North Macedonia

After banning state media funding and fixing it by law, the country's Social Democratic government has completely reversed course on media reforms over seven years: newspapers have received a formal guarantee that they will continue to receive subsidies

FDI inflows to North Macedonia amounted to €616,7m in 2023, 17% less than the previous year, according to data from the central bank

According to the World Population Review, North Macedonia and Albania had the lowest average IQ in Europe, 81,91 and 81,75 respectively

As of Wednesday, the exchange of driving licences and vehicle registration certificates will be free of charge due to the obligation under the Prespa Agreement

Five people from the country's leading cancer clinic, including two former directors, are suspected of having illicitly purchased expensive cancer drugs, some of which potentially ended up on the black market

The North Macedonian energy regulator stated that it has issued licences for electricity production from renewable sources with a total installed capacity of almost 399 MW in 2023, an increase of 160% on 2022

A floating solar plant will be installed within the national irrigation network, with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management signing a contract with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain and the consulting company Globatek

North Macedonia weathered a series of ethnically-charged incidents in 2023, a relatively calm period despite economic hardships, and opens 2024 with the prospect of a politician from the country’s ethnic Albanian minority becoming prime minister

A multimillion-euro telecoms corruption case against three former managers of North Macedonia’s partially state-owned Makedonski Telekom has passed the statute of limitations, therefore ending with no final verdict after 12 years of setbacks and delays

Hundreds of young people, teachers and parents showed interest in a campaign to promote higher education in Bulgaria, which toured Skopje, Bitola and Strumica involving 12 higher education institutions

The government of North Macedonia adopted the ninth anti-crisis package, allocating €662 million to mitigate economic challenges, with 26 social security measures designed to provide targeted assistance to vulnerable citizens and businesses

North Macedonia has decided to allow Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's plane to land in Skopje, which will allow Lavrov to attend the OSCE ministerial meeting

The Commission for Elections and Appointments appointed Marija Janiceska as Director of the Technical Operations Agency