Latest News from Macedonia
Low Voting Turnout among Bulgarians Abroad
Only 21,810 Bulgarians voted abroad in the European elections, as of 8 pm Bulgarian time.
The highest number of expat votes came from Spain, where 4,537 Bulgarians voted, Dnevnik reported. In Belgium, 2,190 people voted, 1,538 in Greece, 1,911 in Great Britain, 1,498 in France, and 1,571 in Germany.
Greeks vote in local and European Parliament elections
Greeks vote today in the European Parliament elections and the second round of local polls.
Bulgarian Delegation to Honor Saints Cyril, Methodius in Rome
The Day of Bulgarian Letters, Education and Culture, May 24, Saturday, will be marked in Rome, as well.
The Bulgarian officials, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Zlatanova, will attend on May 24 the ceremony at Vatican's Basilica of San Clemente paying tribute at the grave of St Cyril, one of the missionary brothers who created the Cyrillic alphabet in the 9th century.
Vucic: It would be easier with 10 donors such as Norway
BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic thanked the Kingdom of Norway on Friday for being one of the greatest donors to flood-hit Serbia.
“Serbia will remember what the Kingdom of Norway has done for its people," Vucic said, adding that Norway has always stood by Serbia and offered its generous help.
Rogan wine wins silver in France
BELGRADE - Rogan, a family winery based in Lipovac, near Oplenac, central Serbia, has won a silver medal at an international competition in France for its Shiraz wine, the Belgrade-based Centre for Wine Culture said in a statement on Friday.
NATO Chief Urges Macedonia to End Name Dispute
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told Macedonian leaders in Skopje that the key condition for joining the alliance was solving the long-standing dispute with Greece over its name.
He was meeting Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and other leaders in Skopje on a regional tour aimed at underlining support for Balkan countries.
Macedonia to join EU Battle Group exercise
Macedonia to join EU Battle Group exercise
Macedonia will take part in the military manoeuvres Rampant Lion 2014 in Belgium.
A Macedonian mechanised infantry unit will participate in the EU Battle Group military exercise Rampant Lion 2014. [AFP]
Jihadist Threat to Europe Worries Macedonia
Interior Minister Jankulovska says hard-line Islamists returning to Europe after fighting in Syria pose a danger to the whole continent.
“Four Macedonian citizens already died in Syria, which is a strong indicator that this problem is expanding,” Jankulovska said.
“This is not a problem isolated in a single country but a problem threatening all of Europe,” she added.
3 New Shopping Malls to Open in Sofia by End 2014
Three new shopping malls will open in Sofia by the end of the year, shows an analysis of the real estate consultants Cushman & Wakefield.
In April in Sofia opened Panorama Mall and three others, with a total area of 120 000 square meters, are to be completed by the end of the year – Sofia Ring Mall, Plaza West and Mega Mall.
Copenhagen Choir to stage humanitarian concert Thursday
BELGRADE - As part of its Balkan tour, the Copenhagen Music Choir, directed by Ole Reuss Schmidt, will stage a humanitarian concert at the Slavija Theatre in Belgrade on Thursday evening.
The choir will continue its international tour by May 30 in Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia, Batric Zarkovic, Slavija Theatre founder and director, has said.
Humanitarian aid arrives from Sweden
BELGRADE - Humanitarian aid including three tons of canned food, water, and clothes arrived at Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport from the Kingdom of Sweden for the flood-affected citizens in Serbia.
Corruption Hampers Bulgaria's Economic Growth – IMF
Economic growth in Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary are hampered by corruption, according to Aasim Husain, Deputy Director in the European Department of the IMF.
Rail traffic Belgrade - Thessaloniki, Sofia back to normal
BELGRADE - Serbian Railways restored on Tuesday evening the international rail traffic with Greece and Bulgaria on the entire stretch from Belgrade to Thessaloniki and Sofia.
On Wednesday, Serbian Railways will get back to normal the international passenger traffic from Belgrade to Montenegro and Macedonia.
Rail traffic restored between Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Sofia
Rail traffic restored between Belgrade, Thessaloniki, Sofia
BELGRADE -- Serbian Railways restored on Tuesday evening international rail traffic with Greece and Bulgaria on the entire stretch from Belgrade to Thessaloniki and Sofia.
27 Arrested, 6 Injured in 2nd Day of Riots in Skopje
At least 6 people were injured and 27 arrested in Skopje in a second night of unrest sparked by after the murder of a teenager in a western suburb of the Macedonian capital.
Local police blocked access to the Albanian-populated Saraj area in a bid to prevent serious clashes.