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The railroad line to Skopje airport becomes part of the new North Macedonia government’s program
The building of a new railroad line from Miladinovci to the International airport Skopje became part the Government of North Macedonia's work program for the period between 2020-2024. The new government led by Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, which was elected yesterday by the Parliament, obliged itself to build the railroad branch line in the length of 5 km. This...
Book Fair in Skopje between 8 and 14th of September as an open air event
The Book Fair 2020 in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, will take place between 8th and 14th of September and will be an open-air event at the A1 Arena Sports Hall "Boris Trajkovski", near the Aqua Park, informed the organizers.
"Book lovers will be able to choose from selections of a large number of domestic and foreign authors, foreign...
Still no combined train – urban public transportation passes and the unlicensed taxis reap the benefits (Infographic)
There is still no action by the authorities towards the introduction of a combined travel pass for both trains and public transportation, that would be used by citizens who travel everyday between Skopje and the nearby cities such as Veles, Kumanovo, and Tetovo. The public entreprise Railways of RNM- Transport informed Meta.mk that there haven’t been any discussions with...
No comparison between Beirut blast and the chemical depot in OHIS, professor Stafilov claims
There is no room for any comparison whatsoever between the accident in Beirut, that was caused by the explosion of inappropriately stored chemical, and the potential danger for Skopje caused by the chemicals stored in the former chemical industry complex OHIS, claims Trajče Stafilov, a Professor at the Institute of Chemistry at the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty in...
Skopje City Hospital “8 Septemvri” is waiting for anesthesiologists to start performing surgeries again, not all services at the clinics are available to patients
Not all of the health services are available for the citizens at all of the wards at the clinics and hospitals in North Macedonia, but very soon every ward will resume work and all services will become available, said the Health Minister Venko Filipche for Meta.mk.
At the moment, not all types of operations are performed in the clinics. At...
Skopje with biggest drop in voter turnout, VMRO-DPMNE’s coalition has 1.660 votes more than “Mozheme” coalition (Infographic)
There was a low voter turnout in Skopje in the parliamentary elections in North Macedonia that took place on the 15th of July, but also a narrow election race between the two main competitors - the SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE-led coalitions. Is it because of the dissatisfaction with the political parties' work or the fear of catching COVID-19? These are...
Elections in North Macedonia: Police intervened for a fight and photographing of ballots
During today's snap parliamentary elections in North Macedonia, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has registered several voting irregularities and offenses throughout the country. The police have registered voters taking photographs of the ballots at polling stations No. 0537 in Debar, 0755 in the village of Osoj, municipality of Kichevo, and 2909 in Skopje. These people will be fined accordingly,...
Vardar River in Skopje polluted again, inspectors out in the field, culprits still unknown
Environmental inspectors investigated the two biggest industry complexes within the yard of the former Skopje Steelworks - "Makstil" and "Liberty Group" (former ArcelorMital), but still do not have a clue who is behind today's pollution of the Vardar River near Lisiche in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
When the photographs of Vardar River appeared on social networks with a...
For the first time, the number of recovered patients higher than that of the new cases
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia registered 205 today newly infected cases with COVID-19 in Macedonia, 336 recovered patients and 6 deaths. What is noticeable is that the number of recovered patients is the highest in a single day (336) since the start of the epidemic, and at the same time these numbers are significantly higher than the numbers...
The vinyl chloride deposited in OHIS still awaits the repackaging into secure barrels
Around 14 tons of vinyl chloride deposited in the former OHIS chemical industrial complex in Skopje, North Macedonia, still await the experts from the French company Kurium to arrive, repackage it in new safe barrels and transport it for proper disposal. The Ekocentar 97 company, which was selected to clean the 11 types of chemicals which are still deposited...
Hundred days of swimming trainings in a 2x2m backyard pool: How Eva adapted to the new conditions (video + gallery)
The new situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was very tough on individual sports. This period is highly challenging for swimmers who were forced to pause their training due to the closure of swimming pools and to find other ways to stay in shape.
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COVID-19 caused a loss of 11.6 million passengers and 4.5 million EUR to the public transportation in Skopje (infographic)
The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous negative effect on the functioning of public transportation in Skopje and the Public Transportation Company-Skopje (Javno soobrakjajno pretprijatie - Skopje - JSP -Skopje). The long lockdown hours, closed schools, and colleges, many people working from their homes, including people's fears to use public transportation, in a period of three months have caused...
Skopje Waterworks Public Enterprise will publish an invitation tomorrow for pre-qualification for wastewater treatment plant construction
The Skopje Waterworks and Sewage Public Enterprise "Vodovod i kanalizacija - Skopje" announced it will publish an invitation for pre-qualification of the most favorable bidder for design and construction of a wastewater treatment plant for the city of Skopje.
It is estimated that the wastewater treatment plant at Trubarevo will cost 136 million EUR. With the agreements between the Government...
8 deaths, 136 new cases of COVID-19, and 43 recovered in North Macedonia
The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that in the past 24 hours, 136 new cases of COVID-19 infections were registered and 1.208 tests were conducted. New cases were reported in Skopje - 80 and Tetovo - 24. Kumanovo reported 6, Prilep and Veles reported 3 each, Ohrid -5, Gostivar and Resen - 4, while Strumica, Stip, Kriva Palanka,...
River Vardar, abused as a dump site, is a source of diseases – Can we rescue it by 2026?
It is in the fourth category of bacteriological pollution, while in terms of chemical pollution it might easily stand between the fourth and fifth category. These are the sad results of the examinations of the quality of the water in Vardar River in the Skopje region in North Macedonia, that were conducted by Dr. Ljupco Kostadinovski, a specialist in...
North Macedonia has a rich railway heritage, but it has no museum nor interest to preserve it (GALLERY)
The Day of the Macedonian Railway Workers was symbolically celebrated this year on the 9th of April. On this day in 1873, the railway traffic was first established between Skopje and Thessaloniki. 147 years since the beginning of the railways in this country, Macedonia, together with Albania, are the last countries in Europe that have no location where this...
Filipche: New cases of COVID-19 in Skopje and Ohrid contracted at celebrations – which are banned
We have new clusters and unfortunately, I have to state that people have failed to comply with the protective measures. Despite the ban, people organize mass gatherings and that is absolutely devoid of logic. We have citizens that are gathering even though it is banned. Weddings cannot be held when they are banned. Citizens cannot gather since it is...
Virtual exhibition of Joel Martin Halpern’s photos of Skopje in 1973
The Macedonian Students' Ethnology and Anthropology Society (MSEAS) organized a virtual exhibition "10 years after the Earthquake" with photos by Joel Martin Halpern.
The photographs portray Skopje in 1973, 10 years after the devastating earthquake that hit the capital in 1963. The photographs show, among other attractions, the Cathedral "Saint Clement of Ohrid" Cathedral, parts of the Old Bazaar, but...
Willing to fight against air pollution, City of Skopje will be following all proposals of State crisis center
The lifting of restrictive measures which were imposed to limit the movement of citizens due to the coronavirus has begun. By slowing all human activities that are damaging the environment, the air pollution decreased. This is evident from the latest data that indicate a lower presence of PM 2.5 and PM 10 particles and the nitric duoxide in the...
The curfew shows how the traffic really influences the air pollution in Skopje
“Meta.mk” continues with the investigation of the influence of the traffic on the air quality in Skopje. The coronavirus outbreak in the past few months has helped prove that the decreased frequency of vehicles throughout Skopje’s streets has led to decrease of the PM 2.5 and PM10 particles and the nitric oxide in the Skopje's air during April 2020.
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