Ohrid

An intense earthquake swarm is in progress near the city of Ohrid, Macedonia since June 18, 2017. Major earthquakes occurred in this region during historical times and the seismic hazard is among the highest of the Balkan Peninsula, reported the Watchers. The last prominent earthquake in this region occurred on February 18, 1911.

The completion of two highway stretches funded by a Chinese loan of 574 million euros is now uncertain after work was temporarily halted in order to fix problems with the routes and the incomplete expropriation of the land.

Bulgarian students won four gold medals and two silver ones at the 34th Balkan Mathematical Olympiad, which has taken place in Ohrid, Macedonia, BNR reported.

In the team rankings, Bulgaria won the first place with 226 points from a maximum of 240 possible.

The Bulgarian tem was followed by the team of Serbia (208 points) and Romania (182 points).

Macedonia's election campaign formally started on Monday and over the next 20 days the parties will be holding rallies and round tables and trying to visit as many places as they can.

Protestors wearing the movement's signature vibrant clothes threw paint balls at the Justice Ministry and President's contact office in downtown Skopje as they marched along their usual route.

A newly-opened film institute in Macedonia's city of Ohrid will start teaching master classes in the academic year 2015/2016 starting in November, independent.mk has reported.

The Institute of Film-Film Academy Ohrid will offer three-year master programmes in English in two departments: screenplay writing and dramaturgy, and creative production.

Turkey?s TAV Airports has plans to pursue new acquisitions abroad in line with a company decision taken two years ago, according to TAV CEO Sani ?ener. 

?TAV has become the operator of 69 airports across the world from being a company which ran 14 airports two years ago in line with our global growth vision. We will be soon in the Philippines? capital city of Manila.

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic has said that although it is not an EU member country, Serbia is ready to take in a number of migrants.

A memorandum of cooperation on refugees and migrants was signed on Friday in Ohrid, Macedonia by ministers from Macedonia, Austria, Serbia and Hungary.

Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov represented Macedonia, Johanna Mikl-Leitner siged for Austria, Nebojsha Stefanovic for Serbia and Deputy Interior Minister Krisztina Berta for Hungary.

Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu participated on Monday in Ohrid, Macedonia, in the ministerial meeting of the Central European Initiative (CEI), organised by the CEI Macedonian presidency, the main topics discussed being related to regional developments in South-Eastern Europe, the role and activity of the CEI and the broad regional inter-connectivity.