Tag: Skopje
Macedonia 11.11.20 | 17:07

Order to keep Skopje public transportation at 50% capacity completely ignored

While the latest round of Government restrictions, meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus, impose a mandate that public transport is filled only at 50 percent capacity, a photo of a packed Skopje bus was shared today. During much of the epidemic, the pubilc transport situation was made worse by...
Macedonia 11.11.20 | 16:47

Another earthquake shakes Macedonia

A new earthquake was felt across Macedonia today, after a strong shake jolted many from their sleep overnight. It is still being determined what was the strength of the latest quake. The initial, overnight quake was quickly followed by three siginficant and 30 lesser earthquakes.
Macedonia 10.11.20 | 00:06

Skopje’s tallest skyscrapers lost in the smog

The capital Skopje was blanketed in dense smog this morning, as the season of off the charts air pollution has officially begun. VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski shared a photo of the Cevahir skyscrapers, the tallest buildings that dominate the skyline of Skopje, or would dominate it if you could...
Macedonia 28.10.20 | 17:05

Two new air pollution measuring stations placed in Skopje

Two new air pollution measuring stations were placed in Skopje’s Karpos and Lisice districts today. These stations will be operational 24/7 and should help gather more data on the sources of air pollution. Skopje and many other cities across Macedonia are gearing up for the annual spike in air...
Macedonia 27.10.20 | 17:24

Six coronavirus positive patients stopped at the Skopje airport last week

Border police prevented six people who tested positive to the coronavirus from leaving Macedonia. The attempts were made last week, and the persons had orders to self-isolate at home, but still tried to fly out through the Skopje airport.
Macedonia 27.10.20 | 11:25

Environmental genocide: Increased air pollution registered in Skopje

A high level of PM10 particles in the air was registered last night in the capital. At some of the measuring stations in Skopje, air pollution reached over 260 PM10 particles. For a week now, there has been a trend of increasing level of PM particles in the air, and this was confirmed by the Ministry...
Macedonia 26.10.20 | 17:44

Skopje Mayor Silegov is trying to adopt a “green action plan” without consulting the public, environmentalists allege

An environmentalist group from Skopje accused Mayor Petre Silegov of trying to have the city’s “green action plan” adopted without consulting environmental groups. “Eko Svest” reveals that the Skopje city council has put the plan on the agenda for tomorrow morning. This...
Macedonia 23.10.20 | 10:26

Kosovo PM Hoti pays visit to Skopje

A Kosovo government delegation led by Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti is paying Friday an official visit to the Macedonia. Hoti is set to meet with Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in Skopje, after which they will have an official meeting with the delegations of the two countries and a joint press conference.
Macedonia 20.10.20 | 08:56

Water supply restored to downtown Skopje

After spending much of Monday afternoon with dry faucets, the citizens of downtown Skopje had running water again at about midnight. The reason for the outage was a burst pipe near the Olympic pool. Repairing the problem required shutting down one of the main supply pipes in the city, and it left Centar,...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 15:49

Much of Skopje left without water

Much of Skopje is without water today after a major defect occurred in a supply pipe. The defect happened near the Olympic pool in downtown Skopje, and is affecting a broad swathe of the downtown, as well as villages such as Sopiste, Rakotinci, Dobri Dol, Pintija, Dracevo and Studenicani. The city water...
Macedonia 12.10.20 | 10:45

Traffic patrols intensified after the tragic accident near Skopje

Skopje police took to the streets yesterday and fined over 300 drivers for speeding and other violations, after a tragic accident in which a 10 year old child and a man were killed in the village of Trubarevo. The tragedy was caused by driver who was speeding at least twice over the speed limit in a...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 12:09

City of Skopje cleans up WW2 monuments ahead of the day marking the start of the partisan movement

The city of Skopje is cleaning monuments honoring the World War Two partisan struggle, as the country prepares to mark October 11, the day of the anti-fascist uprising in 1941. The plan is to restore some of the neglected monuments who mainly honor partisan fighters killed during pursuits or clashes...
Macedonia 10.10.20 | 10:40

Coronavirus outbreak in a kindergarten in Skopje

Two teachers in a kindergarten in Skopje’s Cair district tested positive to coronavirus, prompting an order to have four children sent to home isolation. Another teacher who was in contact with them is also being voluntarily isolated. The other four dozen children and 14 teachers continue to go...
Macedonia 05.10.20 | 11:14

Skopje approaches 1,000 active coronavirus cases

The capital Skopje is approaching a level of 1,000 active cases with the latest spike in coronavirus infections. According to the Healthcare Ministry’s daily report issued on Sunday, there are 966 active cases in the capital, out of 2,693 in total across the country. This far surpasses any other...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 13:39

Interior Ministry blames the police beating in Skopje on the family of the man who was attacked

The Interior Ministry is blaming yesterday’s incident in Skopje, where several police officers were filmed brutally beating up a citizen, on the family of the citizen. The video was shared online and it was the second police beating that was uploaded the same day, after a beating of two Roma citizens...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 09:47

Second police brutality incident reported in one day

Footage from Skopje that was uploaded to the social media yesterday showed police officers attacking people who were driving in the car. Е не ќе го ланџаат 🤦🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/H0vxEw71AG — Демир (@Trollowsky) September 24, 2020 The police stops the car, and tries...
Culture 08.09.20 | 21:05

Book Fair kicks off in Skopje amid COVID-19 pandemic

Over 40 publishing companies will promote their latest editions at the 2020 Book Fair starting Tuesday. Until September 14, the event will take place outdoors in Skopje at A1 Arena Boris Trajkovski Sports Hall in modular facilities under the slogan “Imagine a Different View”. For the first time...
Macedonia 05.09.20 | 20:41

Skopje: Man shot at person he suspected of torching his two cars

A man from Skopje’s Gazi Baba district fired a bullet at a man who set fire on his two vehicles overnight. The incident happened at 4 in the morning when a family realized that their two cars, a Volkswagen Python and a Volkswagen Touareg are on fire. The father of the family, 54 year old S.F.,...
Macedonia 01.09.20 | 12:09

Three Islamists arrested in Skopje and Kumanovo while preparing suicide attacks

Macedonian police informed that it has arrested a group of Islamist terrorists who were apparently planning attacks. The arrests were conducted in Skopje and Kumanovo. From the footage made available by the Interior Ministry, it’s visible that the group had the black ISIS flag and was preparing...
Macedonia 28.08.20 | 14:23

Chaka the albino lion prevented a robbery in the Skopje ZOO

Police were sent to the Skopje ZOO overnight after four men broke into the premises. The guards were warned by Chaka, the albino lion whose roars sounded the alarm. It’s not clear what the robbers were going for. All four were detained by the police.
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