15 December 2017
A “Turkish Stream” is the Russian Embassy’s answer to Macedonia’a problem with pollution, after the US Embassy posted on “Twitter” and “Facebook” if anyone had any ideas for cleaner air in Macedonia. The US Ambassador to Macedonia, yesterday posted on Twitter and Facebook whether anyone had any good ideas for cleaner air in Macedonia. #AirPollution […]
14 December 2017
Skopje is suffocating, and Petre Shilegov and SDS’ government couldn’t care less. The level of pollution in the last few days has reached unseen heights, said VMRO-DPMNE’s press release. “While the citizens are suffocating everyday in the polluted and the hazardous air, for Petre Shilegov this looks like a reality show. Until two months ago, […]
18 November 2017
Coal heating in Macedonia will be banned, stressed the Deputy Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, Jani Makraduli, who participated at the World Climate Conference in Bonn. He said that this measure is part of the Macedonian efforts to protect the environment and the fight against climate change, that are caused by enormous emissions of […]
28 December 2016
The introduction of a special traffic regime for vehicles, free public transportation all winter, more inspections, a penalty of 10 years imprisonment for destruction of any kind of vegetation, stop all projects like the Panoramic wheel, bohemian streets and styrofoam facades, and the re-direction of finances for the treatment of people that are sick due […]
27 December 2016
Air pollution has increased the demand for protection masks at pharmacies and stores that are specialized for its sale. The price ranges from 200 to 899 denars and the ones that are most sought after are the ones with coal which filter the air and prevent PM10 particles. “The masks contains coal and costs 899 […]
22 December 2016
In the past few days, all measuring stations in Skopje ,Tetovo, Bitola and Kumanovo are consistently showing extremely high levels of air pollution. This morning, in the municipalities of Skopje, the Centre, Lisice, Gazi Baba and the measuring station at the Rectory, all showed very high levels of carcinogen PM10 particles. At the measuring station […]
28 November 2016
The high level of pollution in the air in the last two months was decreased as a result of the rain falls and the wind. Almost all of the Ministry for environment’s measure stations are indicating a lower presence of cancerous PM10-pparticles and PM 2,5-particles. The only station that is indicating a middle level of […]
22 November 2016
To prevent air pollution, the City of Skopje is urging citizens to use public transport, and not to use their vehicles unless necessary. Also, instead of one person per car, the public should consider travelling together in vehicles, to avoid congestion. The City of Skopje is appealing to the public to reduce their movement outdoors, […]
26 January 2016
The Ministry of Environmental and Physical Planning’s measuring stations in the capital’s centre, Bitola and Tetovo showed extremely high levels of air pollution. In Lisiche, Gazi Baba, the University Rectory, Kicevo and Veles, measuring stations showed very high concentrations of the carcinogenic particle PM10. This morning high levels of pollution were found in Miladinovce, Kocani […]
10 January 2016
Environmental associations and organizations, five days before the deadline they gave the authorities to address the problem over the enormous air pollution, are not optimistic that the authorities will be apply measures which were proposed to them. Until now, none of the measure have been implemented which were proposed by environmental organizations at the protest […]
28 December 2015
Today’s protest at 17 o’clock will be held before Government, called “Come out for some air!” Twenty NGO’s from all aroud Macedonia will participate. The organizations that are protesting against air pollution in Macedonia believe it is good that the government has finally taken notice regarding the alarming air pollution which affects the whole population, but […]
23 December 2015
More environmental organizations on Monday, at 17:00, before the Government building under the slogan “Come out for some air” are organizing a protest against the enormous air pollution. “It’s time, the air we breathe takes our breath and our lives. We have no time to wait, disease and death are stalking us, our families and […]
20 December 2015
Several hundred citizens gathered with posts and banners with the words “I think, therefore I breathe”, “Stop Smog Now”, “Do you have a plan,?” “I want Santa to bring me some air” at noon gathered in front of the premises of the City of Skopje to protest against air pollution. The gathered citizens have told […]
19 December 2015
After mass protests in Tetovo, the people of Skopje have decided to protest against the enormous air pollution and are calling for the authorities to take concrete measures to solve it. The protest, under the motto “We can’t breathe” will start tomorrow at 12 am in front of the premises of the City of Skopje. […]
16 December 2015
Due to of the extreme level of air pollution, the Municipality of Tetovo has decided to stop teaching in nurseries, primary and secondary schools. This decision was made after a meeting with the management of educational institutions. Education will be stopped until the end of the first half term. This decision was made after students […]
6 December 2015
The Citizens of Macedonia today are breathing in poison instead of air, SDSM said accusingly in a statement. “The measuring stations have consistently shown large amounts of air pollution in Macedonia. According to official data from monitoring stations air pollution in Skopje, it is almost 10 times over the limit. In Bitola and Tetovo PM10 […]
12 November 2015
The people of Tetovo living near the waste dump where garbage has congested the city, react that in the evening fire can be seen as the landfill of waste is being set on fire. They point out that it spreads smoke across the city, which contributes to the air pollution which is already extremely bad. […]
9 November 2015
This morning in Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo and Kocani the air was hugely polluted and monitoring stations show concentrations of PM10 particles from 120 to 230 micro-grams per cubic meter. In Skopje’s Centre the highest concentration was measured of 230 microgrooves of particles per cubic meter, in Lisiche- 215, in Tetovo – 200 and in Karposh […]
7 November 2015
The City of Skopje tomorrow at 11:30 am, at the intersection of boulevard “St. Kliment Ohridski” with the street “St. Cyril and Methodius” will start by treating the city streets with the component Calcium magnesium acetate, as one of the measures to reduce air pollution. Calcium-magnesium-acetate is a component used to control and reduce fine dust […]
3 November 2015
This morning, in Skopje, Bitola and Tetovo, citizens were choking on polluted air. All measuring stations in Skopje, the two measuring stations in Bitola and the Tetovo measuring station showed high levels of the cancerous PM10 particles. Also, in the Skopje neighbourhood of Karposh, particles were measured at PM2.5, which are very high levels, also […]
