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Media Narratives about EU as a Factor of Increased Russian Influence in North Macedonia

When assessing the influence that throws North Macedonia off the tracks from the proclaimed process of democratic development directed towards adopting the values of the European Union (EU) and EU accession, one cannot ignore the manner in which Macedonian media present the contribution of certain EU Member-States and how media and political interpretations impact the perception of the community...

Malicious meddling in Kosovo’s media sphere

This article by Ardit Kika was originally produced for and published by Kosovo 2.0 as part of Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub project. It has been republished here with permission.   Serbia, Russia and China are the main disseminators of disinformation in Kosovo and about Kosovo. Serbian-speaking audiences are the main targets of disinformation from Serbian and Russian media outlets, while Chinese...

China and Macedonian higher education: Influence focused on the state universities

The Chinese influence in higher education in North Macedonia is focused primarily on a few state universities in the country, with ongoing cooperation throughout the years that resulted in an exchange of students and professors and by signing agreements and memoranda of understanding. The champions of this cooperation are the following three universities: the oldest - Ss. Cyril and...

The social media as lever for spreading authoritarian propaganda

Russian propaganda uses various forms of social media and channels to spread its propaganda. It is fighting a war in Ukraine, but also waging a hybrid war with many other countries. North Macedonia and the Balkans are the target of this propaganda, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk, we republish the text below:   Author: Goran Lefkov The social...

The influence of Bulgaria on back azimuth

Unlike the influence of Russia and China in North Macedonia that – to a large extent – is disseminated on the basis of positive identification and desired and/or shared values, we might say that the influence realized by Bulgaria is based on narratives overflowing with rejection, denial, and even animosity, writes Truthmeter.mk. Under the content-sharing agreement between Truthmeter.mk and Meta.mk,...

China as an example: Media promotion of the undemocratic value system

One of the significant negative influences in North Macedonia that most frequently is entirely overlooked, is the influence of China. This influence becomes even greater in conditions of great corruption in the country, decreased trust of the citizens in the institutions and their ability to deal with the issue and somewhat of an institutional chaos stemming from the abuse...

High price for the highways loan, China remains in North Macedonia constructing even with European money

North Macedonia obtained a loan from the Exim Bank of China for the construction of the highways Kičevo - Ohrid, and Miladinovci - Štip, and now we are repaying the loan installments expensively due to the record strengthening of the US dollar against the Macedonian denar. In the meantime, after more than eight years and six months since the...

China encroaches North Macedonia’s railroad sector [infographics]

The saying "Slow but steady wins the race" maybe is the simplest explanation of China's slow entry into the North Macedonia's railroad sector in the past several years. From the takeover of the Piraeus Port in neighboring Greece, through the purchase of locomotives and multiple-unit trains for "RNM Railways - Transport" Public enterprise to the increased volumes of cargo...

Dezinformacije o Kovidu-19: Kina i Rusija ogoljene u italijanskom izveštaju

Skoro svi se u ovom trenutku slažemo sa činjenicom da je pandemija drastično promenila naše živote zauvek, i to, u mnogim slučajevima na gore. Međutim, izolacija i činjenica da još uvek ne možemo da uživamo i da se vratimo najčešćim navikama koje smo prethodno uzimali zdravo za gotovo, naterali su nas da duboko razmišljamo o našem položaju i o...

Coronavirus, China and a Harvard professor: How fake-newsers did it again

The disinformation during the coronavirus pandemic crisis doesn’t seem to stop. And to make matters worse, the media doesn’t seem to be much more educated and able to stop the fake news spread in its track, despite the serious addressing by multiple experts and institutions about the matter over the last couple of years. These last months, since the eruption...

Chinese workers working for Sinohidro company were put under surveillance and they do not have symptoms related to corona virus

Zarko Karadzoski of the Institute for Public Health informed today that yesterday two persons arrived from China that have been hired by Sinohidro, a Chinese company. These are persons that have already been in self-isolation in China for a period of 2 weeks. -With a full protective equipment and together with two laboratory assistants from the department of...

Macedonian Postal Services stop all shipments to China, but continue to receive all shipments from there

"Macedonian Post Office" informed that due to the spread of the corona virus in China, the air companies, apart from transporting passengers, are conducting a transportation of packages to China, have set a temporary ban on flights towards and from China. "Because of that, sending shipments from Macedonia to recipients in China, will not be conducted in the forthcoming...

An epidemic of disinformation about the corona virus in Serbia and Greece

As part of its program for fighting disinformation and false news, which cross the borders quickly in the Balkans and very soon can be seen in the media of another state and sometimes in another language, Meta.mk has been reporting regularly about current affairs at similar services for checking facts and the fight against disinformation in the region i.e....

At the Skopje Airport, a thermal camera and epidemiologists are hunting for people with corona viruses

The thermal camera at the Skopje Airport is already put into use, there are teams of epidemiologists form the Public Health Center and if some of the passengers are suspected of having a corona virus, there will be transferred with a special vehicle at the Clinic of Infectious Diseases in Skopje, said the health Minister Venko Filipche, when he...

Macedonian government takes a new loan in order to build the highway from Kichevo to Ohrid

With the change of subcontractors and the redesigning of those segments that showed as left out or impossible for building, the highway between Kichevo and Ohrid was yesterday approved by the Parliament for a new loan by the state in the amount of 180 million dollars in order to finish the road in the length of 57 km. ...

Ivanov’s interview for the British Telegraph: EU’s failure in the Balkans is used by Russia and China

Eu's failure in the Balkans is used by China and Russia, said the President of Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, in an interview for the British newspaper "Telegraph." The Macedonian President thinks that EU is stuck in a 20th-century mindset and petty internal squabbles had left it unable to meet the challenges of the current century, from mass migration...

Gruevski: Two Chinese companies interested in investing in Macedonia

Two Chinese companies are serous interested in building a large slaughterhouse and a cement plant in Macedonia, and there is also an interest in the implementation of energy projects, announced Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski after today’s bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Belgrade, as a part of the summit of heads of governments of PR China...