Macedonia

The weather has changed since yesterday afternoon due to a low-pressure system moving eastward, bringing heavy local rains and thunderstorms as well as strengthening winds, especially today.

According to the emergency bulletin issued by EMY yesterday:

Registered unemployment totaled 962,050 individuals in November, down 6.4% from November 2023 and up 15.5% from October 2024, the Public Employment Service (DYPA) said in a report released on Friday.

The report said that 47.9% of registered unemployed (460,387) were long-term jobless, of whom 343,209 (35.7%) were men and 618,841 (64.3%) were women.

The weather landscape in Greece is changing, as, in contrast to the sunshine so far, rain and thundery winds are forecast by the National Weather Service for the next few days.

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued an urgent weather bulletin on Friday warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds in various parts of Greece over the coming days.

Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski recently made a controversial interpretation of the Prespa Agreement with Greece and the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighborliness and Cooperation. According to Mickoski, both Greece and Bulgaria should offer "unconditional" support to North Macedonia.

The government is taking action following media reports circulated by Türkiye that Ankara is preparing an EEZ with Syria, starting with what Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his European partners at the EU-Western Balkans Summit.

An Extraordinary EU Summit, exclusively for European Defense, will be held on February 3 of the new year, following a proposal by Kyriakos Mitsotakis, as revealed by the Prime Minister himself, in his statements after the conclusion of the Summit in Brussels.

A change in weather is expected starting tomorrow (Dec 20), which will be in two successive waves.

Specifically, according to meteorologists’ forecasts, heavy rain, thunderstorms and snow in mountainous areas are expected.

Bulgaria's Acting Prime Minister, Dimitar Glavchev, held a conversation yesterday with North Macedonia's Prime Minister, Hristijan Mickoski, during the EU-Western Balkans meeting in Brussels. Glavchev emphasized the importance of reducing harsh rhetoric and promoting respectful dialogue between the two countries.

The regional governor of the Region of Central Macedonia has appointed the deputy governor of the Region of Central Macedonia, Athena Aedona.