Macedonia

Solid air masses coming from the northwestern Balkans towards our region will cause a deterioration of the weather mainly in the central and northern areas from Wednesday (03/07/24) noon to late afternoon on Thursday (04-07-24) with heavy rain and thunderstorms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail.

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Sanja Božinovska, the newly appointed Minister of Energy, Mining, and Mineral Resources in North Macedonia, has Bulgarian citizenship. According to a registration at the Commercial Court in Zagreb, Božinovska worked in the Croatian branch of the "Rudnap" company as a Bulgarian citizen with a Bulgarian passport since 2013, as revealed by the North Macedonian news portal "360 Degrees".

"Assimilation has led to the creation of a Bulgarian minority in Albania," reported the media in North Macedonia, highlighting the surprising results of Albania's recent population census. These reports also pointed out that the number of Macedonians in Albania has halved.

The Greek Foreign Ministry has lambasted the leadership of North Macedonia for its "continued violation" of the Prespa name agreement signed in 2019 by the two countries, accusing it of irredentism after a post on X on Thursday by the neighboring country's president, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, who referred to "Aegean Macedonia," which is part of Greece's region of Macedonia.

After her swearing-in ceremony, the President of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska, blatantly violated the Prespa Agreement by practically reinstating “Macedonian” irredentism through her support for the alleged “Aegean Macedoni

Krasimir Karakachanov, chairman of the Bulgarian party VMRO and former minister of defense, criticized Skopje's behavior towards Sofia, calling it insolent and arrogant. He emphasized that Sofia must adopt a firm stance towards the Republic of North Macedonia. Speaking on BNT, Karakachanov commented on the recent political developments.

Greece has issued a stern warning to the new leadership of the Republic of North Macedonia. At a meeting of the ruling New Democracy party's parliamentary group, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his dissatisfaction with the actions of the Skopje government.

With a strong wind in the Aegean Sea, today’s day will roll on – at 6 to 7 Beaufort – according to ERT meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos. There will be a few showers mainly in the mountains in Macedonia, while thunderstorms will be in the north Thursday and Friday

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly criticized the new government of North Macedonia, labeling its intentions as "unacceptable" for refusing to honor international commitments and agreements. This rebuke follows statements by North Macedonia's Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski indicating a desire to renegotiate the negotiation framework with Bulgaria.

Today, a spokesperson for the European Commission emphasized that North Macedonia must fulfill its commitment to amend its Constitution in order to progress toward European Union membership.

The statement came in response to recent remarks by the new government in Skopje indicating no plans to amend the Constitution to incorporate Bulgarians, as required under previous agreements.