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Laboratorium to host launch for ‘Pop Culture’ vinyl compilation

Skopje, 29 March 2024 (MIA) – Laboratorium Cultural Center will host a launch for “Pop Culture,” a vinyl compilation of music by young Macedonian artists including Audio Cigla, Mia Perevska, Dina Jashari, Andreja Salpe, Zee, Young Dadi, Matej Foltz and Slatkaristika….

New mural in Skopje to mark start of 19th AKTO festival

Skopje, 28 March 2024 (MIA) — Murals celebrating the spirit of solidarity will be unveiled in several cities nationwide as part of the 19th AKTO Festival for Contemporary Arts, which will take place throughout the entire year organized by the association…

Free theater performances to celebrate World Theater Day

Skopje, 26 March 2024 (MIA) — To celebrate March 27, World Theater Day, the Macedonian National Theater will perform two plays: Dejan Dukovski’s “Siljan the Stork Dancing” on March 30 and Martin McDonagh’s “Hangmen” on April 6. Dukovski’s “Siljan the Stork…

East Gate Mall to host ‘From the Heart – For Life’ exhibition

Skopje, 26 March 2024 (MIA) – An exhibition titled “From the Heart – For Life” is set to open 6pm Tuesday at Skopje’s East Gate Mall. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage open thinking and conversation about the…

Macedonian writers mark Day of European Authors

Skopje, 25 March 2024 (MIA) — Macedonian writers Sande Stojchevski, Marina Mijakovska, and Stefan Markovski will read their works in two high schools to mark Day of European Authors, which celebrates European literature and encourages interest in reading. Taking place in…

Jean-Pierre Siméon, Katrin Pitz win 2024 Struga Poetry Evenings prizes

Skopje, 22 March 2024 (MIA) – French poet Jean-Pierre Siméon is this year’s winner of Struga Poetry Evenings’ Golden Wreath award and German poet Katrin Pitz is the winner of the 2024 Bridges of Struga prize, festival organizers said Thursday….

Stobi archaeological site receives over €180,000 non-refundable EU funds, showcasing tangible benefits of Euro-integration

Skopje, 21 March 2024 (MIA) – First Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Affairs, Bojan Marichikj, Minister of Culture, Bisera Kostadinovska-Stojchevska, and Additional Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Jovanka Trenchevska, visited on Wednesday the Stobi archeological site where conservative-restoration…

National Opera and Ballet to perform “La dame aux camélias”

Skopje, 20 March 2024 (MIA) — The National Opera and Ballet is staging “La dame aux camélias” ballet based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel put to music by Giuseppe Verdi in his “La traviata.” Mimi Pop Aleksova Atanasovska and Boban Kovachevski perform…

Gender Equality Alliance: Only 21.3% of Macedonian companies had women in top management

Skopje, 18 March 2024 (MIA) – It is a myth that men and women have equal opportunities to hold high leadership positions in Macedonian businesses, the fact is that only 21.3 percent of businesses in North Macedonia had women in top…

Lidija Dimkovska wins Novel of the Year award

Skopje, 15 March 2024 (MIA) – Lidija Dimkovska’s fourth novel, “Unique Citizen Identification Number” (Tri, 2023), is the winner of the Novel of the Year award given by the Slavko Janevski Foundation, contest organizers announced at a press conference Friday. Speaking…

‘Dearest Pinocchio’ exhibit opens at National Gallery

Skopje, 15 March 2024 (MIA) — “Dearest Pinocchio”, an exhibition of objects and wooden toys made by various Italian companies to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Italian writer Carlo Collodi’s children’s book “The Adventures of Pinocchio” opened at the National Gallery…

Basic interest rate unchanged, inflation dropping, economic growth below projections: central bank

Skopje, 13 March 2024 (MIA) – The National Bank’s Operational Monetary Policy Committee has assessed that the interest rate of central bank bills should remain unchanged at 6.3 percent, whereas interest rates of overnight and 7-day deposits to continue at 4.2…