Macedonia

May 1 From Chicago to Today: The Day That Isn't a Holiday but a Reminder That Workers' Rights Were Never Gifts

1886, six dead and 50 injured for an eight-hour workday. Today - barbecue and a walk. Between those two images:...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Centar Kindergartens Jump 47.6 Percent: From 1,490 to 2,200 Denars - For Low-Income Parents, a Difference You Feel

Centar's municipal council decided without real consultation with parents. Justification: costs, inflation. Reality: 12 euros' difference that for some families...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

DKSK Releases 2025 Gift Catalogue: Audit Office Chief and Parliament Speaker Lead the Reported Souvenirs

55 entries for the entire year. Souvenirs, ornaments, plaques. The catalogue is a symbolic document - not an operational instrument....

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

The Guilty-Plea Bombshell in the IPARD Case: Kostadinova Admits 2,000 Euros in Bribes for Manipulating the Ranking List

The first judicial step that exposes how concretely the system actually works - a clerk in the Ministry of Agriculture,...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Bridge Between Ljubljanska and Skupi Enters Its Final Phase: Skopje's First Cable-Stayed Road Bridge, Worth 6 Million Euros

After years of dragging, mayor Đorđievski has confirmed the build is in its last lap. The bridge will connect Skopje's...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

SSM on May 1 With a Message: 260,000 Workers Under 600 Euros - We Fight for Wages, We Don't Beg

Half of the active workforce below the line of a decent wage. Parades last one day, promises last 30 years....

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Sedmica by the Greek Embassy Closes After 39 Years: And One Skopje Landmark Quietly Slipped Away

A hamburger the city had a saying about. Now - an empty unit and social media full of memories. The...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Macedonia Drops Nine Places on the Press Freedom Index: A 25-Year Low for the Region, and for Us

From 36th to 45th. Serbia at 104. In 110 of 180 countries journalists are criminalised by law. And that doesn't...

01 May 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Finally: The Ljubljanska Bridge Enters Its Final Phase - Gjorgjievski Promises Traffic Relief

Bridge planned for 2022. Then 2023. Then 2024. Now 2026 - "final phase". What does final phase mean in Skopje?...

30 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Karpoš and Centar Without Power for Five Hours: EVN Has Been Modernising the Grid for 15 Years, Prices Are Up, Users Have No Choice

Lovćenska, Leninova, Centar - all without power today. EVN says "necessary modernisation". The average Skopje resident has 10-15 such cuts...

30 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Shock for May 1: Rain, Cold and Possible Snow Across the Balkans - Mornings Down to -10 Degrees

Polar flow descending on the Balkans. Turkish villas empty. Barbecue on the terrace, not in the open. Maybe it's time...

30 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

May Day in Skopje: SSM Calls for Mass Protest, City Centre Blocked

Same problems, same street, same year. Minimum wage, unpaid wages, energy crisis. The symbolism remains, the results do not. Once...

30 April 2026 Read more →