the Balkan truckers, blockades end this evening

After several days of intense diplomatic activities, and of trucker protests, the European Commission agreed to allow Balkan truckers to operate under as professionals, informed…
Economy  | 29.01.2026

SSM union holds protest demanding a 600 EUR minimum wage

The SSM union, supported by SDSM and Levica, held a protest today in downtown Skopje to demand increasing of the minimum wage to 600 EUR…
Economy  | 28.01.2026

Nikoloski asks Croatia to help in the growing EU trucker crisis

Deputy Prime Minister and Transportation Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski met with his counterpart in the Croatian Government Oleg Butkovic, to discuss the growing problem trucking companies…
Economy  | 27.01.2026

Mickoski: grants for 300 companies to support their green transformation

Almost 300 companies will receive grants for green, environmentally friendly transformation, worth a total of 25 million EUR, said Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski today. We…
Economy  | 26.01.2026

Truckers block border crossings in protest against strict EU rules

Truckers from Macedonia today joined truckers from other Balkan countries, and blocked border crossings, as a warning against the strict new EU rules that will…