Tag: Skopje
Macedonia 09.01.22 | 15:33

Half of Skopje left without heating

Half of Skopje is without central heating in the middle of winter, and the Government is not taking any action. For several days now, half of the settlements in Skopje either do not have central heating or have very low heat. While the people are freezing, the government is not taking any action, but...
Macedonia 08.01.22 | 15:35

VMRO-DPMNE: The Government failed to invest in measures to prevent air pollution

The capital Skopje is exposed to toxic levels of air pollution because the Government failed to invest in prevention over the past five years, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said in a press release. We have a systemic problem with air pollution, and there are no solutions coming from the Government,...
Macedonia 06.01.22 | 17:25

Skopje: Two locals robbed four Afghan migrants

Two young men from the eastern suburbs of Skopje attacked four Afghan migrants yesterday morning. The migrants, likely illegals, were waiting near the Ilinden railway station. The local attackers took cash and a mobile phone from the Afghans, who were also young men, including a minor. The attackers...
Economy 04.01.22 | 10:43

BEG insists it has enough gas to provide heating in Skopje until April

Balkan Energy Group (BEG), the main provider of central heating in Skopje, denied claims that the company may run out of natural gas during the winter amid the Europe wide shortages and price hikes. In a statement, BEG said that it has purchased enough gas until April, for a total fo 70 million EUR. The...
Macedonia 04.01.22 | 10:40

City of Skopje denies allegations from SDSM over the New Year celebration

The City of Skopje denied claims from SDSM that it hired a company owned by mayoral candidate Petar Georgievski – Kamikaza to provide equipment for the New Year concert. The city informed that the spending for the celebration was greatly reduced as a number of companies decided to donate both decorations...
Macedonia 28.12.21 | 12:43

Skopje transit authority re-introduces 11 night bus lines

The Skopje public transit company is introducing 11 night bus lines. These lines were cancelled two years ago under Mayor Silegov. Most of the lines will operate every day, but some will operate on weekends or holidays.
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 22.12.21 | 17:22

Fire destroyed potential evidence of financial abuse in the city of Skopje

A video made yesterday evening shows the extent of the fire that consumed the wooden barracks used by the Skopje public company for road management. The offices are completely destroyed, and with them the documents about contracts, public procurement and other financial dealings by the city administration....
Macedonia 19.12.21 | 15:56

VMRO-DPMNE: Silegov and SDSM left a debt of 160 million euros to the City of Skopje

Silegov and SDSM left a debt of 160 million euros to the City of Skopje, said VMRO-DPMNE on Sunday. The city is in debt, and that is why Silegov and SDSM are the only ones to blame. Only on the basis of future liability under concluded contracts there is a debt of 58,140,165 euros. The contracts concluded...
Macedonia 17.12.21 | 15:52

Mayor Arsovska says that the rapid bus transit proposal was not suitable for the city of Skopje

Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska held a briefing for the press during which she explained her reasons for canceling the rapid bus transit (BRT) plan promoted by her predecessor Petre Silegov. I must say that, from what we saw, the project is not only not revolutionary, it would have been harmful to the interests...
Macedonia 08.12.21 | 22:55

Drug raid in Skopje nets 200 kilograms of marijuana

Police units in Skopje are conducting a large scale drug raid this evening. According to the initial media reports, 200 kilograms of marijuana have been seized and a number of arrests are made. Details are still scarce, and more information is expected tomorrow.
Macedonia 03.12.21 | 13:57

Skopje: New director named at the company tasked with managing stray animals

Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska appointed Voislav Dimitrovski as the new acting manager of Lajka, the public company tasked with caring for stray animals. Arsovska dismissed Tina Petrusevska from the post. Management of the stray dogs and cats population is a major issue in Skopje, with frequent reports...
Macedonia 02.12.21 | 14:01

Mission Skopje youth found safe, was with a Christian missionary

Josif Popov, a young man from Dracevo near Skopje, who went missing two days ago, was found. His mother Maja told the press that Josif was found with a Christian missionary who tried to make a follower out of the boy. “He sounds so determined, so self-assured, when he talks about God, I got concerned....
Macedonia 02.12.21 | 09:54

Missing person report in Skopje

The family of Josif Popov from Skopje’s district of Dracevo is calling for public help in locating him. Popov has been missing for two days now and hasn’t contacted any friends. He was last seen in downtown Skopje, near the Post Office. Some social media users are saying they spotted him...
Macedonia 29.11.21 | 14:59

Kindergarten teacher asked children to dance to a trashy Serbian turbo-folk song

Education Ministry inspectors went to a kindergarten in Skopje’s Karpos district where a teacher was filmed playing trashy Serbian turbo-folk songs to the children. The teacher herself sent the video to the parents, to show them what good time they were having, and encourages them to sing to the...
Macedonia 19.11.21 | 13:57

Bujare Abazi named Deputy Mayor of Skopje

After having its first female Mayor, the capital Skopje now also has a female Deputy Mayor. Mayor Danela Arsovska today appointed Bujare Abazi, a member of the Skopje City Council from the Alliance of Albanians party, as the new Deputy Mayor of the capital. Abazi has studied communications in Zagreb...
Macedonia 18.11.21 | 21:29

Polish President Duda arrives in Skopje

Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived late Thursday for an official visit to Macedonia, including meetings with host Stevo Pendarovski, Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. President Duda was welcomed at the Skopje Airport by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani. Welcome...
Macedonia 16.11.21 | 09:16

Skopje today is the second most polluted capital in Europe

Skopje today is the second most polluted capital in Europe. According to estimates by the International Index, 162 micrograms of PM 2.5 particles were measured in the air. Categorized as unhealthy air, at this stage according to experts the consequences appear in citizens with respiratory problems and...
Macedonia 15.11.21 | 12:23

Mayor Danela Arsovska did not attend the 13th November awards, as controversial regime figures received praise

Skopje Mayor Danela Arsovska did not attend the awarding ceremony for the 13th November prize this weekend, that is given in honor of the World War Two liberation of the capital. The list of recipients was controversial – it included Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce even after the disastrous hospital...
Macedonia 13.11.21 | 15:33

Mickoski: Skopje is in for better days

Skopje is in for better days, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski in his statement congratulating the city on the anniversary of its liberation in 1944 during World War Two. 77 years ago our heroes fought and were victorious over the Fascist occupiers. They gained the freedom which we protect...
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