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UNESCO expresses concern about Ohrid Lake, activists have created a petition to preserve the region
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 decision of the World Heritage...
Ohrid – Champion city for emigration from the country
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 fills with guests, are leaving...
Tourists pour into Ohrid
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 apartment with more beds.
Most of the...
“Dead” Ohrid swan which was pulled out by tourist is actually alive, but with a broken wing
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 media.
Reactions range from absolute...
Jolevski: Migrants arriving in Macedonia has increased tenfold
The Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM) is willing to accept the increased number of foreign nationals, and at present there is no need to increase the number of troops on the Southern border.
This was stated by Minister of Defence Zoran Jolevski, yesterday at the opening of the Advanced School of NATO, "Dealing with the threat of terrorism in...
An emotional appeal from Alpinist Ilina Arsova to save Lagadin
The famous Alpinist, and long time resident of Ohrid, Ilina Arsova, who in May 2013 climbed Mount Everest which has a peak of 8,848 meters, in a public letter says Lagadin does not need a Mediterranean beach because the ground does not have a beach coast.
In her letter she directly addresses it to former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who...
Visitors celebrating the Catholic Christmas have arrived in Ohrid from Greece, Bulgaria and Albania
Several hundreds of guests, mainly from Greece, Albania and Bulgaria, have arrived in Ohrid to celebrate Christmas Day. Most guests are staying in the larger hotel complexes.
A smaller number of guests have also arrived in neighbouring Struga.
The guests who have arrived in Ohrid and will stay this weekend and it is expected many more will arrive for the Christmas...
Gruevski visits Ohrid
Today. the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski visited Ohrid where he attended the laying of a cornerstone of the construction of a closed swimming poll, in a recreational centre “Biljanini Izvori”.
Later in the day, Gruevski will visit the Institute of Film – The Academy of Film Ohrid where he will attend the opening of the recreational centre on Risto Chado...
“Sahara Group” will be reconstructing the “Slavija” Hotel” in Ohrid
Ohrid will be getting a new luxury hotel after the group "Sahara" in a statement today said that initial preparations for the reconstruction of the hotel "Slavija" have been completed and construction will start at the end of the month, reports the web portal "Ohrid press."
“The "Sahara" Group is committed to its investment in the country, although it was...
SDSM: Taxpayers money for expensive quay will end up in someone’s pocket
Jovan Stojanoski the coordinator of the advisory group for SDSM in Ohrid, reported that at the meeting with the council of the Multiplicity of Ohrid was a non-transparent affair, where VMRO-DPMNE voiced a "wasteful budget revision".
"From the 67 million increase in the budget, instead of investing the capital into development, an estimated 36 million of taxpayers money will be...
International Conference in Ohrid: The Migrant Crisis is a Threat to International Security
The Marshal Center – Macedonia and NATO are organizing a two-day conference that discusses the transnational threats with a focus on the migrant crisis. The conference’s aim is to set forth conclusions for improving the security capacity of member-states and partners of the alliance in dealing with contemporary threats.
-There are no signs that the migration will stop, which means...
President Ivanov will take his vacation in Ohrid
President George Ivanov will use his yearly vacation in Ohrid, after the national holiday Ilinden, is reported from his cabinet.
The cabinet notified that the President’s is going to address most of the responsibilities from Ohrid.
“Large part of the duties the President of Macedonia has will be carried out in Ohrid, considering the fact that he is the patron...
The Central Committee of VMRO-DPMNE in Ohrid ended late last night: Changes in the Executive Committee of the party
Central Committee of VMRO-DPMNE held a several-hour session last night, at the elite hotel "Inex-Gorica", in the residential section, where the weekend houses of heads of state are also located.
It was announced that the highest party organ of the ruling VMRO-DPMNE will analyze the current situation in the country, and, in this context, the issue of early parliamentary elections...
Mediterranean palm trees to be planted in Ohrid
Along the promenade of the city quay, but also in front of the Centre for Water Training, today employees in PE "Ohridski Komunalec", together with a team of employees of "Macedonian Forests", began planting a total of 200 hairy palms, three to four meters tall.
Thus continues the implementation of the project of PE "Macedonian Forests" for building the image...
Ohrid: “Everyone who litters is a donkey”
May Day celebrations have left the usual image across the Ohrid coastline: fresh waste, plastic bottles, bags, old mattresses, toilet paper, food...
This year, with good weather for Easter and 1st of May, it seems as the season began early, the beaches are full of guests and citizens of Ohrid who relax on the mild sun.
The fact is that there...
SDSM from Ohrid: VMRO-DPMNE won elections with vagabonds
At today’s press conference, president of the municipal organization of SDSM in Ohrid Tomislav Tuntev announced conversations regarding media abuse, buying plots in Ohrid in the interest of officials of VMRO-DPMNE, fabricated scandals and set-ups before 2013 local elections.
According to him, in 2013, during the local elections, all state institutions were abused for party needs of VMRO-DPMNE, and para-police...
Ohrid bomb “to explode” after Easter
Ohrid and Shtip are the following cities in which the "bombs" of SDSM will echo within the "Truth about Macedonia."
SDSM leader Zoran Zaev previously stated that the new mayor of Ohrid Nikola Bakracheski should go, or at least be embarrassed once the truth about his becoming a mayor will be revealed.
Thematic press conferences which SDSM organizes in cities throughout...
Bishop Timothy: At this point, I do not see a man in Macedonia capable of demolishing church buildings!
We will continue to build, and if someone wants to come and demolish, he can come and try to demolish the monastery property. I am sure that now, in this moment, there is no such man in Macedonia!
This, in an interview with the portal "Ohrid 1” was emphasized by Metropolitan of Debar and Kichevo and Plaosh region, Bishop Timothy,...
Atmosphere in Ohrid as in the summer season
Beautiful sunny weather and the many guests from the country and abroad in Macedonian tourist metropolis Ohrid created an atmosphere typical of the high summer season. With buses and small private vehicles, thousands of guests from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania and other countries came to Ohrid and Struga. The first large group from Denmark is also relaxing in...
Earthquake in Western Macedonia
Tonight in 2:56 am, an earthquake with an intensity of four degrees on European macro seismic scale was felt in the northwestern parts of Macedonia.
The epicenter of the quake was 100 kilometers west of Skopje, in neighboring Albania, announced Seismological Observatory.
