Results of the First Round of Local Elections in North Macedonia

Results of the First Round of Local Elections in North Macedonia

In the first round of local elections in North Macedonia, held on October 20, 2025, 44 mayors of municipalities were elected. According to the data, VMRO-DPMNE won 33 mandates in the first round, whil...

ODIHR Assessed the Electoral Process in North Macedonia Amid Reports of Legal Irregularities

ODIHR Assessed the Electoral Process in North Macedonia Amid Reports of Legal Irregularities

The local elections held on October 19th in North Macedonia were competitive and allowed voters a real choice between different political options. However, the elections were overshadowed by legal irr...

Kosovo Civil Society Asks EU to Lift 2023 Measures

Kosovo Civil Society Asks EU to Lift 2023 Measures

A group of twelve civil society organizations from Kosovo has sent an open letter to European Union leaders, requesting the lifting of measures imposed on Kosovo in 2023. The letter is addressed to th...

European Parliament Adopts Strong Resolution on Serbia, Criticizing Authorities

European Parliament Adopts Strong Resolution on Serbia, Criticizing Authorities

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on Serbia that is considered highly critical of the current government. The resolution is the result of concerted action by all parliamentary groups wi...

Inquiry Committee presents report in the European Parliament: Measures against the authorities in Serbia are expected

Inquiry Committee presents report in the European Parliament: Measures against the authorities in Serbia are expected

A member of the Inquiry Committee and professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, Tanasije Marinković, expressed hope that the European Parliament, after the presentation of the rep...

New EU Enlargement Proposal: Access Without Full Voting Rights?

New EU Enlargement Proposal: Access Without Full Voting Rights?

The European Union is considering a new model for enlargement that would allow potential new member states to access the Union without full voting rights, including the right of veto. According to thi...

Hungarian Minister Szijjártó Criticizes EU for Energy Policy

Hungarian Minister Szijjártó Criticizes EU for Energy Policy

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has sharply criticized the European Union for the REPowerEU proposal, which aims to ban the import of Russian energy. Szijjártó stated that Hungary will use ...

Mickoski Attends Western Balkans Summit in London

Mickoski Attends Western Balkans Summit in London

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Hristijan Mickoski, along with his delegation, will attend the Western Balkans Summit, which is being held this year in London, in the United Kingdom. This summi...

Erdogan Advises Meloni to Quit Smoking at Egypt Summit

Erdogan Advises Meloni to Quit Smoking at Egypt Summit

During the summit on Gaza held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the opportunity to give Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni health advice. The encounter, which ...

Increased Albanian Presence in the Butel Municipal Council

Increased Albanian Presence in the Butel Municipal Council

The elections in the Municipality of Butel saw an increase in the number of Albanian councilors in the municipal council. According to the results, eight out of a total of nineteen councilors are Alba...

Number of Invalid Votes in North Macedonia's Local Elections

Number of Invalid Votes in North Macedonia's Local Elections

In the recent local elections in North Macedonia, 1,832,415 citizens had the right to vote, of which 48.30% exercised that right. During the vote count, a significant number of invalid ballots were re...

Milatović: Montenegro Deserves the Start of Drafting the EU Accession Treaty

Milatović: Montenegro Deserves the Start of Drafting the EU Accession Treaty

The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, stated that Montenegro, as the most advanced candidate in the region, deserves for the European Union (EU) to begin drafting the Accession Treaty. This st...