Tag: bitola
Economy 07.11.24 | 21:45

Nikoloski: We will put an end to the blackmails of the real-estate developers

Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of new homes for low income families in Bitola, and said that the Government will put an end to the “blackmails from the developers”. Real-estate prices in Macedonia went sky-high in the past...

Macedonia 31.10.24 | 21:13

Nikoloski: In three years we will have a highway between Bitola and Prilep

In three years we will have a modern highway between Bitola and Prilep, which is eagerly expected by the entire Pelagonija region, said Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Nikoloski. There will be an expressway from Gradsko to Prilep, where a roundabout will lead to the city of Prilep, or toward the highway...

Macedonia 30.10.24 | 20:02

Cruel attack in Bitola: Woman was kidnapped, tried to kill herself while she was tortured

A horrific attack was carried out in Bitola last week. Accordign to the charges, that were made public today, a man held his partner hostage in a house in the village of Nizepole. There the man tortured the woman, holding her captive and hitting her. The woman at one point slashed her wrists attempting...

Macedonia 13.10.24 | 11:41

Markovski Company was favored in REK Bitola procurement contracts

In order for us to move forward, we must know our current, factual situation, said VMRO-DPMNE, regarding the latest problems with the operation of REK Bitola, Macedonia’s largest coal fired plant. Audits revealed that procurement in REK Bitola was done without defined criteria, with unequal treatment...

Macedonia 03.10.24 | 11:35

Three killed in a collision on the Prilep – Bitola road

Three persons – doctors from the Bitola hospital – were killed in a devastating car crash on the Prilep – Bitola road today. Those killed were identified as doctor Aleksandar Risteski, gynecologist Nikola Vasileski and X-ray technician Fance Jovanovska. All are from Prilep and worked...

Macedonia 06.08.24 | 23:38

Government announces new appointments

This evening the Government announced several new appointments. After being nominated by the Agriculture Ministry, the Government named Romeo Trenov new head of the Water Management Bureau. Suzana Jordanovska is being named head of the State Sanitary Laboratory. Fikret Hoxha is acting director of the...

Macedonia 27.07.24 | 18:34

Work begins on the new intersection at the entrance to Bitola

Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the new intersection at the entrance of the ciyt of Bitola. He announced that the Government will support Bitola with 14 million euros in 2025, to work on projects of importance for the local citizens. The entrance to the city...

Sport 19.05.24 | 19:33

Bus carrying Bitola sport fans attacked after a game in Skopje

The bus carrying fans from the Pelister basketball team from Bitola was attacked by a group of rival fans hurling stones at them as they were leaving Skopje yesterday evening. The incident happened following the game between MZT Skopje and Pelister. Some of the windows were broken and several members...

Economy 25.02.24 | 20:02

VMRO-DPMNE will make sure that the Bitola coal plant remains open

VMRO-DPMNE will not allow the closure of REK Bitola, Macedonia’s largest coal fired plant, said party leader Hristijan Mickoski during a round table in Bitola, a city whose economy, as the economy of Macedonia, is held together by the plant. Coal mining in Bitola collapsed under the DUI-SDSM Government,...

Macedonia 17.09.23 | 10:22

Road from Bitola to the border with Greece closed because of an accident

Traffic on the Bitola – Medzitlija road is closed due to an accident. Medzitlija is the second most important border crossing with Greece.

Macedonia 01.09.23 | 15:22

The misery of the public administration: Torn out chairs, desks glued together, broken windows…

The Minister of Justice Krenar Lloga visited on Friday the Regional Justice Department in Bitola. In his Facebook post, he wrote that now we need the EU more than ever. “The employees work in substandard conditions. There are disabled employees whose offices are on the fifth floor in a building...

Macedonia 06.08.23 | 22:33

Bitola police is looking for a suspected arsonist

Bitola police is looking for an arsonist, after the city faced a dozen small fires yesterday, and witnesses saw a suspicious person. The fires were planted in the Streliste area of the city. The most dangerous of the fires started between two gas stations, and it took an intervention from the firefighters...

Macedonia 22.07.23 | 21:58

Bitola: Young man stabbed at a Tea Tairovic concert

A young man from Bitola is in critical condition after a fight broke out at a concert of the Serbian singer Tea Tairovic. Three men aged 18 and 19 have been detained over the bloody incident during which a 19 year old was stabbed. Two others were also injured.

Culture 14.07.23 | 16:54

The clock tower of Bitola declared a site of historic importance

The historic clock tower of Bitola was declared today by the Government to be one of the sites of highest cultural and societal importance. 33 meters tall, the tower dominates the surrounding and is the main landmark of Bitola. It was built in 1830, at the heart of the bazaar – across the church...

Macedonia 11.07.23 | 22:47

Cell set on fire in a disturbance in the Bitola prison

A disturbance was reported in the Bitola prison today, and one cell was set on fire. There are few details about the condition in the prison, other than that it is left without electricity – likely because of safety reasons. Firefighters are at the scene to put out the fire. There are no reports...

Macedonia 08.07.23 | 08:25

Young man from Spain drowned in Bitola

A 22 year old Spanish citizen drowned yesterday afternoon at the Bitola open air pool. Local medical teams were summoned to the pool, but they were only able to determine that the man is deceased.

Macedonia 05.07.23 | 20:36

Major storm in Bitola, streets turned into rivers

A torrential downpour hit Bitola today, with some of the streets turning into small rivers. Mayor Konjanovski immediately convened the crisis center. Worst affected are the areas beneath the Bair hill. http://www.facebook.com/100000625871938/videos/1755708441528453/

Macedonia 25.06.23 | 12:14

Little Yana’s parents: We are leaving the country, there is no justice here, Macedonia is taken hostage by dynasties

The parents of the 5-year old Yana Hristovska, who died three months ago at the Bitola Hospital after receiving infusion, say that they will leave the country. Their statement comes after the competent institutions decided that there was no medical error during the treatment. “We are leaving the...

Macedonia 15.04.23 | 13:42

Police displays nearly a ton of marijuana that was seized in Bitola and Kavadarci

The Interior Ministry displayed the drugs seized recently in large coordinated raids. iDuring the raid near Kavadarci, in a company that was registered for cannabis oil production, the police found 570 kilograms of marijuana. And in Bitola, 300 kilograms of marijuana and almost 500 plants were seized....

Macedonia 10.04.23 | 19:23

Bitola hospital under investigation after another tragic accident

The Healthcare Ministry is announcing an investigation in the work of the Bitola hospital after another tragic incident, where a baby died just hours after birth. Several weeks before a 6 year old girl died during treatment, for alleged viral infection that affected the heart. In the case reported yesterday,...

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