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Rectors balk over funding
In response to the government's plans to introduce a minimum university entrance grade, the Rectors' Synod on Friday said it will get on board as long as the expected drop in admissions does not affect funding.
German Ambassador to Skopje Takes Stand on Bulgaria and North Macedonia Dispute
There are good neighborly relations between North Macedonia and Bulgaria. Bulgaria was the first to recognize North Macedonia as an independent state and is a strong supporter of the Europeanization of the whole region, especially as regards the process of rapprochement of North Macedonia with the EU.
EU Top Diplomats Ask North Macedonia’s Prime Minister about Dispute with Bulgaria
The heads of the diplomatic missions of EU Member States in the Republic of North Macedonia, led by EU Ambassador David Gere, at their regular annual meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev showed particular interest in resolving open issues with the Republic of Bulgaria, which resulted in no consensus on the negotiating framework for North Macedonia in Brussels, reports the "Sloboden Pecat", qu
Next phase for growth in lignite areas
The planning for the decarbonization of the areas of Western Macedonia and Megalopoli in the Peloponnese is entering the next stage, where the targets set in the masterplan must become realistic.
Greece warns of ‘stability vacuum’ in W. Balkans, supports EU accession
Greece cannot allow a "stability vacuum" in the Western Balkans that could "easily be filled by other non-European forces supporting extremism and revisionism or aspiring to revive empires that belong to the past" and continues to support their accession to the European Union, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday, following a meeting in Athens with his North Macedonia counterpa
North Macedonia in 2021 – Counting Heads, Mending Fences
History has put North Macedonia's EU accession on hold once more. Skopje will spend 2021 trying to restore momentum, while holding a long-overdue national census.
Cold front brings end to unseasonably mild weather
A cold front will begin to sweep across Greece on Wednesday night with subzero temperatures in places, according to the latest forecast data of the National Observatory of Athens.
The weather front, which meteorologists have dubbed Leandro, is set to be accompanied by snowfall over parts of the mainland and will last until Monday.
Last Despatches: Mystery Shrouds British Reporter’s Death in Kosovo Border Shelling
It was midday on March 29, 2001 when the Associated Press news agency team in Kosovo's capital Pristina received information that gunshots had been heard near the border with North Macedonia.
Dendias to meet North Macedonia counterpart
Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias will meet with his North Macedonia counterpart Bujar Osmani in Athens on Thursday.
Talks are expected to focus on the western Balkan country's EU accession prospects, while strategies for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic will also be discussed, a statement from the Greek ministry said.
Merry Christmas, Christ is born
Along with Easter, Christmas is one of the two greatest Christian holidays.
It is the day when the Christian world celebrates the birth of Christ and when, according to the belief, the spirit of Jesus is omnipresent among people, bringing them peace and forgiveness.
Veto after Veto: EU Enlargement Is Dead, What Follows Instead?
The principle, according to which the reforms pave the way to EU membership is no longer in force for the countries of the Western Balkans, writes the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in an extensive analysis cited by Deutsche Welle and BTA.
TurkStream transfers 5.8 bcm of gas to Europe in 2020
Over 5.8 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Russian gas transferred to Europe from Turkey via TurkStream natural gas pipeline in 2020, according to industry sources on Jan. 3.
The TurkStream pipeline opened by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Jan. 8.
Top Astrologists: What Stars Say about 2021
Two in one. In a nutshell this is the characteristic of the period in which we live, according to the best political astrologers in the world. Ukrainian Konstantin Daragan and Russian with German passport Pavel Globa, who have proven themselves over the years with some of their most accurate predictions, have already published their forecasts for 2021.
Year in Pictures: 2020 in the Balkans and Central Europe
BIRN presents its selection of photos of some of the events and processes that marked a difficult year.
Battle Goes on With Deadly Virus
A medical worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) attends a patient at the Covid-19 hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, 18 December 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/MARKO DJOKOVIC.
Serbian and Croatian seismologists: Devastating earthquakes in the Balkans await us
According to her, it is difficult to say where these earthquakes will happen, but as she says, there are areas in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and even in eastern Serbia where there were no earthquakes for many years.