Tag: air pollution
Macedonia 20.12.19 | 15:54

“No air, no peace”: High school students protest against air pollution in front of government building

A large number of high school students gathered Friday in front of the government building after most schools of Skopje boycotted classes in protest against air pollution amid pressures from professors and school principals. Wearing protective air masks and carrying banners with “Clean Air”...
Macedonia 20.12.19 | 12:01

High school students protest for clean air despite pressure from principals

High school students in Skopje are boycotting Friday classes due to the air pollution despite the pressure from school principals. Despite blocking and reporting of profiles on social media, through which high school students today organized themselves to raise their voice against the inaction of the...
Macedonia 18.12.19 | 23:26

Colored textiles from all over Europe being burned in Macedonia

The government is neither seen physically nor by deeds, the smog swallows Skopje, and the government does nothing. The level of carcinogenic PM10 particles in the early morning in Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo, Strumica, Kavadarci and Kumanovo is up to 15 times higher than allowed limit. Hospitals are being...
Macedonia 18.12.19 | 17:28

New PM10 particle measuring instruments installed in Lisice, Gostivar, Kicevo, Veles 2 and Kavadarci

New instruments measuring PM10 particles have been installed in automated monitoring stations for ambient air quality – Lisice, Gostivar, Kicevo, Veles 2 and Kavadarci, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning said on Wednesday. They explain that the Ministry, after conducting an open...
Macedonia 17.12.19 | 12:56

What is being burnt in the “Usje” cement factory: What is poisoning Skopje citizens?

In addition to the extremely polluted air that Skopje citizens breathe, an additional source of poisoning are the stoves of the cement factory „Usje“, writes “Kurir”. The portal claims a large quantities of colored textile and petroleum coke with 18% sulfur end up in the cement factory’s...
Macedonia 17.12.19 | 10:14

Deadly 821µg / m3 measured in Bitola, Macedonia suffocating in air pollution this morning too

More than 10 times that the allowed limit of concentrations of PM10 particles was measured around midnight in Bitola. The Ministry of Environment’s official air quality website reported that the Bitola 2 measuring station, located in the center of Bitola, measured 341µg/m3. The “My Air”...
Macedonia 16.12.19 | 21:18

Stoilkovski: Government to declare state of emergency, this is a gas chamber!

The government should declare a state of emergency because this is a gas chamber, VMRO DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski said Monday evening. It is impossible to live in Lisice, in the Municipality of Aerodrom, Skopje. This is not fog, this is not just polluted air, this is a gas chamber! The measuring...
Macedonia 16.12.19 | 19:33

Red alert: Extremely high air pollution in Macedonia

Tonight people in Macedonia can hardly breathe, all measuring stations are red, which means that the air pollution in the whole country is extremely high. Record 362 µg / m3 were measured in Strumica, while the Bitola measuring station showed a high concentration of PM particles as high as 242 µg /...
Economy 10.12.19 | 21:41

Western Balkan coal plants breach of air pollution limits by as much as six times

Western Balkan countries breach air pollution limits for coal plants agreed with the Energy Community by as much as six times for one toxic substance, according to new research published today by CEE Bankwatch Network. According to the research, total sulphur dioxide emissions from coal plants in Serbia,...
Macedonia 06.12.19 | 22:56

110 times higher concentration of PM 10 than allowed – Kumanovo tonight

The municipality of Kumanovo this afternoon started an aerosolization procedure in the downtown area, a measure being taken to reduce air pollution. Aerosolization as a method has already been used on the territory of Kumanovo and has delivered results in reducing air pollution, Kumanovo Mayor Maksim...
Macedonia 05.12.19 | 17:08

Fresh protests against air pollution this weekend

On Saturday, Gjorce Petrov residents will protest against air pollution and the neglected landfill in Novo Selo. Citizens are constantly finding and posting photos of contaminants but are not satisfied with the measures. Eco-associations that took part in the mass march against air pollution submitted...
Macedonia 04.12.19 | 09:48

Air pollution highest at Rektorat this morning

People in Skopje and most of Macedonia are suffocating in air pollution this morning as well. According to the measuring stations, although air pollution is lower than usual, it is still very harmful. This morning the most polluted area is Rektorat, followed by Kumanovo, Gjorce Petrov, Gazi Baba, Tetovo...
Macedonia 03.12.19 | 09:59

Skopje among top 5 most polluted cities in the world

The Macedonian capital again suffocates in extreme air pollution and one can barely breathe outside. According to the World Air Quality Index, Skopje is among the top 5 most polluted cities on the planet. Previously Skopje was in the third position on air pollution, and then in the fifth position.
Macedonia 29.11.19 | 18:28

“Green Revolution” on the streets of Skopje, huge number of citizens march for clean air

A huge number of citizens gathered Friday in front of the Ministry of Environment in protest against air pollution. They marched on the Parliament building and the Government building. We, united civic activists from Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo, Gostivar, Strumica, Novo Selo, Struga,...
Macedonia 11.11.19 | 09:58

Tetovo had the worst air pollution levels overnight, 20 times over the red line

Tetovo had the worst rate of air pollution in Macedonia overnight, its PM10 particles measuring stations registering over 800 micrograms per cubic meter. That is between 15 and 20 times higher than the maximum allowed concentration that is still considered safe. Throughout the day, before the furnaces...
Macedonia 05.11.19 | 12:01

Mickoski: They promised Alpine clean air, but delivered the most polluted air in the world

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski reminded what Zoran Zaev was saying about air pollution before he came to power. “Let’s breathe clean air, because there is no freedom and life without clean air”, these were the words of Zoran Zaev when they promised Alpine clean air and delivered...
Life 05.11.19 | 10:06

Kocani- most polluted city in Macedonia this morning

The measuring stations in the country show that this morning the air pollution is highest in Kocani, followed by Tetovo and Kumanovo, and then Miladinovci. 78 µg / m3 PM10 particles were measured in Kocani this morning, 45 µg / m3 in Tetovo, and 36 µg / m3 in Kumanovo.  
Economy 31.10.19 | 15:11

Zaev: Electric trams to curb air pollution in Skopje

As several cities across the country, most notably Skopje and Kumanovo, are hit by spiking air pollution, seven-member teams were set up to coordinate all the inspectorates in the country, including the Ministry of the Interior. The goal is, as Prime Minister Zaev explained at Thursday’s Q&A...
Macedonia 28.10.19 | 18:06

Silegov says mayors of Aracinovo, Cucer Sandevo and Petrovec are to blame for air pollution in Skopje

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov believes that some of the mayors of other municipalities around Skopje contributed to the enormous air pollution of the capital. He told Alfa that the local government could not cope with air pollution alone. This kind of public pressure will also have to be put on the mayors...
Macedonia 25.10.19 | 22:19

Spike in PM10 air pollution recorded in Kumanovo this evening

Macedonia has enjoyed a warm and sunny autumn so far, which has reduced the need for heating, but as the temperatures begin to go down, air pollution is creeping up. In Kumanovo, the PM10 measuring station recorded 1.028 micrograms of particulate matter per cubic meter of air this evening. It’s...
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