SkopjeDiem Macedonia in English

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on mostly dry roads. All road routes in the country are passable. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road ...

After the Hungary-North Macedonia Inter-Governmental session in Ohrid on Friday, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said Skopje had to start EU talks by the end of the year. He added that he’d proposed to his counterpart, Hristijan Mickoski, for his country, in the capacity of holder of the EU Presidency, to serve as a mediator in the Skopje-Sofia process. Regarding the ...

Several hours after Hungary’s offer to serve, in the capacity of holder of the EU presidency, as a mediator in the Skopje-Sofia dispute, Bulgaria said it was rejecting it. The country’s caretaker Foreign Minister, Ivan Kondov, stated that Sofia didn’t need mediators in the process because the EU deal with North Macedonia was clear. Also, Bulgaria’s President, Rumen Radev said ...

VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM have traded accusations over the decoupling decision. According to the former, the latter, as well as DUI, are to blame for the issues on the EU path because of problems they created, during their time in power, in numerous areas. “VMRO-DPMNE will work exclusively on genuine values and in the interest of Macedonian citizens,” the ruling party ...

During his visit to the US and in the frames of the 79th session of the United Nations (UNGA 79), Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Timco Mucunski, joined Newsmax with US diplomat Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence in then-President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in 2020, to discuss several topics. Regarding the current geopolitical context and North Macedonia’s ...

On social media on Friday, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova posted a photo of her, US counterpart Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden. “A cordial greeting as a token of mutual understanding and support. I expressed my appreciation for the inspirational addresses by @POTUS [Joe Biden] and his wife Jill at the Heads of State reception,” she said in the ...

On Friday, ZNAM leader and Kumanovo Mayor Maksim Dimitrievski said on social media Russian Ambassador Sergei Bazdnikin had paid a protocolary visit to the Municipality. The meeting, according to Dimitrievski, saw multiple current topics discussed, with an emphasis on learning Russian in the frames of primary and secondary schools on Kumanovo’s territory. In interview, asked about the issue of Russian ...

The traffic on the state roads is uninterrupted, on dry roads. All road routes in the country are passable. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. ...

Albania’s EU accession path has been decoupled from North Macedonia’s, with the first clusters of negotiation set to be formally opened on 15 October, according to a decision of Ambassadors of EU members made on Wednesday. The European Commission’s stand is that for North Macedonia to progress, it is first required to make the constitutional changes to include Bulgarians in ...

We Continue the Change leader Kiril Petkov says North Macedonia has to decide whether it wants to include Bulgarians in its Constitution or its EU path to be stopped. As he explains, the deal reached during his term as Bulgaria’s PM, the French proposal, has proven very good for his country. Petkov adds that he hopes very much North Macedonia ...