US Embassy vehicle scare was false alarm, Interior Ministry says
Interior Ministry informed that no explosives or suspicious materials were found in the vehicle parked near the Untied States Embasy, which sparked a security search on Monday afternoon. The Zastava pickup was left at the Embassy parking and an initial sweep by Embassy security personnel discovered traces of explosives. Subsequent Interior Ministry search showed that there are no explosives, and police determined the identity of the owner of the vehicle. The Embassy said that police responded appropriately to the request for assistance. …
Germania Flug introduces Ohrid Zurich flights
As of December 17, Swiss airline "Germania Flug AG" will launch the Ohrid-Zurich flight, TAV Macedonia said on Friday. Flights will be operated by "Air Pristina" from Ohrid-based airport "St.Paul the Apostle". "We are pleased to start this cooperation, thus strengthening our efforts to promote Macedonia as an attractive tourism destination, especially Lake Ohrid", said TV Macedonia representatives. Germania Flug AG is headquartered in Glattbrugg, Zurich. The airline was founded in August…
Macedonian Feature Coproduction Fear and Love in Preproduction
Acclaimed Macedonian actor Meto Jovanovski and Serbian-Montenegrin producer/director Branko Baletic are in preparation with Fear and Love, a feature film set to shoot in September/October 2017. Branko BaleticJovanovski, who appeared in more than sixty films, wrote the script and is going to co-direct the film. Fear and Love is based on the eponymous book by Macedonian politician Stojan Andov. It follows a series of love stories in two Macedonian families of different religions, placed in different historical contexts, from the period …
FDI into Macedonia grows 29% y/y in Jan-Sept
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into Macedonia totalled 199.08 million euro ($211.4 million) in the first nine months of 2016, higher than 154.72 million euro a year ago, central bank data showed. Most foreign investments were absorbed by manufacturers of motor vehicles and transport equipment, and by providers of financial and insurance services, according to the data published on Wednesday. The largest FDI inflow in the first nine months came from Germany and Turkey, which contributed 23.2 million euro and 23.1 million euro to the total, r…
Macedonia to Face Spain, Portugal and Serbia at 2017 U-21 Euro
The Under-21 national football team will face Spain, Portugal and Serbia in the group stage at the 2017 UEFA European Championship in Poland. The draw held on Thursday put Macedonia in Group B of the tournament. Macedonia plays its first match against Spain on July 17, followed by Serbia (July 20) and Portugal (July 23). Group A is comprised of Poland, Slovakia, Sweden and England, while Group C includes Germany, Czech Republic, Italy and Denmark. The top team from each group and the best second-ranked team advance to th…
Macedonia registers 37 HIV cases, two deaths in 2016
Thirty-seven new HIV cases were registered in Macedonia over the course of 2016, two of whom passing away, said HIV/AIDS National Coordinator Zvonko Milenkovic on Thursday. Of the 37 HIV cases, one-third are under the age of 30, half between the ages of 30-40, while about 20 percent are above 40. Thirty-four are male and three female. “In today’s era of highly active antiretroviral therapy, we are lowering the number of severe manifestations of the HIV infection and the mortality rate”, said Milenkovic. According to him, the pro…
Bozin Pavlovski novel nominated for International Dublin Literary Award
The Horn of Love, a novel by the Macedonian writer Bozin Pavlovski, after being nominated by the St. Clement of Ohrid National and University Library in Skopje, is vying for the International Dublin Literary Award for 2017. 147 novels in 18 languages, nominated by national and city libraries from 38 countries, are being considered for the prestigious international literary prize. The award is presented for a novel published or translated into English. In 2012, Macedonia was represented by Blaze Minevski and his work The Mark. Wi…
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