After seven years of legal odyssey, 16 Macedonian journalists won a civil case against the state last month, claiming damages for being subject to systematic wiretapping. The day of the verdict, although greeted in moderate spirit, is still something to rejoice

The polical situation in Macedonia remains highly instable, after boycotts of parliament, government crisis and the risk of early elections. And this time, heavy international pressure doesn't seem to play a positive role on the stabilization of the country

The polical situation in Macedonia remains highly instable, after boycotts of parliament, government crisis and the risk of early elections. And this time, heavy international pressure doesn't seem to play a positive role on the stabilization of the country

The history of the indipendent Macedonia is strongly linked to its first president, Kiro Gligorov, who led it during the difficult years of the Yugoslav crisis. Gligorov, still active and respected in his country, marked last week his ninetieth birthday in a Skopje restaurant

Alshar, an ancient mine located in the southern Balkans, in Macedonia, is said to contain minerals to be found nowhere else on the planet. The rarest of them all - the lorandite, is thought to have the potential to let us understand the work of the sun. Science-fiction or reality?

Monday, 16 April 2007 the trial against Macedonia's former Interior Minister from the time of the ethnic conflict in 2001, Ljube Boskovski, started at The Hague Criminal Tribunal. Together with him accused is also Johan Tarculovski, a police commander of the special police forces

Identifying the very low level of foreign direct investment as one of the serious causes of the slow growth of the local economy, the Macedonian government launched an aggressive campaign aimed at attracting foreign businesses to "Discover the New Business Heaven in Europe": Macedonia

Il governo macedone reagisce positivamente al piano di Ahtisaari per la soluzione del futuro del Kosovo. I vertici politici escludono che la proposta dell'inviato dell'ONU possa destabilizzare la Macedonia. Ribadita però l'importanza della definizione dei confini

The latest enlargement was greeted with not much fuss in Macedonia. Life goes on and very few politicians responded with statements or analyses. Bulgaria, being closer, receives more attention. Romania is already far away

Presentato a Bruxelles un nuovo studio sulle imprese sociali nei paesi dell'Europa centro-orientale e della Comunità degli Stati Indipendenti. L'analisi del contesto legale e normativo, le potenzialità e la diffidenza del pubblico nei confronti del terzo settore

Un casuale controllo della polizia nei pressi della capitale macedone. Alcuni camion con targa bulgara pieni zeppi di armi. Le forze armate macedoni al centro di uno scandalo i cui confini sono ancora tutti da valutare

Le ultime elezioni politiche in Macedonia hanno portato ad un nuovo governo, con equilbri diversi rispetto al passato. Il DUI, principale partito albanese, è rimasto fuori dalla coalizione governativa ed ha avviato una dura opposizione, con l'UE che cerca di gettare acqua sul fuoco

9 novembre, una data simbolica. Quel giorno, nel 1989, cadeva il muro di Berlino. A Skopje, lo stesso giorno, si protesta ora per far cadere un altro muro, quello rappresentato dai visti Schengen

9 novembre, una data simbolica. Quel giorno, nel 1989, cadeva il muro di Berlino. A Skopje, lo stesso giorno, si protesta ora per far cadere un altro muro, quello rappresentato dai visti Schengen

La diaspora macedone nel mondo aumenta sempre più. Molti migranti scelgono l'Italia, in particolare Piacenza, ribattezzata Strumicenza, Treviso, Venezia, Asti e Canelli. Nel frattempo le campagne macedoni si svuotano. L'analisi del corrispondente di Osservatorio sui Balcani

Monospitovo is a village in the region of Strumica in the eastern part of the country. Known for its green house gardening. Over the last several years 50-60 families per year have been migrating, most of them to Italy

''Do not change people to make changes'' said recently the EU to Macedonia. Along with support and encouragement for the new government of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, the political leadership of the country has started to receive its first warnings and disapprovals from Europe

"Greater economic growth, investment, de-politicization and professionalism of the public administration, reduction of bureaucracy, and uncompromised fight against corruption", are the promises of the new Macedonian government to its citizens.

After a prolonged period of crisis, employees of the Macedonian Radio and Television (MRT), the public media service in the country, went on strike

After the defeat in the national elections on 5 July, the leading opposition party in the Macedonian camp, the social democrats - SDSM, undergoes strife and divisions.