Tag: New Year
Macedonia 31.12.23 | 15:07

Mickoski: 2024 will be year of change

You are heroes who endured a lot, not just this year but over the past 30 years, and continue to hold together your families and the country, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski in his New Year message to the citizens. The incompetence of the Government is demoralizing and our problems are huge....
Macedonia 30.12.23 | 10:23

Skopje citizens plan to ring in the New Year at home

A MIA poll shows that most citizens will spend New Year’s Eve at home, with their family and friends. Some will gather at the main Skopje square, braving pollution and pyrotechnics. A noticeable drop in organized evening celebrations in cafes and restaurants has been recorded this year, continuing...
Life Macedonia 13.01.23 | 09:27

Orthodox Christians celebrate New Year

Orthodox Christians welcome Friday evening the New Year according to the Julian Calendar, which starts Saturday on St. Basil Day (Vasilica). Many Macedonian families celebrate Vasilica as a domestic celebration, and those who bear the name of St. Vasilij the Great, such as Vasil, Vasko, Vase, Vaska…,...
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 11:26

New Year wave: Weekly report shows an increase in new Covid cases of 51 percent

The latest weekly Covid report shows that the number of newly diagnosed cases rose by 51 percent. The report covers the week between January 3rd and 9th, which saw the brunt of the new cases coming from people who attended large New Year’s Eve gatherings. This led the number of active cases to...
World 31.12.21 | 14:25

The world welcomes 2022, again under the cloud of coronavirus

Billions of people around the world are set to welcome 2022, on a second New Year‘s Eve marked by coronavirus restrictions. It will take 26 hours between 1000 GMT on Friday and 1200 GMT on Saturday for the entire globe to ring in the New Year. The celebrations start in the island nation of Samoa,...
Macedonia 31.12.21 | 11:27

Mickoski: May 2022 be the year when true values triumph

In his New Year message, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski wishes that 2022 is the year of a return to the “true values”. The children of Macedonia deserve a new, happy future in an orderly country that will meet their needs. Let 2022 be the year where changes are brought for a final...
Macedonia 31.12.21 | 11:12

Macedonia prepares to ring in the New Year

As Macedonians prepare to ring in the New Year, impression is that the fear of the coronavirus has largely abated and that, unlike a year ago, many are preparing to have parties similar to the pre-Covid era. The capital Skopje was decorated free of charge, by companies who chose to donate the decorations,...
Macedonia 31.12.21 | 09:35

Mild weather expected until mid next week

The winter thaw that Macedonia is experiencing at the start of the New Year is expected to last until mid next week. Daily highs reach between 9 and 15 degrees, with mostly sunny weather. The lows are relatively mild for this part of the year, with the ski resort of Popova Sapka measuring just –...
Macedonia 24.12.21 | 22:59

Downtown Skopje decorated for the Christmas and New Year holidays

After a delay caused by the local elections, downtown Skopje is finally fully decorated for the coming New Year celebrations. A large Christmas tree adorns Macedonia Square, with a small number of booths being opened. The Square, the entry to the GTC shopping mall and the Macedonia Street are all bright...
Macedonia 01.01.21 | 17:22

Two dozen police reports for New Year parties, one group, including a Zaev official, resisted to the police

Over 20 people used the informant phone line to report that neighbors are having a New Year party. Renting out apartments and vacation homes for New Year celebrations was banned and the police urged citizens to spy on their neighbors, but in the end, only 22 people did. Police was dispatched to break...
Macedonia 01.01.21 | 15:47

Nation’s thoughts are with a small child from Skopje that faces a medical emergency

The baby Angel, born premature in a poor family in Skopje’s Lisice, is in the thoughs of the country this New Year. Doctors are still working to determine his exact condition, as he continues to suffer after being born in the 27th week of pregnancy. Through it all, his family struggles with its poor...
Macedonia 01.01.21 | 14:45

Ten people sought treatment after having too much to drink on New Year Eve

Ten people were treated at the Toxicology Clinic in Skopje after the New Year’s Eve.  The number is relatively low compared to previous years, testament to the crackdown on parties that was put in place because of the epidemic. Most of the patients were aged up to 22.  
World 01.01.21 | 11:20

The best fireworks displays in Europe

Despite the epidemic, many European cities rang in the New Year with impressive fireworks displays. Below are some of the best, such as Berlin, Paris and Moscow.
Macedonia 31.12.20 | 12:52

Interior Minister Spasovski threatens to break up New Year parties

The Interior Ministry will file charges against owners of vacation homes or apartments, who rent them out for New Year’s Eve parties. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski called on citizens to report parties to a number that was set up for this purpose, and said that police units will respond quickly....
Macedonia 31.12.20 | 12:07

2021 will be year of change, Mickoski says

2021 will be year of change, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski in his New Year address. He blamed the Zaev regime of mishandling the coronavirus epidemic and ruining the economy while humiliating Macedonia at the international stage. They destroyed the economy and pushed us into a recession...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 08:49

Unusually warm weather for the New Year holiday

The unseasonably warm weather continues, with forecasts predicting up to 18 degrees in the southern parts of Macedonia today. Daily highs will range between 13 and 18 degrees, which is very unusual this close to New Year. The holiday week will also see strong southern and south-eastern wind, with speeds...
Macedonia 29.12.20 | 13:36

Happy New Year – from the depths of lake Ohrid

Divers from the Amphora club in Ohrid and the local Underwater activities club congratulated the public on the coming 2021, in their own typical style. Divers took the message to the bottom of lake Ohrid, and dove to several locations, near the Bay of Bones, Trpejca and the St. Naum monastery, along...
Macedonia Culture 24.12.20 | 16:58

Philharmonic Orchestra aims to restore optimism with the New Year concert

New Year, New Beginning is the title of the last concert of 2020 planned by the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert is scheduled for Thursday evening, and will feature a blend of classics and jazz, conducted by Dzijan Emin. John Ilija Apelgren, Sarah Mace, Dejan Bobic, Polina Taseva and Kalina...
Macedonia 18.12.20 | 11:25

New Year restrictions go into effect

New social distancing measures go into effect today – the chief among which is the requirement that cafes and restaurants close by 18h, instead of the prior closing time of 21h. Citizens are also banned from renting apartments and vacation homes for New Year parties. It’s expected that the police...
Macedonia 17.12.20 | 14:12

Stricter new coronavirus restrictions go into effect while older ones remain ignored

New coronavirus restrictions that go into effect today include an earlier closing time for bars and restaurants and bans on gatherings in private homes over New Year. But the existing restrictions, that include bans on public gatherings, are widely ignored. Each evening town squares across Macedonia...
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