This year marks the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security - a landmark document recognizing women’s vital role in building peace, stability, and democracy. For over two decades, the OSCE Mission to...
SKOPJE, 20 October 2025 – The campaign was competitive in North Macedonia’s local elections and voters had a wide range of political alternatives to choose from, but they were negatively affected by systemic legal gaps and shortcomings in the...
As setbacks to gender equality become more visible across the OSCE region, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) emphasized the crucial role of strong human rights systems in reversing this trend at a side event of...
SLOVENIA, October 6 - The working visit provided an opportunity to review the challenges facing North Macedonia and Kosovo on their respective paths towards EU membership. During the visit, State Secretary Grašič and Federal Minister Plakolm...
A recent study highlights the pivotal role of the Turkish hammam in preserving Islamic traditions and adapting to diverse local cultures of Muslim communities. SHARJAH, EMIRATE OF SHARJAH, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, September 1, 2025...
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security, Santeri Leinonen, concluded a visit to North Macedonia on 10 and 11 June, and to Montenegro from 11 to 13 June. Throughout the visit, Leinonen met with...
The OSCE Mission to Skopje marked International Youth Day by celebrating the power of youth civic engagement at the “Youth Civic Engagement Award” ceremony, held at Suli An in Skopje’s Old Bazaar. Organized by the Ministry of Social Policy,...
AZERBAIJAN, May 27 - 27 May 2025, 14:56 His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Your Excellency, Allow me, on behalf of the citizens of my country and on my personal behalf, to cordially congratulate you and the...
05 April 2025 “Your NATO accession not only enhanced your security but also our shared security,” underlined Marcos Perestrello, NATO PA President when opening the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s (NATO PA) Standing Committee meeting in Skopje (5-6...
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia ’s ruling conservatives cemented victory in a local election runoff on Sunday, winning just over two-thirds of the mayoral contests in two rounds of voting, leaving opposition Social Democrats far...
PRILEP, Nov 2 (TemA) — A second-division football game in North Macedonia was marred by anti-Albanian chants as home fans shouted racist slogans during Shkëndija e Haraçinë’s 1–0 win over Pobeda. Videos from the live broadcast captured chants such...
In North Macedonia, mayors in 33 municipalities, including Skopje, will be elected in run-off elections on Sunday. In the first round of local elections on October 19, mayors were elected in 44 municipalities. In four locations, the elections will...
The closing event of the Italian Language Week in the World 2025, organized by the Macedonian Association of Teachers of Italian (ZPIRM), took place last night in Skopje. Ambassador Paolo Palminteri spoke at the meeting to thank and congratulate...
Historical, cultural and linguistic disputes keep the EU door closed to North Macedonia, while the key is held by "brotherly" Bulgaria, which has promised it will not back down until its neighbouring country fulfils the agreement reached in 2018....
This year’s edition of the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (IFESD-14), themed From Goals to Action: Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy, was closed in Skopje yesterday. The event was organized by the Ministry of...
The November 2 runoff in Skopje, the prize in this year’s local elections, is shaping up to be a litmus test of the mood of an electorate that seems weary of long-standing political stagnation. For the past three decades, the capital, home to...
UK police release 1 of 2 men arrested over train stabbings and laud 'heroic' rail worker LONDON (AP) — British police say one of two men arrested over a stabbing attack on a train has been released without charge. The only remaining suspect is a...
UK police release 1 of 2 men arrested over train stabbings and laud 'heroic' rail worker LONDON (AP) — British police said Sunday that one of two men arrested in connection with a mass stabbing attack that spread fear and panic on a London-bound...
UK police release 1 of 2 men arrested over train stabbings and laud 'heroic' rail worker LONDON (AP) — British police say one of two men arrested over a stabbing attack on a train has been released without charge. The only remaining suspect is a...
