Skopje’s Army General Staff considering new military aid to Ukraine

 

Nov 8, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Skopje.

A few weeks ago, Ukraine has asked North Macedonia for new military aid, and their request is being considered by the General Staff of the Army. 

North Macedonia is at the same level as Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Moldova in the latest list of the Rule of Law Index

 

Oct 29, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

In the most recent global Rule of Law Index by the World Justice Project (WJP), the Republic of North Macedonia ranks 67th among 142 countries in terms of its adherence to the rule of law.

Skopje: Pensioners protested with empty jars of winter preserves

 

Oct 25, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The jars for winter preserves remained empty this year, the Shtip pensioners that protested at the Sloboda City Square said Monday.

Skopje: VMRO-DPMNE Leader Mickoski says No One Has Right to Present VMRO as Theirs, Particularly a Neigbouring Country

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski speaking at the event for the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle, Skopje, Oct. 23, 2023 (BTA Photo)

Oct 23, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Skopje.

In a speech on the occasion of the Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle and the 130th anniversary of VMRO here on Monday, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that no one has the right to present VMRO as theirs, particularly one of the neighbouring countries.

Skopje: a bird knocked out power from two power plants

 

Oct 6, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 A bird has caused a 30-minute stoppage of power supply from the TPP Bitola (Monastiri), said the energy distributor of North Macedonia.

Greece and North Macedonia sign deal to save rare 12th century Byzantine frescoes

 

Oct 5, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

The fresco paintings found inside St George's church in North Macedonia are a rare example of Byzantine art in the Balkan region. The governments of North Macedonia and Greece - alongside the European Centre for Byzantine Monuments - have agreed to ensure the preservation of the frescoes.

Meeting of special committees of Bulgaria and North Macedonia

 

Okt 3, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

A meeting of the expert working groups of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and the Republic of North Macedonia took place on October 2 in Skopje, the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on its website.

In North Macedonia Monitoring Report, CoE Commission Expresses Concern over Attacks, Hate Speech against Persons Self-Identifying as Bulgarian

Council of Europe, ECRI, North Macedonia report 2023

Sept 20, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

Strasbourg.

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) with the Council of Europe (CoE) Wednesday put out a monitoring report on the Republic of North Macedonia which notes, among other things, attacks on persons self-identifying as Bulgarians.

 

Locals In North Macedonia Fear Disaster As Ancient Balkan Lake Recedes

 

Sept 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Lake Prespa, one of Europe's oldest lakes and home to more than 2,000 species of fish, birds, mammals, and plants, is rapidly receding. The locals, who depend on the lake for their livelihoods, fear what's to come.

 

School in Turkey will be named “Macedonia”, and each classroom will be called after a North Macedonian city

 

Sept 7, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A school named “Macedonia”, which has 24 classrooms named after North Macedonian cities, will start taking pupils on September 11, 2023, in Malatya, Turkey.

Skopje: The five largest mines made a joint income of EUR 70 million last year!

 

August 31, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas

The ‘Pari.mk’ website, in cooperation with the ‘BusinessNetwork.mk’ platform, made an analysis: How much the mineral wealth and mineral resources brought turnover and profit to the companies from this sector.

Half a million Bulgarian levs for Bulgarians living in North Macedonia and abroad

February 22, 2020. 12:49

The Bulgarian government has provided 500.000 levs (256.000 euros) for financing projects for Bulgarian communities in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, Moldavia including civic organizations in North Macedonia with Bulgarian orientation.