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North Macedonia’s Govt Partners Split Over Separate Albanian Academy
Balkan Insight
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July 29, 2024
The heads of Vlen met on Sunday in Tetovo with a group of ethnic Albanian scientists. Photo by Arben Taravari’s Facebook page A push to form a separate, ethnic Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences in North Macedonia that would function in...
Story of success: Ice cream company in North Macedonia supported by EBRD and EU
BGNES
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October 4, 2024
Neho is a family-owned company from North Macedonia that has been offering delicious frozen flavors to ice cream lovers for more than 20 years. The company is just one of many that have received priceless help from the European Union The Salihasi...
Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski reaffirms North Macedonia’s commitment to European values, human rights and rule of law
Council of Europe
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Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) today, Timcho Mucunski, North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, reaffirmed his country's steadfast dedication to European values, human rights, and the...
Western Balkans Media Researcher
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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February 26, 2025
OrganizationEarth Journalism Network LocationRemote DeadlineOpen until filled Established in 2004, the Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is Internews’ flagship environmental program, which aims to improve the quality and quantity of environmental...
Stara Zagora Region Implements 116 STEM Classroom Projects, Says Regional Information Centre Manager
Bulgarian News Agency
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In Stara Zagora Region, 116 projects for establishing STEM classrooms are being implemented, worth a total of BGN 26.5 million, Regional Information Centre Manager Radka Tileva told a local conference within BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion...
PM Orbán from North Macedonia: Hungary will be winner in coming decade
Daily News Hungary
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September 27, 2024
Hungary’s government aims to make the country a “winner” in the coming decade, just as it was in the past decade, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a weekly interview with public radio on Friday. Hungary will not join blocks Speaking to Kossuth...
Shortchanged? North Macedonia Sees Poor Return on Investment in Scholarships Abroad
Balkan Insight
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October 1, 2024
Students can apply for these state scholarship if they have been admitted to one of the 100 best-ranked universities on the Shanghai list. Since 2015, a government decision has regulated which scientific areas are awarded scholarships. Currently,...
EIPA Continues Technical Assistance Activities for North Macedonia
European Institute of Public Administration
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September 25, 2024
Last week, our European Centre for Judges and Lawyers, in collaboration with the North Macedonia Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors successfully conducted a two-day course on EU Law & Legal Research and Online Database Consultation in...
Twenty-Five New Cases of Whooping Cough in a Week in North Macedonia, Mostly Unvaccinated Babies Affected
The Good Men Project - California
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October 1, 2024
By Metamorphosis Foundation This article is based the coverage by Meta.mk. An edited version is republished here under a content-sharing agreement between Global Voices and Metamorphosis Foundation. During the week ending September 5, 25 new cases...
Rural schools empty in North Macedonia due to exodus
News-Topic - North Carolina
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Teacher Zarko Blazevski spends nearly an hour crossing empty mountain passes to reach his remote school with only three students in North Macedonia. With a spiralling population decline, enrolments have plummeted and the future of schools such as...
The West Needs to See Integrating North Macedonia and Neighbors as a Geopolitical Investment
Kyiv Post
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September 30, 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the debate over the Western response has prompted me, along with many others, to take a closer interest in the wider politics of the region. In that context, I wrote recently about Georgia and relations between...
Science, Education, Innovation Will Be Key in New High-Tech World of AI, Says BTA Deputy General Director
Bulgarian News Agency
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Science, education and innovation will be key in the high-tech world of artificial intelligence, said BTA Deputy Director General Evgenia Drumeva as she opened a local conference held as part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project in...
Scientific Activity is Needed in Europe, Should Not be Interrupted, Says Head of European Commission Representation in Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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Scientific activity should not be interrupted, as Europe needs it, Yordanka Chobanova, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, said at the local conference held as part of the Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project...
Carlsberg Bulgaria Takes Packaging into Own Hands with KHS Technology, Service
Canadian Packaging
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February 20, 2025
The making of beer has tradition here: in 1882, brewer Franz Milde opened what’s now one of Bulgaria’s oldest breweries in the city of Shumen in the east of the country. Nationalized in 1944, Shumensko Pivo, as the company called itself, produced...
UNESCO Expands World Heritage List With 26 New Sites In 2025
Travel Noire
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July 17, 2025
UNESCO has officially added 26 new destinations to its prestigious World Heritage List. This brings the total number of globally recognized landmarks to 1,248, spanning over 170 countries. The newly inscribed sites span six continents and showcase...
Ursula von der Leyen's new €2 trillion EU budget: Six key takeaways
Euronews
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July 17, 2025
For Ursula von der Leyen, the sky might not be the limit. Her proposal for the next seven-year budget of the European Union has taken Brussels by storm with its headline figure: €2 trillion, larger than any number rumoured or leaked in...
DPA Calls for Researchers and Experts to Contribute to 2026 Publications
Euronews Albania
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February 19, 2025
The General Directorate of Archives (DPA) has announced its call for submissions for 2026 publications, focusing on historical anniversaries, notable public figures, and key historical events. Call for Contributions The Director of Archives, Ardit...
SDSM Chair Filipce Slams Shakeup of North Macedonia's Team in Joint Historical Commission with Bulgaria
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Chair of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), Venko Filipce, Thursday condemned the "political discrediting" of the representatives of the Republic of North Macedonia in the joint history commission with Bulgaria. In his words, the...
MRF Co-Chair Peevski: Bulgarian Politicians Must Unite to Stop Anti-Bulgarian Propaganda in North Macedonia
Bulgarian News Agency
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The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) press service released a statement Friday on behalf of MRF co-chair and chair of the MRF parliamentary group Delyan Peevski, who called for all Bulgarian politicians and institutions to unite in order to...
Skopje's air pollution crisis: 5,000 lives lost annually, but tech offers hope
Gazeta Tema
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November 21, 2024
Skopje, Nov 21, 2024 — The capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, is dealing with severe air pollution that claims the lives of 5,000 people each year, according to environment activists. Once a top contender for the title of the most polluted city...