Macedonia

Taxi Meters Wildly Rigged, Driving Without Licences: Even the Taxi Drivers Themselves Want Order in Skopje's Chaos

The bill for the free-for-all is paid by the passenger - with an expensive ride and dubious safety. But why...

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Macedonia

A New Church in Knezhino Near Kichevo: the Village Gets a Foundation for a Church, but Who Will Attend It in Ten Years?

The metropolitan blessed the foundations of a new church. But the spiritual uplift and the survival of an emptied village...

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Macedonia

Poposki Warns of a Summer Storm: Downpours, Wind Over 70 km/h, and Possible Hail

After the heat, a sudden cooldown - but not a painless one. The forecast is clear; the question is whether...

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Skopje's City Train Starts September 1: 18 Minutes to the Transport Centre Instead of 65

Three times faster and four times the capacity of a bus. But Skopje is a city of grand openings that...

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Macedonia

Katlanovo and Part of Saraj Without Power for Seven Hours: Why Does a Network That's „Being Modernised" Need Such Long Outages?

Planned, they say - but seven and a half hours without power is no small thing for any household. Spoiled...

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Bitola Promises Electric Bikes for 4.8 Million Denars: Useful Idea or Another Photo Op?

Bikes for rent via an app at a symbolic price. The question isn't in the announcement, but who'll be fixing...

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Macedonia

Finally a Reconstruction of Street 101 in Volkovo: Residents Want a Street You Can Drive On, Not Photographs

The first time since it was built. Here, the gap between the start of works and their finish can be...

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Macedonia

Kisela Voda With 10,000 Denars for a Driving Licence for Graduates: A Measure That Solves a Real Cost

Not a promise of support in a foggy future, but covering a real cost here and now. A municipality investing...

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Macedonia

A Street Lamp in Karpos Was Toppled by a 13-Year-Old: An Outcome Less Dramatic Than Expected

The father was called in for a talk, sanctions to follow. A toppled pole is fixable - the recurrence of...

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Macedonia

People With Haemophilia in Agony for Over a Year: The State Cannot Provide a Medicine for a Few Hundred People

Factor 8 is not a luxury, but a medicine that keeps people alive. How long will the most vulnerable beg...

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Thirty Volunteer Firefighters in Stip Are Getting Gear From America - So Why Not From Their Own State?

Two years of fighting fires without pay, and the protective gear arrives as a donation from abroad. That says plenty...

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Macedonia

800 Kids Ran Through Bitola: Mini Trcaj be Is Growing Into a Real Sporting Event

Not every story has to be a scandal. Sometimes 800 kids on a podium are enough to make the day...

14 June 2026 Read more →