Macedonia

Heavier Traffic Towards Greece, But Only a 15-Minute Wait at „Bogorodica”: Timing Makes the Difference

The queues are moving, not standing still. Leave at the right moment and you pass through easily.

23 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Inspections Announced for Buildings Whose Roofs Blew Off in the Storm: A Commission That Measures Damage but Doesn't Ask Why Does Half the Job

The wind struck - but why did some roofs blow off so easily? That is the question we rarely ask.

23 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Nine Hours Without Power in Parts of Butel and Sopište: Planned Outages Are No Small Thing in the Middle of Summer

Spoiled food, no air conditioning and work-from-home that grinds to a halt. The notice matters as much as the work...

23 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Skopje Water Utility: The Water in the Capital Is Safe to Drink - But Gostivar Changed the Trust

Once you doubt the water from the tap, no report ever reads the same again.

23 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

The Wind Tore the Roof Off the Hospital in Štip - and Now Citizens Are Running Between Counters to File for Damages

Patients moved off orthopedics because of leaks. In Probištip the burden is dumped onto citizens: a deadline of 24 July...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

UNESCO Decides on Ohrid: The Last Yellow Card Before the Red, and the Homework Sits Undone for Decades

Illegal construction, an unfinished sewage collector, platforms in the lake itself - every recommendation sits unaddressed. The Left asks: what...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Prespa Got Through This Summer - But „Safe for Swimming” Has Become a Status Borrowed Year After Year

Institute of Public Health: the water is safe, but the waste still ends up in septic pits. Ohrid and Dojran...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Gostivar Isn't an Incident, It's a Symptom: The Systemic Failures That Let Them Poison a Whole City

It's not enough to find who installed the pumps. The question is who was supposed to notice the risk and...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Three Days Before the Poisoning, the Institution Said the Water Was Safe - While Three Illegal Pumps Were Already Pouring the Vardar Into the Water Supply

Three managers from Komunalec detained, the ban stays. But while the police make arrests, the minister is already building a...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

„The Pool Is Closed”: Boris Trajkovski Sports Center Shut Down Mid-Summer After the Wind Wrecked Its Roof

Major damage to the roof structure, broken windows. The pool was supposed to run all summer. A 130 km/h wind...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

The Hurricane Snapped the 60-Meter Flagpole by East Gate - This Time No One Was Hurt, but Luck Isn't Urban Planning

A 60-meter structure at the busiest spot snapped like a matchstick. At the airport the roof leaked. Are structures like...

22 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

The Roof Fell Three Days After the Court Ruled the Contractor Had Worked Properly: Karpoš Residents Warned for Years

The residents lost the case and paid the costs - three days before the roof they'd contested fell. „In Macedonia...

22 July 2026 Read more →