Tag: bitola
Macedonia 31.08.21 | 17:15

Protest note after the Bulgarian flag was removed from their mission in Bitola

Bulgaria submitted a protest note to the Macedonian charge d’affaires in Sofia Vladimir Krstevski, after unknown persons removed the Bulgarian flag from their diplomatic mission in Bitola. The theft of the flag was noticed on Saturday. According to the Bulgarian authorities, this lack of respet...

Macedonia 24.07.21 | 08:50

SDSM security kicked out a woman from an event with Education Minister Carovska

A woman from Bitola was kicked out from a political event staged by the ruling SDSM party because she tried to ask Education Minister Mila Carovska some questions. Dragana Spasevska said that she was stopped by security who asked her to show her SDSM party card. Spasevska does not have one, and was ordered...

Macedonia 15.07.21 | 12:23

VMRO candidate Spiro Mavrovski warns SDSM leaders in Bitola they will soon be cast out by their own party after numerous corruption scandals

Former VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Spiro Mavrovski announced his candidacy for Mayor of Bitola. In an interview with Republika sent out a friendly warning to the current cadre of local leaders from the ruling SDSM party, particularly to the director of the large ELEM energy company Vasko Kovacevski,...

Macedonia 12.07.21 | 22:36

Sajkoski in Bitola: In the local elections citizens will punish the incompetence, negligence and lies of the SDSM government

The government lied about many things, including the chimney that was to be built on REK Bitola, for which they lied, saying that there would be reconstruction of REK Bitola, now they say they will close it, better infrastructure should have been done in Bitola, there were promises that the entrances...

Macedonia 01.07.21 | 18:19

Huge fire breaks out in the industrial part of Bitola

Huge fire broke out in the industrial part of Bitola Thursday afternoon. Smoke rising above the place where the fire took place can been from the other part of the city. The firefighting brigade from Bitola said that their unit was intervening there.

Macedonia 26.06.21 | 22:45

Mother, father, family, home: Bitola holds “True Pride Parade”

The “True Pride Parade” was held Saturday for the second time in Bitola. The organizers of the parade were guided by the principles of home, family, parents – MOTHER and FATHER, children. Principles given by God and principles according to which we should raise our children and our...

Macedonia 21.06.21 | 13:25

Greece will open the Bitola border crossing on July 1st

Greece announced that it will reopen the Bitola border crossing toward Macedonia. The second largest crossing was closed since the start of the pandemic. But now, with the reopening of the border and the summer season in full swing, local Greek authorities announced it will reopen on July 1st. Currently,...

Macedonia 15.06.21 | 12:16

Our duty is to protect our national interests

VMRO-DPMNE has a clear picture about the national and strategic interests of Macedonia, like no other party, leader Hristijan Mickoski said during this weekend’s gathering in Bitola. We are Macedonians who speak the Macedonian language, have a Macedonian identity and history. We deserved our NATO...

Macedonia 13.06.21 | 10:35

Powerful message from Bitola

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski strongly denounced attempts by Zoran Zaev to present himself as a pro-Western leader, while the opposition as anti-Western. Mickoski added that it was VMRO-DPMNE that signed that treaty of strategic partnership with the United States in 2008, that negotiated the...

Macedonia 31.05.21 | 14:23

Arsovski: The Zaev family is trying to bankrupt the company they used to take over coal mining contracts

The Zaev family is pushing its company SV Invest toward bankruptcy, in an attempt to cover up the growing coal mining scandal in Bitola, said VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimitar Arsovski. Last week VMRO leader Hristijan Mickoski revealed a police report prepared based on a statement from the owner of a coal...

Macedonia 29.05.21 | 09:35

Mickoski names ELEM director Vasko Kovacevski as a key figure in the latest racketeering scandal

During a TV interview on Friday evening, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski discussed the major scandal which his party broke this week, implicating the Zaev family in extortion of a mining company from Bitola. Mickoski, who was director of the state run ELEM power company until Zaev grabbed power...

Macedonia Culture 25.05.21 | 19:22

Bitola museum director hired her own son to excavate the Heraclea Lyncestis mosaics – causing irreparable damage to the site

The VMRO-DPMNE branch in Bitola called for an investigation into the local museum director Meri Stojanova, who hired her own son to excavate at the ancient Heraclea Lyncestis site. The crew was not skilled for the job and caused damage to a priceless mosaic. Director Meri Stojanova hired her son and...

Macedonia 25.05.21 | 18:11

VMRO DPMNE’s Bitola municipal committee demands criminal liability for the director of the Bitola museum

VMRO DPMNE’s Bitola municipal committee upon the receipt of information has asked the Bitola Public Prosecutor’s Office to open a case for criminal liability for the director of the NI Institute and Museum Bitola, for abuse of official position and endangering the cultural heritage. The...

Macedonia 14.05.21 | 19:54

Mickoski ends talk of renewal: This time we will have to rebuild Macedonia from the ground up  

During his visit to Bitola, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski jettisoned the old slogan of the party that promised “Renewal of Macedonia”. He said that the devastation made by the Zaev regime is so thorough that “this time we will have to rebuild Macedonia from the ground up”. This swamp that...

Macedonia 19.04.21 | 13:19

Calf with two heads born near Bitola

A calf with two heads was born in a farm in the village of Lazec near Bitola. The birth was reported on Friday evening. The calf has two conjoined skulls, with two sets of eyes, mouths and ears. It was examined by vets who found that it is breathing and feeding normally.

Macedonia 05.04.21 | 11:31

Potemkin hospitals: Work on the field hospital in Bitola stopped as soon as Minister Filipce left

“Nova Makedonija” reports that work on the field hospital being set up for coronavirus patients in Bitola stopped as soon as the visit by Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce ended. Filipce inspected work on the hospital on Friday and was greeted by about a dozen craftsmen working on the hospital....

Macedonia 17.03.21 | 21:24

Infrastructure win in Bitola – rotting wooden bridge gets new planks

Bitola local authorities shared a picture of their latest exploit – the reconstructed “bridge” near the Heraclea archeological site. The pictures show the run down structure made of rotting wood planks – and the new “bridge”, which is exactly the same as the old one...

Macedonia Sport 16.02.21 | 21:32

Danish handball team protests freezing conditions before their game in Bitola

Handball players from the Danish GOG Gudme club are visiting Bitola for a match against Eurofarm Pelister. Even thought they come from the north, the visiting team was not prepared for how cold Bitola gets in winter, especially with the on-going cold spell. The team posted a Youtube video showing the...

Macedonia 10.02.21 | 10:30

Zaev’s anti-corruption tsar proudly announces the removal of an unknown local official

Under strong pressure to produce results in the fight against corruption, after the dismal report from Transparency International, Zaev’s Deputy Prime Minister charged with fighting corruption Ljupco Nikolovski yesterday loudly announced the removal of a low level local official. Upon my request,...

Macedonia 08.02.21 | 15:36

Unemployed foreign doctor was allowed to operate on a woman in Bitola

Two gynecologists from the Bitola hospital, including a former adviser to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, are suspended after one of them allowed his wife, an unemployed foreign citizen, to perform a C-section. The wife of the doctor is also a gynecologist but was not licensed to operate in Macedonia. Nezavisen...

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