Ahead of the double parliamentary and presidential elections, the main opposition VMRO DPMNE party, which is expected to win the elections, wants to eliminate the mechanism that imposes quotas on ethnic minority employees in the public sector

Latest surveys of temperature levels in Skopje suggest more trees and climate-conscious urban planning could significantly reduce the toll on public health during heatwaves – but practical implementation is moving slowly

Legal experts and transparency advocates criticised the Agency for the Protection of the Right to Free Access to Public Information for requiring electronic signatures on email appeals, arguing that it is in contrast with NM's freedom of information law

Albanian law students from North Macedonia ask be allowed to take the bar exam in their mother tongue, reopening a dispute on the heartfelt problem of unfulfilled language rights

Controversy is surrounding the appointment of new members to North Macedonia’s Anti-Discrimination Commission; a key human rights body, in the past it derived towards political interests and fears over its credibility are mounting