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North Macedonian media juggles EU accession frustration and domestic anti-corruption scrutiny against a backdrop of celebrity gossip, regional Balkan tensions, and sports disappointment, with the national mood caught between democratic ambition and institutional fatigue.
  1. The most expensive apartment in North Macedonia reportedly cost 168,000 euros for 50 square meters, while someone bought a house for 1,500,000 euros in the Skopje municipality of Karpoš. (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  2. Macedonian singer Elena Risteska was moved by Canadian singer Celine Dion's story, saying "no one knows what we singers go through." (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  3. Nick Reiner will not face the death penalty for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  4. Harsh words from members of the European Parliament over Ratko Mladić's funeral: "The illusions of a European Serbia under Aleksandar Vučić must also be buried" (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  5. It is now known where the state data centre will be built; the Government of North Macedonia has found a promising location (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  6. Scandalous move by French President Emmanuel Macron: he asks the European Union to lift sanctions on a Russian oligarch (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  7. A monumental statue of the Illyrian queen Teuta has been unveiled in Albania (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  8. Scandal in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a fake referee stripped in front of underage female volleyball players and showed his backside (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  9. The son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has officially dropped his father's surname (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  10. The airport in Nashville will be named after country music star Dolly Parton (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  11. Taylor Swift skipped the Emmy Awards because of her husband and was accompanied by Tom Cruise (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  12. Actor Michael J. Fox received a special honour at the Emmy Awards, where the audience gave him a standing ovation (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  13. Croatia unveiled its new kit made by Adidas (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  14. A young man from Skopje has disappeared at a beach in a camp near Ohrid, with his clothes and phone found on the shore (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  15. The North Macedonia volleyball team lost to Portugal and is left with no chance of reaching the round of 16 (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  16. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blames the United States for the war in Ukraine still continuing, saying 'we would already be living in peace' (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  17. Vasilije Micić is by far the highest-paid player in the EuroLeague; after the Serbian come the 'stars' of coach Obradović (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  18. The sad side of sports: a former snooker player who appeared in two World Snooker Championship finals no longer remembers them (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  19. Cristiano Ronaldo has an unusual idea — he wants to buy the club he plays for (Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia) (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)
  20. Students learned about pension awareness, while the Syndicate sent 'teachers' into companies (Sloboden Pečat, 2026-09-15)