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Judge who hid 350,000 EUR in a secret compartment ordered into house arrest

The Skopje Criminal Court ordered Appeals Court judge Gjoko Ristov into house arrest. Ristov is charged with accepting bribes in a major money laundering and…

20.01.2026

Macedonia
Macedonians mark Vodici – Epiphany

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Zaev and Filipce tried to intimidate doctor Mitrev to sell them his hospital

19.01.2026

Macedonia
No reports about the location of judge Ristov, who hid 350,000 EUR in the walls of his home

19.01.2026

Macedonia
Prime Minister Mickoski calls on the prosecutors to investigate allegations that Filipce extorted a major hospital

18.01.2026

Macedonia  | 06.11.2025

Macedonia and Bulgaria sign agreement to build a railroad tunnel

Macedonia and Bulgaria today signed an agreement for the joint construction of tunnel between Kriva Palanka and Kustendil, that will enable a railroad link between…
Macedonia  | 06.11.2025

Arrests over corruption allegations

Series of arrests took place this afternoon across the country. State prosecutors informed that the arrests are over suspicions of corruption and organized crime, but…
Macedonia  | 06.11.2025

Orce Gjorgjievski assumed position as Mayor of Skopje, immediately ordered a major clean-up of the city

Orce Gjorgjievski today assumed to office of Mayor of Skopje. After a brief courtesy meeting with the outgoing Mayor Danela Arsovska, who he had accused…
Macedonia  | 05.11.2025

VMRO: Filipce is using the EU report to advance the Bulgarian positions

SDSM leader Venko Filipce is again advancing the Bulgarian scenario, insists VMRO-DPMNE, after Filipce came out today with criticism of the condition in Macedonia -…
Macedonia  | 05.11.2025

Gjorcev proposes that Macedonia accepts the Bulgarian demands – with delayed effect

Macedonia's former Ambassador to Bulgaria and once leading VMRO-DPMNE official Marjan Gjorcev proposes that our Parliament adopts the changes that Bulgaria demands in the Macedonian…
Macedonia  | 05.11.2025

Court orders city of Skopje officials who stopped collecting garbage to remain in detention

The Skopje Criminal Court today rejected appeals from Sabahadin Rustemi and Aki Saiti, recently removed heads of the KHS Skopje garbage pick-up company, to have…
Macedonia  | 04.11.2025

Mickoski in Brussels: we reiterated Macedonia’s positions

During his visit to Brussels, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met with European Council President Antonio Costa, where he discussed the stalled EU integration of Macedonia.…
Macedonia  | 04.11.2025

EU progress report: Macedonia continues to work on meeting the membership criteria

The Republic of Macedonia has continued to fully align with the EU's common foreign and security policy, which testifies to its strategic choice, is the…
Macedonia  | 04.11.2025

VMRO: SDSM is the third largest party, Filipce should resign

SDSM is the third largest party in Macedonia and its leader Filipce should resign, said VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Valentin Manasievski. The party's statement is in response…
Macedonia  | 04.11.2025

Bekim Sali expected to be named Deputy Prime Minister

The VLEN coalition announced that it will nominate Bekim Sali as Deputy Prime Minister. Sali is expected to take this position over from Izet Mexhiti,…
Macedonia  | 03.11.2025

EU progress report sees Macedonia making significant progress

Macedonia made significant progress in implementing the reforms envisaged in the reform agenda, as evidenced by the disbursement of two tranches of funds under the…
Macedonia  | 03.11.2025

Rebel factions and calls for resignation of the leader appear in SDSM

SDSM leader Venko Filipce is facing pressure from all sides after the disastrous local elections in which his party won only six mayoral seats (only…
Macedonia  | 03.11.2025

Jovanovski: Kicevo chose wisely

Kicevo chose wisely, said its newly elected Mayor, doctor Aleksandar Jovanovski, who scored one of the most politically significant victories in the second round of…
Macedonia  | 03.11.2025

Mickoski is in Brussels for the Euronews Enlargement Summit

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski is in Brussels, for the Euronews Enlargement Summit. The event includes a number of top EU officials, led by European Council…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Mickoski celebrates VMRO victory in local elections, especially praises voters in Kicevo and Karpos

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski addressed his supporters in downtown Skopje, as the party swept the local elections with about 55 projected mayoral seats, including the…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Filipce announces changes in SDSM after local elections disaster

SDSM leader Venko Filipce announced changes in the leadership of the party - excluding himself - after the disastrous local elections outcome in which the…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Grozdanov projected to win in Kocani

Vlatko Grozdanov, candidate of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE party, is projected to win the mayoral race in Kocani, against independent candidate Venko Krstevski, who was supported…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Gjorgjievski projected to win in Skopje with a lead of over 30,000 votes

The State Electoral Commission shows VMRO-DPMNE candidate in Skopje, Orce Gjorgjievski, leading his Levica opponent Amar Mecinovic by an unreachable margin. With over 92 percent…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Despite narrow lead, Qura declares victory in Struga

Businessman Mendi Qura declared victory in the mayoral race in Struga, even though the difference is just a few hundred votes. Qura, a major real-estate…
Macedonia  | 02.11.2025

Kumanovo: Dimitrievski on course for re-election

A narrow race is developing in Kumanovo, between incumbent Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski from ZNAM and the independent candidate Goran Stojkovski. Both candidates come from SDSM,…