Seven babies born in one morning at the General Hospital in Kavadarci - four boys and three girls. It's news that, in this moment, is worth more than all the political squabbling. The Tikvesh region picked up seven new reasons to celebrate.

The medical staff went through several hours of intense work. Seven newborns is a packed shift even for larger hospitals. "The wonderful news brought smiles and joy, and the medical staff again shared the beauty of the happiest moments - the arrival of new life," was the unofficial statement from the institution.

For the region this is a statistically minor moment, but emotionally enormous. Kavadarci is not a big town - it has around 35,000 inhabitants - and seven newborns in one morning is a meaningful chunk of the monthly total. Similar to when all the trains depart at the same time: the situation is unusual but real.

In the context of wider demographic trends - falling birth rates, emigration, the displacement of young families - these seven newborns carry symbolic weight too. It's not certain that all of them will stay in Macedonia over the next twenty years. But at least in this moment, under these seven pink and blue babies, there is a small, real hope that Macedonia's demographic story isn't closed yet.