Macedonia

Applications Are Open: Universities in Bitola and Štip Offer Thousands of Places, but What Then?

UKLO offers 2,115 places, UGD as many as 3,341. The deadlines are clear, the choice is wide. The hard question...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Lakes Safe to Swim In - For Now: Below the Surface Lurk Sewage, Septic Pits and Pesticides

The beaches of Lake Ohrid, Prespa and Dojran pass the test. But the Institute of Public Health's report points to...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Sixty-Six Units of Blood at the Bigorski Monastery: The Quiet Story That Rarely Makes the Headlines

A dozen people, half an hour, 66 units of blood for someone they will never meet. Among the donors, people...

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Macedonia

Gostivar Drank Water with 48 Times the Bacteria: Pumps Mixed a Canal into the Mains, Three Detained

2,419.6 coliform bacteria per 100 ml against a limit of 50. Over 1,200 sick. And the most disturbing part -...

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Macedonia

India's President Droupadi Murmu in Skopje: a state visit with full honours and a business forum

The president of the world's most populous country is on a two-day visit to Macedonia. Full state honours, flowers at...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Skopje Is Building Its Biggest Ecological Shield - but We Won't Get a Clean Vardar Until 2030

The works are about 40 percent done, and the real start is only in 2030. Even the mayor admits the...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Storm in Skopje: A Tree Fell on an 88-Year-Old Woman in Kozle, With Karpoš Hit Hardest

The wind brought down trees and cables, and in a park in Kozle a tree collapsed onto an 88-year-old woman...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

No Power Again: Parts of Centar and Karpoš Left Without Electricity Today, Right in the Summer Heat

Planned outages from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on several streets and villages. Maintenance is unavoidable - but when „planned“...

21 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

UNESCO Puts Ohrid on the Brink of the Blacklist: Everyone Blames Everyone Else While the Lake Keeps Polluting

A draft decision to list Ohrid as World Heritage in Danger. SDSM blames the government, the Municipality throws the ball...

20 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Septic Tanks Emptying Into Lake Ohrid: The IJZ Has Written the Same Report for Years, and Nobody Acts

The water is safe for swimming, for now. But the fecal waters, the septic tanks at Radožda and the class-five...

20 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

UKIM Opens 8,851 Spots for Freshmen: Three Rounds, Three Dates, and a Summer on a Deadline

The call is out - 4,395 places for full-time students, first round on August 18. For the generation that just...

20 July 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Crowds at the Borders: Up to 40 Minutes' Wait for Greece - These Are the Worst Dates to Travel

Columns at Bogorodica and Dojran since the crack of dawn - over 22,000 travellers crossed in a single day. The...

20 July 2026 Read more →