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Ukraine thanked North Macedonia for the donated tanks: A friend is known in trouble
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, did not forget to express thanks via Twitter on Saturday for the donation of T-72 tanks from North Macedonia to Ukraine. Podolyak wrote the following on Twitter in Ukrainian and Macedonian:
"A friend is known in trouble. It doesn't matter how big your country is. What matters is the kind of...
NMacedonia wants to join EU’s new Digital Europe program
The Government of North Macedonia in yesterday's session reviewed and adopted the Information on the Accession of the Republic of North Macedonia to the Digital Europe (DIGITAL) program, prepared by the Ministry of Information Society and Administration, Government's press service informs.
"DIGITAL is a new European Union’s program aimed at bringing the digital technologies closer to the businesses, the citizens...
Mathematical genius Yilli Morina received full scholarship, will continue his education at international school
Yilli Morina, the 13-year-old mathematical genius from the Shuto Orizari quarter in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, who spends most of his time solving math and physics exercises and problems and tutors university students from North Macedonia and abroad, received a full scholarship and will continue his education at an international school. Meta.mk has already published his story...
President of North Macedonia: If Bulgaria insists on disputing our identity, we should stop the EU accession negotiations
After the meeting with the members of the Security Council I said that after the French proposal is submitted to the Government , I expect to see in the Government's conclusions a statement that starting from the day we start and end the EU accession negotiations, if there are additional efforts from the Bulgarian authorities to impose questions...
Meta.mk’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief Blazhevski on young people’s emigration from North Macedonia: We have strategies, their implementation is lacking
We should do more in North Macedonia if we want to lower the number of young people that are fleeing the country. I think we don't have problems when it comes to creating strategies for solving this problem, but the implementation has been lacking, said Meta.mk's Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bojan Blazhevski, speaking at the "The economic migration and brain drain"...
The filmgoers in North Macedonia return to the cinemas slowly, the film industry faced with big shifts
The number of filmgoers in North Macedonia last year was 170,567, shows the data provided by the State Statistical Office (SSO). In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began and a decision was made to close the cinema theaters, it contributed to a decline in the annual number of visitors compared to the pre-pandemic period. In 2021, a minor increase...
Portalb analysis: The summer season starts – people are leaving massively abroad for seasonal work by the seaside
"Looking for a waiter/bartender and the salary that is offered ranges from 800 to 1,000 EUR," this is only one of the many advertisements for seasonal work in Zagreb, Croatia. The summer season has started - this year's "hit" destination for seasonal work in the catering business is Croatia, informs Portalb.mk. The salaries can reach up to 1,500 EUR....
Truthmeter: The Serbs in North Macedonia do not justify the war in Ukraine, but some of them support Russia
Serbs as well as some members of the Serbian-Macedonian associations in Polog are against the invasion of any country and are in favor of preserving the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. But some of them, despite condemnation from many countries and organizations, as well as indications that misunderstandings should be resolved through diplomacy, still believe that Russian President...
The role of the Albanian parties in NMacedonia in the context of the fight against the Russian influence
Although N. Macedonia is historically, but also geographically oriented towards Euro-Atlantic values, the government led by VMRO-DPMNE and DUI led by the former Prime Minister, now asylum seeker Nikola Gruevski, often “flirted” with Russia. The overthrow of this government was not so easy, it was made more difficult by the Russian agents, who had a part in organizing the...
Russian Propaganda in Macedonia in 2018: “United Macedonia” as a “Pawn” of “United Russia”
The recent expulsion of five Russian diplomats is not the first expulsion of Russian diplomats from Macedonia. For the first time, Macedonia expelled a Russian diplomat in 2018, when not only the intensified Russian propaganda influence was noticeable, but also an attempt for Russian political influence by supporting the Macedonian clone of “United Russia”, writes Truthmeter.mk.
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The Russian scientific, educational and cultural cobweb in North Macedonia
The cobweb of Russian influence in North Macedonia is also being built through science, education and culture. This is achieved by placing topics related to scientific, cultural and educational, as well as a religious community with Russia, joint appearances and celebrations of important dates said representatives of the academic community and media reactions related to celebrations, activities and concrete...
Truthmeter: Although Mayor Bexheti promised, construction work on the Saraj Polyclinic was not completed in February
Although the mayor of Saraj, Blerim Bexheti, said that the construction works of the polyclinic in this municipality will be completed in February, it has not been realized. According to the field photos, the work in this building continues. The work will not be completed for at least another month, writes Portalb.mk.
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Russia now considers all European countries – with just few exceptions – its enemies!
On the the order of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Russian government has compiled a list of states that have allegedly "taken hostile actions against Russia, Russian companies and Russian nationals", informs the Serbian television N1. Out of this list of enemy states in Europe, that was published by Russian state media, just the following 6 countries...
North Macedonia will not withdraw from Open Balkan Initiative despite Serbia’s position on Russia
The Government of North Macedonia will not withdraw from the "Open Balkan Initiative" regardless of Serbia's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia, as the West, but also Albania and North Macedonia did, due to the aggression on Ukraine. According to the Government fo North Macedonia, Serbia's position regarding the situation in Ukraine is its inner affair, writes Portalb.mk.
"Notwithstanding what...
Defense Minister of North Macedonia: We are not sending soldiers to Ukraine
There is a decision for sending aid in the form of equipment and arms to Ukraine, in accordance with their requests, but this country hasn’t made a decision to send soldiers. There will be no such decision, said Defense Minister of North Macedonia, Slavjanka Petrovska, during the celebration of the Macedonian Army Special Forces Battalion Day. She said that...
Protesters in front of Russian embassy in Skopje shout ‘Putin is a fascist’ demanding end to war against Ukraine
Dozens of citizens of North Macedonia and Ukrainians residing in Skopje protested against Russian invasion on Ukraine through a march from the main square of the capital of North Macedonia to the Russian embassy on February 25. They sung Ukrainian songs and shouted "Putin is a fascist, Putin is a murderer" while carrying signs reading "Russia keep off Ukraine,"...
Significant decline in citizens’ perceptions of EU’s influence in North Macedonia
In 2021, 68% of the citizens supported the idea of North Macedonia becoming EU member-state, but the Macedonian citizens were not sufficiently informed about the trajectory and the time frame of the EU accession process itself.
The perceived influence of EU in North Macedonia has dropped to the lowest ranking in the last several years - from 44.8% in 2019...
Creating fascination with Russia’s power in media and on social networks in North Macedonia
One of the simplest ways to influence a wider number of people is to glorify a country. Positive glorification can evoke admiration, a sense of belonging and community, a sense of protection, an ever-present refuge, an alternative available to citizens and the state… This is especially possible in times of stunted development or unfulfilled expectations or dissatisfaction with speed...
Why does Putin want escalation with the West?
The former head of the Bulgarian state intelligence agency Dimo Gjaurov, in an interview with TV Nova, commented that one of the goals of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the escalation of the conflict with Ukraine is to force Europe and the United States to open the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Meanwhile, the partner of EURACTIV Europe Elects, estimates...
Truthmeter.mk: Janko Bachev’s pro-Russian party a part of VMRO-DPMNE’s pressure on small parties
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Janko Bacev’s openly pro-Russian non-parliamentary political party sent a statement to the public entitled “United Macedonia to DS, LDP, DOM and VMRO-NP: If you really want one constituency, seize the chance given by VMRO-DPMNE.”
They call on the Democratic Union led by Pavle Trajanov, the Democratic Renewal...
