GDP growth is once again among the top five in Europe, as a percentage, and the data is not ours but was released by Eurostat, Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski told a press conference Wednesday held together with Finance Minister Gordana Dimtrieska-Kochoska.
PM Mickoski shared data from the State Statistics Office and Eurostat, according to which in the first quarter (Q1) the country reached GDP growth of 3.1%, which is the seventh quarter in a row since the VMRO-DPMNE government came to power with growth in the additional gross product.
“Immediately behind Malta, Poland and Serbia comes Macedonia, which is in the top five in Europe,” said Mickoski, emphasizing that these are Eurostat data.
PM Mickoski also referred to the statistical data on industrial production and employment in the country, which, as the PM said, speak of the Government’s positive policies.
“Industrial production in April 2026 increased by 7.6% compared to April last year, in the first four months of 2026, and thus, like rarely any other country in Europe, we have industrial production that is positive, small, 0.2%, but it is positive in conditions when we have the epic biggest crisis in the world,” said the Prime Minister.
The third parameter, says Mickoski, is the number of newly employed people, which has increased in the first 21 months since the current Government came to power.
“The number of employees increased by 16,000 new jobs during this period. This data is bad news for those who pray that Macedonia will not succeed, but good news for a huge number of citizens,” said the Prime Minister.
