Macedonia, NATO Mark End of Infrastructure Project
The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the NATO mission in Macedonia hold a ceremony to mark the end of a project to repair highway bridges along the Corridor 10. This program was initiated...
View ArticleMacedonian Parliament to Hold Q&A Session
Macedonian Parliament holds a session of questions for Government officials on Thursday. The Q&A session is held every last Thursday of the month. It's unclear whether the opposition SDSM party...
View ArticleDutch Finance Minister Calls on Greece to Implement Reforms Before it Can...
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem called on Greece to implement the agreed reforms with its European and international creditors, and only after that there can be talk about reducing its debt...
View ArticleMalmström says EU-US Trade Talks Can Survive Brexit
The European Union’s top trade official said on June 29 that she is still aiming to complete negotiations for a sweeping free trade deal with the United States this year, despite Britain’s vote last...
View ArticleMacedonia: Exhibition of Portrayals of St. Clement of Ohrid
Academic Cvetan Grozdanov will open an exhibition of portrayals of St Clement of Ohrid in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts on Thursday evening. The exhibition includes portrayals of the...
View ArticleRegional Police Chiefs Gather in Vienna to Prepare for Possible New Migrant Wave
Police directors from the Western Balkans are gathered in Vienna to discuss ways of tackling a repeat of the 2015-2016 migrant crisis. The meeting includes Austrian, Greek and German police...
View ArticleEU Info Center Organizes "Europe, My Country" Debate
"Europe, my country" is the title of the debate being organized on Thursday at the EU Info Center in Skopje. The Youth Alliance from Krusevo is organizing the panel discussions that will include...
View ArticleSlovak Piano Player Richard Rikkon to Perform at Skopje Museum
The internationally renowned Slovak piano virtuoso Richard Rikkon is to hold a concert Thursday evening in the Museum of the City of Skopje within Skopje Summer event. The programme includes pieces by...
View ArticleNew Zealand Town with 'Too Many Jobs' to Recruit Outsiders
A tiny New Zealand town has a unique problem – too many jobs, too many affordable houses and not enough people to fill them, The Guardian reports. So the 800 residents of picturesque Kaitangata, in...
View ArticleMacedonian Tourists Lose Interest in Istanbul Tours As Terror Attacks in...
Bookings in popular tourist spots in Turkey have significantly decreased, and Istanbul tours are not so frequent because no one wants to go there. The frequent terrorist attacks occurring there have...
View ArticleMacedonia: US, EU Envoys Expected to Relaunch Talks Aimed at Resolving...
US and EU envoys are expected to hold talks in early July, aimed at reaching a new deal on resolving the deep political crisis in Macedonia, Balkan Insight reports. Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant...
View ArticleSuicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Afghanistan
Officials reported that suicide bombers have attacked a police convoy outside Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing as many as 40 cadets and civilians, the BBC reports. Two bombs hit vehicles carrying...
View ArticleIraq: At Least 250 IS Fighters Killed in US-coalition Air Strikes
A US-led coalition aircraft carried out a series of deadly strikes against Islamic State around the city of Fallujah in Iraq on Wednesday, leaving at least 250 Islamic State fighters dead. The strikes,...
View ArticleBalkans Are Preparing for New Refugee Influx, Raising Wire Fences on Borders
The caution level on the Balkans has risen after the announcement for new migrant wave and the terrorist attack in Istanbul. Croatia has started to put fences on the border with Serbia, and Hungarian...
View ArticleMaria Sharapova Attends Harvard Business School
She might be serving a two-year doping ban, but tennis star Maria Sharapova won't be twiddling her thumbs during that enforced sabbatical after enrolling for a course at the prestigious Harvard...
View ArticleAt Least 10 Migrants Die as Dinghy Sinks off Libya
Over 100 people were rescued but at least 10 people drowned when an inflatable boat carrying migrants capsized 20 miles off Libya, the BBC reports. Those who died were all women, Italian reports said....
View ArticleTurkey Detains 13 Suspects over Istanbul Airport Attack
The state-run Anadolu agency reported that Turkish police have rounded up 13 suspects over the suicide bombings at Istanbul's international airport that took the lives of 42 people, Al Jazeera reports....
View ArticleTurkish EU Minister Celik: Turkey's Position Will Be Stronger in Post-Brexit EU
Turkey's EU Minister Omer Celik stated Thursday that Turkey's position in the European Union will be stronger after Britain's exit from the bloc, Channel News Asia reports. Celik made the comment at a...
View ArticleVMRO-DPMNE Dismiss SDSM Claims That They Have Delayed Political Talks
Ilija Dimovski, head of the VMRO-DPMNE group in Parliament, dismissed claims by the opposition SDSM party that political talks are delayed due to obstructions made by VMRO-DPMNE. The talks are held...
View ArticleMacedonian Court Takes Diva Naselba Trial Behind Closed Doors
The trial on Diva Naselba is to be held behind closed doors Thursday, sources say. Protected witnesses are to take the stand, Telegraf.mk reports. The Court has decided to act on both Thunderbolt and...
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