Today marks the first official Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the recently-formed LTU Macedonian Students’ Society at Melbourne’s La Trobe University. The formation of the club was the result of weeks of work and dedication by a group of passionate Macedonian students on campus who felt such a club was necessary given the large Macedonian [...]
By- Vostokian for Nomadic universality- (Translated from Greek) Identity in Eastern Europe was based on multiple and ever-changing criteria in the course of history. Whether it was language, religion or ethnic integration, the identities for many Balkan peoples were fluid. One of these identities is the Slavic ethnic identity, a term with strongly politicized connotations. [...]
On Sunday the 18th February 2018, a picnic organised by the Bapčor Social Club was held at Central Gardens in the suburb of Hawthorn in Melbourne’s east. The picnic was a gathering of the Bapčorski community of Melbourne and was the first of its kind in almost 3 years. ‘The village hasn’t existed since 1949 [...]
The urban landscapes of Skopje have undergone significant alterations multiple times in the past. Such is the case with the most recent changes that followed with the Skopje 2014 project (a subject of numerous controversies) or the rebuilding of Skopje after the 1963 earthquake. The selection of the few photos below offers a glance at [...]
The Macedonians in Australia, as an inseparable part of the Macedonian people, express concern for unity and statehood of Macedonia, the country's name and identity of the nation! We reject any federalization and easement of the Albanian language on the whole territory of Macedonia and in its international relations! We consider only the Macedonian language [...]
ATHENS (Reuters) - A threatening letter containing a bullet has been sent to the Greek foreign minister, who is engaged in talks with Macedonia on a long-running name dispute, police said. Nikos Kotzias has received other threatening letters and calls in recent months. “The new envelope ... contained a bullet and a letter with references [...]
SKOPJE – French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier said for SDK.mk that the unconditional recommendation to start EU membership negotiations can be problematic because the Law on the Use of Languages in the Parliament was adopted yesterday without a minimum of consensus and without a civilized discussion. “Yesterday it was a disappointing day because we [...]
The Republic of Macedonia parliament, on Wednesday, March 15th passed legislation to pass a dual language law for Albanian to be included for official use across all administrative levels, including the judiciary, municipalities, local councils, hospitals and all government departments. Reports indicate this will affect 130,000 administrative roles and positions within the Republic of Macedonia. [...]
Attention Ged Kearney (Labor Candidate for Batman Electorate) and Australian Labor Party On behalf of the World Macedonian Congress Australia, co-Chairmen Jim Stefanovski and Goran Kotev need to bring a gross injustice to your immediate attention. Your recent flyer that has been published and disseminated is misleading and discriminatory. The Macedonian community has always historically supported the [...]
PRESS RELEASE 13 March 2018, Melbourne, Australia - In an act of perpetual discrimination towards the Australian citizens of Macedonian descent, the Australian authorities have denied the World Macedonian Congress – Australia (WMC-A) the right to register the trademark of the ‘Macedonian Sun’ within its logo, sighting it as a national symbol of Greece. In a [...]
