Tree Day - Green Macedonia

Once again, Macedonians proved that when is needed they know how to preserve their nature. With the motto "Plant your future" they showed their enthusiasm.

Yesterday (Tuesday, 30th march 2010), for the fifth time, in the last two years was the National Tree Day. Macedonian citizens planted approximately 7, 5 million trees all around Republic of Macedonia. 

This time the event was international. Trees were planted on the border areas with Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. The intention is the next event to be applied all over the Balkan Peninsula.

 So far over 21 million trees were planted.

Macedonia gets visa liberalization!

Macedonia finally gets a visa liberalization! Macedonians can travel without visas in the EU countries and the countries of the Schengen Agreement, after 1st of January 2010.



Twenty-nine countries, including 25 European Union states and non-EU members Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein and Switzerland are bound to the full set of rules in the Schengen Agreement. "The Commission's proposal needs to be approved by the [European] Council after having consulted the European Parliament," the statement added.

Macedonia has met all necessary conditions for visa liberalization, but for Serbia and Montenegro, the entry into force of the visa waiver will depend on fulfillment of all remaining open benchmarks of their respective roadmaps by the date of adoption of this proposal by the Council, the statement said.

This proposal for granting visas was made for Serbia and Montenegro, as well.