Tag: Veles
Macedonia 02.04.20 | 17:26

Man died in Veles after being denied admittance to the hospital

A 70 year old man died in Veles, while waiting to be admitted to the general hospital. The man was demanding admittance to the infectious diseases department, but, as A1on reports, hospital management refused to let him in. At one point, during the wait, the man’s condition deteriorated and he...

Economy 28.03.20 | 10:18

Marquardt plant in Veles places its 650 employees on paid leave

Marquardt Macedonia, the German owned car parts producer that operates a major plant near Veles, announced that its 650 workers are sent home for a paid leave. It’s the latest major manufacturing plant in Macedonia to cease operations due to the coronavirus. “Health and safety comes first”,...

Economy 26.03.20 | 11:47

Levica: Koco Angusev’s companies are firing workers, ordering them to reuse disposable face masks

The Brako metalworks in Veles, owned by the former Deputy Prime Minister Koco Angusev, has been reported to labour inspectors for failing to provide its workers with protective gear needed during the coronavirus epidemic. Brako workers were told to wash and re-use the disposable masks, said the Levica...

Macedonia 07.02.20 | 11:25

Bank robbery reported in Veles

Media outlets from Veles are reporting that a bank was robbed this morning. According to the early reports, there was one armed attacker, who barged into a bank in downtown Veles at 9:30 and ordered employees to give him money, after which he fled. There are no reports of injuries.

Economy 04.02.20 | 20:28

Mickoski promises two billion EUR in infrastructure investment over the term of his Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski announced an infrastructure investment cycle of two billion EUR in the next four years under the VMRO led Government. Mickoski met with the business community in Veles and told them that the conservative party will also create favorable investment conditions and...

Macedonia 03.02.20 | 17:48

Police arrests the man who shot their colleague – it was one of the recipients of the 2018 amnesty

This morning the Veles police arrested the man who snatched a gun from a police officer yesterday and shot him five times. It’s one of the 800 criminals who received early release from prison in 2018 as part of an amnesty put in place by the Zaev regime, said Orce Georgievski from VMRO-DPMNE. The...

Macedonia 02.02.20 | 23:07

Interior Minister Culev visits the police officer who was shot in Veles today, says doctors expect his speedy recovery

Interior Minister Nake Culev went to visit the Veles police officer who was shot several times during an incident today. Culev also met with the Skopje medical team caring for the officer. Fortunately the injuries did not affect vital organs and the doctors expect his speedy recovery. Three of the attackers...

Macedonia 02.02.20 | 18:36

The officer wounded in Veles was shot five times, is not in a life threatening condition

The Interior Ministry revealed the details of the attack that occurred in Veles this morning. Two officers, one of them female, were attacked by four men as they were on patrol near the Veles cemetery, where they had reports that robbers are attacking people visiting the graves. After identifying the...

Macedonia 02.02.20 | 13:57

TV24: Police officer shot and wounded in Veles

A police officer was show and wounded in Veles, TV24 reports. The incident happened near the St. Spas church, where the officer and a female colleague were on patrol after reports that robbers are targeting the worshipers. At one point, the officers confronted several suspects, and one of them reportedly...

Macedonia 14.01.20 | 15:42

SDSM involved in pre-election patronage in Veles

VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimitar Arsovski pointed to a series of nepotistic hirings in the public administration in the city of Veles. Close relatives of municipal Council members from the ruling SDSM party, Arsovski said, are being hired even though they are clearly not the best candidates for the jobs. Three...

Macedonia 21.12.19 | 11:11

Elderly man dies in fire in a historic part of Veles

An elderly man from Veles died in the fire which broke out in a historic part of the city. The Varnaliite complex, built in the late 1800s, caught fire yesterday evening,, and it took a major mobilization of firefighters to put it out. One of the conjoined houses burnt to the ground, and the 80 year...

Macedonia 18.11.19 | 18:29

Veles vegetable oil factory fined 50.000 EUR over the major fire in September

The Veles vegetable oil factory Blagoj Gorev was fined 50.000 EUR over the fire that broke out in September. A silo filled with 400 tons of pressed sunflower seed husks caught fire which required a major intervention by the fire brigade and endangered the near-by houses. The city was covered with dark...

Macedonia 17.11.19 | 14:39

Outgoing Prime Minister Zaev: As long as I breathe, Gruevski will not be saved!

Gruevski saved himself with the statute of limitations expiry for the Chinese loans !? As long as I breathe Gruevski will not be saved. He will not be saved because the case is alive, outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said at Saturday’s SDSM debate in Veles. He said the case would go on, decisions...

Macedonia 03.11.19 | 17:09

Janusev: Macedonia is being renewed, we will send Zaev to political history!

Talks on Renewal of Macedonia continue this weekend, after yesterday’s visit to Gradsko municipality, today we are in Veles, where we discuss the problems of the citizens, where a number of omissions are noted, both in the local and the central government. The citizens are primarily interested...

Macedonia 21.09.19 | 17:26

Veles people to Zaev: You are chasing young people from Macedonia!

The latest statement of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev that the young people are not a priority revolted the the young people from the city of Veles who greeted him with guerrilla action. Young people from Veles decided to tell Zaev and SDSM that they have chased the young people from Macedonia, that the...

Macedonia 27.08.19 | 10:11

Veles fire extinguished late last night

Late last night thanks to the Skopje Fire Brigade, the fire around Lake Mladost near Veles, which raged for about eight hours and threatened the city, was extinguished. A large area of pine forest and dry grass has been burnt and the material damage is immense. Firefighters from Veles, Sveti Nikole,...

Macedonia 26.08.19 | 23:02

Zafircev: This is not Siberia or Amazon, but Veles

This is not Siberia or Amazon, but Veles. The huge fire that erupted near Lake Mladost at noon today in just three hours burned a fifty-year-old pine forest, one of the few we could enjoy in the surroundings of the city. The fire was caused by negligent workers, and the damage is immense and irreversible....

Macedonia 26.08.19 | 22:49

Aerial photos of Veles fire

The flora and fauna along Lake Mladost near Veles have been completely destroyed due to Monday’s fire caused by some construction workers. Aerial photos that Republika has obtained show the extent of the damage caused. More than 50 soldiers, TTPE teams, helicopters and two PRD planes, which stopped...

Macedonia 26.08.19 | 22:34

Devastating video of the Veles fire

A video of the terrible fire that erupted near Veles was posted on social networks. The video was recorded hours ago. Now the fire has been contained.

Macedonia 26.08.19 | 22:29

Lake Mladost fire near Veles still burning

The forest fire that erupted on Monday above Lake Mladost near Veles is still burning near Bashino village and the Dine landfill, according to the Crisis Management Center. According to the latest information from the teams on the ground, the fire above Lake Mladost near Veles, is still active. The upper...

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