Cuts to North Macedonia’s rare diseases programme have alarmed patient organisations; the state program provides therapy for 430 patients, and is set to be cut from 24 million euros to 17,5 million euros in 2026

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

A wave of new drug seizures cast further doubt over North Macedonia’s ability to keep its medicinal cannabis industry in check

A prominent prosecutor resigned citing political pressure: removed from two politically sensitive cases concerning alleged corruption within the ruling party, she said this follows moves aimed at preventing her from doing her job