Skopje

58 Days To Oslo

Coventry Green Voice (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

The Ban Bus is in Skopje today.

HUMANITARIAN CONCERT IN HONOR OF TOSE PROESKI

Macedonia Daily.org (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

National. An enormous international humanitarian concert will take place under the name "WE LOVE YOU, TOO", dedicated to Tose Proeski on Sunday at 19:30h on the location of the Skopje City Stadium. The concert is organized by the International Foundation Tose Proeski, and under the auspices of the Macedonian Government and the Macedonian Ministry of Culture. This international humanitarian concert...

MACEDONIA REPLACES SOLUN WITH BAR

Macedonia Daily.org (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

National. The first cargo train on route Skopje - Bar has started. The cargo shipment had been loaded since 10am this morning after a joint meeting between businessmen and Government officials of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Present were members of the largest metallurgy companies in Macedonia who this summer picked the Montenegro port as a replacement for Greece’s Solun port. Goods would be transported...

Concert in Tribute to Macedonian Pop Icon Unites Balkans

Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008

A special concert on Sunday in Skopje is to mark one year since the tragic death of Macedonia's biggest pop star Tose Proeski. The tribute concert will be held under the banner "We all love you, Tose," as a reply to Tose's practice to greet his audience at every concert with the words "I love you ...

Macedonian woman suspected of killing and dismembering her son

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

Skopje - Macedonian police on Thursday arrested a woman suspected of murdering her adult son and later dismembering and burning his body, local media reported. A 59-year-old woman from the village of Orizari, 120 kilometres southeast of Skopje, repor...

Macedonia name negotiations on home straight

Euractive (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn today (2 October) signalled that the 17-year-old 'name dispute' between Skopje and Athens over the name 'Macedonia' may be nearing a solution.

Feast pastries sicken 256

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

More than 250 people came down with suspected food poisoning after eating cream-filled pastries to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Macedonian health officials said Wednesday. All 256 people who sought medical help are believed to have eaten pastries from one shop in Skopje and displayed symptoms of salmonella poisoning, officials said.

• Macedonia: More than 250 sick from cream pastries - San Diego Union

More than 250 sick from cream pastries in Macedonia

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia | More than 250 people came down with suspected food poisoning after eating cream-filled pastries to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Macedonian health officials said Wednesday.

Scores ill after eating cake

IOL (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Some 250 people have reportedly suffered food poisoning after eating cakes that had gone off from a pastry shop in Skopje.

Macedonia under pressure to accept compromise name

Euractive (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

Macedonia's leaders clashed this week over their country's name dispute with Greece, ahead of the expected presentation of a UN compromise proposal that Western diplomats say Skopje must accept if it is to stay on course to join the EU and NATO.

MKD – President salutes FYR of Macedonia basketball heroes

FIBA (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

SKOPJE (EuroBasket Qualifying) – The parties lasted until the early morning hours in Skopje on the night FYR of Macedonia qualified for EuroBasket 2009 in Poland. The country ended a nine-year absence from the prestigious tournament and everyone – the players, coaches and fans – wanted to make the most of the achievement. Even FYROM ...

Macedonian parliament approves detention of lawmakers

People Daily (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008

The Macedonian parliament approved on Saturday the detention of two lawmakers over crimes allegedly committed during the country's 2001 ethnic conflict. Hajrula Misini and Hisni Xhemaili are both from the ruling ethnic Albanian Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, news reaching here from Skopje reported. Xhemaili is accused in the 2001 kidnapping and torture of four construction workers, while Missini...

• Macedonian parliament strips deputies of immunity - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Macedonian parliament strips deputies of immunity - kansascity.com
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SKOPJE TO HOST 4TH WHITE NIGHT

Macedonia Daily.org (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008

Culture. Exhibitions, concerts, theater plays and a fashion show make only a part of the fourth "White Night" manifestation, to be held this year on Saturday (Sept. 27). Tanja Balak, an official of the City of Skopje, told the press Thursday that the manifestation aimed at conveying a message to the citizens to pay more attention and to be "proud of what we have, what has remained on this soil for...

Macedonian police seize stolen antiquities

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Authorities have seized dozens of stolen ancient artifacts after raiding the homes of two suspected antiquities smugglers in southern Macedonia.

THE LEGAL TERMINATOR

Macedonia Daily.org (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008

National. Stamen Filipov, often referred to as the “ legal terminator”, is an elderly man living in Skopje, Macedonia. He has chosen an unusual hobby for his quiet days of retirement: he guards the constitution! Democracy rests on active citizenship that constantly monitors the government. An active citizen is an essential requirement for a free society. The centre of democracy is the citizen: sometimes...