In an even greater number, the citizens, unhappy with the plans for destroying Macedonia and introducing bilingualism on its entire territory, marched through the cities in the country. The most massive protests are held in Skopje where tens of thousands of citizens gathered outside the government building. Unlike Monday's protest, the crowd has sound system attached to a car, through which the organizers of the protest address the crowd. "Zoran Zaev, Zoran Verusevski, Zoran Vraniskovski, betrayers of Macedonia", say the…
Seven US members of the House of Representatives, who recently called out Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily and the local USAID mission for partisanship and for funding the George Soros led groups in Macedonia, say they are dissatisfied with the response they received and are launching an investigation. A letter addressed to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro on February 24 instructs the Government Accountability Office to initiate an investigation in the Mission in Macedonia and USAID Macedonia and deliver a progress report in a month. …
Several thousand people protested in Skopje against an agreement that would ensure the wider use of the Albanian language in the ethnically divided state. Last Thursday, the leader of the Social Democrats, Zoran Zaev, said he expected to be able to form a government in March after he had secured support from ethnic Albanian parties in the 120-seat parliament. Those parties had made their support for any potential coalition conditional on the passage of a law backing broader use of their language in Macedonia. But on Monday, a …
Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced today its massive expansion in Skopje for 2017. A fourth aircraft will join Wizz Air’s Skopje-based fleet in July and, at the same time, three new exciting routes will start operating to Malta, Rome Ciampino in Italy and Vaxjo in Sweden. Wizz Air is today also celebrating an important milestone in Macedonia, reaching 3 million passengers carried on its routes to and from Macedonia. Over the past six years, since the airline launched its first flight from Skopje to London in June 2011, three mi…
Heliospectra AB (publ) (OTCQB: HLSPY, FIRSTNORTH: HELIO), a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for controlled plant growth environments, announced that Mak North America has standardized on Heliospectra LED lighting solutions to open the first licensed medicinal cannabis cultivation facility in the Republic of Macedonia. The initial order value is $143,034 (1.27 million SEK). "Mak North was intrigued by Heliospectra's LED technology because of the energy savings and heat dissipation that the company's lightin…
With a provocative photo shoot, the famous singer Natasha Malinkova announces her latest song titled "Hey Mama". It is another piece of music made by the team with whom Malinkova works for many years. . That this photoshoot is an occasion for the new song and thanks to established fashion designers, Viktorija Arsovska and Andrej Papaz Gjorgievski, Natasha this time will pleasantly surprise you. You will see Natasha in a different light for the first time. - The track is ready for a long time, but waited to solve the prob…
Macedonian handball legend signed with French side Nantes for 15,000 euros/month salary after wrapping up his multi year contract with HC Barcelona. The French side is thrilled with getting the Macedonian ace who admitted money wasn't the most important thing for Lazarov, but winning tropheys is, reported L'Equipe. Lazarov is very happy with Nantes' atmosphere. "I heard Nantes has the best fans in France, and this is something that's very attractive to me, we are going for a win against any team, no matter of …
Today, Macedonia marks 13 years from the death of the former Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski, who died in a plane crash at Rotimlje, near Mostar. In Skopje, in the Alley of the Greats at the Butel Cemetery, flowers will be laid at Trajkovski’s grave by members of his family, several delegations, and citizens. The anniversary of President Trajkovski’s death will also be marked in front of the plateau of “Boris Trajkovski” Sport Centre in Skopje. The president of Republic of Macedonia, Boris Trajkovski, died in a plain cra…
Exhibition of Macedonian painter Gjorgi Rizov featuring twelve oil paintings on canvas, was opened late Thursday in P60 cultural centre in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Macedonian Ambassador to Netherlands Igor Popov opened the exhibition who said that Rizov draws his inspiration from everyday events, people and surrounding seen from different perspective. Through his paintings Rizov directly and unscrupulously sets the asymmetry and chaos as a cultural phenomenon of observation. It is obvious not only in the composition of the paintin…
Forward Ivana Kmetovska is the lone senior on the WSU women’s basketball team that has faced adversity all season. The six-foot-three-inch senior has endured this adversity in all of her four years in Pullman. Between playing on postseason teams with players, such as WNBA guard Lia Galdeira and fellow professional Tia Presley, during her first two seasons and being an unspoken leader on this year’s injury-riddled team, Kmetovska has faced just about every possible set of circumstances a collegiate basketball player can experience. …
Cities from Portugal, Sweden and Macedonia have made it through to become finalists for the European Mobility Award 2016. Lisbon, Malmö and Skopje were chosen from a longlist of 63 applications from some 23 countries. The award – which will be presented Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc on 20 March – is specifically intended to reward cities and local authorities that have involved the public in their schemes, and engaged stakeholders with strong communication. The three finalists have different strengths. Lisbon won throug…
Schalke 04 fans welcomed PAOK in Gelsenkirchen as part of their UEFA competition leg. The match ended 1-1, however Schalke 04 is moving to the next round due to their comfortable away win 0-3 in Solun. If Macedonian flags were not allowed by police at PAOK's home match, there were plenty in Gelsenkirchen which irked PAOK's management. Schalke 04 and FC Vardar are on friendly terms, but the fans of both sides have formed a brotherhood of sorts, so each time Shaclke 04 plays a Greek team, their stadium is pratically flooded …
Today, U.S. Representatives Dave Trott (MI-11), Brendan F. Boyle (PA-13), and Steve Stivers (OH-15) issued the following statement after renewing the Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian-Americans for the 115th Congress: "Macedonia has been a critical partner in advancing U.S. national security efforts around the world. Furthermore, the Macedonian diaspora in the United States has been a critical part of our community and has contributed to the diversity and advancement of our entire nation. We are proud to renew the …
If the platform of the Albanian parties and the conditions set out therein are accepted by the SDSM, then even if a census is conducted which shows the Albanians to be well below the 20%, it wouldn't matter, because they've already achieved their goal, making the language official even if they are 1% of the population, reports Dnevnik. This in effect means that the Albanian platform is a kind of prevention because if the census showed their true numbers in Macedonia hover around 16 percent, thus defacto means that the Ohrid Fr…
Over 100 events will be organized in Berovo starting from mid-March as part of the eastern Macedonian town being named the 2017 City of Culture . The Macedonian Ministry of Culture has singled out 2 million denars to fund the manifestation, which offers plays, concerts, folklore concerts, exhibits, book promotions, performances given by theater companies and ensembles from Macedonia and abroad, concerts by soloists of the opera houses in Skopje and Sofia, etc. The cultural offer of the event is expected to contribute to boosting t…
Six congressmen send letter to the US ambassador in Macedonia, Jess Bailey expressing concerns and asking questions related to the work of the embassy, and the concerns that the embassy is involved in funding George Soros projects in Macedonia. There is no answer from the US embassy in Macedonia till now, yet congressmen Robert Aderholt says that they are still waiting for ambassador Jess Bailey answer. -I signed the letter with six others of my colleagues. We have heard some concerns that have voiced to us. We have visited Macedon…
Macedonia’s top handball player Kiril Lazarov says he is very hopeful about the future of the sport, with a national team rejuvenated by young players. Lazarov spoke with the Balka-handball site, after the team competed in the World Championship in France where Macedonia reached the knock-out phase. “I’m not the type of a person to be satisfied with little things. I can often go overboard and lose my sense of reality. But, a month after the World Championship, I can say that we left an excellent impression and can now begin the new Ol…
Multiple investigations have been launched to review the work of the US Embassy in Macedonia, and new ones seem to be added almost on weekly basis. Apart from the ongoing investigations, another two were added, one from the Office of the Inspector General, according to GOP Congressman Trent Franks . "This is the next step, we have already held preliminary discussions with the OIG as well as the Accounting division to investigate what happened to the funds that were sent to assist in the promotion of human rights, and we have …
The Institute for Respiratory Diseases in Skopje, after having a new equipment procured, is introducing a new method for interventional bronchoscopy with a type of cryotherapy, with which people suffering from malignant diseases will be treated. "This method has never been applied before in Macedonia," Deputy PM and Minister of Health Nikola Todorov said Monday after a visit to the Institute. By introducing the method and procuring the instrument, he added, patients with malignant respiratory diseases in an advanced stage …
Karposh Sokoli from Skopje has won the Macedonia Basketball Cup. The team beat Feni Industry after managing to break the resistance of the Kavadarci team. Following the first 30 minutes of battle, Karposh Sokoli managed to triumph over Feni with 80:69, thus winning their first trophy. The half-time result was 42:37, but things started changing, when Stajic scored three-point field shot, so Feni Industry came to 52:55. But the last 10 minutes were obvious that Feni lost their strength, so the Skopje-based team increased the difference …
The "St. Naum of Ohrid" hospital in Skopje, also known as the Skopje City Hospital, is undergoing thorough reconstruction, and will be closed to all but the most urgent patients. “Non-emergency patients are forwarded to the Clinic Center and the 8th of September General City Hospital”, the hospital informed. Reconstruction work began in 2016, and now it is moving to the main operating floor.
Traditional children’s event Snow City 2017 will be held on Feb. 20 to 25 at Popova Sapka ski resort, organised by the children’s culture center “Karpos” Skopje. Primary school students from Skopje, Gevgelija, Vinica and Tetovo are to create snow sculptures. As of Feb. 25 the centre will also organise “Caravan – Popova Sapka 2017” – one-day trip to the Snow City.
The trend of declining support for EU membership, noticeable in the past several years, is detected in 2016 as well. But being at 77 percent, EU integration is still considered to enjoy overwhelming support in Macedonia, shows a public opinion poll. The opinion poll, presented on Friday in Skopje, was conducted by the Institute for Democracy "Societas Civilis" in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation. According to Ivan Damjanovski of the Institute for Democracy, the public support, which remains high, comes as a result…
Global rating agency Fitch said on Friday it has affirmed Macedonia's long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB', with negative outlooks. The issue ratings on Macedonia's long-term senior unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at 'BB', the rating agency said in a statement. The Country Ceiling has been affirmed at 'BB+' and the short-term foreign and local currency IDRs at 'B'. The senior unsecured short-term local currency issues ha…
The Macedonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a Macedonian citizen working for a South Korean company (HGS Korea) has died aboard their ship. Alongside several other Macedonian citizens, he was employed as ship's security, protecting the ship and its cargo from pirates. The incident occured as the ship apprached the coast of Sri Lanka. The name or the reasons for the death hasn't been released, however it is known that the Macedonian citizen is a former ARM soldier and a resident of Shtip.
The US Congressmen and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats, Dana Rohrabacher, offered an apology for his recent controversial remarks about Macedonia . He released Friday the following statement concerning widely quoted comments made recently about Macedonia: 'At the end of a recent interview, I made a number of informal statements regarding the Republic of Macedonia. Upon reflection, I see that some of those statements did not accurately convey my intent. This release clarifies my position. Macedo…
The Ministry of Culture has selected Berovo as the 2017 City of Culture. “The programme of Berovo municipality contains concrete, quality and various cultural contents in all fields, characterized by broad genre diversity and stylish traits”, said the ministry. The programme includes performances by young and renowned artists, tours abroad, productions by bordering towns and institutions, thus securing equal cultural development and stimulating international cultural development of the municipality. Traditional festivals and e…
Over 40 prominent women leaders will take part as panelists, while over 300 participants from five continents will attend the 2017 Global Women Leader Summit, held in Skopje on February 17-18. The summit is focused on a range of topics, along with the promotion of the Global Platform of women leaders in the public and private sector. The promotion is organized by the Macedonian Chambers of Commerce, in cooperation with the Association of Business Women Macedonia and the World Business Organization-Macedonia. The platform aims …
The Heritage Foundation ranked Macedonia 31st in the world in its economic freedom index, putting it in the category of mostly free countries for the first time since rankings began. In the previous report, Macedonia was ranked 47th, and was still among the "moderately free countries". Macedonia got 70,7 points, which reflect the economic freedom in four chief categories - rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets. The leading US conservative foundation traditionally gives best grades to Macedon…
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