Disinformation surrounding the project of the first regional landfill: Neither medical nor hazardous waste will be incinerated in Sveti Nikole

8 April 2024

No type of waste will be burnt in the regional landfill in village Meckuevci in the Municipality Sveti Nikole. The facility, that should represent the first landfill fulfilling European standards in the country, will have just two installations for secondary selection of paper, plastic, glass, wood and metal, thereby treating and depositing municipal waste. The […]

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In a three-day training in Strumica, young people were learning Data Journalism and Data Visualization

28 April 2023

Metamorphosis Foundation in cooperation with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) held a three-day workshop “Data Journalism and Visualization” in the period 26 – 28 April in Strumica. Eleven people, primarily students and young journalists from the Vardar and Southeast Region of North Macedonia, participated in the workshop, which was held in English. The workshop […]

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Without an access ramp to the cafeteria in Stiv Naumov dormitory in Skopje, a student in wheelchair was forced to eat alone in his room

8 March 2023

In the cold and rainy periods, I was waiting in the rain in front of the cafeteria building for one of the kitchen staff to get me my meal and come back. If there was an access ramp, I would have gone myself into the cafeteria and would have eaten my meals with other students. […]

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“е-Society.mk”: The best cybersecurity weapons are the prevention and the education of the society

13 December 2022

(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 6th of December 2022) We must have trained and educated citizens with both knowledge and skills if we want to counteract the cybersecurity challenges, while the country must be efficient and provide appropriate legislation. This, among the other things, was highlighted […]

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While the citizens of North Macedonia breathe pollution, diesel consumption breaks all records [Infographic]

29 November 2022

The “competition” of Skopje and the other cities in North Macedonia in breaking the world records for air pollution has commenced. While the data from “Iqair” indicates that Skopje is at the top of the world list of air pollution, together with the Asian cities New Delhi, Hanoi, Lahore or Calcutta, but also some cities […]

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North Macedonia’s Inclusion Festival reminds: People with disabilities deserve a lot more

2 November 2022

The attendees at the Inclusion Festival that took place last week in Skopje, North Macedonia, couldn’t stop their tears from falling. Their tears also dropped with hilarity when after the workshop for creative expression and the workshop for communication skills for persons with or without disabilities, the young dancers and actors took to the stage. […]

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Government of North Macedonia didn’t introduce the promised environmental stickers for vehicles

28 October 2022

In late 2018, the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia promised it will introduce environmental stickers for categorization of the pollution the vehicles cause, with a set deadline for implementation in 2019 and 2020. The promise written in the Program for Reducing Air Pollution of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia to […]

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“The Countryside” in Rankovce is the first horse therapy ranch in North Macedonia

25 October 2022

Spending time with animals fills oneself with positive energy, cures disease, and saves lives. Therapy methods involving horses, dogs, and cats have been long known all over the world. Since recently, the Countryside ranch in Rankovce Municipality, in the northeast of North Macedonia is the place where any animal lover can come and spend a […]

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EU with same criticism for North Macedonia as last year: The construction works on Corridors 8 and 10d to be accelerated

19 October 2022

European Commission’s criticism on the transportation sector of North Macedonia is almost identical as last year, i.e. the sector remains a problem that the government must overcome. The EC’s North Macedonia 2022 Report criticizes the same projects as the last year – the construction of the railroad line to Bulgaria, the Road Corridor 10-d from […]

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Let’s feed the economies, not the landfills – how the food banks help in the fight against hunger?

13 October 2022

Let’s feed the economies, not the landfills. This is the motto of the Food Bank Macedonia, which for 12 years has been fighting tirelessly against dumping food as waste and against hunger in North Macedonia. Meta.mk talked with Dushko Hristov, founder and general manager of this organization, during a period when they were preparing the […]

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After Meta.mk’s article on the gypsum landfill near Zgropolci, the Environmental Inspectorate of North Macedonia did a field inspection

24 August 2022

There are no warning signs, the landfill hasn’t been fenced off, there is no people presence in the surroundings, but there is an access dirt road to the landfill, where goat and sheep droppings can be seen. Those are some of the findings in the proceedings of the field inspection conducted by the State Environmental […]

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China encroaches North Macedonia’s railroad sector [infographics]

2 July 2022

The saying “Slow but steady wins the race” maybe is the simplest explanation of China’s slow entry into the North Macedonia’s railroad sector in the past several years. From the takeover of the Piraeus Port in neighboring Greece, through the purchase of locomotives and multiple-unit trains for “RNM Railways – Transport” Public enterprise to the […]

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Yilli Morina, 13 year-old mathematical genius from Skopje, is tutoring university students

15 May 2022

Yilli Morina isn’t a boy who is spending his time outside playing football with his friends. He is only 13 years of age, lives in the Skopje suburb of Shuto Orizari and he spends almost every moment solving math and physics exercises and problems. Unlike his peers, due to his knowledge, he is attending classes […]

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Filip Stojanovski: Various actors are trying to undermine democracy with disinformation

19 April 2022

At this year’s “DISICON – Information Integrity’s Role in Defending Democracy” conference, Filip Stojanovski, Metamorphosis Foundation’s Partnership and Resource Development Director, spoke about the foreign interventions in the process of undermining democracy, but also about Metamorphosis Foundation’s efforts in the fight against disinformation, writes Portalb.mk. Stojanovski stressed that the integrity of the information and the […]

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[Photo Story] 2021 seen through the lenses of a group of Macedonian photographers

2 February 2022

At the end of the first month of the new year, we produced a photo story together with several domestic photographers who participated with one photograph each, featuring their remembrance of the year 2021. Each of the photographs is presenting different life moments of various people, taken in different situations, presenting the meaning of the […]

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Truthmeter.mk: Agency for management of confiscated property operates at half capacity

24 January 2022

The Agency employs 45 people, half of whom are security guards. According to the systematization, there should be 75 employees. Thousands of vehicles are awaiting court rulings. The value of the confiscated property is an indicator of the (non)functioning of the anti-corruption system, writes Truthmeter.mk We republish below Truthmeter’s article under our syndication agreement:   […]

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Last year, the number of vehicles passed the threshold of 500,000, the cars’ average age reaches all-time record of19,4 years

12 January 2022

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 history evidenced over half a million registered passenger and towed vehicles […]

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The world is banning the plastic bags, while we still discuss if their prices should go up!

28 September 2021

While the world is completely banning the single-use plastic and the plastic bags, in North Macedonia there are still debates whether to increase their prices in the supermarkets and if that can help to decrease the waste production. Civic organizations call the municipalities to account and say that even the best laws are in vain […]

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Hate speech and harrasment campaign against Metamorphosis staff continues with impunity: “Should we shoot them or bring funeral wreaths to their homes?”

10 December 2020

“Here is the cancer of the society,” “slowly we are completing the list, information is arriving from all sides and we already have their home addresses,” “poor bastards, they don’t know they will be erased too, and very quickly,” “should we shoot them or bring funeral wreath to their homes,” “Macedonians, spit on them in […]

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Twelve hours with the EMS in Skopje: A long and tiresome night with excruciating dynamics and unbearable pressure (Photo gallery)

23 November 2020

Author and photographer: Arbnora Memeti A cold November night. The thick fog mixed with smog makes it difficult to notice the faces of occasional passers-by in the vicinity of the Emergency Medical Service’s (EMS) building in Skopje. Inside, the telephones are ringing continuously. Call after call. Most of them want to have a consultation, but […]

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