After 82 days in office, Mayor Danela Arsovska still hadn’t cleaned all illegal dumps throughout Skopje
The first 82 days since Mayor Danela Arsovska took over the helm of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, expired on Friday, the 28th of January, which prompted Meta.mk to check on site whether one of the most important promises that Arsovska gave in...
Belgium introduces new passport design featuring domestic comics characters
On January 27, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès launched the new Belgian passport. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new passport is more secure thanks to new security and personalization techniques, while the new original design...
[Photo] Citizens of Skopje pay homage to late music star Aki Rahimovski
Numerous citizens of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia, today paid homage to the late music star Aki Rahimovski. Condolence book was placed in the central Macedonia Square, and among others, the president of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski...
Aki Rahimovski, frontman of “Parni Valjak”, dies aged 66
At 66 years of age, Aki Rahimovski, the lead singer, the frontman of the EX-YU rock bank "Parni Valjak" died today. The information of his death was shared by the Parni Valjak Facebook page.
As the Croatian media inform, Ahimovski had a seizure and had...
Concessionaire keeps numb on cleanup of arsenic from Lojane, authorities announce inspection
After Meta.mk's article about the situation with the stockpiled arsenic and other toxic mineral raw materials in the tailing ponds of the former Lojane Mine and the deposits near the village of Tabanovce in relative vicinity, the Ministry of Economy of North Macedonia sent...
Skopje City Hall still hasn’t introduced bicycle rental system as alternative transportation solution
In a situation when we see a new record of registered vehicles on the streets of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, and there is a continuous decrease of the number of passengers using the public transportation, the bicycle rental system which was implemented...
When abroad we sign environmental agreements, but at home the destruction of forests continues
Over 10.000 hectares of forests were destroyed in the catastrophic wildfires that hit North Macedonia during this year. The situation was extremely serious during August, when the extremely bad combination of drought, a prolonged heatwave with temperatures of over 40 C and strong...
Last year 11,000 cubic meters of waste collected from illegals dumps in Skopje, 3-4 reports for illegal dumping each day
"Komunalna higiena", the community hygiene public enterprise of the city of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, last year collected 11,000 cubic meters of waste from the illegal dumps and other sites. Also, in 2021 their Eco Patrol handed a total of 1,359 Informative-educational...
New government of North Macedonia will have to ban imports of sub-EURO 5 vehicles
A year has passed since the North Macedonia Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi stated that the import of used cars in North Macedonia below the EURO 5 standard for gas emissions will be banned. He announced that the ban of cars older than 10...
Programs and informative content significant for young people are lacking
A public debate took place today on the following subject: "To what extent do the media meet young people's needs for informing?" , where there was a talk about the current situation in the media and their dedication toward the creation of programs...
Instead of being used for the production of electricity, greenhouse gases from the farms in North Macedonia end up into the atmosphere
At the UN's Climate Change Conference (COP 26), 104 states have agreed to cut down the emissions of methane gas into the atmosphere by at least 30% by 2030. This gas is held up in the atmosphere much less than the carbon dioxide, but...
The covid lowered the consumption of diesel last year, the need of preventive measures against the polluted air remains
With the lower daily temperatures and the rise of the number of days with polluted air in Macedonian cities, the issue with the sources of emission of hazardous gases that are creating this problem is being opened again. The latest data provided by the...
Last year, the number of vehicles passed the threshold of 500,000, the cars’ average age reaches all-time record of19,4 years
The number of registered vehicles in the country's passenger transport is on the rise and with it, the average age is also on the rise which is especially causing concern regarding the cars. In 2020, the country has for the first time in its...
Yet another white-handed gibbon baby born in Skopje Zoo
The Skopje Zoo announced happy news - another baby, this time from the rare species White-handed gibbon was born there.
"In the Skopje Zoo, the mother Betka and the father George welcomed another baby of the rare species White-handed gibbon. Its gender is still not...
Suspended sentence for man who wrote comment with hate speech on AJM’s Facebook page
The Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) informs of a court judgement in its favor. Namely, a profile on Facebook named "Sasho Mitev" posted a comment with obscenities and hate speech under a post on AJM's Facebook page.
According to the judgment of the Basic...
Solar collectors could replace wood-burning stoves, help fight air pollution and could provide for cheaper electricity
The global energy crisis, which caused enormous rise of the prices of the electric and the heat energy, activated the red alarm for the citizens of North Macedonia. The questions about the amount of the electricity bills starting from the 1st of January 2022,...
Skopje Zoo’s chimpanzee Coco celebrated its 26th birthday with tasty cake
The attractive inhabitant of the Zoological Garden in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, Coco the chimp, turned 26 yesterday.
The caretakers at the Skopje Zoo prepared a delicious surprise for Coco on his birthday.
"It celebrated its birthday with its caretaker Biljana, with whom it...
Only two mayors and 17% of municipalities councillors in North Macedonia are young people
Apart from women and persons with disabilities, the young people are yet another group that in regard of the political participation, is one of the most marginalized in North Macedonia.
Although a quarter of the population are young people aged up to 29, only 3%...
Three more tons of lindane found in OHIS, proper cleanup and destruction ordered
New quantities of lindane were found in one of the warehouses of the former chemical industry complex OHIS, at the outskirts of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, by an unannounced inspection by the State Environmental Inspectorate. Three tons of lindane packed in industrial...
Due to air pollution, Skopje’s Lisiche very dangerous to live in
The level of the air pollution in Skopje during October and November of 2021 was lower compared to the same period in 2020. Concerning the PM 10 and PM 2.5 particles during this past autumn, there is a trend of their decline, while the...
