AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSkopje–Istanbul Business Push: North Macedonia’s PM Hristijan Mickoski invited Turkish investors at a Türkiye–North Macedonia Business Forum, pitching Skopje as a gateway to European markets and pointing to reforms like digitized services. Regional Culture & Identity: At the SEECP 30th anniversary summit in Sofia, North Macedonia’s President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova and FM Timco Mucunski stressed EU-path cooperation with Bulgaria and urged closer links between schools, universities, science, culture, and NGOs to reduce prejudice. Heritage Tourism Spotlight: A travel feature puts Ohrid in the spotlight—Byzantine and Ottoman streets, car-free historic core, and the town’s famed “bleak” pearl craft tradition. Arts & Film (Roma stories): Macedonian director Dina Duma discussed her Tribeca-screened feature “Skateboarding Is Not for Girls,” rooted in community research and sensitive casting. Graffiti as Art: Kyustendil’s second Colors of Kyustendil International Graffiti Festival (June 12–14) returns with a legal wall, free-paint zone, workshops, and family-friendly events. Environment & Governance: A report links EU delays on the Deforestation Regulation to faster illegal logging in Albania’s UNESCO forests, with the Shebenik–Jabllanicë park on the Albania–North Macedonia border in focus.
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