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If the protective measures are observed, the risk of infection with COVID-19 in buses or trains is minimal

The country's public transportation is facing serious financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and, for a while, it has been pinpointed as a risky location where the coronavirus can spread among people. Towards the end of October, the Government managed to introduce a measure to limit the capacity of the passenger vehicles to up to 50% of their...

The railroad’s timetable for 2021 – the trains to Belgrade and Thessaloniki will not be operational

The RNM's Railroad company has prepared the timetable for the passenger trains in 2021 which will enter into force on the 13th of December this year. Regarding the domestic railway traffic, there won't be any significant changes in the number of trains that will be departing towards Tabanovce, Veles, Bitola, Gevgelija, Kochani, and Kichevo, while concerning the international transportation,...

Getting no response from their professors, students reach out to the social networks

In a situation when the university students during the coronavirus crisis in North Macedonia can only use electronic devices to attend lectures and take exams, there is the very important segment of the communication with their teachers - that is very often almost left out. While in most of the cases the students manage to achieve normal two-way communication with...

North Macedonia produces enormous quantities of waste and has problems collecting it [infographic]

Year after year we are producing more and more communal waste, and almost one-third of the waste we produce loses its trail. According to the evaluations provided by the State Statistical Bureau, 915.943 tons of communal waste was produced last year in North Macedonia. The annual amount of generated communal waste in 2019 was 456 kilograms per person, which...

In two months, the police issued 527 fines for technical irregularities of the vehicles for passenger transport

During September and October this year, the Ministry of Interior of North Macedonia (MOI) issued 527 fines due to technical irregularities of the vehicles that are used for transportation of passengers, informed MOI. During the given two month period, controls were conducted of vehicles used for public transportation (buses, taxi vehicles, vans) both between municipalities and the intercity transportation...

The last 10 tons of dangerous chemical waste from North Macedonia’s OHIS plant will be incinerated in France

The last 10 tons of various chemical waste from the now closed chemical factory OHIS in North Macedonia's capital, Skopje will be sent to incineration in Lion, France. In March, these were supposed to be transferred at Valorec Services in Basel, Switzerland, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of borders postponed the shipment. In the meantime, the agreement...

Eruption of COVID-19 cases in the Balkans, the countries in the region are imposing restrictions again (Infographic)

Europe is again the hotspot of the infections with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Balkan peninsula is especially affected by the new outbreak of infections. The curves of the graphics in all countries in the region move upwards, something that all health experts and epidemiologists had been announcing several months ago. The low temperatures, and...

Analysis: In the IT sector in North Macedonia, the gap between men and women almost non-existent

Unlike other industrial sectors in the Macedonian economy, the IT sector stands out as the one where the gap between men and women is almost non-existent. In some industries, such as digital marketing, the ratio is 55.56% percent women versus 44.44% percent men. Over the years, the number of women graduates in formal education is on the rise. If in...

Dr. Karadzovski: If we aren’t disciplined, neither 500 doctors nor 20 more hospitals will be able to help us

If we don't help ourselves, then neither 500 doctors nor 500 nurses or 20 more hospitals will help us. Therefore, we are asking everyone to help, the whole population. We urge them to adhere to the measures and we should do that for us, for our families. Otherwise, the hospitals will be overflooded with patients. Personnel rotations will be...

Still no regional landfills in North Macedonia, European Commission criticizes, Government seeks funds

North Macedonia was again criticized in the Report of the European Commission on the country's progress towards the EU, i.e. that the laws for waste management are still not adopted. Eight regional landfills are planned for North Macedonia, with the intent to overcome the problem with the municipality landfills that do not meet the environmental standards, as well as all...

Stojanov: With these numbers of new cases, any measure is possible, even a lockdown

The restrictive measures that were imposed at the start of the epidemic in March can be introduced again, said for Meta.mk, the Center for Public Health - Skopje's Director, Dr. Aleksandar Stojanov. This scenario would come as a result of the higher number of newly infected persons, which is evident in this period. -Lockdowns and curfews are possible again. If...

COVID-19 decreases income from motorway tolls in North Macedonia by €4.3 million in the third quarter

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the income from the motorway tolls collected by North Macedonia's Public Enterprise for State Roads. Between July and September this year a total of €9 790 479 was collected, informed the PE for State Roads. During the same quarter last year, the total income from the motorway toll stations was €14.1...

The Government of North Macedonia will continue subsidizing Wizz Air after the flights resume

The Government of North Macedonia will continue with the financial support for Wiz Air for establishing new flights from both Macedonian airports as soon as the low budget airline resumes the flights in accordance with the conditions and statutes planned by the Agreement for the period between 2019 and 2022, informs the Ministry of Transport and Communications of North...

EU is offering money for railroads, North Macedonia’s government opts for roads

The European Commission in its Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans concerning North Macedonia  stresses that it will finance building of new railroad infrastructure and reconstruction of the existing one. In the financial package in the amount of €9 billion that will be available for the Western Balkans countries through the IPA III funds, including additional grants...

The vinyl chloride from OHIS transferred to Germany to be incinerated

The chemical tank containing vinyl chloride monomer from the OHIS Industrial complex near Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, was transferred to Germany where the hazardous chemical will be incinerated at the SUEZ Sonderabfallgesellschaft incinerator. It's a historical waste of around 13 tons that was repackaged by experts from the French company Curium from an old wagon into a new...

The bus transportation in North Macedonia, burdened by problems already, gets the nail in the coffin by the coronavirus! (Multimedia)

An empty waiting room with few people quickly purchasing their tickets at the ticket officer and hastily heading out towards the platforms. This is the picture that can be seen at the Skopje Bus Station these days. The usual crowd is gone and the platforms are empty. The people simply cannot miss the occassional bus to their destinations. The guards have...

The Ministry of Transport requests funds from EU for a feasibility project for the railway line to Skopje airport

The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted an analysis request for the investment plan for preparation of a study for the building of a railway branch line to the Skopje International Airport, as part of the new IPA III program, that has to be analysed by the European Union's delegation, the Ministry for Transport informed Meta.mk. This act follows the...

Macedonian Railways having difficulties with maintenance of the Chinese trains, timetable barely functional

Although this summer the train between Skopje and Prishtina and the express trains for Belgrade and Thessaloniki didn't travel, the RNM's railway company can barely maintain the current timetable with only 15 planned departures from the Skopje Train Station. During the summer, the passenger train between Skopje and Kochani wasn't operational due to maintenance of the broken locomotive and...

The schools.mk platform can work on almost all computers, mobile phones or tablets purchased in the last 3 years

Awaiting the start of the new school year during the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the parents of pupils in North Macedonia have purchased a new computer or a laptop, instead of buying notebooks, pencils and many other school materials. They acted on the recommendations from the Ministry of Education and Science about the necessary minimal configuration (processing power and...

Bill on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination envisages fines up to €10 000

The Government has sent to the Parliament of north Macedonia the new draft Law on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination, which aims to improve the legal framework and adjust it to the EU's legislation and the international standards about protection from discrimination. The new law should cover all government bodies, the bodies of the local self-government, legal entities with...