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National Bank Of Greece Ups Stake In Macedonian Unit
National Bank of Greece SA (NBG), the country’s largest lender, said Wednesday it has raised its stake in its Macedonia unit Stopanska Banka AD to 94.6% from 73% for EUR35.1 million. This confirms what sources had told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. The acquisition forms a part of a 2001 agreement between NBG, the European Bank of... »
Driver kills 30 sheep in Macedonia
A speeding driver in Macedonia has killed 30 sheep and injured as many as they crossed a highway in eastern part of the country, news from Skopje reported Wednesday. The 53-year-old driver plowed through a flock of sheep at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour in an area where the limit is 50 kilometers,... »
Macedonians claim boiled beans record
A village in Macedonia has set a new record for the biggest amount of beans boiled in a pot, beating the previous total set by a group of students in South Dakota. A spokeswoman for Guinness World Records told Macedonian television that the record of 3.15 tons was set Sunday in the eastern village of... »
Macedonians prefer name over NATO, EU
A recent poll shows that more than 60 percent of Macedonians have preferred preserving the country’s name to joining the EU and NATO, news from Skopje said Monday. A total of 66.5 percent of 1,110 respondents said the country’ s name is more important than joining EU and NATO, while 26.2 percent said they favored... »
NATO supports Macedonia membership
NATO reaffirmed here Wednesday its support to Macedonia to join alliance as soon as the outstanding name issue with Greece is resolved. The announcement came following the visit to NATO headquarters today of foreign and defence ministers of Macedonia,. Antonio Milososki and Zoran Konjanovski, who met with the North Atlantic Council. Talks focussed on the progress... »
Macedonia cracks down on illicit antiquities trade
Macedonian police say they have arrested 48 people, including local politicians and archaeologists, in a nationwide crackdown on the illegal antiquities trade. Spokesman Ivo Kotevski says the operation started early Thursday in eight towns, and about 100 artifacts dating from prehistoric to Ottoman times have been seized. Kotevski said more than 60 homes were raided, and... »
FYROM cuts ministers’ pay to balance budget
Macedonia will cut the salaries of its government ministers and shelve some of its planned investments to rebalance its budget, news reports from Skopje said Friday. Finance Minister Zoran Stavreski said late Thursday the salaries of the ministers, including the prime minister, deputy-ministers and elected officials would be reduced by 10 percent in 2010 and... »
FYROM files child-porn charge against OSCE official
Macedonian police on Friday filed criminal charges against an official with the local European security mission over suspected child pornography, news from Skopje said. Police said that the suspect is a 38-year-old Norwegian man. He is working at the Macedonian mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He was suspected of... »
Kosovo separatists deny they export violence
We do not export violence was the message the so-called interior minister of the separatist Kosovo government, Bayram Redzepi, told the media in Skopje. Still, Macedonia’s Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska asked Redzepi to export 70 of its most wanted criminals to Skopje so they can stand trial for crimes ranging from inciting violence to drug... »
FYROM, Pristina to jointly clamp arms smuggling
Macedonia and Kosovo agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation and coordination in efforts to clamp down on criminal activities on their border. “The best approach in the struggle against the criminal activities in the region is through cooperation and good coordination,” Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska and her Kosovo counterpart Bajram Rexhepi said. The two ministers met... »
