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Macedonia 16.04.22 | 18:41

Vice President Iotova insisted that there are no Macedonians in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Vice President Ilijana Iotova insisted that there are no Macedonians in Bulgaria. Iotova was asked about the minority issue during her visit to Bitola, where a high level Bulgarian delegation promoted the rights of Bulgarians in Macedonia, and opened a cultural center named after a controversial...
Macedonia 16.04.22 | 13:57

Police deployed to protect the Bulgarian delegation during its visit to Bitola as protesters gather

Bitola is overrun by police as a high level Bulgarian delegation is expected to come to the city and attend the opening of a cultural center named after controversial Second World War era Macedonia leader Vanco Mihajlov. Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Vice President Iliana Iotova and other dignitaries...
Macedonia 16.04.22 | 09:36

Protests planned as Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov comes to Bitola to open a controversial club

Protests are planned in Bitola today, as a large delegation of Bulgarian officials, including Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, Vice President Iliana Iotova and former Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva will attend the opening of a Bulgarian cultural center. The association of WW2 fighters from Bitola and...
Macedonia 25.03.22 | 15:31

As the ELEM company collapses, its director Vasko Kovacevski went on a real-estate buying spree in Bitola

In a press conference, the VMRO-DPMNE party asked how was Vasko Kovacevski, the director of the badly mismanaged state owned ESM/ELEM energy company, able to make almost half a million EUR. VMRO member of Parliament Mile Lefkov presented Kovacevski’s property report, which includes two apartments...
Macedonia 02.03.22 | 09:57

Energy crisis: Mickoski alleges that SDSM is plundering the Bitola coal mine

The management of the state owned ELEM/ESM energy company is stealing from its Bitola coal mine, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, who is former ELEM director. According to Mickoski, the management is allowing contractors to overbill for their work in the mine, which is contributing to the...
Economy 16.02.22 | 18:14

Energy crisis: Protest in Bitola against the latest gas price hike

Members of the Bitola Car Club protested today against the persistent gas price hikes. We are negotiating with other clubs in Macedonia to expand the protests into road blockades. We know that the city of Bitola has nothing to do with the price hikes, but we have to start somewhere. It’s not going...
Macedonia 03.02.22 | 19:20

Two dozen passengers injured in a triple car crash in Bitola

Two dozen passengers were injured in a triple crash in Bitola today. The accident involved a van carrying workers from the Kromberg & Schubert factory, a bus and a parked tow truck. It happened after 15h, when the work shift in the factory ended. The injured passengers are being treated in the Bitola...
Macedonia 24.01.22 | 10:20

Firefighters worked through the night to put out the Bitola flour mill fire

Bitola firefighters worked through the night to put out the major fire that destroyed the Zito Bitola flour mill.  Ten teams were on the ground, and after the main blaze was put out, they rotated working on the ancillary fires. The building is largely destroyed, but fortunately, no casualties were reported.  
Macedonia 23.01.22 | 19:32

Huge fire in the Bitola flour mill

A major fire is raging through the main flour mill in the city of Bitola. The fire broke out in the early afternoon. At the moment there are no  reports of casualties. Ten teams from the Bitola fire department are working to to try to save the landmark building which is situated in the industrial part...
Macedonia 23.01.22 | 12:07

After a tragic traffic accident, police begins mass controls of motorists

Following a devastating car accident in Skopje, in which a 24 year old girl was killed on a pedestrian crossing by a 21 year old driver, the police is conducting mass controls of drivers. Yesterday, officers descended on Bitola, where 11 drivers were caught driving while intoxicated.  This is out of...
Macedonia 14.01.22 | 10:26

Another aftershock hits Bitola

A new aftershock struck the area of Bitola this morning. The earthquake hit around 3:40 and measured 2.8 degrees on the Richter scale. It comes five days after an earthquake measuring 5.6 degrees hit the region, causing panic among the citizens.
Macedonia 12.01.22 | 17:34

Government to provide financial assistance to Bitola citizens affected by the earthquake

Deputy PM Ljupco Nikolovski and Ministers Goran Milevski, Blagoj Bocvarski and Yeton Shaqiri paid Wednesday a visit to Bitola municipality, pledging support after the earthquake that affected the city a couple of days ago. Nikolovski said that the Government at yesterday’s session adopted several...
Macedonia 11.01.22 | 22:22

A series of new quakes felt in Bitola and Florina, the strongest had 4.5-magnitude

A series of earthquakes were registered tonight in the epicenter area between Bitola and Florina, of which the strongest had 4.5 magnitude. According to the Seismological Observatory at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje, the epicenters of all the tremors were  registered in the...
Macedonia 10.01.22 | 17:12

Konjanovski: Number of Covid cases in Bitola is escalating, let’s reduce gatherings

We have an escalating number of new cases. The number of hundreds of new cases per week, after the New Year holidays and after all those gatherings in the city increases to 600 per week, said today Bitola Mayor Toni Konjanovski after the meeting of the municipal crisis headquarters and urged the citizens...
Macedonia 10.01.22 | 10:16

VIDEO: Scenes from Bitola after the earthquake

Bitola is the worst affected after the earthquake that struck Macedonia and Greece yesterday evening. There are no casualties reported and relatively minor damage to mostly older buildings, but the loud earthquake did scare the citizens. Local media outlets are sharing videos of the aftermath, showing...
Macedonia 10.01.22 | 08:55

Strong earthquake rattles the region of Bitola, no casualties reported

A brief but powerful earthquake hit the area of Bitola yesterday evening, and panicked citizens. There is little damage reported – several old and disused houses collapsed and many are reporting cracks appearing in their walls, and there are no casualties. The quake hit at 22:43 and measured 5.6...
Macedonia 28.12.21 | 10:55

City of Bitola provides funds for reconstruction of the burnt Kopanki ski lodge

The city of Bitola decided to appropriate 32,000 EUR for the rebuilding of Kopanki, a popular ski lodge on the Pelister ski slope that burnt down eight years ago. Disputes over ownership of the lodge have delayed its reconstruction. The city is offering to increase the sum to over 90,000 EUR if the property...
Macedonia 25.12.21 | 09:58

The Skopje – Bitola train made it only to Prilep

The Skopje – Bitola passenger train that had mechanical issues yesterday only made it until Prilep. The train took off early in the morning and was expected in Bitola before noon, but suffered after hours of delays, first just south-east of Skopje, and then in the mountain village of Bogomila....
Macedonia 24.12.21 | 17:38

Passengers on the Skopje – Bitola train have been stuck for over nine hours

The Skopje – Bitola passenger train has been stuck for over nine hours, Tera TV reported. The train had undisclosed issues and was first stuck at the south-east exit of Skopje and then in the mountainous village of Bogomila. Even though it took off in the early morning, it still hasn’t arrived,...
Macedonia 01.12.21 | 09:55

Mickoski visits Bitola for meetings with business representatives and Mayor Konjanovski

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski will visit Bitola today and meet with regional business representatives. Mickoski will also meet with Toni Konjanovski, the recently elected Mayor of Bitola. The opposition leader is touring the main cities won by the party in the local elections landslide, to...
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