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North Macedonia ranks highest in emerging Europe for greenfield FDI performance
BNE Intellinews
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North Macedonia has emerged as the top performer in emerging Europe in this year’s Greenfield FDI Performance Index, ranking sixth globally, fDi Intelligence, a specialist division from The FT Ltd., reported on August 12. With fewer than 2mn...
Noomi Rapace Is No Saint as Mother Teresa in Teona Strugar Mitevska’s ‘Mother’: ‘She Was Punk!’
Variety
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August 28, 2025
Teona Strugar Mitevska takes on Mother Teresa in Venice premiere “Mother.” She aims to “demystify the perfect saint,” with the help of Noomi Rapace, cast in the title role. “It was essential to show her humanity and not her greatness. Jealousy,...
Good start for North Macedonia: in first two months 100k+ guarantees issued
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 15, 2025
In April, the National Electricity Market Operator (MEMO) established the Register of Guarantees of Origin for electricity. On May 26, MEMO officially issued the first renewable energy guarantees of origin to state-owned power company Elektrani na...
Dimitar Ruskov: PM Mickoski is pushing North Macedonia away from international law and EU membership
BGNES
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August 14, 2025
The regime of Hristijan Mickoski is rapidly — in both speed and policy — distancing the Republic of North Macedonia from the European Union, the only guarantor of its survival outside the framework of the Yugoslav template and the tight grip of...
North Macedonia sets Oct. 19 local elections
Gazeta Tema
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August 10, 2025
SKOPJE, Aug 10 — North Macedonia will hold local elections on Oct. 19, with a second round on Nov. 2, parliament speaker Afrim Gashi announced. He urged parties and candidates to avoid divisive language and focus on voters’ needs. Following the...
North Macedonia: drive-by shooting in Tetovo kills one, injures two
Gazeta Tema
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August 10, 2025
TETOVO, Aug 10 — A 46-year-old man was shot dead and two bystanders were wounded in a midday gun attack at a busy intersection in Tetovo, North Macedonia, police said. Shots were fired between two moving cars near Ilinden and Blagoja Toska streets...
Europe’s hidden arsenal: Why the Western Balkans matter more than we think
EurActiv
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August 28, 2025
Ioannis Armakolas is Director of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). Ana Krstinovska is senior researcher at ELIAMEP’s 'thinknea' initiative. While the European Union fine-tunes budget frameworks and debates procedural...
Lantania secures €21.7 million contract for wastewater treatment plant in North Macedonia
Smart Water Magazine
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August 13, 2025
Lantania is expanding its international footprint with its first project in North Macedonia, securing a €21.7 million (excluding taxes) contract to design and build a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the southwestern city of Bitola....
‘Mother’ Review: A Magnetic Noomi Rapace Plays Young Mother Teresa in a Stylistically Spiky Period Piece
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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August 27, 2025
Mother Teresa (1910-1997), the ethnically Albanian nun born in what is now known as North Macedonia and whose name has become a synonym for saintly goodness, was officially canonized in 2016, mostly for her missionary work with the poorest of the...
Security guarantees for Ukraine take shape
EurActiv
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August 28, 2025
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Romania and seven other countries sign MoU to develop capital markets
Romania Insider
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August 27, 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding on Capital Market Development was signed between the Ministries of Finance of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of North Macedonia, and the Ministry of National Economy of...
Authorities Guilty of Complacency over North Macedonia’s Phosphogypsum Dump
Balkan Insight
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August 13, 2025
The potential future uses of phosphogypsum from both the Kutina and Zgropolci landfills remain uncertain, as experts continue to explore viable product applications. However, at the end of May, North Macedonia’s Gradsko Municipality, on which the...
Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2025 | North Macedonia leads emerging Europe pack
fDi Intelligence
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North Macedonia is the highest-ranking country in emerging Europe in this year’s reading of the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, ranking sixth overall. With a population of less than 2mn inhabitants and a nominal 2024 GDP of about $16bn, the...
Alternative getaways (7): North Macedonia – the hidden gem of the Balkans
RTL Today
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August 12, 2025
Tucked between lakes, mountains, and centuries of history, North Macedonia offers the perfect blend of culture and nature, all without the crowds. Skopje: A capital between history and modernity For many visitors, Skopje marks the starting point...
North Macedonia raising capacity threshold for prosumers, speeding up permitting
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 7, 2025
Under the proposed changes, the capacity threshold for rooftop solar installations would be increased to 10 kilowatts (kW) for households and 70 kW for legal entities, DW reported. The current threshold is 6 kW for households and 40 kW for firms....
Biggest sources of immigrants to Mansfield
95.3 and 101.1 FM The Eagle - Ohio
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August 28, 2025
Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Columbus
95.3 and 101.1 FM The Eagle - Ohio
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August 28, 2025
Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
North Macedonia raising capacity threshold for prosumers, speeding up permitting and connection
Balkan Green Energy News
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August 7, 2025
Under the proposed changes, the capacity threshold for rooftop solar installations would be increased to 10 kilowatts (kW) for households and 70 kW for legal entities, DW reported. The current threshold is 6 kW for households and 40 kW for firms....
Denied Strasbourg Rights Court Post, North Macedonia Prosecutor Raises Alarm
Balkan Insight
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August 11, 2025
In a move that has raised serious questions about transparency and political interference in North Macedonia, the government on July 29 abruptly annulled a shortlist of candidates for posts on the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR in...
Skopje wants the Constitutional Court to annul an agreement with Bulgaria and the EU
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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August 15, 2025
The Constitutional Court in Skopje has initiated a case to establish the constitutionality and legality of the protocol of the second meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, the Maxfax agency reported....