Macedonia

Magyar Takes Power, Gruevski Under Threat: Budapest Company, Sanctions List, and Possible Extradition

Hungary's new leader promised to hand over Orban's VIP fugitives. Gruevski has a company earning 10,500 euros and a spot...

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Macedonia

Parliament Extends Oil Crisis Status Until July: Prices Stable, But Eggs and Vegetables Up 10%

VAT on fuel dropped to 10%, reserves untouched, and OKTA negotiates diesel. But vegetables, cooking oil, and eggs surged over...

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Macedonia

Vandals Set Containers on Fire Near Medical School in Bitola - Blaze Damages Building Facade

Fire from burning containers spread to the school building's facade. Police are investigating.

15 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Skopje's Old Bazaar Gets a New Look After 50 Years: Travertine Instead of Cobblestones, But Will the Craftsmen Stay?

Čair Municipality launched a EUR 470,000 reconstruction. New paving, lighting, and urban furniture. Craftsmen fear rising rents - and a...

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Macedonia

7,388 Tons of Chromium 80 Meters From Skopje's Drinking Water: The Jugohrom Landfill Is a Ticking Ecological Bomb

Groundwater near Jegunovce contains up to 100,000 times more hexavalent chromium than permitted. The Rašče spring is 80 meters away....

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Macedonia

CNN "Discovered" Us: Macedonia Is a Dramatically Mountainous Destination Few Tourists Know About

The American outlet listed Macedonia among underrated European destinations - sunny climate, intense wines, and none of the crowds of...

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Macedonia

Ten and a Half Years in Prison Await Gruevski: Magyar Announces End of Asylum, Mickoski Says "If He Comes, He Goes to Jail"

The Basic Criminal Court confirmed two final execution orders - one and a half years for "Violence in Center" and...

15 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Anti-corruption chief on trial: who guards the guards?

Tatjana Dimitrovska says she is not guilty. She is charged with leaking official secrets - ironically, from the institution that...

14 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Blesok 2026: the army on trial before NATO

1,500 soldiers, multiple locations, NATO watching. This is not a drill for domestic use - this is a test of...

14 April 2026 Read more →

Macedonia

Orban falls, Skopje trembles: who is next?

Filipce says autocrats are falling one by one. Mickoski stays silent. The model of illiberal democracy with European money is...

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Macedonia

Mickoski: Gruevski will go to prison - but who will actually deliver him?

The PM promises justice for Gruevski, but the key sits in Budapest. With Orban falling, the fugitive loses his protector.

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Macedonia

Old Bazaar gets new life after half a century — 470,000 euros for cobblestones and underground

After more than 50 years without serious intervention, Čair is launching a transformation. Balkan reconstruction tradition isn't known for optimism...

14 April 2026 Read more →