Macedonia

Skopje Water Utility Confirms: Tap Water Is Safe - 294 Samples Tested, All Pass

Weekly report for April 27-30: 147 physico-chemical and 147 microbiological samples at 39 measuring points. The result is clear.

04 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Parts of Skopje Without Power and Water Today: Centar and Kisela Voda Until 15:30

A burst pipe on Lenjinova and planned EVN works. Residents of Drachevo are not hearing this for the first time.

04 May 2026 Read more →

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Archbishop Stefan Hosts Romanian Church Delegation: 60 High Guests at Saint Panteleimon - International Normalisation of the Macedonian Orthodox Church

Since 2022, when the MOC received canonical recognition, visits from sister churches are acts of legitimisation. The Romanian Orthodox Church...

03 May 2026 Read more →

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Two Dead Dogs Found in Kisela Voda - Suspicions of Deliberate Poisoning: the Municipality Has No Functional System, Citizens Are Taking Things Into Their Own Hands

The stray-dog programme covers maybe 20%. The other 80% live, breed, and sometimes die in cases like these. The institutions...

03 May 2026 Read more →

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Alisha from Menuvame Demands Constitutional Recognition for People With Disabilities: Rights Must Not Depend on Someone's Goodwill - 22% of the Population Has No Constitutional Guarantee

A constitution can't be rewritten by a night-time bylaw. A law can. And that's exactly why the rights of 100,000...

03 May 2026 Read more →

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World Press Freedom Day 2026: Macedonia Slides Down the Index Again, the World at Its Lowest in 25 Years - 3 May Is a Ceremonial Date, Not an Answer to the Problems

2025 was the deadliest year for journalists. Macedonia drops for the second year running. Seven podiums, two days of ritual,...

03 May 2026 Read more →

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Supreme Court: Kamčev has no right to 1.5 million euros in the Reket case - legal cases close, but the money stays in the fog

When the institutions tasked with returning the money don't react, the extortionist walks away protected. That's the underlying problem no...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Today: variable cloud, occasional rain and winds up to 60 kilometres an hour - the cool front arrives after a few stable days

Temperatures from -2 to 20 degrees, wind from the north. Farmers get moisture after a dry stretch, hikers face snow...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Seven arrested over Skopje synagogue arson attempt: National security agency confirms a radical Islamic State cell is behind the attack

Logistical network means financial, informational and operational support. Not idiots. A structure. And thirty days from attack to arrests is...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Another incident at Skopje Zoo: A young woman climbed the fence at the monkey enclosure - the problem isn't the visitor, it's the fence

Zoos in Vienna and Berlin have double fences. The Skopje zoo has a single, low one that even a child...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Traditional hike up Vodno for the Day of the European Flag - a quiet resistance to those who claim the EU is no longer the goal

This march has been held for 30 years. Turnout will be a barometer of mood - and Brussels factors these...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Macedonia gets a new animal protection law: fines up to 5,000 euros and a lifetime ban on keeping a pet - but the question is whether it will be enforced

400 euros for improper walking, 5,000 for cruelty, a lifetime ban for those who abandon their pets. Strictest on paper...

02 May 2026 Read more →