Rehearsals for Toshe Proeski-inspired musical at MOB
Rehearsals for a musical in tribute to the late pop star Toshe Proeski have begun at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet (MOB). The musical My Secret, dubbed after one of Toshe Proeski’s hits, will have its premiere in Skopje on March 10. It is directed by actor-turned-director Toni Mihajlovski and stars Antonija Gigovska and Denis Dimoski – up-and-coming singers who recently won a reality talent show. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Minister of Culture Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska said the musical was an important projec…
Macedonian Wine and Food to Be Presented at Moscow Fair Prodexpo
Macedonia is to participate at the Prodexpo 2017, the 24th International Exhibition for Food, Beverages and Food Raw Materials taking place 6-10 February in Moscow. The Macedonian pavilion is organised by the Macedonian-Russian Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. Stobi Winery Gradsko, Dalvina Winery Strumica and Kralska Vinarija Winery Demir Kapija, dairy producers Zdravje (Radovo) and Osogovo Milk (Kocani) as well as company for canned vegetable and fruit production Vor…
Russian foreign ministry accuses west of meddling in Macedonia
The Russian foreign ministry expressed support for Macedonia’s conservative VMRO-DPMNE party on February 2, and accused Western countries of "manipulating the will" of the Macedonian citizens, as expressed in the December 11 general election. The statement came a few days after VMRO-DPMNE, which narrowly won the election, failed to form a government with its former coalition partner, the Democratic Union of Integration (DUI). Moscow is now accusing the west of attempting to remove politicians it sees as undesirable from powe…
Top congressman wants to investigate partisanship in US Embassy in Macedonia
Leading Republican House representative Christopher Smith announced an investigation in the activities of the US Embassy in Macedonia, and the allegations that it has acted in an openly partisan way in the past years, supporting the left wing SDSM party. The call comes after the Embassy failed to respond to a letter signed by Smith and five other GOP representatives, who demanded answers over meddling in domestic politics, but also over Embassy funding for activities of the George Soros led Foundation Open Society Macedonia. “The US A…
European Police Now Patrolling Border Between Greece and Macedonia
Officers from the European border agency Frontex have begun patrolling the border between Greece and Macedonia to deter illegal crossings by migrants, Frontex said on February 3. So far, nine Frontex officers are assisting the Greek border agency, with more due to join them in the coming weeks. The operation is initially planned to last one year. Last year, the border was frequently used by smuggling gangs trying to sneak migrants stranded in Greece through Macedonia towards Europe's affluent heartland. But the clandestine…
Macedonia presented at London Adventure Travel Conference
Macedonia's tourism offers has been presented at the Adventure Travel Conference in London, which brought together some 200 participants, including exhibitors, tour operators and media representatives, the Agency for Promotion and Support of Tourism said Friday. Mountain bike trails and the hiking trail in eastern Macedonia, as well as the wine route, have spurred interest among visitors of the conference. One of the most famous tour operators that organizes trips for tourists over 50 is expected to visit Macedonia soon. A vis…
It’s Time to Reel in the Obama-Appointed Ambassador Who Meddled in Macedonian Politics
Macedonia has a population smaller than Queens and is roughly the size of Vermont. It is stuck in the southern Balkans, wedged between a hostile Greece and sometimes revanchist Albania and Bulgaria. It is not the center of the universe. So why are some members of Congress having to ask our Macedonian ambassador, Jess Baily, to explain reports that he’s been acting as the bullying sovereign of the country, shoehorning political parties into forming a “red-green” coalition between leftist and Islamic-based parties? And is it true, t…
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