Dissatisfied with the minimum wage of 396 euros in North Macedonia, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the parliament building to criticize the government’s decision to increase it by 30 euros. An demonstration took place in the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, demanding an increase in the minimum wage. Following the call of the Macedonian Confederation of Trade Unions, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the parliament building in Skopje, expressing their discontent with the current minimum wage of 396 euros and demanding it be raised to 500 euros. REACTION TO THE 30 EURO INCREASE DECISION OF THE GOVERNMENT Protesters also criticized the government’s decision last week to increase the minimum wage by 30 euros, marching towards the North Macedonian Chamber of Commerce and the government building. Slobodan Trendafilov, one of the protesters, stated, “We are here today to demand that the minimum wage should not be less than 500 euros.” The demonstration ended without incidents. With the government decision last week, the minimum wage in North Macedonia had been set at 396 euros. Labor unions in the country had declared their opposition to the decision and their intention to organize demonstrations, arguing that the increase should be 100 euros. Minister of Economy and Labour Besar Durmishi had pointed out that the 30 euro increase was in accordance with the law.