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Bulgarian railway to North Macedonia goes to tender

Rail Freight · July 30, 2025

The Bulgarian government put out two tenders for the construction of vital arteries of the so-called Corridor VIII, a railway line which will connect the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. One of the projects is the line leading to North Macedonia,...

North Macedonia MPs Pass No-Confidence Motion on Chief Prosecutor

Balkan Insight · July 29, 2025

North Macedonia’s Chief Public Prosecutor, Ljupco Kocevski. Photo: North Macedonia’s Parliament. Legislators in North Macedonia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a no-confidence motion in Chief Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski – a move that is being...

North Macedonia Awaits EU Assistance as Wildfires Continue to Rage

Bulgarian News Agency ·

The Republic of North Macedonia is expecting support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help combat ongoing wildfires across the country. A helicopter with a seven-member crew from the Czech Republic and 61 firefighters from Slovenia are...

Council of Europe urges North Macedonia to improve environment, protect Romas from disproportionate risks

Balkan Green Energy News · July 29, 2025

North Macedonia should bridge the gap between commitments and reality on human rights of Romas and environmental protection, the Council of Europe said. In his new memorandum, the organization’s Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty...

Bulgaria and North Macedonia Accelerate Corridor 8 Completion with €279 Million Investment and Tunnel Agreement

Novinite ·

Public procurement procedures have been launched for two significant railway infrastructure projects in Bulgaria - one marking the final stretch of the Gyueshevo–North Macedonia line, and the other concerning the Sofia–Radomir segment. According...

Slovenia sending firefighting unit to wildfire-hit North Macedonia

STA · July 29, 2025

Ljubljana, 29 July - The government has decided to send aid to North Macedonia to help the country tackle large-scale wildfires, following a request made through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism. The rest of this news item is available to...

Claim and Counter-Claim in North Macedonia Over Pre-Election Public Hiring

Balkan Insight · July 29, 2025

When the centre-right government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski came to power in North Macedonia, it vowed to cut back the bloated, inefficient public sector by 10 per cent. Now, a year into its mandate and with local elections expected in...

President Awards Outgoing French Ambassador Joel Meyer with Order of Madara Horseman, First Class

Bulgarian News Agency ·

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev presented the Order of the Madara Horseman, First Class, to outgoing French Ambassador Joel Meyer during a ceremony in Sofia on Tuesday. A presidential decree states that the order recognizes Ambassador Meyer’s...

North Macedonia’s lottery bosses vanish amid corruption probe

Gazeta Tema · July 28, 2025

Authorities in North Macedonia are expanding investigations into a major corruption scandal involving the State Lottery, with financial police collecting fresh evidence on multiple criminal cases. Former deputy prime minister Artan Grubi and...

Azerbaijan concludes Skopje 2025 with ten medals

Today.Az ·

The 18th European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) held in Skopje 2025, jointly hosted by North Macedonia and Croatia, has come to an end. Over 4,000 young athletes aged 14 to 18 from 50 European nations competed across 15 sports disciplines....

Azerbaijan concludes Skopje 2025 with ten medals [PHOTOS]

AzerNews · July 29, 2025

The 18th European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) held in Skopje 2025, jointly hosted by North Macedonia and Croatia, has come to an end, Azernews reports. Over 4,000 young athletes aged 14 to 18 from 50 European nations competed across 15 sports...

North Macedonia undermines the EU Negotiation Framework

BGNES · July 25, 2025

North Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski has publicly challenged the EU Negotiation Framework and the conditions imposed by all member states of the Bloc, BGNES reported. “This is one of the most harmful documents in our history,”...

Only 17 Countries Request EU-Backed Rearmament Loans as Deadline Expires

The European Conservative · July 30, 2025

Only two-thirds of EU member states applied for ‘SAFE’ before the deadline on Tuesday, July 29th, opting to join the EU’s newest instrument to boost military readiness through joint arms procurement projects funded by EU-backed loans. Despite more...

Bulgaria, France Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Geneva Parliamentary Forum

Bulgarian News Agency ·

At the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova met with French Senate Vice President and France-Bulgaria Friendship Group President Loic Herve, Parliament said in a press release on...

New Cardiff City signing imminent as player jets in after saying goodbyes

Wales Online · July 30, 2025

Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Wednesday, July 30. Nathan Trott jets in to sign Nathan Trott has travelled to Cardiff to complete his loan signing from FC Copenhagen. The 26-year-old former England youth international was on the bench...

North Macedonia parliament rejects Gaza aid resolution

Gazeta Tema · July 24, 2025

SKOPJE, July 24 – North Macedonia’s parliament on Thursday rejected an opposition-backed resolution calling for humanitarian aid access to Gaza, where Israeli strikes have killed over 59,000 Palestinians since October 2023. Only 16 of the 93 MPs...

North Macedonia backs Moroccan autonomy plan amid growing international support for a political solution to the Sahara dispute

The Business Standard · July 22, 2025

The Republic of North Macedonia "considers the Autonomy Plan, put forward by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007, as the only basis for the settlement of this dispute." This position was expressed in the Joint Statement signed by the Minister of...

Louth pair shine bright at European Youth Olympic Festival in baking Skopje heat

Irish Independent ·

Estella Volkoff and Rian McCrystal did themselves, the country and the Dundalk area proud with their performances in last week’s European Youth Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia. Carlingford-based Estella was in the Irish gymnastics team...

North Macedonia, Kazancı sign memorandum on gas power plants

Balkan Green Energy News · July 23, 2025

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski and Cemil Kazancı, President of the Board of Directors of Kazancı Holding. In February, Mickoski announced that the company would invest EUR 1 billion in gas power...

North Macedonia’s UNESCO ‘Victory’ is Defeat for Ohrid’s Environment: Activist

Balkan Insight · July 24, 2025

When the UN heritage agency UNESCO failed to declare the Ohrid region an “endangered” heritage site at its session in Paris earlier this month, the government of North Macedonia rejoiced. Despite repeated recommendations by UNESCO experts to put...