Macedonia

UNESCO Kept Ohrid Off the Danger List: 4,847 Illegal Buildings and 456 Unenforced Demolition Orders Just Got Another Five Years

The decision is a diplomatic win, but the draft decision proposed listing the region as endangered. Of 456 demolition orders,...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

A Million Denars for Two Roofs in Shtip: A 134 km/h Wind Shut Down the Orthopaedic Ward

The clinical hospital is redirecting fracture patients to other centres, while more than 100 damage claims have come in at...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Cheshinovo-Obleshevo Municipality Saved the Storks Blown Out of Their Nests, but Has Nowhere to Put Them

Two of the rescued storks are ready to fly again. The municipality is asking residents for help and hoping for...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Around 4,000 Sick in Gostivar, While the Water in Leshok Has Been Unsafe for a Decade

The crisis is easing, but the water still cannot be used even for washing. At the hospital in Leshok, test...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Two Hours to Exit at Bogorodica: If You Are Driving Back From Greece Today, Here Is the Schedule

Thirty minutes to enter at Tabanovce, diversions near Kichevo, Jasen open only in time slots, and a nationwide ban on...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

They Tipped Over Two 30-Tonne Transformers and Took Everything: The Damage in Drachevo Is Around Five Million Euros

The traction power substation between Lisiche and Drachevo is completely out of service. Nikoloski promises the city train starts on...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

White Foam Poured From the Lepenec Into the Vardar, a Drone Searched for the Culprit, and There Are No Results

Inspectors were on site within an hour, took samples and flew a drone. A day later the river is clear,...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Some of Skopje's Fallen Trees Will Become Benches on Vodno, Some Will Heat Vulnerable Families

The Interior Ministry reported 189 fallen trees, on the ground the number is three times higher. Around 80 came down...

26 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Ohrid Gets Another Five Years From UNESCO: 4,847 Illegal Buildings, 456 Demolition Orders, Not One Carried Out

UNESCO did not put Ohrid on the blacklist - it gave it another five years. That is not a victory,...

25 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

July Turned White in the Balkans: Snow on Pelister, Musala and Bjelasica in the Middle of Summer

While down below the thermometers won't drop under thirty, three Balkan peaks pulled on winter in a matter of hours....

25 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Storms Over Ohrid: Waves Threw Speedboats Onto the Shore, Reached the First Houses in Trpejca

The lake we usually watch in summer, still as glass, showed a different face yesterday. Speedboats on dry land, waves...

25 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Two Hours' Wait at „Bogorodica“ to Exit Toward Greece: Summer Has Filled the Queues Again

If you are setting off for the sea this morning, you already know - at „Bogorodica“ the wait is around...

25 July 2026 Read more →