What Happens If No One Reads www.thefp.com/p/what-happe...

"At the last local polls, independents made a breakthrough, winning 67 council mandates in 34 municipalities... Cumulatively, with more than 56,000 votes won across the country, the independents in 2021 became the fourth most popular force in North #Macedonia." balkaninsight.com/2025/07/03/h...

No. 44 Macedonian Matters Electoral overhaul progresses, new ethnic representation law adopted, 34 charged in deadly Kochani fire case, and more. macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-44-mace...

"There are ancient lakes, wild mountains, little towns, award-winning food, and everything else in-between without the crowds. From adventure, history, or purely to enjoy chill time, North #Macedonia truly has it all." www.kiwi.com/stories/why-...

No. 43 Macedonian Matters Bulgarian MEPs stall EU progress report, electoral reform debate rekindles, N. Macedonia draws Belgium in World Cup Qualifier, and more. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-43-mace...

No. 42 Macedonian Matters Foreign Minister Mucunski in Washington, PM Mickoski in Budapest, and more. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-42-mace...

No. 41 Macedonian Matters Kaja Kallas in Skopje, potential talks with #Bulgaria at #NATO summit, and more. #NorthMacedonia #Macedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-41-mace...

For my fellow wanderers between worlds... highly recommended! "On language, belonging, and embracing the different versions of ourselves." longreads.com/2024/04/23/m...

We're back! Thanks for your support. This edition covers Costa's visit to Skopje, the new strategic partnership with the UK, and more. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia #MacedonianMatters macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-40-mace...

"Dimitrovska was elected with the approval of MPs from the main ruling VMRO DPMNE party and the main opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM." #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia #Corruption balkaninsight.com/2025/04/25/n...

Protesters demanding greater accountability march in North #Macedonia over deadly nightclub fire apnews.com/article/nort...

Thousands of people gathered in North Macedonia to call for justice for 59 people killed in a nightclub blaze and demand an end to the corruption that they say was behind the country's worst disaster in years reut.rs/4i8IHc7

At least 59 people were killed and another 155 were injured when a fire broke out overnight in a nightclub in North Macedonia, the country’s interior minister, Panche Toshkovski, said on Sunday.

This is no accident. This is negligence, corruption, lawlessness. 14 died at the modular hospital in Tetovo 21 died in the floods near Stajkovci 45 died in the Durmo Tours bus crash Now 59 at a nightclub in Kocani. All preventable deaths. How many more before the people stand up?

Nightclub fire in North #Macedonia kills 59, injures over 100 www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance

🚨 Available for media commentary, #consulting & #research collabs! 🚨 Focus on 🗳️ #democracy & governance, 📰 #media & civil society, and EU integration in the W. #Balkans with a background in 🤝 project/program management and donor engagement. Let’s connect! 📩 #PoliticalAnalysis #WesternBalkans

Under targeted attack from the Trump administration, U.S. democracy aid faces an existential crisis. Democracy aid, writes Thomas Carothers, will be the “canary in the coal mine” for President Trump’s willingness to depart from foreign policy precedent: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

📢 Како нашата држава може да ги искористи 750 милиони евра од Планот за раст и што треба да направат пратениците за да обезбедат континуитет и конзистентност во процесот на спроведување на преземената одговорност пред граѓаните и ЕУ? Прочитајте повеќе во документот 👇 🔗https://shorturl.at/6MYM7

New public opinion research by @idscs.bsky.social in N. #Macedonia on #EUintegration: - Around 62% of citizens support EU accession (82% among ethnic Albanians and 56% among ethnic Macedonians) - Only 20% of citizens support constitutional changes idscs.org.mk/mk/2025/02/1...

No. 39 Macedonian Matters Convicted organizers of 2017 parliament attack released, EU Commissioner reasserts constitutional changes requirement for EU accession, and more. macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-39-mace...

Words worth heeding today...

The Western Balkans Fund announced the launch of a new EU/WBF Joint Action Call for Proposals! This Call is open to all Civil Society Organizations and other eligible applicants in the #WesternBalkans Region. Details: westernbalkansfund.org

No. 38 Macedonian Matters Former Deputy PM Grubi's whereabouts unknown, Mickoski's firm position on constitutional changes, and more. #NorthMacedonia #Macedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-38-mace...

Today’s Council conclusions on #EU #enlargement call for more decisive efforts to foster reconciliation in the Western Balkans. Check out my piece for @wilsoncenter.org on how the EU can do that and why transatlantic cooperation in the region remains key. ⤵️

The economic angle of delayed #EU integration. Interesting argument by Dragan Tevdovski in @euobserver.com. #WesternBalkans #EUenlargement euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

Manageable in scale but crammed with history and nature, North #Macedonia is a perfect introduction to the underexplored west #Balkans. #NorthMacedonia. www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/...

While the EU Council "welcomes that the new government in #NorthMacedonia has declared EU integration as its strategic goal", it recalls its conclusions of July 2022 and notes that "North Macedonia has not yet completed the constitutional changes to which it has committed itself."

No. 37 Macedonian Matters Artan Grubi blacklisted, Law on Languages court decision delayed until spring, creative solutions for EU integration, and protests against air pollution. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-37-mace...

🚨 N. #Macedonia's former Deputy PM Artan Grubi lands himself on the U.S. blacklist for "... involvement in significant corruption by accepting bribes to undermine judicial processes tied to the criminal conviction of Sasho Mijalkov." www.state.gov/accountabili...

No. 36 Macedonian Matters Mickoski's trip to Brussels and U.S. support for the EU path, Law on Languages before the Constitutional Court amid tensions, school bullying in the public eye, and more. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-36-mace...

No. 35 Macedonian Matters Radmila Sekerinska appointed Deputy Secretary General of #NATO, ethnic tensions following Albanian flag day celebrations, #Skopje without buses, and more. #Macedonia #NorthMacedonia macedonianmatters.substack.com/p/no-35-mace...

Honored to have edited and coauthored this report on N. #Macedonia for Atlantic Council. A privilege to bring together respected thought leaders to propose concrete policy recommendations. Thrilled that 4 of 6 authors are women and included younger voices. www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...