North Macedonia

It was expected that a package of economic measures would be adopted by the Economic Council on Wednesday, but it didn't happen; business sector had set the deadline for Wednesday, announcing that otherwise a large number of companies would have to close

Small opposition Levica Party will file a motion for a referendum aimed at undermining the deal with Bulgaria; it will not attack the 2017 friendship treaty, but its consequences, to avoid the annulment faced by right wing opposition motion weeks ago

European Investment Bank will provide a EUR 50 million loan to North Macedonia for rehabilitation, modernisation, expansion and construction of water supply infrastructure

Mickovski, party leader of the Macedonian Democratic Party for National Unity, announced the collection of signatures for a referendum to cancel the 2017 'friendship agreement' with Bulgaria

Movie star John Malkovich announced a plan for a Hollywood standard movie and music studio in Skopje, welcomed with enthusiasm by the North Macedonian professionals of the industry

As human smuggling through the Balkans rises, police in North Macedonia discovered 49 undocumented migrants on a road in the south of the country after their truck capsized, injuring 35 of them

New measures to tackle the economic crisis have been approved, including a ban on the export of wheat, flour, wood and pellets and the elimination of the tax on the import of domestic use oil until the end of the year

Draft amendments to media law would end the ban on state financing of private radio and television stations and on state advertising in the private media with bipartisan and strictly regulated info campaigns

Prime Minister Kovacevski announced that Skopje had reached a compromise with Bulgaria in a long-standing dispute, allowing EU accession talks to begin

The 'Confucius Institute' will offer in Bitola schools various activities aimed at teaching the Chinese language at the initial, intermediate and advanced levels, as well as courses in traditional Chinese - calligraphy or artistic papermaking

North Macedonia has the worst urban air quality in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency's latest report on air pollution in Europe

Government has set a trade margin of up to 5% for a number of products such as white bread, sugar and sunflower oil until 30 September

An electronic application for high school enrollment in the country is being enabled, for the first time ever, by logging on to the e-services portal of the Ministry of Education and Science