Rent-a-Bike System Opened in Skopje
Mayor of the City of Skopje Koce Trajanovski officially opened the new rent-a-bike system in Skopje. There will be three main rent-a-bike points: "Makedonija" Square, Treska Parking Lot and TC Biser in the Municipality of Aerodrom. The price for renting is 10 MKD per hour and the citizens will be able to rent and return the bicycle at any of the three points. Visit the  official web portal of the City of Skopje for more information. |
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The Second ORIO Call for Proposals for 2010 Opened
On Monday 26 July 2010 the second ORIO Call for proposals for 2010 has been opened. This Call will close on Monday 11 October 2010 at 17.00 hrs CET. ORIO (Facility for Infrastructure Development) is a grant facility funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage public private partnerships in infrastructure development in developing countries. For more information visit: www.agentschapnl.nl and www.orio.nl. |
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NATO's new Strategic Concept - on line poll
Share your thoughts on NATO’s New Strategic Concept: new poll where you can quickly and easily make your views known. Just click on the following link: http://natostratcon.info/.The subject of this first poll is: What is the most pressing security issue facing NATO? |
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Open Call for Participants: Film Workshop in Utrecht
Public Room in cooperation with Stichting Cultural Aid from Netherlands are officially announcing an open call for young actors from Macedonia to participate on the film workshop in Utrecht, Netherlands in the period 18 - 26 October 2010. Public Room encourages young actors from Macedonia in the age group between 20 and 25 to take part in this extraordinary event. To enroll for the programme, all interested are advised to read the short programme description and submit all necessary documents before 10 July 2010 following the official rules for application. Read more... |
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Closing Ceremony of the Gender Responsive Budgeting Project
On 29 June 2010, the closing ceremony for the "Gender Responsive Budgeting on Local Level" project took place. The project was implemented in the period January 2009 - May 2010 in two pilot municipalities – Tetovo and Bitola. It was the first attempt to introduce the concepts and tools of gender responsive budgeting to the local stakeholders and to examine the effects of specific programs and budgets on women and men. The key conclusions and findings were presented along with two publications prepared in the framework of this project. Read more... |
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The Netherlands Is the Second Richest EU Member State
Last year both Luxembourg and Ireland had a higher per capita income than the Netherlands. The Irish economy was struck severely and stronger than the Dutch economy by the economic crisis. As a result the Dutch per capita income surpassed the Irish in 2009. Read more... |
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 Training for commercial attachés organised by makInvest and CBI
From the 28th of June until the 2nd of July the Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) and the Macedonian investment agency, MakInvest, will organize a week of trainings for commercial attachés. The training is part of a global effort of CBI to assist commercial attachés of developing countries to better promote trade and investment interest of their country abroad. The training will provide very practical advice to the commercial attachés on: EU trade structures and business practices; marketing and trade promotion techniques; market research; matching needs exporters and EU market access requirements; and role of commercial attachés. Read more... |
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Official result of the Parliamentary Elections in the Netherlands
The Electoral Council has publiced the official result of the Parliamentary Elections in the Netherlands. For detailed information visit the website of the Electoral Council. |
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Impakt Festival 2010
The Impakt Festival 2010 will be held from 13 to 17 October in Utrecht, The Netherlands. In our annual Panorama program we show a selected overview of the best new film and video works. The Panorama program is open for submissions of single channel works. You can submit your work via our online entry form: www.impakt.nl/entryform. Read more... |
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Parliamentary Elections in the Netherlands on 9 June
Dutch Queen Beatrix brought together top parliamentary and political advisors on Thursday, 10 June, to begin considering possible government coalitions. The process of forming a new government after elections in the Netherlands gave the Liberal party VVD 31 out of 150 seats in parliament, ahead of the Labor party by just one seat. Visit the website of Radio Netherlands Worldwide for daily updates. |
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Ambassador Simone Filippini Wins the "Golden Mask 2010" Award
Ambassador Simone Filippini was awarded the Golden Mask 2010, an award presented to the most successful individuals, organisations and institutions in the previous year. Slovenian Ambassador Alain Bergant, football player Goran Pandev, pop singer Kalioi, "Nova Makedonija" daily and the Vevcani Carnival are few of the winners of this year's award. Read more... |
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Cyclists and Nature Lovers Enjoyed the Second Mavrovo Tour and Supported the Humanitarian Action " You Can If You Want"
The organisers of the Mavrovo Tour 2010 would like to thank all participants for supporting the cycling and hiking tour around the Mavrovo Lake as well as the humanitarian action "You Can If You Want". Go here to see photos of the event. |
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V Business Newsletter Issued by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has prepared the fourth edition of the business newsletter. The new issue provides relevant news on developments in the economy and trade sector in Macedonia, tenders, investment possibilities and financial instruments available to Macedonian and Dutch companies. Follow this link to download the newsletter and please send us your comments and suggestions on  sko@minbuza.nl. |
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"Tolerance is a Macedonian Virtue!" - Column by Ambassador Simone Filippini for Vecer Daily
On 18 December 2008, at a Dutch-French and EU backed initiative, a first ever declaration on sexual orientation and gender identity was proposed to the UN General Assembly. While the proposed text was not adopted due to an opposing statement by some countries, it was backed by 67 countries, including Macedonia. The proposed declaration was considered a breakthrough for human rights, as it broke the taboo against speaking about LGBT rights in the United Nations. Read more... |
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Successful Conference on Matra project on Media Literacy 
On the 11th of May, the Macedonian Institute for Media, the Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis from Skopje and the European Centre for Journalists from the Netherlands organized a conference on “Media Literacy – Stimulating Participation of Young People in Democratic Processes”. At the conference, which was attended by teachers, administrators and representatives from the media, the organizers presented their Handbook for Teachers for Learning Media Literacy in Lectures in their Native Language, which will be used in the framework of the Media Literacy Project, which is funded through the Matra Programme <insert link> of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Read more... |
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Queen's Day 2010 Celebrated in Macedonia:
Be CreActive, Design Your Future City
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands marked the Dutch national holiday – Queen’s Day with a series of activities under the motto “Be CreActive Design Your Future City”. The celebration took place in many towns around Macedonia and the official reception took place in Aleksandar Palace Hotel in Skopje. Read more... |
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Spectacular Welcome of the First Transavia Charter Flight
The first Transavia charter flight arrived today from Amsterdam to Skopje, bringing 130 Dutch tourists who will spend their spring holidays in Macedonia. The group was welcomed by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Macedonia, H.E. Mrs. Simone Filippini, representatives of the City of Skopje and the management of the Skopje Airport. Read more... |
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On the Occasion of their 10th Anniversary Tea Moderna Donates 5.000 Euro for the Humanitarian Action "You Can If You Want"!
Media Print Macedonia and Tea Moderna decided to celebrate their 10th anniversary by donating 5.000 Euro for the humanitarian action organised by the Embassy and the National Transplantation Foundation. Ambassador Simone Filippini and Dr. Vladimir Cadikovski received the cheque from Dr. Srgjan Kerim, Executive Director of Media Print Macedonia. |
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Dutch Women's Soccer Team Supports the Humanitarian Action "You Can If You Want"
After the victory over the Macedonian women's soccer team with 7:0, the Dutch team celebrated their success and made a joint contribution to the humanitarian action by dialing the telephone numbers for donations. Read the full story in Vest... |
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Opening of Skopje Dance Fest with the Rotterdam Dance Academy
The 2010 Dance Fest Skopje was open on 14 April, with a performance of the Rotterdam Dance Academy (www.codarts.nl) entitled "The Third". The choreography for the performance was made by Mrs. Risima Risimkin, one of the best known Macedonian choreographers and frontrunners in the area of contemporary dance in the country.The Netherlands Ambassador Simone Filippini was granted a special award for her contribution to the development of the contemporary dance in Macedonia. Read more... |
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Cardboard Design Workshop with David Graas
As а part of “Be CreActive, Design Your Future City” festival that marks the national day of the Netherlands – Queen’s Day 2010, popular Dutch designer David Graas will hold a workshop on cardboard design from 14 – 30 April 2010 in the premises of Art Institute. All produced sculptures will be exhibited on a selling exhibition and the collected funds will be transferred to the account of “You Can If You Want” humanitarian action organised by the Netherlands Embassy and the National Transplantation Foundation( www.ntf.com.mk ). Read more... |
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Macedonia Joins Travel Mediamatic - a Network of Cultural Professionals from all Over the World
One of the first results of the Creative Cities workshop that is taking place in Skopje from 1 to 5 March with the support of the Dutch Embassy is the virtual presentation of the Macedonian cultural scene on the internet. Check http://travel.mediamatic.net/search?q_mm=skopje for more information! |
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New Charter Flights between the Netheralnds and Macedonia
As of 29 April 2010, Transavia, daughter company of the Dutch national carrier KLM and the biggest and most trusted charter company from the Netherlands, will execute at least 27 charter flights from the Netherlands to Macedonia and vice versa. As a result of the arrangement between Transavia, Karatanova Tours, a Dutch-Macedonian Tour Operator, and Schiphol Airport, this company will fly from Amsterdam to Skopje and Ohrid at least once a week in the period April – October 2010. This will bring Macedonia at a 2.5 hour distance from Schiphol, one of the biggest transit airports worldwide. Download the press release (English and Macedonian)  here. |
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Rijksakademie Call for Entries
The Rijksakademie Residency in Amsterdam announces its call for applications for resident artists for the residency that will take place in January-December 2011. The Rijksakademie is an international research and production place for emerging, professional artists from all continents. The Rijksakademie is more than a residency. It has extensive technical facilities, a library and an art collection. In addition, the Rijksakademie offers basic facilities such as a studio, assistance by technical specialists, a work budget, and mediation with accommodation and grants. Read more... |
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Dutch Embassy Congratulates Macedonia on the Visa Liberalization Decision
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Skopje welcomes the decision taken by the member states of the EU that Macedonia's citizens will be able to travel without visa to the Schengen area as of 19 December 2009, and congratulates the authorities as well as the citizens of Macedonia on this important achievement. The new visa free regime will apply to all holders of biometric passports, who will be able to travel to the Schengen area for up to 90 days per six-month period. The Schengen area is made up of all EU Member States, except the UK and Ireland, as well as three non-EU members, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. Download the info-brochures: EN, MK, AL. Read more... |
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