Tag: Skopje
Macedonia 20.05.23 | 11:16

Traffic gridlock in Skopje may last for months

Downtown Skopje, which is experiencing serious traffic jams after fire on the key “Belasica” bridge, will have additional issues today. City authorities waited until traffic is reduced on Saturday to close the “Dame Gruev” street, near the Parliament building, for paving. Cars...
Macedonia 22.04.23 | 10:33

Skopje: Four people injured when a car crashed into an ambulance

A bizarre car crash happened yesterday evening in downtown Skopje, near the EU embassy. An emergency vehicle transporting an elderly patient from Kumanovo for urgently needed treatment in Skopje was hit by a driver in the intersection that leads toward the main Skopje clinic. Four people in total were...
Macedonia 15.04.23 | 15:15

Skopje Mayor Arsovska approved the same contract she blamed on VMRO

Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska approved the contract to build a large water purification station in the capital WTE Wassertechnik GmbH joined forces with the domestic construction company Zikol to win the 200 million EUR contract ahead of a Turkish competitor. The Turkish company did not offer a bank guarantee...
Macedonia 18.03.23 | 10:05

Parking fine issued to a handicapped driver prompts action in the Skopje City Council

Following the case of a handicapped driver from Veles, who was fined after parking at a handicapped place in Skopje, the VMRO-DPMNE group in the Skopje City Council proposed changes to the regulation. This will allow persons with disabilities from across the country to use the designated spaces in Skopje....
Macedonia 17.03.23 | 15:40

Man from Skopje charged with two attempted rapes

Violent crime police officers prepared charges against a 26 year old man from Skopje suspected of two counts of rape and sexual harrasement. The victims are a 49 year old woman and a 28 year old woman who were attacked in late February and early March. The attacker admitted guilt and is now in detention.
Macedonia 07.03.23 | 06:59

Mafia style double murder in Skopje

A double murder was carried out this evening in Skopje. According to early media reports, the attack happened after 20h in a shisha bar in the Skopje old bazaar. The two victims are believed to be part of the Albanian underworld. The police confirmed that there was a shootout in the area and is limiting...
Macedonia 06.03.23 | 09:32

After losing battle with the bus companies, Mayor Arsovska today invites them back into the public transport system

The city of Skopje will begin receiving bids for private bus transport companies interested to work on public transport lines. Mayor Danela Arsovska broke the contract with existing bus companies after she refused to pay them for their services, and said that she will look for other companies to take...
Macedonia 12.02.23 | 16:04

Skopje again among the most polluted cities in the world

This morning, Sarajevo is number one in the world in terms of air pollution – according to the data on the IQAir website, after measurements at 10:33 am. The air pollution index in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is 190, while Mumbai is second with 181. As for Skopje, the capital of Macedonia...
Macedonia 08.02.23 | 15:27

Twelve Skopje schools, several shopping malls receive bomb threats

Twelve Skopje high schools, several shopping malls, MRTV and the Transport Center have received bomb threats via email on Wednesday. Immediately after receiving the reports, measures were taken by police officers to safely evacuate the buildings and anti-terrorist checks are underway and measures are...
Macedonia 29.01.23 | 18:49

Macedonian and Bulgarian interior ministers to meet in Skopje, but they will not make statements to the media

Ivan Demerdzhiev, the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of Interior, will be paying a working visit to the Ministry of Interior, where he will meet with Minister Oliver Spasovski, the Ministry of Interior informed. According to the press release of the Minister...
Macedonia 14.01.23 | 15:42

Dzhambazki in Skopje: I will not allow denationalization of Bulgarians in Macedonia

The Bulgarian MEP and co-president of VMRO-BND, Angel Dzhambazki, attended today in Skopje the commemoration of the 95th death anniversary of the Macedonian revolutionary Mara Buneva, during which flowers were laid on her memorial on the Vardar quay. Dzhambazki, with a megaphone, addressed hundreds of...
Macedonia 11.01.23 | 11:43

State Department Counselor Chollet arrives in Skopje, what messages will he convey?

The Counselor of the U.S. Department of State, Derek Chollet, arrived in Skopje this morning, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski in front of the government plateau. Chollet and Kovacevski will discuss several issues, including energy, the economy and the fight against corruption. The...
Life News 09.01.23 | 16:08

Skopje is the sixth most polluted city in the world

Air pollution in Skopje was very high this morning. On the list of capitals and largest cities in the world, just before 11 am today Skopje was ranked sixth in the world according to the air quality index (out of 175), that is, according to pollution. In first place is India’s capital and most...
Health 04.01.23 | 14:41

Another liver, kidney and bone tissue transplant performed at Skopje surgical clinics this morning

This morning, another liver transplant, then kidney and bone tissue transplants were performed at the Surgical Clinics, the Ministry of Health informed. The organ harvesting started early this morning at the Surgical Clinics, after yesterday afternoon the family of a brain-dead patient gave their consent...
Macedonia 03.01.23 | 20:48

Dense fog disrupts air traffic – one pilot gave up after a dozen attempts to land in Skopje

Dense fog over the capital Skopje continues to cause serious problems for air traffic. A plane from Hamburg tried a dozen times to find the best approach to the Skopje airport today, before giving up and heading to Pristina. Flight radar sites showed the drama over the city as the WizzAir pilot circled...
Macedonia 28.12.22 | 09:16

Anti-pollution measures lifted in Skopje

The recommendations and measures introduced due to rising air pollution in Skopje were lifted, including free public transportation. The Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning announced yesterday that the average daily concentrations of PM10 particles in Skopje are below the defined alarm threshold,...
Macedonia 24.12.22 | 18:45

Skopje among the top 10 most polluted cities in the world today

Today, Skopje is among the top ten most polluted cities in the world, with 170 milligrams per cubic meter of PM 2.5 particles measured, according to what was published on the “IQair.com” website, which publishes the most polluted cities daily. There is no other city from the Balkans in the...
News 23.12.22 | 19:24

Cold wave causes large increase in air pollution in Skopje

Clinics in the capital Skopje are seeing a flood of new patients after the spike in air pollution. Skopje and other cities in Macedonia, where wood is often used as primary source of heating have a huge pollution problem each winter. The unusually warm weather postponed the crisis this year, but now...
Economy 23.12.22 | 08:42

Once a popular New Year destination, Skopje is now an afterthought

Tourist operators are protesting the unserious way in which the city of Skopje is approaching the New Year celebrations. The chaotic management of the city meant uncertainty over whether there will be a New Years’ Eve celebration at all – this event has drawn tourists from the region in past...
Macedonia 15.12.22 | 10:26

Still no sign of Christmas decorations in Skopje

Today it’s December 15, and there is still no sign of Christmas decorations in Skopje. The mayor, Danela Arsovska, refuses to answer the journalists’ questions about when the decoration will begin, or what it will be like. She says she will inform about it at a press conference, but she does...
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