15 January 2021
UNESCO’s draft-report about Ohrid is a loud alarm about the situation with the Lake Ohrid region which imposes an enormous need for the highest level of engagement by all parties, so that all risks that are jeopardizing the Lake Ohrid will be removed. This is one of the conclusions from the meeting between Prime Minister […]
14 January 2021
UNESCO’s draft report about the condition of Lake Ohrid’s natural and cultural heritage is causing waves not only among the public in Ohrid, but also among the wider public in North Macedonia and incited reactions from the local self-government as well. The report has already arrived in all the relevant institutions on the central and […]
26 November 2020
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 procedure underway in Ohrid about urban planing documentation for the […]
4 August 2020
Ohrid’s public enterprise for utility services “Ohridski Komunalec” and the Ohrid Red Cross’ Mountain Rescue Service on Sunday morning carried out a coordinated action of cleaning the rocky and hard to access part of the Kaneo area from the waste left behind by the influx of young people who regularly party until dawn. “We didn’t […]
28 July 2020
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 shoreline to become a landfill. The past weekend, “Chist Ohrid” […]
9 July 2020
The young people in North Macedonia have different plans for their summer vacation in the forthcoming period, showed the survey that was carried out by the @studentarijamk Instagram profile. The questions were posted online on 5 and 6th of July, and 3.129 respondents replied. When asked whether they plan a summer vacation during the next […]
11 June 2020
We have new clusters and unfortunately, I have to state that people have failed to comply with the protective measures. Despite the ban, people organize mass gatherings and that is absolutely devoid of logic. We have citizens that are gathering even though it is banned. Weddings cannot be held when they are banned. Citizens cannot […]
5 August 2019
The State Commission for Prevention of Corruption (SCPC) is raising criminal charges against the mayor of Saraj – Blerim Bexheti for the construction of the illegal platform at Matka Lake. At today’s session, SCPC opened cases for the illegal construction of the pizza restaurant near the Chinarot (the centuries old oak tree) in Ohrid. This […]
22 July 2019
Instead of building a new express way, the state decided to reconstruct the current road Ohrid-Sveti Naum. From the Public Enterprise for State Roads, in an interview for “Meta”, they said that by the end of 2019 the most favourable bidder for the preparation of the project documentation for the reconstruction of the road Ohrid […]
11 July 2019
Formulacijom “Nemiri u Skoplju: Makedonci prave nerede zbog dolaska turskog predsednika Erdogana” srpski portal “Dnevno.rs” je plasirao krajnje neumesan pokušaj da se privuče što je moguće više čitalaca bombastičnim naslovom. Он je stavljen iznad jednog normalnog članka, naime prenete vesti srpske novinske agencije “Beta” o poseti ambasadorke Turske u Makedoniji, Tulin Erkal Kare Ohridu, odnosno […]
11 July 2019
With the formulation “Riots in Skopje: Macedonians are causing riots because of the arrival of the Turkish President Erdogan”, the Serbian portal “Dnevno.rs” unsuccessfully tried to attract more readers by using a bombastic title for their article. It was placed on a normal article that was actually a reprinted news article by the Serbian news […]
26 September 2017
On the 15th of October there shall be local elections and at the same time there shall be a referendum for the new era and the new dawn that is coming for Macedonia, that no one will be able to withhold, that is backed by this nation and the people that have made comparisons, stressed […]
20 June 2017
Reinhard Priebe, the head of the commission, who on behalf of the EU in 2015, prepared a list of the necessary reforms the country needs to overcome the obstacles on the path towards EU membership, will be holding a lecture at the Ohrid School of Natural Science on Friday called “Democracy and the rule of […]
31 December 2016
Hotels in Ohrid and most of the smaller private accommodation have been fully booked for the New Year holidays. Hotelkeepers are delighted and hope that the 10% reduction in the turnover from the few months of 2016, will litten the upcoming holiday weekend. Traditionally, besides domestic tourists being the largest number of visitors in Ohrid […]
4 November 2016
Last night in the centre of Ohrid, around the building of the Sector of Internal Affairs, there was a heavy police guard presence, which sparked anxiety and talk among the city’s citizens. For two days, the street and the parking in front of the Ohrid Sector of Internal Affairs, the prison and infront of Ohrid’s […]
14 September 2016
Many senior citizens of Skopje, mainly pensioners have come to Ohrid to escape the stress of the series of earthquakes that struck Skopje and the epicenter areas on the outskirts of the capital, which have yet to show any signs of stopping. Everything works, mainly owners of holiday homes and vacation apartments, who usually go […]
27 August 2016
World Heritage Centre of UNESCO at it’s 40th meeting in Istanbul expressed serious concerns about the future of the region of Ohrid, due to the numerous infrastructure projects that have been proposed, confirming that they would probably cause a significant and potential impact on the outstanding universal value of the region of Ohrid. Following the […]
14 August 2016
According to official statistics from the State Institute, Ohrid, for years, has ben the champion city in emigration from the country. It sounds incredible, but there is an exact indication that out of 767 people who last year left Macedonia, almost half of them left from Ohrid the pearl of the country, the town which […]
29 April 2016
Regardless of the instability the country is in, with its unstable and rainy weather, many guests traveled to Ohrid to spend the Easter weekend there. Hoteliers boasted that they have sold over 90 percent of their capacity. Private apartments offer housing at prices from 400 denars per bed, to 50 euros to daily rent an […]
9 March 2016
Photographs, which were taken a few days ago in Ohrid, where one can see a tourist “from a neighboring country,” pulling out an injured swan from the water, allegedly to take a picture with it, which caused a wave of comments, reactions and condemnation through social media networks and articles in Macedonian and the world […]
