Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani participated in a meeting of Western Balkans foreign ministers and “Friends of the Western Balkans” group in the EU enlargement process, held Friday in Vienna and Wachau, at the invitation of Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. In his address at the working session “Paving the way for Western Balkans EU accession...
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Romania clears way for Dutch PM Rutte to become NATO chief
Romania is endorsing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO secretary general, clearing the final hurdle on Rutte’s path to the top job, according to a press release published by the office of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday. Iohannis had put himself forward for the role, but “informed his NATO allies at the...
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Portugal leave it late and Turkey win cracker on night of records
Portugal came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1 in stoppage time and Turkey edged debutants Georgia in a classic clash on a night of European Championship records on Tuesday. Every team has now played once at Euro 2024 and 2016 winners Portugal added their name to the long list of potential winners who picked...
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Mickoski: New gov’t coalition united over four pillars
VMRO-DPMNE leader and PM-designate Hristijan Mickoski said he expected lawmakers to have constructive debate at the Parliament session, scheduled this weekend for the election of the new government. The new government coalition will be comprised of VMRO-DPMNE, the Worth It coalition and the party ZNAM. According to him, the new government coalition has four primary...
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Alcaraz outlasts Zverev in five at French Open for third slam title
Carlos Alcaraz fights to a 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Alexander Zverev to claim a first French Open title which makes him the youngest player to win grand slams on three different surfaces. Alcaraz, 21, dropped five games in a row each in losing the second and third set but allowed his opponent...
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Danish prime minister: ‘Saddened and shaken’ after attack
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made her first remarks after a man attacked her in central Copenhagen and led her to be treated in hospital for a minor whiplash injury. Frederiksen expressed her gratitude on Instagram for the many messages of support following Friday’s incident. “It’s incredibly touching,” she wrote Saturday evening. “I am saddened...
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Bulgaria holds national elections, sixth in three years
Voting is under way for a new parliament in Bulgaria, making it the sixth parliamentary election in just over three years. The vote is taking place parallel to the European elections. The government crisis that triggered the latest elections was the break-up of the pro-Western liberal-conservative coalition government led by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. There...
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Secondary schools end school year, primary schools to have classes until June 17
The 2023/2024 school year ends Monday for secondary school students, while primary school students have an additional week left until their summer break which will begin on June 17. The school year ends earlier for secondary schools since the Ministry of Education and Science agreed to a request by the Union of High School Students...
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Judicial Council adopts new communication strategy in line with EU peer review mission recommendations
At a session Monday the Judicial Council unanimously adopted the Communication Strategy of the Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia and the Courts of the Republic of North Macedonia (2024-2028) with an Action Plan. Judicial Council president Vesna Dameva said the new strategy fulfills four of the recommendations noted in the EU peer...
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Birth rates drop in Q1 2024: statistics
The number of live births recorded in the first quarter of 2024 amounted to 3632, which is a drop of 0.7% compared to Q1 2023. The number of deaths in the first quarter of 2024 decreased by 0.6% compared to the same quarter of 2023 and it amounted to 5199, shows data published by the...