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EU and Balkans leaders meet in Skopje for €6bn growth plan
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
European Union and Western Balkan leaders are meeting in Skopje for a two-day summit focused on a €6 billion Growth Plan aimed at accelerating economic integration and reform in the region. The summit, hosted by North Macedonia, includes opening...
North Macedonia’s flagship wind project enters its final phase
CEENERGYNEWS
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June 16, 2025
On 28 May, North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity generation company, ESM, signed an agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for the completion of the final phase of the Bogdanci Wind Park. This second phase includes the...
Sofia and Skopje to sign an agreement for the construction of a cross-border railway tunnel
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 30, 2025
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...
EU and Western Balkans leaders to discuss Growth Plan in Skopje
BGNES
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June 30, 2025
European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will attend the meeting of EU and Western Balkan leaders on the growth plan, which will take place in Skopje on June 30 and July 1. "On June 30 (Monday), at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. Bulgarian time), a...
TISP: Bulgaria Has Achieved Rare Geopolitical Victory for First Time
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgaria has achieved a significant geopolitical victory by defending its national interest and blocking a backdoor attempt to include contested language in the European Parliament's annual report on North Macedonia’s EU accession progress, MP...
Azerbaijan, North Macedonia boost economic partnership
Azertag
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June 19, 2025
Baku, June 19, AZERTAC Mikayil Jabbarov, Azerbaijans Minister of Economy, met with Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia. The meeting highlighted the importance of boosting economic partnership between...
Azerbaijan, North Macedonia strengthen economic ties
News.Az
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Mikayil Jabbarov, Azerbaijan's Minister of Economy, held a meeting with Afrim Gashi, President of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, during which they emphasized the significance of strengthening economic cooperation between the two...
Azerbaijan and North Macedonia to waive visas for diplomatic and official passport holders
APA
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Azerbaijan and North Macedonia have agreed to mutually waive visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service/official passports, APA reports. This is reflected in a draft law included on the agenda of the Milli Majlis’ session scheduled...
North Macedonia's Prime Minister: Skopje Talking to EC about Resolving Dispute with Bulgaria, Awaits Sofia's Response
Bulgarian News Agency
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Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski said Saturday that Skopje is talking to the European Commission about resolving the dispute with Bulgaria, but a response from Sofia is awaited for a possible meeting of...
EU–Balkans leaders to meet in Skopje for growth plan
Gazeta Tema
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June 29, 2025
European and Western Balkan leaders will gather in Skopje on July 1–2 to discuss the €6 billion EU Growth Plan for the region, the government of North Macedonia announced Saturday. The summit will include bilateral and plenary meetings between...
Azerbaijan, North Macedonia Set To Waive Visas For Diplomatic Passport Holders
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. Lawmakers in Azerbaijan are gearing up to chew the fat over a piece of legislation that would cut the red tape, allowing holders of diplomatic and official passports to travel between...
GERB Leader Borissov: When Bulgaria Is United, We Can Achieve Results
Bulgarian News Agency
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"When Bulgaria is united, we can achieve results," GERB leader Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook, following the adoption of the European Parliament’s annual report on North Macedonia’s progress toward EU accession. The European Parliament...
North Macedonia's President Says She Is Open to Meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister at NATO Summit
Bulgarian News Agency
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The President of the Republic of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, said that she would be open to meeting with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Rosen Zhelyazkov, during the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague. Siljanovska-Davkova said that the...
Brussels clarified: The ban on the import of Russian gas does not apply to Serbia, BiH and North Macedonia
eKapija
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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...
North Macedonia Charges 34 Over Deadly Nightclub Blaze
Balkan Insight
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June 13, 2025
A view of the nightclub where more than 30 people lost their lives in a fire in Kocani, Republic of North Macedonia, 16 March 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI Prosecutors on Friday pressed charges against 34 persons and three legal entities...
Bulgarian MEP Stoyanov: Best-Case Scenario Is No Report At All on North Macedonia's EU Membership Progress
Bulgarian News Agency
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Bulgarian MEP Stanislav Stoyanov (Europe of Sovereign Nations/Vazrazhdane) said Wednesday that there being no report at all on North Macedonia's readiness to join the EU is the best that could happen. In an interview with the Bulgarian News Agency...
Man from North Macedonia to be extradited to Germany over deadly robbery
Kathimerini
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NEWS A Greek court in Thessaloniki on Wednesday ordered the extradition of a 34-year-old man from North Macedonia to Germany, where he is wanted for participating in a robbery and death of an 81-year-old man. The man was arrested in May at the...
BALKAN BLOG: Western Balkans military build-up continues as the world looks elsewhere
BNE Intellinews
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As the world’s attention remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and, more recently, the Middle East, several countries in the Western Balkans are ramping up their military capacities. This build-up is not a sudden reaction but part of a...
North Macedonia and Hungary signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement
BGNES
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June 13, 2025
"Today, I had the honor of welcoming Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, who was on a working visit to our country. The visit concluded with the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement between the governments of...
Eight People from North Macedonia Successfully Evacuated from Israeli Territory
Bulgarian News Agency
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The first group of people from North Macedonia requesting evacuation from Israeli territory arrived safely at Skopje Airport on Tuesday evening, North Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trades reported. The group included four...