(MENAFN) North Macedonia is conducting runoff elections Sunday as citizens cast ballots to determine municipal leadership across 33 localities where first-round results proved inconclusive. Polling stations opened at 7 am local time (0600GMT),...
(MENAFN) Voters in North Macedonia are heading to the ballot boxes on Sunday for the second stage of local elections. Citizens are selecting mayors and council members in 33 municipalities where no contender secured the necessary 50% of votes...
SKOPJE, 3 November 2025 – The second round of North Macedonia’s mayoral elections offered voters a choice between political alternatives and the campaign was competitive in most municipalities, but not all candidates had equal campaign conditions...
(MENAFN) Voters in North Macedonia went to the polls on Sunday for the second round of local elections, according to reports. Citizens are selecting mayors and city or town council members in 33 municipalities where no candidate secured the...
(MENAFN) Voters in North Macedonia are casting ballots on Sunday for the second round of local elections, with over one million registered citizens choosing mayors and council members in 33 municipalities where no candidate secured the required...
SKOPJE, 31 October 2025 – International election observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference to present their findings following the second round of the local elections in North...
This year marks the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security - a landmark document recognizing women’s vital role in building peace, stability, and democracy. For over two decades, the OSCE Mission to...
(MENAFN) Preliminary results from North Macedonia’s local elections on Sunday show the country’s governing coalition leading in the majority of municipalities. With approximately 70% of votes tallied, the bloc led by the Internal Macedonian...
(MENAFN) Preliminary results from the State Election Commission indicate that North Macedonia’s ruling coalition is currently ahead in 54 out of 81 municipalities in the recent local elections held on Sunday. With approximately 70% of votes...
SKOPJE, 20 October 2025 – The campaign was competitive in North Macedonia’s local elections and voters had a wide range of political alternatives to choose from, but they were negatively affected by systemic legal gaps and shortcomings in the...
Before the conclusion of JESC 2025 we already have a confirmation for the next edition! North Macedonia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 MRT confirms participation in JESC 2026 In published documents for the MRT...
The new government in North Macedonia announced its intention to overcome a major challenge for the country, dealing with the so-called grey economy and tax malpractice through advanced digitisation. The main expected benefit is to increase...
In Montenegro, reforms have strengthened public broadcaster independence, transparency, and self-regulation, yet political influence, weak law enforcement, and foreign interference persist. In North Macedonia, reduced violence against journalists...
Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM) made a major step toward a market-driven green transformation with a grant implementing agreement with Germany’s KfW Development Bank. The agreement formalizes a EUR 1.5 million technical assistance grant to...
North Macedonia Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski met European Council President Antionio Costa, the Prime Minister said on his official Facebook profile on Tuesday. "We discussed our country’s European path, the importance of preserving European...
North Macedonia’s utility Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM), the country’s main electricity producer, generated 60% of the 2024 output in the Bitola and Oslomej coal plants. A rough estimate is that ESM would have to invest around EUR 3...
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos told the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee that North Macedonia must implement its constitutional amendments and that there has been no progress on this issue over the past year. “North Macedonia...
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport of the Republic of North Macedonia Aleksandar Nikoloski would sign an agreement on the preparation,...
Bulgaria and North Macedonia will formally sign an agreement for the construction of a cross-border railway tunnel linking the two neighboring countries. The document will outline the preparation, construction, and operation of the new...
