20 December 2021
In the past several decades, the villages of Tabanovce, Lojane and Vaksince in the Kumanovo region have been continuously poisoned by arsenic and other toxic elements that had been dispersed on two locations near the border of North Macedonia with Serbia. At the first location, in the proximity of the Tabanovce Railway Station there is […]
6 March 2019
Soil examinations in Tetovo have revealed that the earth is contaminated with arsenic two and a half times above the permitted estimates, according to a survey conducted by environmental organizations “Vila Zora” from Veles and “Eko Guerilla” from Tetovo. This was presented at today’s presentation at the South East European University in Tetovo (SEEU), by Arijanit […]
13 February 2017
The civil initiative “Arsena” has started a civil petition for decreasing the price for the water in the Gevegelija’s water supplies on the level of technical water i.e. with the price of 5 denars per cubic meter. The association said that the reason for the petition is due to several years of ignorance on part […]
4 September 2016
The Mayor of Gevgelija, Ivan Frangov, today, stated to “Meta” that the new water supply system in Gevgelija is being constructed because the city needs additional quantities of water. He claims that the water in Gevgelija is clean, but that local authorities want to remove any doubt. “We have decided to build a new water […]
4 September 2016
Following several years of accusations by the NGO “Arsena” concerning contaminated drinking water in Gevegeleija, the Municipality of Gevgelija has just announced a tendering process for the construction of a new water supply system for the city. “Meta” attempted to contact Mayor Ivan Frangov on the telephone so he that he could explain to us […]
30 October 2015
The water in Gevgelija contains 10 times more arsenic than the allowed limit, and for 37 months the State Agency for Food and Veterinary Directorate has issued a decision banning the use of water from wells in Moin, from where the water of Gevgelija comes from. Three years after the discovery of arsenic in Gevgelija […]
