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Alta Banka Expanding Cash Counter Payouts to Strumica and Tetovo

Starting Monday (November 9), in addition to the counters at Alta Banka’s main branch in Bitola, branches in Strumica and Tetovo will reopen for citizens without payment cards, who will…

09/11/2026

Mickoski and SDSM Clash Over 2026 EC Progress Report

The fight against crime and corruption remains a weak point in Brussels’ reports. Although the EC Report’s overall assessment of progress is better than last year, PM Mickoski expects the…

09/11/2026

Bulgaria Sees No Need for Mediator in Talks With North Macedonia

Bulgaria sees no need for a mediator in talks with North Macedonia and considers that the issues related to the European integration process have already been established at the European…

09/11/2026

Kumanovo Police Operation: Charges Filed Against Five Individuals

Five individuals are facing criminal charges following a police operation to dismantle a criminal group that operated in Kumanovo for five years. The individuals are suspected of criminal association, committing…

09/11/2026

Alliance for Albanians and SDSM React to Dimitrievski’s Bar Exam Comments

Alliance for Albanians has reacted to ZNAM leader Dimitrievski’s stance that his party will not back down from its position that the Bar Exam must be taken exclusively in the…

09/11/2026

Biljana Kirikj Case: Protest Against Femicide in Skopje

Sunday’s protest against femicide, held in Skopje, began with a one-minute silence in tribute to 17-year-old Biljana Kirikj from Bogdanci, who was murdered by her partner. Citizens in attendance expressed…

09/11/2026

PM Mickoski and EU Ambassador Rokas Address 2026 EC Progress Report

The EU remains the strategic determination of the country, but the enlargement process must be founded on the fulfillment of criteria and achieved results, rather than on bilateral disputes, PM…

06/11/2026

SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE Clash over EC Progress Report

At a press conference on Thursday, SDSM’s International Cooperation Secretary, Andrej Zhernovski, said the EC’s Report on North Macedonia’s progress was catastrophic. In that regard, he emphasized that it constituted direct…

06/11/2026

Filipche Urges Finance Minister to Resign over Alta Banka Case

SDSM leader Filipche has said Finance Minister Dimitrieska-Kochoska was lying when she said she hadn’t been informed and consulted regarding the 2025 entry of Alta Banka into North Macedonia’s market.…

06/11/2026

Alta Banka Case: Mickoski Accuses Opposition of Spreading Panic

PM Mickoski has said regarding the Alta Banka case that the decision on the sale of Stopanska Banka Bitola was made after the elections and within a legally prescribed procedure…

06/11/2026