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Ioana Mischie’s Catane in post-production
01/07/2025 - The Romanian-Italian absurdist comedy, based on a true story about the residents of an entire village declaring themselves disabled, is the director’s feature debut Catane by Ioana Mischie Romanian filmmaker and transmedia artist...

Brussels clarified: The ban on the import of Russian gas does not apply to Serbia, BiH and North Macedonia
The legislative proposal of the European Commission (EC) sent to the address of 27 member states for the gradual abolition of the import of Russian natural gas and LNG will not affect third countries, in this case the candidate countries for EU...
Golden Frame 2025 Held in Skopje
SKOPJE: The 7th edition of the Golden Frame film showcase brought nine of the latest Macedonian productions to audiences in Skopje, with free screenings held from 26 to 28 June 2025 at the Frosina Cinema. The event kicked off with the screening of...

Sofia and Skopje to sign an agreement for the construction of a cross-border railway tunnel
Photo: Ministry of Transport Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadzhov met with North Macedonia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Aleksandar Nikoloski at the Global Transport...

Azerbaijan, North Macedonia explore expansion of energy cooperation
Baku, June 17, AZERTAC Parviz Shahbazov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, met with the North Macedonian parliamentary delegation led by Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly. the meeting explored the development prospects of bilateral relations,...

Azerbaijan, North Macedonia discuss interparliamentary relations and regional issues
Baku, June 17, AZERTAC Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with a North Macedonian delegation led by Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly. The meeting focused on bilateral and multilateral issues on the current agenda between...

Azerbaijan, North Macedonia Discuss Partnership In Renewables Sector (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received a delegation led by the Speaker of the Assembly of North Macedonia, Afrim Gashi, on June 17, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Trend ....

Bulgaria backs North Macedonia, Corridor 8
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev reaffirmed support for North Macedonia’s EU path and called for swift completion of Corridor 8 at the SEECP summit in Tirana. TIRANA, June 17 (TemA) – Speaking alongside Albanian President Bajram Begaj and North...

Azerbaijani FM received President of Assembly of North Macedonia
On June 17, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, received the delegation led by Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told APA....

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received President of Assembly of North Macedonia
Baku, June 17, AZERTAC On June 17, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia. During the conversation, the sides praised the development of relations...

Association of the Descendants of Refugees and Migrants from the Territory of the Republic of North Macedonia and friends: Violation of Freedom of Expression in the Case of Lyupcho Georgievski from Bitola
To: Ms Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Ms Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr Raffaele Fitto, Executive...

Digital Forensic Tools Risk Abuse in Fragile Democracies Like North Macedonia
In 2021, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported that Xry had been used by the Chinese government to monitor protesters in Hong Kong. The manufacturer, MSAB, said it had halted operations in China, as well as Russia and Myanmar, where SVT also...

Balkan power boost: Albania–North Macedonia grid nears finish
A €67.5 million interconnector project between Albania and North Macedonia is nearing completion, backed by EU grants and German loans, officials said. Construction of the 400 kV electricity transmission line linking Elbasan–Fier–Qafë Thanë and a...

Fortis Energy gets green light in Albania for 62 MW solar power project
Turkey-based Fortis Energy is expanding its presence across the Balkans. Its subsidiary Fortis Energy and Construction won consent from the Council of Ministers of Albania, where it has a 600 MW project pipeline, for a 62 MW solar power plant. At...
GERB Hits Back at President’s Criticisms over Inflation, Past Financial Scandals, Relations with Skopje
Denitsa Sacheva, deputy chair of the GERB–SDS parliamentary group, reacted to criticism by President Rumen Radev earlier in the day over inflation and the country's plans to join the eurozone, past financial scandals and failing to defend national...

Hitachi Energy: Game-changing solutions for a sustainable energy future
Multinational company Hitachi Energy, a silver sponsor of the BEF 2025 conference, is present in the Southeast Europe region through its Balkan Cluster, which covers seven markets – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo*,...

Bulgaria Takes Part in Month of Francophonie in Skopje
As a regular participant in Francophone Film Week in the Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgaria was represented with a screening of director Niki Iliev’s film "The Foreigner" at the Cinematheque in Skopje on Tuesday evening. The event was made...

Four Students from Ukraine and Russia Study at Trakia University's Yambol-based Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Four foreign students are studying at the Yambol-based Faculty of Engineering and Technology of Trakia University in Stara Zagora, Professor Vanya Stoykova, Dean of the Faculty, told BTA. Three students from Ukraine and one from Russia are...

Committed to Strategic Projects in Energy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, participated in the two-day Energy Transition Summit organized in Athens. This summit covered the region of Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean and the...

WEF: Global energy transition picks up pace
The report, titled Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025, tracks the performance of energy systems of 118 countries across three dimensions – security, sustainability, and equity. The equity segment showed the strongest gains, thanks to...