Tag: UNESCO

31 civil society organizations and educational institutions from the Advocacy and Lobbying Alliance “Clear it Up” demand involvement of the public in the preparation of the report on the status of preservation of the natural and cultural heritage of the Ohrid Region, which the Government of North Macedonia should submit to UNESCO. The “Clear it Up” Alliance believes that the...

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 Zoran Zaev and the...

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 the local levels, and the...

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 beaches, and the Mayor of...

One of the recommendations from the report we received from UNESCO, that will be reviewed on the 43rd commission for Cultural heritage next month in Baku, was carefully preserving the authenticity and integrity of the archaeological and urbanistic sites of Ohrid. From UNSECO they recommend avoiding the use of forms and materials that are not characteristic for the region...

The Ohrid SOS initiative has warned that the Council of the Municipality of Ohrid is secretly preparing certain legalization that would mean the disruption of the Ohrid Lake's ecological sphere with objects that could disrupt the natural order. Eco-activists warn that illegal buildings that being planned for legalization, are directly in the Galicica National Park and accuse councilors from both...

Kosovo expects a support from Macedonia for its bid to join the international institutions, said today in Skopje the Kosovo Minister for Foreign Affairs, Behgjet Pacolli  during the joint press conference with the Head of the Macedonian diplomacy, Nikola Dimitrov. Pacolli stressed that Macedonia has a bigger history and experience in international organizations, and because of that he expects a...

The Macedonian authorities should run their own country’s politics, but they should know that it is important to us, that Kosovo does not become a member of UNESCO and Interpol, said Serbian Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin today. “Both Macedonia and every other country should know that the issue of UNESCO and the issue of Kosovo’s entry into Interpol is of...

Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dačić knew very well in what country he came, said Macedonian Foreign Minister, Nikola Poposki when he replied to the question as to whether Dačić knew which country he was visiting. -Yes, he knew very well where he arrived and is not the only one in Serbia who knows what this country’s name is....

With Ivica Dačić’s latest statements, he is knowingly violating relations in the region and is again inciting and provoking reactions from neighbouring countries, says one of the two announcements by the Serbian Liberal Democratic Party in response to the interview with Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić where he stated that Serbia had made a big mistake by recognizing Macedonia...

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić  said that Serbia was wrong to recognize Macedonia under its constitutional name since Macedonia recognized Kosovo, and supported its membership in UNESCO. “Serbia made a huge mistake. The whole of Europe and the world uses the name, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and we hit back at our fellow Greeks and now expect Greece...

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...

The Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic voiced his unhappiness on Tuesday because of the support Macedonia and Montenegro gave to Kosovo with their recommendation for Kosovo's membership for UNESCO, but they are their own countries with their own policy. However, he added that Serbia "will not forget." “My message to the citizens of Serbia is: head up, no matter how...

I am disappointed with Montenegro and Macedonia's point of view, they voted 'for' the admission of Kosovo to UNESCO at the meeting of the Executive Council of the organization, said Serbia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic on a morning television program on the channel "Pink". “It is something we will have to ask such a question, in relation to...