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Economy 13.10.24 | 11:37

EU approves 750 million EUR growth plan for Macedonia

The European Union approved its growth plan for the Balkans, worth 6 billion EUR. Of that money, 750 million will go to Macedonia, dependent on continued reforms. Support for the EU integration of the Western Balkans remains a key priority for the Hungarian Presidency, the EU Presidency said in a statement. Macedonia...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 19:41

Government and union decide to increase teacher salaries by 5 percent

The Government and SONK – the largest public education union – reached agreement in their discussions about teacher salaries. The salaries will rise by 5 percent starting in October, announced SONK President Jakim Nedelkov at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski. Our...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 19:37

Mickoski: New ethnic representation laws must be in accordance with the Constitution and the Venice Commission

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski addressed the proposal by his Albanian coalition partners from VLEN to have a law on ethnic representation in the public administration. Existing by-laws that regulated this issue, and were widely abused by the DUI party, were struck down by the Constitutional Court...
World 12.10.24 | 19:27

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dies while attending a conference in Ohrid

Former Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond died suddenly, while visiting Macedonia. Salmond was in Ohrid for a cultural diplomacy conference co-organized by the office of former President Gjorge Ivanov. The former SNP leader was staying at the Inex Olgica hotel where he fell ill during lunch, and the...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 12:36

Police seized weapons and marijuana in the village of Nikustak

Special police units raided homes in the village of Nikustak near Kumanovo, seizing marijuana and weapons. Two men in their 30-ies were arrested. In their homes the officers found a submachine gun Scorpion and two Zastava handguns, as well as a package with marijuana. One of them was detained, and the...
Economy 12.10.24 | 12:30

VMRO: SDSM and DUI left money in the budget only for half of 2024

The budget is unrealistically projected, and the previous Government left funds only for half of 2024, said VMRO-DPMNE in a statement. SDS and DUI planned the budget only for half of the year, and not for the whole of 2024. This leaves the new Government no room to maneuver. 83 million EUR will go to...
Macedonia 12.10.24 | 12:27

Struga Mayor Merko has more staff than the city of Bitola – they have nowhere to sit

Controversial DUI official and businessman Ramiz Merko, who is ending his term as Mayor of Struga next year, plans to hire 73 new staff in 2025. At the same time, the small lakeside city will see only 8 retire. This move will bring the total number of employees to 280 – more than the much larger...
Macedonia 11.10.24 | 12:16

President Siljanovska: Bulgaria does not even have Macedonians in its ethnic minority council

Bulgaria has a Council of national minorities, but it does not include ethnic Macedonians, said President Gordana Siljanovska – Davkova, during a TV interview. Bulgaria demands that Macedonia changes its Constitution to include the ethnic Bulgarians in the Preamble, but refuses to take any reciprocal...
Macedonia 11.10.24 | 12:00

Ceremony for the October 11th awards

As Macedonia marks October 11th, the Day of the people’s uprising, at the Parliament the October 11th awards will be given to the recipients. These include artist Ljupco Karov, painter Vladimir Temkov and actor Jovica Mihajlovski, who are receiving lifetime achievement awards.  
Macedonia 11.10.24 | 11:51

Mickoski congratulates the citizens on the Day of the people’s uprising

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski issued a statement congratulating the citizens on the Day of the people’s uprising, October 11th. On October 11th 1941 Macedonians signed their name on the list of freedom lovign peoples who, along with the Allies in the Second World War, defeated Nazism and Fascism....
Macedonia 10.10.24 | 20:31

Taravari expects a law on the ethnic representation in public administration

Healthcare Minister Arben Taravari, who is one of the leading officials of the VLEN coalition, said that the Parliament now must adopt a law on ethnic representation in the public administration, after the Constitutional Court struck down the much criticized regulatory model called “the balancer”. The...
Macedonia 10.10.24 | 18:28

Marija Miteva resigns as member of Parliament after being named Government spokeswoman

Member of Parliament Marija Miteva announced that she is resigning, after she was named spokeswoman of the Government. I do not hold two positions at the same time, and legally I’m not allowed to. The Parliament has only to note my resignation at the next session, Miteva said. She added that she...
Macedonia 10.10.24 | 18:16

Council of Europe confirms Mickoski’s position that Bulgaria violates minority rights

A report by the Council of Europe notes that the prolongued political instability in Bulgaria is having negative effect on the respect of minority rights in the country. The report notes that there are some steps that the country is undertaking, but, overall, there is no significant progress in implementation...
Economy 10.10.24 | 18:03

Businesses will begin to receive funds from the Hungarian loan after New Year

Funds provided to Macedonia by Hungary through a bilateral loan will be made available to businesses after New Year. A total of 250 million EUR from the half a billion EUR loan are earmarked for support for businesses, and they will be distributed through the publicly run Development Bank of Macedonia. I...
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...
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...
Macedonia 08.10.24 | 21:08

Boki 13 will release a film about the Racket scandal

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 announced that he will release a documentary film about the massive racketeering scandal in which he was sentenced. The flamboyant media owner and close associate of Zoran Zaev and other officials of his SDSM party, said that “the world will gasp” after they...
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