Macedonia News

Struga Poetry Evenings festival. The US poet William Stanley Merwin is this year's Golden Wreath Award Winner of the Struga Poetry Evenings.4

A court drops an arrest warrant against Macedonia's most prominent ethnic-Albanian rebel amid reports of increased activity by armed groups.

The Socialist mayor of Tirana called on outgoing Prime Minister Fatos Nano to resign as leader of ... (Fena - 26/08/05) Police Report Significant Drop in Zagreb's Crime Rate ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatian police reported late last week that the crime rate in Zagreb declined by 20 per cent between January and July, compared to the same period last year.2.7

In the presence of more than 10,000 followers, including Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski, religious holiday "Assumption of Most Holy Mother of God" was marked in Berovo on Sunday.4

BRUSSELS, Belgium, AUG. 22, 2005 .- The president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community appealed for the release of the Orthodox metropolitan of Skopje, sentenced to prison for ...

The Special Co-ordinator of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Erhard Busek, said on ... (Fena - 26/08/05) Police Report Significant Drop in Zagreb's Crime Rate ZAGREB, Croatia -- Croatian police reported late last week that the crime rate in Zagreb declined by 20 per cent between January and July, compared to the same period last year.

President Branko Crvenkovski, accompanied by Macedonian Army Chief of Staff Miroslav Stojanovski, ... Answering to journalists' questions regarding the letter of Russian Patriarch Alexey II, President Crvenkovski thanked for the great attention of the Russian Orthodox Church Pontiff on relations between the Macedonian and Serbian Orthodox ...4.2

London is getting ready for an excellent adventure. Unlike the title characters in the 1989 movie ... host is Balkan Youth Without Borders, a program of the National Albanian American Council, which is attempting to erase years of ethnic and political strife in a handful of countries near Greece.

Serbian Justice Minister Zoran Stojkovic presented the UN tribunal Tuesday with government ... (Beta, Tanjug - 23/08/05) Albania's Election Commission to Release Final Vote Results Next Week TIRANA, Albania -- The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on Tuesday (23 August) that it would release the final results of the 3 July ...2.7

Ohrid Summer Festival, performing works of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Britten, V. Nikolovski, Weiner, Rozsavolgyi, Erkel, S. Saens.4

The Development Ministry yesterday announced additional incentives and increased funds for private investments associated with renewable energy sources .

A Turkish man has been arrested for spreading the Zotob worm, which hit the computer networks of several major news organisations in the United States earlier this month.2.7

The conservative government of Germany's largest federal state, Bavaria, has ordered three ... In other news, UN tribunal prosecutors reportedly have objected to a recent request from lawyers representing former Bosnian Croat officer Ivica Rajic to transfer the case to Croatian instead of BiH authorities.2.7

From a highpoint in the 1990s, popular support for restoring the autonomy that Vojvodina enjoyed in the pre-Milosevic era has declined.

Publishing house "Matica Makedonska" has issued representative color monograph "Macedonian Folk Costumes" by Gjorgji Zdravev.4

People: 10 August 2005, Wednesday. President Georgi Parvanov has issued a decree for the appointment of General Miho Mihov as Bulgaria's Ambassador to Macedonia.2.7

Central celebration on the occasion of 102nd anniversary of Ilinden Uprising will be held in Krusevo on August 2. At the legendary site Meckin Kamen in Krusevo, Parliament Speaker Ljupco Jordanovski will hold a ...4

Past governments in Turkey have made mistakes in handling relations with the country's Kurd minority, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech in Diyarbakir on Saturday .2.7

The event took place in the historical city of Kavala. In their statements the newly elected Supreme President, Panos D. Spiliakos, Supreme Vice-president Nina Gatzoulis and Supreme Secretary Theodoros Toskos ...

SARAJEVO, July 28 + BiH Presidency Chair Ivo Miro Jovic received credentials from the newly appointed Macedonian Ambassador to BiH, Mihajlo Trpkovski, in Sarajevo on Thursday.2.7

The Centre praised KFOR's decision, describing it as "proof of the good bilateral co-operation with KFOR that significantly contributes to preserving stability of Kosovo". The Serb request was presented during ...2.7

This evening Skopje will be enlisted among many places throughout the world that have hosted a Deep Purple show.4

Reps. Maloney, Bilirakis, and 21 Members of Congress Send Letters to President Bush and Secretary Rice in Support of UN-sponsored Negotiations Between Greece and FYROM WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman ...

On 9th of June 2005 Macedonian center for international cooperation for the fifth time has given the Hert Jan Van Apelldorn sustainability development award.4

A photo of Sapper Ian Collins is held by grieving parents Kevin and Sue, of Kiveton Park, Rotherham.3.1

A DANCE festival in Wales is having to do without the services of a Macedonian folk-dancing troupe this week, even though they performed in a car park for British Embassy staff in Skopje , twice.2.7

Altitude Software has announced that Mellon Group companies, which provide CRM outsourcing services, have extended their Altitude uCI solution to provide world-class services at contact centre sites in Greece , ...2.7

Macedonian Fund for National and Regional Roads and Greek Company Terna Wednesday signed an agreement for construction of 'Orizari - Saraj' bypass motorway.4

Maccabi Haifa will find out its Champions League second qualifying round opponent on Friday as UEFA holds the draw at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.2.7

Taxi drivers protest Monday causing traffic jam in Skopje streets demanding the government to crack down the unlicensed taxi drivers.4

From June 1, to June 3, 2005 EM Association from Shtip and FOSIM organize sale exhibition "Presentation of the Yuruks from Plackovica and Lakavica Region" in the Cultural Center Tocka in Skopje.4

Yuri Montgomery, a Seattle exporter whose alleged violations helped bring on the July 21 federal seizure of records at Galls Inc.