After nearly two years abstinence from the media, the "Oriental Band" is coming back with something new and truly original. The band, festively, surprised the admirers of the beautiful song, promoting a project that contains remakes of Macedonian evergreens and several famous foreign hits. - The whole project was recorded in live. Our wish to live and sing a few beautiful songs on a theater scene came true and we will immodestly say that it was a great product. We achieved it. We worked with a lot of great desire and love…
Macedonia will spend 2.7 percent more energy in 2018, show projections of next year's Energy Balance. Oil products will have the largest share in spent energy (51.5%), followed by electricity (28%), biomass (10.5%) and coals (5.3%). A session of the Macedonian Energy Association (MEA) discussing the Energy Balance heard that traffic will absorb 39 percent of total consumption of final energy, industry-27 percent, households-26 percent, commercial and service sector-five percent, while agriculture-one percent. Electricity p…
As air pollution peaked off the charts in the Macedonian capital, the City of Skopje has reached a decision allowing free public transportation for everyone. It is one of the several measures entering into force after being adopted by the City of Skopje, Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov said announcing the measures on Wednesday. Free public transport will be in force until a reduction in air pollution is registered. Other measures include termination of all construction activities across the capital, round-the-clock control of const…
Greece's Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, who is a leader of junior ruling coalition member 'Independent Greeks' (ANEL), reaffirmed Wednesday his opposition to a possibility for the name dispute solution to include the term 'Macedonia', Kathimerini reports. "We hold to our stance to be against the use of the term 'Macedonia'," Kammenos, said. He called on President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to convene all political leaders to discuss the name dispute with Macedonia. Speaking at a press conference, …
With 61 votes “for,” one “withheld” and none “against,” at a plenary session today, the Parliament appointed Ljubomir Joveski to be the new state public prosecutor. Joveski has spent his entire career within the Macedonian legal system, as he has worked both in the judiciary and the prosecution and the last position he took before the government appointed him as a state public prosecutor was a member of the Council of Public Prosecutors. The new public prosecutor, who will take the place of the dismissed Marko Zvrlevski, as was st…
In the 50-minute speech in Parliament among MPs and from the government and the main opposition party – VMRO-DPMNE, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, heads of state institutions, heads of religious organizations and foreign diplomats, President Gjorge Ivanov, called for a ceasefire. He said an and for political revanchism and especially highlighted hate speech and its participation in the political crisis. At the same time, the Macedonian President urged for urgent reforms in UBK, as the generator of the crisis, and welcomed the agreement on…
The Forbes Magazine ranked Macedonia 63rd on the list of world’s best countries for business. That’s a drop of 28 places compared to last year’s ranking where Macedonia was ranked 35th. This year, the UK in the first place out of a total of 153 countries. The second best country for business is New Zealand, Holland is third, Sweden is fourth and Canada is fifth. In the region, Slovenia ranks highest (32), Croatia is ranked 51st, Montenegro 68th, Serbia 69th, Albania 71st and Bosnia and Herzegovina 97th. GERMAN/DEUTSCH
Dutch tour-operator TUI will launch seasonal flight Eindhoven-Ohrid next summer, airports' concessionaire TAV Macedonia said on Tuesday. TUI Fly is already operating flight Amsterdam-Ohrid, annually bringing Dutch tourists at Lake Ohrid. "We are pleased to see TUI enlarging its operations, resulting in more tourists at the Lake Ohrid coast. We hope that TUI tours will not only include tourists from the Netherlands, but also from other European countries, who will discover Macedonia's natural beauties", says Alper…
The mediator in the name negotiations, Matthew Nimetz, is encouraged by recent developments in the process and expresses optimism that the problem can finally be resolved. However, it is expected to work diligently, writes the Greek newspaper "Kathimerini" in the article entitled "Nimetz is optimistic, but obstacles are lurking". According to the newspaper, Nimetz will not give a specific proposal at this stage, and when he decides to do so, he will most probably propose a complex name with a geographical determina…
Macedonia gets non-repayable grant amounting to €2.5 million from the People’s Republic of China for financing projects for the needs of the Macedonian citizens. Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani and the People's Republic of China's Ambassador Yin Lixian signed Monday the annual agreement on economic and technical cooperation between the two countries. Osmani said that the project cooperation with the People's Republic of China in the past years focused on several priority areas such as education,…
FHZH, Ceza Komerc, Konto Profit, Process In, Vrabotuvanje.com, Post Express Makedonija, Agrounija, Antarias, PU Poliklinka Tospas and the Youth Cultural Center Women's Choir are recipients of the 2017 Macedonian Quality award, bestowed by the Macedonian Chambers of Commerce (MCC) under the auspices of President Gjorge Ivanov. The recognition is presented to companies that nourish a tradition in creating a Macedonian business identity and have been successful to that effect for the last five years. 'Domestic investors are e…
French companies are interested in investments and in launching projects related to the railway sector in Macedonia in addition to the remaining infrastructural activities that have been announced. Cooperation prospects have been examined at a meeting Monday of representatives of dozen French companies with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Goran Sugareski, who presented the government's plans considering road and railway infrastructure. "Several French companies have expressed interest for participation, espe…
Macedonia’s illegitimate Parliament speaker Talat Xhaferi in an interview with AlSat admitted himself, Zaev, Oliver Spasovski, Zijadin Sela and Ali Ahmeti held a meeting on April 24th in which their activities for the 27th were discussed. The illegitimate Parliament speaker went on to say that they knew there would be people storming Parliament, hence it was decided Ali Ahmeti not to be present inside Parliament. “We knew people will enter Parliament. I met with Zaev, Spasovski, Sela and Ahmeti to discuss our steps for the 27th. I…
80 out of 81 mayors use the social media tool Facebook for their work, shows the analysis made by a team of specialists for social media, in the period between 04th and the 15th of December 2017. Second on the list of favorite social media tools that is used by mayors is Instagram. The analysis shows that 21 mayors use Instagram, and only 5 out of 81 mayors use Twitter. Still, the specialist for new media and public relations, Bojan Kordalov, said that the majority of mayors are using the social media in one direction i.e. only as…
University Ss.Cyril and Methodius observes the 50. anniversary of the International Seminar of Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture at a formal academy in the Macedonian Philharmonic Hall on Sunday. Seminar director Slavica Veleva and University Rector Nikola Jankulovski will deliver the opening remarks, followed by the promotion of monograph on the 50. jubilee. Over the past five decades, the seminar has included summer schools, scientific conferences, Macedonian language instruction for foreign students etc. It has also s…
More than 150 tourism workers, representatives of travel agencies, hotels, restaurants, wineries, museums, tour guides, transporters, students and government officials will take part at the second Macedonian Travel Market, held in Skopje on December 21-22. The event, organized by the National Association for Incoming Tourism of Macedonia (NAITM), will focus on state of affairs and perspectives of incoming tourism. "It is time for incoming tourism to get its deserved place in our society as an export-oriented industry. NAITM n…
The meeting of the Macedonia’s and Greece’s negotiating teams about the name dispute will take place today and tomorrow in Brussels. The UN mediator, Matthew Nimetz, after a three-year pause, will meet with both countries’ representatives, Vasko Naumovski and Adamantios Vassilakis. As was announced by Niemitz’s office, is part of the UN’s effort to help both sides to find an acceptable solution for both sides about the name dispute. At the talks in Brussels, Naumovski will be accompanied by an MFA’s diplomat, and the other side, a…
The Archaeological Museum of Macedonia observes Archaeology Week with series of activities on December 11-15. Elementary school pupils will take part in the development of exhibit posters on Monday, the Archaeology Museum will open its doors on Tuesday, international archaeology conference "Neolithic in Macedonia 3" will be held on Wednesday, programme for visually impaired children takes place on Thursday, whereas the Archaeology Museum's projects, exhibits and international activities will be presented on Friday. I…
The violinist Bojan Ilkoski is to hold Monday evening a solo recital in the concert hall of the Macedonian Philharmonics performing works by J. S. Bach, N. Paganini, J. S. Bach and E. Ysaye. Ilkoski held two more recitals this year. In May he performed together with pianist Dino Imeri in Veles and he had solo concert in Skopje within "Golden Lira 2017" festival. Ilkoski has recently become regular member of the Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra as well as member of F.A.M.E.'S Orchestral Music Recording Company with Mac…
Popular Slovenian journalist Joze Biscak has written an open letter to EU Council president Jean-Claude Juncker accusing the EU machinery of involvement in the coup that first removed a legitimate Macedonian Government and today of actively supporting a genocidal policy against the majority Macedonians in the country by the installation of a criminal Government with open ties to terrorist networks in Kosovo and Albania, says Biscak MPs and common citizens among which are actors and opera singers have been jailed and ridiculously accus…
First solo show of comic strip works upon the texts by screenwriter Aleksandar Stevanov, who recently scooped award "Ljupco Filipov" for development and promotion of comic strip in Macedonia, will open in Stip-based university library "Goce Delcev" on Wednesday. The display includes about 50 comic strip-boards by several illustrators. The exhibit will run through by mid-December.
A name compromise must be reached in order to open Macedonia's accession path to the EU and other organizations, says Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in an interview with daily "Ethnos". "In the case of fyRoM , our neighbors believed they could join these organizations by avoiding an agreement with Greece, which is impossible, while some of us believed that inertness of foreign policy is our weapon", says Kotzias. He adds that Athens and Skopje have now realized they should work on the grounds of consensus …
An electronic toll collection system is expected to be installed completely by the end of 2018 and to modernize pay toll collection along Corridor 10, the head of the Public Enterprise for State Roads (PESR) has said. Launched in 2014, the electronic toll collection system initially was supposed to be inaugurated last year. It envisaged the modernization of tollbooths near Romanovce, Petrovec, Sopot, Otovica and Gradsko and two new ones to be built. The project is estimated at EUR 18.7 million with 15 million being provided through th…
The Macedonian capital Skopje is hosting one of the leading literary events in the region, namely a ceremony where the international literary award for best book in the Balkans - Balkanika - will be handed out. The pick is going to be made by an international seven-member jury, chaired by US professor Andrew Wachtel. The jury, comprised of literary critics from seven countries in the region, is tasked with selecting the best book in 2015 and 2016 each, the Skopje-based publishing company Magor has said. All writers shortlisted for…
Water levels have risen and traffic has been hindered across the country as Macedonia in the past few days have been hit by steady rainfalls. Exceptionally increased water levels of River Treska in western Macedonia were recorded Saturday morning with water levels now being higher by 50 cm compared to Friday, Macedonia's hydro-meteorological office says. Water levels of River Pcinja have also increased by 50 cm. Levels of River Borotinska have risen by more that 200 cm. Gauge height of River Vardar, which passes through the ca…
The public prosecutor’s office for organized crime and corruption said Friday that the largest laboratory for synthetic drugs in Southeast Europe has been detected in Macedonia. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Serbian counterpart institution and the country’s ministry of interior. “The public prosecutor’s office for organized crime and corruption, supported by the police, found Thursday an installation for unauthorized production of synthetic drugs, seizing large quantities of narcotics and raw materials for …
Prices of roaming services among Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are set to equal with national tariffs in 2018. The countries’ electronic communications agencies have filed a draftagreement to the ministries for harmonization of the roaming prices with the ones of EU, reads Montenegro daily “Pobjeda”. Regulators have informed the competent ministries that Bulgaria has already signed an agreement with Macedonia over equaling of roaming and national traffic prices. Bulgaria has said it would seek to do the same wit…
An exhibition dedicated to Mother Teresa has been displayed at Sophia University in Tokyo upon an initiative by the Macedonian embassy in Tokyo and in cooperation with the Skopje-based Mother Teresa Memorial House. In addition to presenting the life and achievements of Mother Teresa, the exhibit aims to demonstrate the strong bond between Mother Teresa and Japan. The exhibit, which features 24 photo collages, offers a chronological insight into the life and humanitarian mission of Mother Teresa. Running until December 8, it is…
The novels "Winter in Summer" and "America, America" by the famous Macedonian writer Bozin Pavlovski were released by Griffin Press and AEA Publishers in Melbourne with the support of the National Library of Australia in English. The works are translated by Jim Tomev and Elena Chyjavarela. Editor of the editions is Bradley Dawson, and the design is made by the artist Jackie Lynch. Bozin Pavlovski is the author of nineteen novels, highly valued by literary criticism. His works have been translated into: Englis…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has sold its 5.245% stake in Komercijalna Banka [MSE:KMB], Macedonia's largest lender, on the Skopje bourse as part of its normal portfolio-management operations, Komercijalna said. “Despite the usual procedure of the EBRD being a shareholder in a bank for an average period of five years, the EBRD was a shareholder in Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje for more than 20 years, making a significant contribution to the bank’s growth and development throughout that period,” Hari Kostov,…
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