Tag: Kocani
Macedonia 15.09.24 | 12:58

Kocani: Attempted murder over a mobile phone

A 24 year old man from Kocani is charged with attempted murder after he stabbed a man over a cell phone. The attacker sought to purchase a mobile phone from an individual. They met in the victim’s car and after reviewing the phone, the attacker pulled out a knife hitting the seller in his head...

Macedonia 04.10.23 | 23:01

Spasenovski: Macedonia has been forced to meet demands that no other EU candidate country was asked to meet

During the debate organized by VMRO-DPMNE in Kocani today, law professor Aleksandar Spasenovski warned that the country is confronted by growing problems and difficulties, especially in its hoped for approach to the European Union. Spasenovski said that Macedonia has been forced to meet demands that...

Macedonia 26.08.23 | 22:44

Five firefighters saved by helicopter evacuation near Kocani

Five firefighters were rescued after a difficult situation between the cities of Kocani and Probistip. The men were fighting a forest fire in the area of the villages Cesinovo and Oblesevo, when they found themselves surrounded by the blaze. A transport helicopter MI-171 was dispatched and it took 60...

Macedonia 08.08.23 | 09:37

Mickoski: The police prosecutes the Mayor of Kocani, but can’t make a move against DUI’s Mayor in Struga

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski responded to the decision of the Interior Ministry to prosecute Kocani Mayor Ljupco Papazov, for appointing a high school director who allegedly did not pass a test required for this position in time. Papazov is facing a criminal charge for appointing the only...

Macedonia 07.08.23 | 21:47

Kocani police prepares charges against Mayor Papazov

The Interior Ministry is preparing charges against Kocani Mayor Ljupco Papazov, for appointing a new director of a high school – which according to the politicized Ministry is a criminal offense. According to the charges, Papazov appointed a new director to the “Goso Vikentiev” school...

Macedonia 12.06.23 | 19:34

We are disappearing: From 13% to 37% decrease in the number of enlisted first graders

At the five elementary schools in Kocani Municipality, eastern Macedonia, a total of 206 first graders enlisted, which is 37% less than last year. The Kocani Municipality registered 147 written parents’ statements that their children won’t enlist in the first grade, mostly because of immigration. The...

Macedonia 17.04.23 | 09:14

Bizarre: Two reports of mothers attacked by their children in one day

Two bizarre incidents of mothers being attacked by their children were reported today – one in Skopje and the other in Kocani. In the incident in Skopje, a 43 year old woman was detained after attacking her 73 year old mother. The report in Kocani concerns a 31 year old man, who assaulted his 60...

Macedonia 06.01.23 | 23:20

Attempted kidnapping in Kocani

Police in Kocani are looking for two men who tried to kidnap an underage girl on Wednesday afternoon. The incident was reported by the mother, who said that the men drove next to her daughter and dragged her inside their car. The girl was able to escape after a while and returned home.

Macedonia 18.12.22 | 21:16

Young doctors from Kocani were not admitted for the job in the hospital, the director hired two others with fewer points and a lower average

The young doctors Stojan Lazarov and Andrej Kotsev made accusations of irregularities and bias by the management of the General Hospital with expanded activity in Kocani. They duly applied in the call for the employment of six doctors, but even though they were higher on the ranking list, they were rejected....

Macedonia 21.10.22 | 14:29

Mickoski: In conditions of economic and energy crisis, projects worth 65 million denars of own funds were realized in Kocani

I am happy to see this here in the municipality of Kocani, which is a realization of projects and promises. This is what interests the citizens in these difficult moments in extremely large energy and financial crisis. First of all, I have to say that as a result of the incompetence and lack of inventiveness...

Macedonia 11.04.22 | 14:40

Mickoski: Kocani municipality built a pipeline in a record time of four months

Extremely important moment for the residents of Kocani. As the mayor said, such a thing happens once in several decades. This will drastically reduce the technical losses in the pipeline itself, and the residents of Kocani will receive better quality water which is of particular importance for their...

Macedonia 14.01.22 | 15:15

Wild boars are destroying farms near Kocani

The ban on boar hunting in the region of Kocani, that was put in place because of the outbreak of African swine fever, is causing significant damage to farmers. Corn and potato farms in the villages of Vidoviste and Teranci were destroyed by the animals, and locals say that even their domestic animals...

Macedonia 23.12.21 | 17:29

Car falls into an unsecured ditch near Kocani

A car fell into a large ditch left unsecured during the construction of the new motorway to Kocani. A person in the car sustained head injuries. The vehicle is also badly damaged. Local media outlets report that the dig site and the ditch which is three meters deep is not protected by a fence, and there...

Macedonia 04.11.21 | 09:54

Hospital management in Kocani is harassing doctors and nurses who didn’t support SDSM in the local elections

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Zoran Kocevski accused the management of the Kocani hospital of workplace harassment of employees who refused to actively take part in the SDSM campaign in the city. SDSM lost the mayoral race in Kocani in the narrowest election in the country, that came down to a dozen...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 22:54

Close race in Kocani, VMRO candidate Papazov likely to win

In the most uncertain race of the day, VMRO-DPMNE candidate Ljupco Papazov was elected Mayor of Kocani, against incumbent Nikolco Ilijev. The race is still within a few dozen votes, but VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski put the city in the “win” column. Mickoski personally intervened...

Macedonia 30.10.21 | 18:48

Kocani: Infomax crew attacked while reporting on organized vote buying

An Infomax news crew was assaulted in Kocani, as they were filming a party office where local voters were gathered and instructed to leave their identity cards. This indicates election fraud ahead of the narrowly fought mayoral run-off tomorrow between the SDSM incumbent and the VMRO-DPMNE challenger. The...

Macedonia 29.10.21 | 18:14

Man arrested in Kocani for bribing voters ahead of the run-off

Police in Kocani reported that they detained a 53 year old man who was distributing money to would-be voters in the second round of the local elections. The man was paying out 1,500 denars – 25 EUR to get an unspecified number of voters to support one of the two mayoral candidates – the police...

Macedonia 23.10.21 | 10:55

One of the remaining top mayoral candidates from SDSM denounces his party

The SDSM candidate in one of the sizable urban centers that did not elect a mayor in the first round of the elections – Nikolco Ilijev from Kocani, began to distance himself from the ruling party. In a TV debate after the election, in which he only narrowly won more votes than the VMRO-DPMNE candidate...

Macedonia 16.10.21 | 22:51

Two charged with voter intimidation in Kocani

Two persons are charged with intimidation of voters in Kocani, the local police reported today. The intimidation was directed at four citizens, who were threatened that they will lose their jobs if they vote in the elections. The two perpetrators believed that the four citizens will vote for a party...

Macedonia 08.10.21 | 22:29

Zaev in Kocani: The best is possible only if we move forward, we develop the state and the municipalities

We have been developing the country internationally for four years, we are developing the municipalities domestically, we are improving the quality of life and the living standard is growing, we have set the municipalities, the state together in the right direction, we have finally moved forward, we...

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