29 May 2019
Residents of the country, as well as residents of Serbia and BiH, do not feel like they belong to neither the East or the West, but largely prefer western alliances, a new survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI) showed. However, people are happier for further greater engagement with the West, which connects the population […]
28 May 2019
Since yesterday, various agricultural crops from Macedonia and Serbia will again be able to be exported to Russia, announced the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. The decision comes after the relevant agency visited the country and Serbia, after which the decision to resume exports was made, stated Russian news agency “RIA Novosti”. In August last year, […]
23 May 2019
Serbian fact-checking project “Raskrivanje” has carried out a thorough check into the nebulous claims made by the Serbian daily newspaper “Alo”, which accused Fjolla Ismaili, a Macedonian jury member in the selection of the Eurovision song, of somehow to blame because the Macedonia jury did not award any points to Serbian representative Nevena Bozovic. “This […]
17 April 2019
The working week in Macedonia lasts longer than in any member country of the European Union, and by the number of working hours weekly, this country is ranking second in the Balkans. The working week in Macedonia is 42.3 hours and the average working week in the countries of the EU is 40.3 hours, show […]
12 April 2019
One method for spreading Russian influence in the Balkans is through alternative medicine magazines. While the newspaper industry in all Balkan countries is in steep decline, numbers of magazines with titles like “Russian Doctor,” “Russian Herbalist,” “Russian Encyclopedia of Health” had been increasing since 2015. At least half dozens of them originate in Serbia and […]
11 April 2019
Serbian tabloid “Alo”, otherwise known for its “turbo-yellow” content and much of its defamatory content which is beneath all journalistic standards, while “defending Serbia” and often cheering on Russia, published an article yesterday denouncing Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov, but also Macedonians in general. Namely, after the headline “MACEDONIAN MINISTER SHOCK STATEMENT; We helped bomb […]
26 March 2019
In Serbia, manipulation and misinformation on the part of pro-regime TV stations is part of everyday life. A major problem is the lack of information and the Government’s intention to manipulate public opinion through its TV stations and discredit political opponents. Vuk Velebit is an author and researcher who explores Russian propaganda in Serbia’s daily […]
18 March 2019
The Serbian news portal “Srbija Danas” sunk to a new low yesterday, as some Serbia websites pretends to call themselves the media in order to post comments in the form of news. Namely, broadcasting the integral news from the Serbian state news agency “Tanjug” on Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s visit to Tirana for talks with […]
8 March 2019
While Bulgaria, Serbia and Greece are actively working to build high-speed railways, Macedonia is fast asleep. In a several years, our country could encounter serious problems with the low speeds of the trains, taking into account the pace of development of the railway infrastructures in neighbouring countries. This year, Greece plans to complete the production […]
14 January 2019
While reporting on Saturday and yesterday about the vote in Macedonian Parliament, where four constitutional amendments were adopted, which, among other things, Macedonian MPs accepted the change of the name of the Republic of Macedonia, most of the media and some news agencies in neighboring Bulgaria and Serbia, wrote headlines and in part of the […]
4 January 2019
The article “The Šiptari, the Macedonians and Foe Orić want the Head of Vučić ” published on December 29th, by Serbian tabloid “Alo”, who are known as one of the loudest supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić , accuses the Albanians in the Balkans and the Macedonians of wanting to ruin Vucic’s reputation at any price […]
10 December 2018
Goran Živaljević, the Serbian intelligence officer who photographed himself in Parliament during the brutal violence on 27 April, 2017, has been in Sarajevo since the beginning of November, this year, at the Serbian embassy. The first position – ambassador – is carried out by his boss from May this year, former director of the Serbian […]
5 December 2018
Serbian tabloid “Alo”, announcing the start of the Central European Initiative Summit in Zagreb, said that there will also be some discussions concerning the establishment of a pact which became the main topic in the Balkan media, following statements by Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Enver Hoxhaj for the Croatian newspaper “Vecernji List”. This comes only one day after […]
20 November 2018
In Belgrade’s first official response, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski fled to Hungary via Serbia, but before a warrant was issued and sent to Belgrade. He also said that Gruevski was accompanied by two Hungarian nationals from Macedonia to Albania. This is Belgrade’s first reaction after Gruevski fled Macedonia to […]
24 October 2018
The Commissariat for Refugees and Migration s in Serbia has issued a warning yesterday that fake news is spread on social networks about an alleged attack by a group of immigrants on a 17-year-old girl at the center of Belgrade. “This is not the first case of spreading fake news on social networks about migrants […]
26 September 2018
The Director at the Novi Sad based Center for Regionalism, Aleksandar Popov, said today that Serbia is acting contrary to common sense and is sending a message when it comes to the forthcoming referendum in Macedonia, informs Meta’s correspondent from Belgrade. -To Serbia as a neighboring country, it should be of interest to have stable […]
20 September 2018
Today, Serbia initialed an agreement with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to advance security at the external borders of the EU, as well as to manage migration. Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos signed the agreement. Avramopoulos explained that the agreement will allow […]
4 September 2018
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will visit Serbia either in October or November this year, announced today the Russian Ambassador in Belgrade, Alexandar Chepurin. -We expect that President Putin will visit Serbia either in October or in November – said Chepurin during his visit to the building of the railroad tunnel Chortanovci, that is […]
3 September 2018
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, regarding the upcoming referendum in Macedonia, said that Serbia does not want to interfere in the internal issues of other countries, but that it will support everything that leads to stability in the region and will always respond positively when its neighbors solve their problems. “Everything that contributes to […]
11 April 2018
Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, after meeting with his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dačić in Belgrade, said that the name dispute between Greece and Macedonia had taken a step forward, and that the key to resolving the problem was “realism, pragmatism and understanding that compromises need to be made”, reported the Serbian media. “We need to […]
