Windrose flights between Macedonia and Ukraine from December
Ukraine’s Windrose Airline launches flights from December 6 from Kiev to Skopje, and one day later to Belgrade in Serbia. In a post on its Facebook page, the company wrote that: “ the flights will be operated between December 6, 2020 and March 3, 2021. Departure from the Boryspil Airport at 10:50, arrival in Skopje at 12:00. Departure from Skopje at 12:50, arrival in Boryspil at 16:10 ”. Services to Skopje will launch on December 6 and operate each Thursday and Sunday, while flights to Belgrade will run on Mondays and Fridays, starting Decembe…
EU: Building border fence between Macedonia and Serbia was not part of agreement
Serbia is constructing a barbed-wire fence at its southern border with Macedonia. Authorities in Belgrade have not yet commented on the issue, but the EU did. Serbia has started erecting a barbed-wire fence at its southern border with Macedonia, with the goal of blocking illegal migrants from entering the country without a visa, according to reports from news agency AFP, local media outlets in Belgrade and Radio Free Europe, as well as Macedonian media reported. Now the EU commented the issue: The European Union has rejected the claims that th…
Serbian daily close to Zaev reports negotiations have failed
Serbian daily Kurir, whose owner Aleksandar Rodic has deep ties with Soros and is a close friend of Zaev has just reported that the negotiations between Skopje and Athens have failed after the Greek side insisted on complete removal of the name Macedonia, thus reneging on all agreements that were made in New York. According to Kurir, despite serious efforts by Zaev and Dimitrov to accept literally anything from the Greek side, Athens abused the weakness of the Macedonian negotiating side by making more and more demands. There is l…
Stolevski's Would You Look at Her wins Grand Prix in Belgrade
Would You Look at Her, directed by Goran Stolevski, won the Grand Prix for the best international short film at the 65th edition of The March Festival of documentary and short films that yesterday wrapped up in Belgrade. The jury described the short as "a telling critique of the current political climate and psychology expressed through an uncompromising portrayal of the independent and positive heroine, who goes through life with determination and dignity. "Directed with precision, the film is an example of a powerful, …
Macedonia, Serbia reach agreement over flour issue
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy Ljupco Nikolovski and Serbian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic signed Wednesday an agreement for settlement of the flour issue. According to the agreement, the control labels for flour packages of 1kg, 2kg and 5kg will be applied in Serbia, while labels for those of 25kg and 50kg in Macedonia. "This is the beginning of a long-standing settlement of all problems between the countries' governments in the fields of agriculture and trade," …
Macedonian, Serbian agriculture ministers expected to address 'flour issue'
The agriculture ministers of Macedonia and Serbia are expected by the end of the day to address the flour issue after Serbia has announced it will launch counter-measures to Macedonia's measures introduced for import of flour from Serbia. This was stated Sunday by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. "We are building friendship and positive relations with all of our neighbors. In the past, we have found solutions to more pressing issues and I believe a solution will be found for this one, too. As early as today the ministers are ex…
Roaming among Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and BiH to be scrapped in 2018
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…
Macedonian poets at Serbia caravan and Belgrade Book Fair
Five Macedonian poets will take part October 23-27 in a poetry caravan across Serbia, including 40 poets and writers from Serbia, France, Germany, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Netherlands, Montenegro and other European countries. Under motto "Going Back to the Roots", the caravan will pay a visit to Nis, Lisine, Despotovac and Belgrade. On October 27, the Macedonian poets and their works will be promoted at the Belgrade Book Fair.
Macedonian Comic Authors Awarded in Serbia
At the international comic competition within the manifestation Salon of comic Belgrade, which is held this weekend in the capital of neighboring Serbia for the 15th time, part of the awards went to authors from Macedonia. The young Kalina Pechevska from Skopje for the strip "The Discarded Woman" won the "Otfrlena zena" award for the best participant in the category until the age of 15, and Maria Stojanovska, also from Skopje, won the award for the "Kafe na zidot" the sponsor of the manifestation "Sirius Pro…
Two Macedonian miners died in accident in Serbia
Two Macedonian citizens were found dead near the Lece mine in southern Serbia, where they worked for several years. The bodies of Z.P. (48) and T.N. (53) were found after a scheduled mining in part of the mine. It is believed that they failed to withdraw in time and suffocated from gas released by the explosion, or returned to the shaft too soon after the explosion. Authopsies are performed on the two deceased workers.
Kathimerini: Belgrade-Skopje row fuels concern in Athens
Greek diplomats were monitoring developments in the Balkans with concern on Monday after Serbia withdrew the entire staff of its embassy in Skopje after accusing the Republic of Macedonia of “offensive activity” in apparent anger at its neighbour’s improving relations with Kosovo, a former Serbian province, Greek daily Kathimerini reads. Daily reads that the dispute comes as Skopje is seeking to revive its bid for accession to the European Union and NATO following a period of political upheaval. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev formed a …
Vucic: Diplomats removed due to aggressive actions by Macedonia against Serbia
Aleksandar Vucic says Monday that Serbia’s authorities have evidence that ‘offensive activities’ have been orchestrated against the country, which, in turn, has prompted Serbia to recall the entire staff of its Skopje embassy. “Our relevant bodies have found and have provided us with evidence and information about a very aggressive activity against the bodies and institutions of Serbia,” the country’s President told reporters in Belgrade, RTS reports. “It’s up to us to help our people prepare. Our personnel will undergo some chang…
Serbia removes diplomats from Macedonia
The Serbian Government has withdrawn its entire personnel from their diplomatic offices in Macedonia, leaving their Embassy empty. Macedonia’s MOFA received an official note from Belgrade, without getting an official reason behind this scandalous move. Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov has stated he will reach out to his colleagues in Belgrade to find out what the reason for this move is. S According to the Vienna convention, Macedonia now must take care of the Serbian diplomatic offices while they are absent. Q…
Serbian church again bans Macedonian delegation from observing 1944 ASNOM assembly
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) informed the Macedonian Government that it will not allow a delegation led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to visit the St. Prohor Pcinjski monastery on Ilinden, to mark the anniversary of the 1944 ASNOM assembly in which Macedonian statehood was declared. The Serbian Church has continuously banned Macedonia from celebrating the greatest Macedonian national holiday - Ilinden - in the monastery where the ASNOM assembly took place. Serbian Patriarch Irinej cited alleged poor treatment of Serbian priests i…
Serbian FM in Athens says recognizing Macedonia was a mistake
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic repeated his position that Serbia was wrong to recognize Macedonia under its constitutional name. During his visit to Athens, where he met his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias, Dacic said that Macedonia has always had a negative position toward the Serbian claim on Kosovo. Macedonia recognized Kosovo’s independence and supported the push of the former Serbian province to join UNESCO, which angered many in Serbia. Dacic said that, therefore, it was not fair on Serbia’s part to recognize Macedonia as …
'Yugo-nostalgia' is widespread in Serbia and Bosnia - survey
"Many in the Balkans" think that the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has brought more harm than benefit, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, based on face-to-face interviews with at least 1,000 respondent from across the region, found that "Yugo-nostalgia" was still widespread, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. "People living in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina are the most likely say the breakup harmed their country, with more than three in four residents characterizi…
Weapons transported to Macedonia seized in Serbia - report
Serbia's Military-Security Agency (VBA) has seized a large quantity of weapons in the southern parts of the country. According to the daily Blic, the weapons were being transported illegally to Macedonia. It is assumed that the weapons were intended for "the party infrastructure of the biggest Albanian parties" whose officials took part in armed conflicts in Macedonia, and in Kosovo and Metohija, the newspaper is reporting, citing "VBA sources." According to the same sources, several thousand rifles,…
Serbian All-Girl Metal Band JENNER Performs In Skopje, Macedonia (Video)
Video footage of the Serbian all-girl metal band JENNER performing on March 25 at Rock Club Shadows in Skopje, Macedonia can be seen below. JENNER released its debut album, "To Live Is To Suffer", on February 20 via Infernö Records. Formed in December 2013, JENNER is said to be the only all-girl metal band from the Belgrade area. "To Live Is To Suffer" was made available as a CD and cassette tape, with both formats limited to 1,000 copies each. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Fact…
Macedonia and Serbia Get EUR 30 Million Help to Tackle the Refugee Crisis
The European Union has adopted on Friday an additional EUR 30 million package to help tackle the impact of the refugee crisis in the Western Balkans. The funding will support Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia and the other Western Balkans countries to manage their borders and the migration flows, to accommodate and provide services to the migrants and refugees, as well as to support the host communities. The new funding comes in addition to more than EUR 59 million of the EU assistance already provided to Serbia and the Republic o…
Czech police officers leave for Macedonian-Serbian border
A 55-member Czech police contingent left on Monday for a mission to Macedonia and Serbia to help guard the border in connection with the migration crisis, Czech News Agency (CTK) informs. Police President Tomas Tuhy said the police who return from these foreign missions gain experience that is valuable for the Czech Republic. “Since the security situation in Europe has deteriorated due to illegal migration and terrorist attacks that occurred in some EU countries, the Czech police need to get ready for the new forms of threats,” Tu…
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