Tag: Veles
Macedonia 16.10.21 | 22:35

Party office kept open in Veles in violation of the electoral law

Reporters in Veles filmed activists from a ruling party in Veles as they kept their party office open on the day of official electoral silence. Parties are forbidden from campaigning on Saturday and on Sunday until the close of the polling station. But a number of similar violations from the ruling parties...

Macedonia 10.10.21 | 11:00

Mickoski: Politicians should be people with virtue and honor, they should not be people that the people is ashamed of

Politicians should be a mirror of the people. They should be people with virtue, honor, ready to lead and fight for their own people, said Hristijan Mickoski at Saturday’s rally in Veles. People whose keep their promises, and who know what they are saying and doing. These should not be people that...

Macedonia 09.10.21 | 21:08

Live stream: VMRO-DPMNE’s rally in Veles

Follow live the rally of VMRO-DPMNE in Veles:

Macedonia 02.10.21 | 16:24

Family members of the woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death say that she was abused for a long time and was attacked on the night of the murder

The family of the 23 year old woman from Veles who killed her policeman – boyfriend claim that she acted in self-defense. The murder was reported on Wednesday morning, when the 40 year old policeman Aleksandar Ristovski was found with a stab wound to the heart in the home where he lived with his...

Macedonia 01.10.21 | 23:08

Zaev says that holding a census is a key win for his Government

Zoran Zaev added the completion of the census as a main talking point in his pre-election rallies. During his event in Veles this evening, he spoke about how his Government delivered on NATO membership and completed a census after almost two decades – even though the operation showed that Macedonia...

Macedonia 29.09.21 | 22:09

Woman from Veles killed her boyfriend

A 23 year old woman from Veles killed her boyfriend – a 40 year old policeman – stabbing him to death this morning. The murder was carried out during the night. The reason that caused the incident is still not revealed. Locals say that the policeman had a number of affairs and children with...

Macedonia 18.09.21 | 13:40

Rain causes flooding in parts of Veles

The rain this morning caused flooding in parts of Veles. Streets that do not have a developed rainwater collection system were particularly vulnerable and quickly turned into small lakes. Locals shared video of the flooding.

Macedonia 07.09.21 | 13:04

Kolev: Veles can’t develop without a comprehensive plan

VMRO-DPMNE is nominating local activist Marko Kolev for Mayor of Veles. Kolev has worked as director in the Vardar central planning region, and as such has implemented countless development projects across Veles and seven other municipalities. I have worked on over 100 projects, funded by various donors,...

Macedonia 27.08.21 | 23:02

Kolev with a vision for Veles’s development: Solving the urban and traffic chaos, a city of culture and sports, a better city for our children

VMRO-DPMNE’s candidate for mayor of the municipality of Veles Marko Kolev said Friday in Veles that he had a vision of what exactly should be done for Veles and how Veles should be developed in the next four years. He pledged that he will work hard on the realization of his program that he has...

Macedonia 27.08.21 | 22:03

The bad policies of Zaev and his officials to end, new hope is coming, Mickoski tells the future mayor of Veles

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski presented Friday the party’s candidate for mayor of Veles, Marko Kolev. He emphasized his responsibility and the importance that Veles will receive from the central government immediately after the fall of the current government. These elections are the turning...

Macedonia 06.07.21 | 13:51

Man from Veles infected with Delta strain of coronavirus, returned from England two weeks ago, has been hospitalized for seven days

The patient from Veles (aged 43), infected with the Delta strain of the coronavirus, returned from England two weeks ago, the “Sakam da kazam” news portal reported. The patient returned from England two weeks ago and has been hospitalized at the Infectious Diseases Department for seven days....

Macedonia 28.02.21 | 14:50

SDSM officials from Veles caused a major fight in a restaurant

Republika has been informed that two SDSM officials from the city of Veles and their companions got into a fight in a restaurant yesterday evening. The incident happened at the International restaurant, and the parties involved were D.P., former chairman of the Veles municipal council, and D.K., another...

Macedonia 19.02.21 | 17:26

Man from Veles died in police custody after a mask violation arrest

A 60 year old man from Veles died in police custody yesterday after being detained for not wearing a mask. Police officers claim that they were identifying the man and were about to cite him for walking without a mask, when he grabbed his identity card from their hands and tried to run. The officers...

Macedonia 14.02.21 | 13:27

Skopje – Veles highway is extremely dangerous due to uncleaned snow

Motorists driving along the Skopje – Veles highway, one of the main infrastructure links in Macedonia, are reporting that it is left completely unplowed after the major snowfall of yesterday and today. The highway is a major link between Macedonia and Greece and while the border is closed for most...

Macedonia 14.01.21 | 15:12

Anniversary of the 1945 Communist massacre in Veles

The city of Veles marks the anniversary of the 1945 massacre of 53 citizens, killed by the Yugoslav Communist regime. The massacre was perpetrated as the Communists grabbed power in then Yugoslavia, and started going after people they labeled as political and “class” enemies. The killings...

Macedonia 20.11.20 | 17:47

Four patients die in Veles, the hospital has problems with providing oxygen treatments

The municipal crisis team in Veles states that the epidemiological situation in the city is serious and extremely critical, although the situation is gradually calming down if comparisons are made with the situation from ten days ago. The Mayor of Veles, Ace Kocevski, informed that a total of 76 patients...

Macedonia 09.11.20 | 22:05

Kumanovo forced to set up a field hospital, Veles flooded with new patients

Overflowing with Covid-19 patients, the Kumanovo hospital set up a tent which they plan to use to provide surplus room to admit the less severe cases. The Defense Ministry came to the aid of the Healthcare Ministry in preparing this improvised assistance to the hard pressed city. Due to the cold weather,...

Macedonia 29.09.20 | 16:45

Veles police investigating a reported rape

Veles police is investigating a rape that was reported by a 24 year old woman. The woman said that the attack occurred on September 20, in a hotel in Veles and again at an outside location. The attacker was an acquaintance of her friend.

Macedonia 27.09.20 | 14:06

Charges filed against ten illegal loggers who attacked and injured police officers

Ten of the men who attacked a police patrol on the Veles – Prilep road earlier this week have been detained. Two of the five police officers involved in the incident were seriously injured as they were trying to stop a large group of illegal loggers from stealing firewood. The loggers were stopped...

Macedonia 25.09.20 | 09:58

Two officers injured by group of illegal wood loggers near Veles

Two police officers have sustained serious injuries yesterday after being attacked by a group that was illegally cutting down trees in the village of Stepanci near Veles. A group of officers were sent to patrol the area when they came upon a group of unauthorized loggers who attacked them. One of the...

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