Macedonia News

The newspaper investigates rumors that the Albanians in Macedonia might soon form a new political party that will oppose the existing ones at the local elections in early 2013.

Macedonia is going ahead with two major infrastructure projects this year despite European ecologist groups' warnings that construction could devastate local species.

Judge Peter Tomka [official profile] of Slovakia will serve as president. Tomka, who has been vice president of the ICJ since 2009, has also worked for the Slovakian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has held several UN positions, including being a member of the UN International Law Commission [official websites]. Judge Bernardo Sepulveda-Amor ... (more)

Sweden has ended up on the first place on the European Commission's ranking of the EU-countries when it comes to innovation in 2011.

The FYR Macedonia's Civil Aviation Agency has confirmed that Turkish Airlines has been given the status of a "regular carrier", thus granting it numerous privileges over other airlines operating to the country.

After the government on Friday said it had chosen a baroque facade for its HQ, architect Petar Mulickovski said he had turned down an invitation to be an advisor to the project.

Greece is being "irrational" in opposing Macedonia's bid to join NATO because it objects to the country's name, the Balkan nation's foreign minister says.

Environmental activists in Skopje are urging the city to put back on line a web page allowed people to check air pollution levels in the capital.

Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina has signed a memorandum of understanding with a UK-based venture capital firm to acquire Serbian dairy producers Imlek and Mlekara Subotica, and sees great potential to grow sales in the region.

The situation in Struga is calming down, residents say, after Muslims held violent protests this week and last, causing a series of religious-based incidents.

Former Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski is taking over the small rightist opposition VMRO - People's Party after its previous head defected to the ruling VMRO DPMNE.

You'd think Azerbaijan might have its hands full with one ongoing territorial dispute , but a group of lawmakers have apparently decided this is a good time to mix things up with Iran.

Moreover, we expect the political stalemate between the two countries to continue.

Many citizens are concerned that the constitutional court decision to exempt large groups of people from lustration may lead to further human rights abuses.

An umbrella group of Jewish organizations in Greece has called on Bulgaria to acknowledge the deportation of thousands of Jews during World War II .

A British high-tech company will invest in FYR Macedonia, thus opening 50-200 new jobs, Bill Pavleski, Minister in charge of attracting foreign investments, told reporters late Tuesday at a humanitarian gala dinner in Skopje, organized in honor of the visiting British business... The first thing you need to do is choose a news reader, if you ... (more)

Vandals have targeted an Orthodox church and a historic mosque in Macedonia, the latest in a string of incidents after carnival-goers mocked Muslims.

Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2012 shows that the informal meeting of foreign ministers of the South East European Co-operation Process is held in Belgrade.

This year, on September 8, we celebrated 20 years of independent Republic of Macedonia.

Eastlake resident Koljo Nikolovski, described in Macedonian newspapers as an organized crime figure known as "Koljo the American," pleaded guilty Monday afternoon in a federal court in Cleveland for his role in the collapse of the St.