North Macedonia issues first big battery licenses, as 60 MW landmark looms

North Macedonia has issued its first two licenses for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, with a combined capacity of 2.6 MW. These licenses were issued by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Republic of North Macedonia to...

North Macedonia heads to local elections amid promises, unfinished projects and city challenges

North Macedonia is in the midst of a pre-election period characterised by a flurry of promises from politicians, ranging from infrastructure investments to tackling environmental issues, as the country prepares for its upcoming local elections on...

North Macedonia vs Kazakhstan Prediction and Betting Tips | October 13th 2025

North Macedonia will host Kazakhstan at the Tose Proeski Arena on Monday in the penultimate round of their UEFA 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. The home side have performed remarkably well in their qualification campaign so far and sit...

North Macedonia receives applications for 4.2 GW of battery projects

The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Mineral Resources has received an initiative to build a 495 MW cogeneration gas power plant. Sanja Božinovska said the details are unknown as the submitted documentation is too extensive and is still being...

Belgium vs North Macedonia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2025

It is first versus second in Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Belgium and North Macedonia lock horns in a crunch tie at Ghelamco Arena on Friday. It has been a stunning campaign for North Macedonia, who will be out to extend their...

North Macedonia’s Minister of Energy: Azerbaijan's role as a stable supplier can significantly contribute to diversifying our sources   – INTERVIEW

Baku, October 7, Tamilla Mammadova, AZERTAC Against the backdrop of the global energy transition, geopolitical challenges, and the drive for decarbonization, European countries are seeking reliable partners to ensure their energy security and...

Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy – North Macedonia to host 14-IFESD forum on October 28-30

The 14th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (14-IFESD) will be held from October 28 to 30 at the Hotel Holiday Inn Skopje in North Macedonia. This year’s theme, From Goals to Action: Powering the Future with Sustainable...

What can postwar monuments teach us about the role of architecture in shaping nations’ memories?

To encounter a spomenik is to experience design’s ability to foster a state of contemplation. Dotted throughout the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, these concrete or steel memorials are often monumental in scale, brutalist in...

Award surfaces in North Macedonia mining dispute

Credit: shutterstock.com/TODOROFF Photography An ICSID tribunal found that North Macedonia’s termination of a mining concession was not politically motivated while rejecting the state’s allegations of corruption against the Ukrainian claimants, a...

Croatian IE-Energy, Slovenia’s NGEN plan virtual network of smart battery storage systems

The project has received a EUR 19.8 million grant from the European Union’s Modernization Fund. The funds are intended for the second and crucial phase of the project, for 50 MW, while the first phase, of 10 MW, is already in an advanced stage of...

North Macedonia eyes US visa waiver under strategic dialogue

SKOPJE, Oct. 2 (TemA) — North Macedonia is seeking to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program as part of its Strategic Dialogue with Washington, officials said, a step that would allow citizens to travel to the United States with only a passport. The...

US sanctions on Serbian oil giant NIS deepen Belgrade’s energy dilemma

The long-anticipated US sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) officially took effect on October 9, marking a significant escalation in Washington’s efforts to curb Russian influence in the Balkans. The move...

Cabinet Takes Final Step before Signing of Аgreement with North Macedonia on Corridor VIII Railway Tunnel

The Cabinet announced on Friday that it had taken the final steps towards signing an agreement with North Macedonia on the preparation, construction and operation of a railway tunnel between the two countries on Pan-European Corridor VIII. The...

Bulgaria and North Macedonia sign agreement on cross-border railway tunnel

The Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Agreement between Bulgaria and North Macedonia on the preparation, construction and operation of a cross-border railway tunnel. “Following correspondence, notes were received from North...

North Macedonia Officially Launches Campaign for 2025 Local Elections

In North Macedonia, the official 20-day campaign for the 2025 local elections has begun. The elections will be held on October 19, with political parties and coalitions launching their campaigns through rallies and public presentations. The...

North Macedonia’s Local Elections: Women Make Up Only 10% of Mayoral Candidates

In the upcoming local elections in North Macedonia, scheduled for October 19, a total of 309 candidates will compete for 81 mayoral posts — 80 municipalities and the city of Skopje. According to data from the State Election Commission (SEC), the...

The joy of qualifying belongs to the few, not the powerful

The announcement will come as a bit of a shock in Torshavn. These have been a heady few days in the Faroe Islands. On Thursday, the archipelago’s national team thrashed Montenegro in World Cup qualifying. On Sunday, a late goal from Martin...

A concessionaire will be sought for the construction of a motorway to North Macedonia

Grozdan Karadjov Photo: BTA A section of the "Rila" motorway, which branches off the "Struma" motorway toward North Macedonia, will be granted under concession, Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov said in the town of...

North Macedonia’s President to UN: EU Cannot Demand Constitutional Changes for Accession

North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, highlighting that her country’s EU accession has been delayed for two decades due not to objective Copenhagen criteria, but to what she...

Bulgaria, North Macedonia to Sign Agreement on Corridor VIII Cross-Border Tunnel on Nov. 4

An agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia on the joint cross-border tunnel, part of Corridor VIII, will be signed on November 4, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov announced at a briefing...