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Ancient Greek Mansion and Inscriptions Discovered in North Macedonia
Greek Reporter
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July 2, 2025
Remains of Hellenistic period mansion are discovered at the Gradishte hill near the Mlado Nagoričane village in North Macedonia. Credit: Dejan Gjorgjievski Archaeologists in North Macedonia have uncovered the remains of a mansion from the...
Western Balkan leaders meet in Skopje to advance EU Growth Plan
BNE Intellinews
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met with leaders of the six Western Balkans partners – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – in Skopje on July 1, for a high-level meeting dedicated to the EU Growth...
North Macedonia to Start Accession Negotiations Right After it Implements Constitution Changes, Commissioner Kos Says
Bulgarian News Agency
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The political goal of the European Commission is for North Macedonia to start accession negotiations as soon as possible, right after the country meets the criteria agreed on with the European Council, meaning after it implements the changes in...
Anca Dragu in Luxembourg: Economic reforms directly target citizens’ quality of life
IPN
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July 4, 2025
0 The Republic of Moldova is building a more competitive, resilient, and EU-ready economy thanks to reforms implemented with the support of the International Monetary Fund. The statement was made by Anca Dragu, Governor of the National Bank of...
Nela Mančeska to represent North Macedonia at JESC 2025
ESCXTRA
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July 2, 2025
MRT the national broadcaster of North Macedonia have confirmed their representative for JESC 2025. Later this year Nela Mančeska will take to the stage in Tbilisi, Georgia for the Balkan nation. Nela Mančeska selected for North Macedonia Earlier...
Serbian audiences favor "A Night with the Rolling Stones"
Cuban News Agency
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (ACN) A Night with the Rolling Stones (2024), Cuban director Patricia Ramos’s second feature film, won the Audience Award at the Ravno Selo Festival in Serbia, where 7,000 moviegoers chose the film from among 24 works from 13...
European Parliament to Drop All References to "Macedonian Identity", "Macedonian Language" from Skopje's EU Progress Report
Bulgarian News Agency
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The three largest political groups in the European Parliament (EP): the European People's Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe, on Wednesday evening reached agreement on dropping all references...
Djedovic Handanovic: Serbia preparing gas interconnector projects with Romania, N Macedonia
Tanjug
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July 4, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbia's Minister of Mining and Energy Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Friday projects to build gas interconnectors with Romania and North Macedonia were under preparation and noted that having alternative oil and gas supply routes...
The state will increase funds for Bulgarians in North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 2, 2025
Georg Georgiev Photo: BTA In 2025, 1.3 million euros are planned for the implementation of the program for support of organizations of Bulgarian communities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova and of citizens of North Macedonia with...
NATO’s Hallucinations
CounterPunch
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July 3, 2025
NATO Summit 2025, dinner. Photograph Source: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken – CC BY-SA 4.0 By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in The Hague in June 2025, it became clear that everything was about...
20 Years On, New Threats Worsen Outlook for Free Media in Balkans
Balkan Insight
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July 4, 2025
In the early 2000s, when big and established electronic and printed outlets dominated the Balkan media landscape, and when their websites drew by far the most traffic, BIRN’s Balkan Insight was launched as one of the first primarily online media...
Azerbaijan and North Macedonia exempt diplomatic and service passport holders from mutual visa requirements
APA
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Azerbaijan and North Macedonia mutually exempt holders of diplomatic and service/official passports from visa requirements, APA reports. This is reflected in the law approved by President Ilham Aliyev titled “On the approval of the Agreement...
Bulgaria and North Macedonia agree on developing first rail border crossing
Rail Freight
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June 30, 2025
Currently, Bulgaria and North Macedonia do not have a railway crossing their borders. However, things are about to change, as a new 2.4-kilometre tunnel connecting the line arriving in Gyueshevo (BG) to Deve Bair (MK) should be ready by 2028....
Bulgaria Hands Regional Red Cross Leadership to North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC) transferred the chairmanship of the Neighbours Help First (NHF) mutual-aid network of Southeast European national societies to the Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia (RCRNM) on Monday. The handover was...
Adria Security Summit in Skopje Brings Together Over 3,000 Experts From the Region and Around the World
Sarajevo Times
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July 4, 2025
Adria Security Summit 2025, the largest security industry event in Southeast Europe, will be held for the jubilee tenth time on October 8th and 9th, 2025, at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje. This year’s edition will gather more than 3.000...
North Macedonia, United States Discuss Monetary Policy And Institutional Resilience
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. During the 95th General Assembly of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, the Governor of the National Bank of North Macedonia, Dr. Trajko Slaveski, met with the...
Foreign Minister Georgiev Calls for Legal Support Fund for Bulgarians in North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said on Tuesday that a financial mechanism is needed to provide legal support for citizens of Bulgarian identity in the Republic of North Macedonia who face politically motivated court cases,...
Balkan neighbors join forces on fair labor and migration
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
TIRANA, July 3 – Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro have agreed to intensify regional cooperation to combat labor informality and improve cross-border migration management. In a meeting held in Tirana and backed by Germany’s GIZ agency,...
Marta Kos: To start negotiations, the Republic of North Macedonia must amend its Constitution
BGNES
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July 1, 2025
To start negotiations for membership in the European Union (EU), the Republic of North Macedonia must amend its Constitution. This was stated in Skopje by European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos. Her words came during a meeting of Western...
EP to drop all references to "Macedonian identity and language" from Skopje's progress report
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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July 4, 2025
MEP Andrey Kovatchev Photo: European Parliament The three largest parties in the European Parliament — the European People’s Party (EPP), the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Renew Europe have reached an agreement to...