Macedonia starts construction of 16 mln euro Shtip-Negotino gas pipeline
A consortium of five Macedonian companies has started building a 36 km gas pipeline section between Shtip and Negotino, worth a total of 16 million euro, the country's ruling party VMRO-DPMNE said. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of next year, the party said in a statement, published on Tuesday. The consortium comprises construction companies Rapid Build, ELTE Engineering, Spektartermo, Chakar & Partners, and Kvalitet Prom. The Shtip-Negotino section will be linked with the 61 km Klecovce-Shtip pi…
Political Parties Decide December 11 to be Election Date in Macedonia
Late on Wednesday evening, the leaders of the four largest Macedonian political parties decided to set the date for early elections on December 11. According to the agreement that was signed by the four leaders and was witnessed by the Ambassadors of the United States and the European Union, the four leaders confirm that this time all the conditions for holding early elections have been met. Two previous attempts to hold elections this April and June were cancelled after the opposition SDSM party refused to participate, citing that all condit…
Export from Macedonia Increases by 4.1 Percent
According to the preliminary data of the State Statistical Office the external trade volume from the Republic of Macedonia in the period January-June 2016 amounted to 5,529,439 thousand US dollars. The total value of exported goods amounted to 2,275,485 thousand US dollars, a 4.1 percent increase compared to the same period last year, while the value of imported goods in the same period was 3 253 954 thousand US dollars, or 4.8 percent more than the same period last year. The trade deficit in the period January-June 2016 was 978,469 t…
Bulgarian Rescue Teams Join Search of Missing People in Macedonia
Bulgarian teams left for Macedonia late Sunday to help the search of missing people, Focus News Agency reports. This was announced by the press office of the Bulgarian Government. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov instructed the teams to work in complete cooperation with the Macedonian authorities, in order to handle the situation quickly. The units have already started helping the search of missing people and draining flooded buildings. Bulgaria is waiting for Macedonia to provide additional information on the assistance…
A ‘Water Bomb’ of a Storm Kills 21 in Macedonia’s Capital
A freakishly violent rainstorm that Macedonia’s top weather official called a “water bomb” ravaged Skopje during the weekend, collapsing streets, inundating vehicles and drowning trapped motorists and homeowners, most of them caught by surprise. At least 21 people were killed and 77 injured in what officials described on Sunday as the worst flooding disaster in a half-century to hit Skopje, the Macedonian capital and a city of more than a half-million people in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula. Officials said the death toll c…
Serbian MUP helping Macedonia in wake of deadly storm
The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) announced on Monday it is assisting Macedonia in coping with the aftermath of a storm that killed 21 people on Saturday . The MUP said that several trucks and other vehicles with the necessary equipment and water pumps have been dispatched to Macedonia, along with about 20 members of Serbia's firefighting and rescue units. Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic spoke last night with his Macedonian coutnerpart Mitko Chakov, offering help with protecting and rescuing the people affected by the storm an…
Macedonian Citizens Can Travel to Brazil without Visa
Macedonia and Brazil signed an agreement on visa-free regime. The exchange of notes in the palace "Itimarati" in Brasilia was done by the Macedonian ambassador to Brazil, Ivica Bocevski, and the Ambassador Carlos Alberto Simas Magalhães, on behalf of the Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra. Visa-free regime enters into force on 27 August. "Citizens of both countries will be able to get entry, exit, transit and stay on the territory of the other country without needing a visa for tourist trips, holidays or business…
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