UMD is pleased to bring to you the fifth issue of UMD’s Weekly Macedonia Economic Brief. This edition features: Macedonia’s pollution problem, USAID’s newest initiative for Macedonian farmers, Macedonia’s low wages, and the Euro-Arab World Summit; this issue also take a look at the stock exchange from 10/23-10/30. This week’s brief also highlights data on Macedonia’s current imports, exports, and…
UMD, which serves as the voice of our nation’s more than half a million Americans of Macedonian heritage, would like to congratulate Vlatko Andonovski on his new position as the ninth head coach in U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team history, taking over as Jill Ellis steps down. Previously, Andonovski served as head coach in the National Women’s Soccer League, specifically…
On Friday, October 11, 2019, UMD hosted a roundtable discussion with Dijana Despodov, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Macedonia (AmCham Macedonia). Despodov worked as an external relations professional for over 15 years, working in a variety of different areas like advocacy, public relations, research and analysis, and international development. Despodov moved back to Macedonia after 12…
Yesterday, October 22, 2019, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol. On the Senate floor, the vote on the accession of Macedonia to NATO passed overwhelmingly with 91 “Yeas,” 2 “Nays,” and 7 Senators not voting. The vote took place only two weeks after the visit of Secretary Michael R. Pompeo to Ohrid, Macedonia – the first…
ОМД ја осудува одлуката на европските лидери повторно да ја блокираат кандидатурата на Македонија за полноправно членство во унијата. Оваа одлука е голем удар врз надежите на Македонија за интеграција во ЕУ. Наместо да го исполнат своето ветување за доделување на датум за преговори, европските лидери одлучија повторно да ни го завртат грбот. Со ова, европската заедница ја става иднината…
UMD condemns the decision by European Union leaders to block Macedonia’s bid for membership yet again. The decision is another blow to Macedonia’s EU integration hopes, and it compromises the affirmation by the European Union to expand and take in new members. Macedonia has been a candidate for over 14 years, but despite the length of its candidacy status, the…
Phillip S. Naumoff was born in Toronto, Canada in 1961 to Spiro and Christina Naumoff, a family with deep Macedonian history. His father, born in Orovo, Aegean Macedonia, was a Macedonian child refugee who was evacuated to the then-Czechoslovakia during the Greek Civil War at the age of 10, finally being reunited with his parents in 1956. Naumoff’s mother, Christina…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) celebrates the 11th of October, the day when the #Macedonian uprising against fascism began. The uprising was a historic moment for the #Macedonian people and the long struggle for liberation of #Macedonia. Undeterred by #Bulgarian occupation and fascist support in the region, Macedonians began a vigorous fight for freedom and liberty. UMD is proud to…
Македонски медиуми објавија дел од прелиминарните заклучоци на Венецијанската комисија за законот за јазици. Комисијата забележа низа недостатоци и нелогичности со законот, и препорача негово значително ревидирање. Според комисијата, законот за јазици ги преминува препорачаните мерки за промоција на мултиетничност, и предвидува јазична еднаквост што би било речиси невозможно да се оствари. Во извештајот се наведува дека спроведувањето на предвидената…
A potentially damaging blow to the law on languages came from an unlikely source. In a recent leak, the Venice Commission, the constitutional law advisory body of the Council of Europe, outlined major issues with the law on languages. According to the Venice Commission, the law goes too far in “promoting multiethnic and multilingual interconnectedness of the judicial system.” The…