Robert Atanasovski

Week in Review: Spies, Cyber Attacks and Endless Elections

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 09/02/2022 - 10:43

Sinking Deeper

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev arrives for a face-to-face EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, 25 May 2021. European Union leaders take part in a two day in-person meeting to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and Russia relations. EPA-EFE/JOHANNA GERON / POOL

Vilma Ruskovska: Politicians Have no Power Over Me

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 06/07/2021 - 17:15

Another was the case codenamed "Extortion" which, ironically, landed one of her colleagues, Katica Janeva, in jail, and spelled the demise of the institution that Janeva had led, the Special Prosecution, SJO - previously admired as the herald of change in the judiciary and which had been expected to wage an uncompromising fight against top-level corruption.

North Macedonia’s Naivety About Vaccine Procurement Costs Country Dear

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 01/21/2021 - 12:37

Meanwhile, Britain, the first country from the Western hemisphere to start immunisation, has already vaccinated 4.5 million people, according to One World In Data.

Germany and Italy have vaccinated 1.1 million people each, while North Macedonia's EU neighbours, Greece and Bulgaria, have vaccinated 85,000 and 18,000 people respectively.

Week in Review: Old Problems, Hybrid Solutions?

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 13:43

Surprise, Surprise

Picture showing a TV screen inside Government Headquarters building, as seen trough a window, showing Ludovic Orban, Romania's premier and the leader of PNL (National Liberal Party), announcing live his resignation after parliamentary elections in Bucharest, Romania, 07 December 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT