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Ohrid will receive 97.000 EUR from the state budget to remove the illegall constructions in accordance with UNESCO recommendations

The municipality of Ohrid will receive from the state budget 6 million MKD or 97.000 EUR so that it can implement the UNESCO recommendations to solve the problem with the illegal constructions on the shores of Lake Ohrid. At the moment, there is a tender...

During weekends, Lake Ohrid’s shoreline is overloaded with garbage, enthusiasts are cleaning it up (Photo gallery)

The season at the Ohrid Lake has already begun and with it, some ugly scenes seem to arrive. Many locations on the shoreline are full of waste left by the visitors. Fortunately, Ohrid has enthusiasts that are dedicating their time and energy to prevent...

The coronavirus “invades” new five textile companies in Shtip

Workers from five textile companies and their relatives or friends are part of the newly infected people with COVID-9 in Shtip in the last few days. Yesterday there were 14 new confirmed cases and today the number is close to ten, even though the...

“This is madness”, cry the environmentalists against the new mines promissed in the electoral campaign

The concern among the environmental activists who fight against the mines in the Southeastern part of North Macedonia increased when during its election campaign VMRO-DPMNE revealed its stances about the development of the country's mining capacities as was shown in their election program. The program...

Five clothing factories in Shtip closed while the city is close to being put under lockdown

If the number of people infected with COVID-19 continues to rise, Shtip together with Skopje and Tetovo will highly likely be put under lockdown, just as city of Debar was. This was announced during a press conference by the State Secretary at the Health...

Žbogar: We are expecting to see again a higher standard of organizing elections

During his recent visit to Probishtip, the EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar said that the forthcoming period is of key importance for Macedonia including the report about the country's advancement, but also including the forthcoming elections. Žbogar said that the methodology of enlargement has been...

British experts will provide training for the Macedonian Army’s first battalion stationed in Shtip

A British training team of the Duke of Lancaster's Second battalion is at the "Jane Sandanski" base in Shtip where it will be training with 30 potential officers of the First light infantry unit. At the army base, which became part of NATO' system,...

New flight route from Ohrid to Brussels will be introduced in June

Starting from the 6th of June, the Belgian air company "TUI Fly Belgium” will introduce flight route from Brussels to Ohrid and from Ohrid to Pula in Croatia announced the specialized portal for airline issues simpleflying.com. According to this portal, the company will be...

EU Ambassador Zboghar: It’s up to North Macedonia to resolve the situation in the judiciary

During his stay today in Makedonska Kamenica, the EU Ambassador Samuel Zbogar has clearly indicated the EU's position regarding the vetting process in the judiciary. The country has to decide what is should do, said Zboghar when was asked about President Pendarovski comment...

Signs for banning dumping waste were placed on various locations in Ohrid

The public enterprise "Ohridski komunalec" placed signs that ban dumping waste on locations where the unlawful dumping of waste of different types was noticed. In order to develop an environmental culture and to raise the citizen's awareness, 60 signs were placed on locations i.e....

Minister Spasovski refuses to comment the involvement of police officers in Igor Spasov’s escape

The unofficial information that the ex-special forces officer Igor Spasov was helped by former colleagues, police officers in his getaway, the Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski refuted them as speculations. The speculations aren't a basis for the organ's decisions said Spasovski during today's visit to...

Stip sends messages with Molotov cocktails as 19 vehicles were set on fire this year

The case where the vehicle belonging to the former head of SDSM's branch in Shtip, Nikola Tushev was set on fire, including the vehicle belonging to his father, was not an accident. The fact that two vehicles were set on fire that were not...

Žbogar: UNESCO report should serve as a wake up call that will awaken institutions

EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar has launched a promotion in Ohrid for a new environmental campaign called "To be clean as your home" which aims to support eco-activism to raise the public's awareness as well as local authorities for environmental protection and greater public cleanliness. The...

The water from Biljanini Izvori is not safe to drink

Today's findings from the physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of the water source Biljanini Izvori, conducted by the Centre for Public Health (CPH) in Ohrid, show that the water from the source contains pathogenic bacteria and according to the Rulebook on water safety, the water...

Mickoski doesn’t share Zaev’s optimism about SPO

Despite Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's claim, who in a TV interview announced that the negotiations about SPO are heading in a good direction after 30 amendments by the opposition were accepted, VMRO-DPMNE's party leader, doesn't share his optimism. -At this moment I'm not an...

Galloway visits Shtip for meetings with mayor Bochvarski, students and representatives of the civil sector

The British Ambassador in Macedonia, Rachel Galloway visited Shtip today in order to meet the local community, the municipality including a visit to the Goce Delcev University where a lecture was planned with students on the subject of diplomacy. As part of the visit...

Marijuana greenhouses pop up like mushrooms in Karbinci Municipality

New foil greenhouses for raising hemp, almost ready for the spring season, can be noticed in the vicinity of the Seat of Karbinci Municipality. Around the green houses, video surveillance system and warning signs for electrifed fence are easily spotted. This is the second...

Spasovski: What happened on the 27th of April will not happen again

Moments before the final adoption of the constitutional changes is expected, and during tense protests in front of Parliament, Minister of Internal Affairs Oliver Spasovski today from Radovish would not directly answer the question whether an escalation of events is possible, as on April...

Spasovski: There are updates regarding Gruevski’s escape and will be announced by the Prosecution

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who was one of the most called upon after Nikola Gruevski fled the country, gave a brief response to the question whether there are any updates in the investigation and when will official results be released. “There is, and it will...

Possible meeting between Mogherini and Western Balkan prime minsters in December

The European Commission is considering the possibility of a meeting between high-level foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, and the prime minsters of the Western Balkans, in the second half of December. The media in Serbia, citing sources in Brussels, report that the Western Balkan six include...