At 3 pm, the pollution in Skopje with PM 10 particles is 372 micrograms per cubic meter, which is almost seven times more than the allowed 50 micrograms.
There is an enormous concentration of these particles in Skopje municipalities Centar, Karposh, Lisiche and Gazi Baba. In almost all of the municipalities, the concentration of PM 10 particles exceeds 400 micrograms per cubic meter.
There is also a high pollution in Kichevo and Tetovo, and there are PM 10 particles above permitted levels in Veles, Kochani and Kavadarci.
Also, a high level of PM 2,5 particles was registered in Centar and Karposh.
In case of exceeding the threshold of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of PM10 particles in five consecutive days, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning should issue a warning to for using public transport, vehicles cannot be used without a pressing need, more people should be transported in one car, synthetic material shouldn’t be used to heat rooms and wood stoves should be properly used.
Usually, the concentration of PM10 particles reaches the maximum level in the evening, from 10 pm until 1 am.
Ademi to meet professors on Monday
Minister of Education and Science, Abdilakim Ademi, today sent an invitation to the rector of the University “Ss. Cyril and Methodius “, Velimir Stojkovski, for a meeting at the hotel “Alexander Palace” on Monday.
“Guided by the principles of transparency and openness, as part of the debate about the reforms carried out in higher education in the Republic of Macedonia, which essentially have providing a higher level of knowledge and skills for students, additional quality of the work of the professors and the educational process, i.e. general improvement of the quality of higher education, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and the Ministry of Education and Science submitted an invitation to the members of the Inter-University Conference for organizing a meeting for the exchange of views and arguments for quality explanation of reforms and a debate” reads the invitation.
