Tag: food
Macedonia 07.10.23 | 21:00

The Taste the Tradition food fair takes place in Skopje City Park

The 2nd Taste the Tradition National Food and Beverage Fair in Skopje’s City Park, set for Saturday, will feature more than 300 local small-scale food producers showcasing their traditional recipe products. With over 2,000 products on display, the fair promises not only tastings but also entertainment...
Economy 05.10.23 | 20:26

In an attempt to raise revenue, the Government plans to declare mayo, nutella and noodles to be luxury foods

The Government’s plan to double the VAT tax on luxury food items leaked today and is revealed as much more extensive than initially planned. Government representatives insisted that the measure will only affect luxury items, and would usually mention absurd dishes such as shark fins, or fresh truffles....
Macedonia 08.08.23 | 19:23

Sick children left to starve in the Kozle hospital

Parent of a child treated in the Kozle children’s hospital shared a photo of the exceptionally poor meal that the sick children are provided. It consists of fried peppers and a small piece of cheese – considered enough food for a two year old. The bread is brought unpacked, in plates. The...
Macedonia 23.01.23 | 11:47

Suspicious contracts approved by Interior Minister Spasovski

The Interior Ministry is placing huge orders to private companies to provide food for police officers, even though it has its own modern facilities, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said in a statement, accusing Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski of abusing his position to line the pockets of companies...
Economy 26.11.22 | 12:15

Macedonia has one of the highest food inflation rates in the world

Macedonia faces one of the highest rates of food inflation in the world, VMRO-DPMNE said in a statement, citing the latest World Bank report, that puts Macedonia among the worst ten performers. The report shows Macedonia even with Turkey in this category, that subtracts overall inflation from the food...
Macedonia 08.06.22 | 08:41

Government refuses to reduce excise duties on fuel and VAT on food

The majority composed of SDSM and DUI, today voted against the need to pass the Law on Excise Duties which should have reduced the excise duties on liquid fuels by 50%, as well as the Law on VAT which exempts food from VAT and reduces VAT on liquid fuels from 18% to 5%, Bojan Stojanoski, MP of VMRO-DPMNE...
Economy 06.06.22 | 17:08

Kovacevski claims that we have no problem with food and oil reserves, he refuses to say how much they are

Commodity reserves are at the level prescribed by law and are currently managed. There is no need to activate them because there is no shortage of food and energy, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said Monday in response to a reporter’s question. When we talk about commodity reserves, you probably...
Macedonia 12.04.22 | 09:22

Minister Nikolovski calls on farmers to sow every available field but admits food supplies will depend on imports from Serbia

Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski urged farmers to sow every single available field, and promised to provide financial aid to them to buy the overpriced fertilizers and oil. Macedonia is beginning to face food shortage as the inflation and the war in Ukraine take their toll on supplies. We must...
Macedonia 11.04.22 | 20:25

Agriculture Minister Nikolovski assures the public that there will be no food shortages

As reports of food shortages – especially of cooking oil – continue to rise, Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski said that these are fake news and that Serbia will continue to supply Macedonia with the vital food supplies. We are in constant consultations with Serbia. We expect them to...
Economy 19.03.22 | 00:06

Food shortages: Government hopes that Serbia will provide enough wheat

Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski today announced a mission to Serbia where he will try to obtain more grains. Europe and the wider region are facing food shortages due to the war in Ukraine, and Serbia is one of the few Balkan countries that have wheat and corn to spare. We will discuss a plan...
Economy 17.03.22 | 17:11

Finance Minister Besimi claims that the Government managed to stabilize food prices

Finance Minister Fatmir Besimi said that the Government has succeeded in stabilizing food prices, after it removed the VAT tax from food products. Nobody said it will be easy, but we in the Government will fight to protect the citizens from the fallout of the Russian – Ukrainian conflict. We also...
Macedonia 15.03.22 | 21:08

Incredibly low food prices offered on the menu for government employees

A photo from the menu in the Government appeared on social media. The document, signed by the Office of General and Common Affairs, provides a menu for March 15 that offers incredibly low food prices that can be enjoyed by government employees. So grilled bacon costs 85 denars, beefsteak 185 denars,...
Economy 09.03.22 | 14:32

Food crisis: Minister Nikolovski insists that the country is well supplied

Agriculture Minister Ljupco Nikolovski tried to re-assure citizens today that Macedonia has sufficient reserves of food. Nikolovski initiated an online meeting with his counterparts from Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo and Republika Srpska. At the moment, Macedonia is supplied with sufficient quantities...
Economy 05.10.21 | 15:32

Has the Prime Minister been to a grocery store? Zaev doesn’t believe that food products are more expensive

The Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, at Tuesday’s press conference said that the claims about a coming increase of up to 50 % in food prices was exaggerated. After this statement, the question arises whether Zaev has been to a grocery store to see the prices of basic products that are needed by every...
Macedonia 26.09.20 | 11:57

Protest to put an end to food waste

NGO groups from Skopje plan to protest in front of the Drisla landfill today, in a push to end food waste. The Food Bank group is leading a campaign to force supermarkets and restaurants to donate food that is about to expire and be thrown out. The move is part of an international campaign supported...
Economy 17.03.20 | 13:27

Bekteshi: No need for panic buying, enough food available

There is no need to panic, as all supermarkets and food distributors have sufficient stocks especially for essential items. We should be conscious and take care for citizens’ health and employees in markets, Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said after Tuesday’s meeting with owners of the largest...
Economy 17.03.20 | 10:09

Government decides to freeze prices of basic products, bans export of wheat and wheat flour

The Government decided late yesterday to freeze prices of bread, salt, cooking oil, milk and dairy products, eggs, flour, meat, pasta, medicines and disinfectants as of the day when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic, except for those products having proof of higher entry invoices. The...
Macedonia 02.03.20 | 12:02

Tripunovski informs the citizens that for nearly half of 2019 they were purchasing untested food

Interim Deputy Agriculture Minister Cvetan Tripunovski has warned the public that the food and veterinary inspection has not conducted any work for more than five months, which he says has endangered public safety. Between June and November 2019 there was no monitoring on the part of the Food and Veterinary...
Life 25.02.19 | 23:28

Foods that might make depression worse

Depression is characterized by an overwhelming feeling of sadness, but it can also affect your sleeping habits, your eating habits, and your health in general. It’s exceptionally difficult to find the motivation to get your daily exercise, for example, when you find it hard to even get out of bed....

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