North Macedonia receives grant from France for grid modernization

The EUR 600,000 grant is for technical assistance for the modernization and digitalization of the transmission grid in North Macedonia, MEPSO said. The project focuses on four areas: preparing system adequacy studies using the ANTARES market...

EC Approves EUR 16 Mln Second Tranche for North Macedonia under Western Balkans Reform and Growth Facility

The European Commission (EC) approved the second disbursement of funds for the Republic of North Macedonia under the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans, North Macedonia's Ministry for European Affairs reported on Friday. This...

North Macedonia votes: EU stalemate overshadows local issues

Voters across North Macedonia will head to the polls Sunday for local elections seen as a key test of the ruling government's strength — and of the country's patience with a prolonged blockade on its path to European Union (EU) membership....

North Macedonia's PM rules out unconditional constitutional recognition of Bulgarians

Hristijan Mickoski Photo: AP/BTA North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said his government will not unconditionally recognise Bulgarians in the country’s constitution. “Nobody has the right to expect this government to make...

North Macedonia’s PM: No Unconditional Constitutional Changes without Guarantees from Bulgaria and EU

In an interview on Kanal 5 Thursday, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said no one has the right to expect that this government will unconditionally make changes to the country’s constitution. Skopje is expected to make the...

North Macedonia votes in local polls amid EU, early-election talk

SKOPJE, Oct. 17 — North Macedonia holds local elections on Saturday, seen as a test for the ruling coalition and its stalled EU membership bid. Voters in 80 municipalities and Skopje will elect mayors and councils, only 18 months after national...

Quality-of-Life Issues Dominate BIRN Debates for North Macedonia Albanians

Bajram Rexhepi of the National Alliance for Integration (left) and Bilall Kasami of Vlen face off in one of the BIRN debates ahead of local elections in North Macedonia. Photo: BIRN. North Macedonia’s local elections this weekend are the focus of...

Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia join EU's SEPA scheme

Published on 16/10/2025 - 17:24 GMT+2 Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Moldova have officially joined Europe’s financial transaction ecosystem SEPA, after 40 banks across the four EU membership hopefuls were accepted into the scheme, the...

Association of the Descendants of Refugees and Migrants from the Territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and friends: Protest to the President of the Slovak Republic

To the President of the Slovak Republic Mr. Peter Pellegrini To all freedom-loving representatives of the brotherly Slovak people Copy to the European Commission and the European Parliament (Group for the Western Balkans) PROTEST Regarding...

Mickoski Rejects EU Pressure: North Macedonia Won’t Add Bulgarians to Constitution Without Guarantees

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski stated firmly that his government will not unconditionally include Bulgarians in the country’s constitution. Speaking to Channel 5 TV, he emphasized that while dialogue with European institutions...

Italian language week, meeting in Skopje on Camilleri

As part of the XXV Week of the Italian Language in the World, a conference entitled: "Italianity and Sicilianity in the Linguistic Universe of Andrea Camilleri: Translative Challenges," dedicated to the Sicilian author on the occasion of the...

North Macedonia Engages IMF, World Bank On Fiscal Policies

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 15. Finance Minister of North Macedonia Gordana Dimitrieska-Kochoska begins an official working visit to the United States, where she will participate in the regular Annual Meetings of the...

North Macedonia’s Ruling Party Eyes Landslide Win in Local Elections

After winning general and presidential elections in 2024, the ruling VMRO DPMNE party is now poised to extend its dominance in North Macedonia to municipal level. VMRO DPMNE’s narrative has been relentless, accusing the opposition Social...

North Macedonia Nightclub Fire Death Toll Rises to 63

The death toll from a devastating nightclub fire in North Macedonia has increased to 63, following the death of musician Vladimir Blazev-Panco, who succumbed to his injuries nearly seven months after the tragedy. The 46-year-old singer, a member...

First Hearing on Case of Deadly Fire in Nightclub in North Macedonia to Take Place on Nov. 19

The first hearing on the case of the deadly fire at the Pulse nightclub in Kocani is scheduled for November 19, Skopje's Criminal Court reported on Thursday. The tragedy claimed 63 lives, and more than people were injured after a blaze broke out...

Von der Leyen to North Macedonia: No EU Talks Without Bulgarians in the Constitution

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reaffirmed in Skopje that North Macedonia’s path to the European Union depends on the inclusion of Bulgarians in the country’s Constitution. "We continue to fully support North Macedonia on its...

Pro-Moscow parties emerge in North Macedonia local race

SKOPJE, Oct. 15 (TemA) — Russian influence has surfaced in North Macedonia’s local elections through pro-Moscow rhetoric from minor parties, analysts said Tuesday. The United Macedonia party, led by Janko Bačev, campaigns against Euro-Atlantic...

President Warns EU against Undermining Trust in North Macedonia's Accession

The European Union risks losing the trust of the people of North Macedonia if it continues to impose new conditions on the country's accession to the EU, stated President Peter Pellegrini during his official visit to Skopje on Tuesday. Following...

Economic Situation Becomes Focus of North Macedonia’s Election Campaign

The economic situation in North Macedonia took centre stage in the country’s election campaign on Wednesday. At a news conference held at the headquarters of the opposition Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), party leader Venko Filipce...

Slovak President Pellegrini Criticizes EU and Bulgaria for Blocking North Macedonia’s Accession

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini criticized the European Union and indirectly targeted Bulgaria for blocking North Macedonia’s EU accession, saying that the enlargement process should depend solely on the fulfillment of membership criteria and...