Macedonia

Bus drivers strike for 10th day in Thessaloniki, demanding unpaid wages

Thessaloniki bus workers walked off the job for the 10th day in a row on Monday, demanding three months in unpaid wages.

The workers gathered outside the offices of the Thessaloniki urban transport organization (OASTH) to protest.

In comments to the Athens-Macedonia News Agency, the head of the workers' union Dimitris Tsermenidis said employees have not been paid since July.

Macedonia's Gruevski 'Using anti-Bulgarian Acts' to Win Elections' - MEP

The leader of Macedonia's main ruling party is trying to raise anti-Bulgarian sentiment to win the forthcoming elections in the country, a Bulgarian MEP opines.

Andrey Kovatchev (EPP/GERB)'s comment comes amid a row between the two counties over a memorial plaque which a Macedonian journalist claims to have destroyed.

Bulgarian Historical Museum To Restore Kaimakchalan Monument

 

The National Historical Museum (NHM) has decided to restore the Bulgarian military monument at Kaimakchalan, announced the Director of NHM Bozhidar Dimitrov.

"NHM has extensive experience in restoring military cemeteries and monuments in Macedonia. We have restored 10 so far," pointed out Dimitrov.

These are located in Novo Selo, Malo Chichevo, Berantsi and Drenovo.

Desecrated Bulgarian Memorial Plaque 'Was Illegal', Skopje Says

Macedonia's Foreign Ministry has declared "illegal" a Bulgarian memorial plaque placed on Kaimakchalan peak, at the Macedonian-Greek border, which a journalist from Skopje claims to have demolished.

In a statement [MK], the institution notes that it expects of Bulgaria to respect internationally recognized procedures used to place memorials on foreign territory.

Macedonian Journalist Boasts of 'Destroying Bulgarian Monument'

A Macedonian journalist has vandalized a Bulgarian memorial plaque by smashing it into pieces it with a hammer, sparking outrage among some Bulgarian politicians, media, and historians.

The development seems to have occurred in the early afternoon of Thursday, September 22 - the day Buglaria celebrates its independence.

Copyright Battle Takes Macedonian Music Off Air

The Musical Copyright Society of Macedonia, ZAMP, which represents some 6,000 musicians in the country, has issued a ban on broadcasting music by its members in protest against what it says is the culture ministry's continual attempts to cut songwriters' and performers' earnings and install a parallel association under government control.

Bulgaria to Allocate BGN 0.3 M in Assistance to Macedonia

Bulgaria's government has approved a decision to grant financial assistance to Macedonia to help it deal with the aftermath of floods in August.

The BGN 0.3 M worth of funding will be disbursed from the Foreign Ministry's relief budget and comes as an addition to the technical and humanitarian assistance provided so far, the cabinet has said.

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