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Eight years on and Skopje is still waiting for free parking for vehicles from other cities

Even though "Park and Drive" was included as a project in 2011 in the first plan for sustainable transport of the City of Skopje, the concept to this day has not been introduced to our metropolis. The project by which cities in developed countries solve the problem of traffic congestion in their city centres has not been carried out...

The dumps at Vardar River bring profit to someone and air pollution to everyone: “We burn waste to survive”

Thick grey smoke rises afar, in the direction of the squat at the foot of Kale Hill, where we are headed together with a team from the City Inspector Office. This is the location where this winter we have on many occassions seen that something is burning and the stench of the burnt rubber and plastics trailed down Vardar...

Detentions, fights, terrorism and politics

Within a period of less than three days, a series of events have occurred related to the last months of VMRO-DPMNE’s rule and their refusal to leave government. In order to remain in power, the party decided two years ago to put themselves above the Constitution and to continue to rule with violence disguised as incursion of the "people"...

Two days of mourning, while Macedonia waits for the causes of the bus accident which left 14 dead

Two days of mourning were declared in the Republic of North Macedonia following the traffic accident that happened on Wednesday (February 13, 1919) on the E-65 motorway linking Skopje and Gostivar. Fourteen people were killed and 39 injured. At 17 o’clock, the bus from the company "Durmoturs" with more than 50 passengers passed 3 lnes, flew off the highway...

Stoltenberg: Skopje and Athens to ratify the Prespa Agreement by February 15

NATO urges the parliaments of Macedonia and Greece to fulfill all their obligations regarding the Prespa Agreement that resolves the name dispute. That was the main stipulation of the letter that the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reportedly sent to both Skopje and Athens, noting that the Alliance expects as fast as possible process. "NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reportedly sent a...

Srpski mediji pogrešno predstavljaju Karakačanova kao oficijalnu Sofiju

U analizi pod naslovom „SKOPLJE I SOFIJA U KLINČU Tenzije sve veće, Bugarska poručila Makedoniji da provocira i da makedonski jezik NE POSTOJI“ objavljenoj danas, predstavljajući najnovije iskre u makedonsko – bugarskim odnosima, srpske novine „Blic“ sasvim pogrešno u naslovu su poistovetile bugarskog vicepremijera i ministra odbrane Krasimira Karakačanova sa celom vlasti Bugarske i uopšte sa celom zemljom. Inače, isti tekst,...

US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan will be visiting Macedonia

The US Deputy Secretary of State, John Sullivan, will start his European tour today and on Tuesday he will visit Skopje. He will also visit Bratislava, Vienna, Sofia, Sarajevo and Warsaw. Sullivan will arrive in Skopje on the 18th of December and he will be the highest ranking Department of State's official to visit Macedonia since 2001. According to the announcement issued...

SDSM will lead 56 municipalities including Skopje, VMRO-DPMNE 5, DUI 10, and the Alliance 3

According to the results in both rounds of the local elections, SDSM will lead 56 municipalities including Skopje, VMRO-DPMNE 5, DUI 10, the Alliance of the Albanians in 3, BESA, DPA and DPT will each manage one, and candidates nominated by a group of voters in 3 municipalities. In the first round of the elections that were organized on the...

Aegean Airlines will fly again from Athens to Skopje

For more than a decade, on the 18th of June 2018, the biggest Greek operator "Aegean Airlines" will reinstate again the route between Athens and Skopje, announced the Greek company. The company's Vice-President Eftihios Vassilakis, presented yesterday the new package of flight destinations as part of the plans for expansion during the summer period for 2018, during which 18...

Poll: Trajanovski and Shilegov will most likely run in the second round of the mayoral elections

The mayoral elections in Skopje will be unpredictable shows the telephone poll that was conducted in the period between the 23rd of September and the 2nd of October and was carried out by "M Prospekt" on request by Telma TV and MCMS on a specimen of 1.560 examinees, with a statistical error of 2.5%. According to the data,...

Nimetz will arrive in Skopje from 1-4 July and will travel to Athens immediately after

The United Nations' Special Representative for the negotiations between Macedonia and Greece regarding the name dispute, Matthew Nimetz, will visit Skopje in the period between 1- 4th of July, announced the office of the UN General Secretary's spokesperson. As it is stated, Nimetz is coming to Skopje on the invitation of the Macedonian Government to discuss the ways to achieve...

Carl Bildt announced on his twitter account that he will arrive in Skopje today

The former chief of Swedish diplomacy Carl Bildt on his twitter profile announced that he will arrive in Skopje today. Even though he hasn’t revealed any details about the visit, on his twitter profile he also wrote that “No end in sight for the constitutional crisis in Skopje. Trenches look even deeper. Grave situation” https://twitter.com/carlbildt/status/853921883351379968 More than a month ago, through...

A1on’s crew was attacked at the protest organized by “For United Macedonia” in Skopje

The portal A1on’s crew was attacked and beaten this evening near the Triumphal Gate during the protest organized by the civil initiative “For United Macedonia.” Five persons who took part in the protests, at the end of the gathering, attacked the cameraman Vladimir Zelcevski and the journalist Aleksandar Todevski while they were professionally reporting about the event. The attackers damaged...

Skopje is suffocating with PM10 particles and the levels in Karpoš were 24 times higher than permitted

This morning, air pollution in Skopje is four to seven times larger than the maximum permitted levels prescribed by the European Union of 50 mg/m3. This morning at 9 o’clock, according to data taken from measuring stations, the level of PM10 particles in the Skopje’s municipalities was: Rectory 379.41 mg/m3, Center 323.27 mg/m3, Karpoš 305.86 mg/m3, Gazi Baba 285.72...

Skopje: Extravagant Projects for Cheap Political Gain

Three projects in three municipalities in Skopje are united in one thing - they all have a primarily decorative function. Park of lakes in Aerodrom, the Bohemian street in the Centre, and the Delfina Square, although in different municipalities, they have a common denominator - high costs and the constant boasting with why and how much of our money was...

Spectacular photos from “Wizz Air” of Skopje in the fog

The pilot of a "Wizz Air" flight, Hrvoje Bulic, on his Facebook profile published a several photos of Skopje in the fog. One can only recognize that it is the capital of Macedonia from the big shiny cross on Vodno. // Dragi moji Makedonci, posto ste napravili toliku pomutnju oko slike evo vam ih sve u boljoj rezoluciji, ako tko...

Closure of ring road causes chaos in the streets of Skopje

The streets of Skopje today were full of traffic jams and frustrated drivers which were caused after the ring road was closed due to the filming of the French film "The Fund". This created narrow stretch of cars in the streets and boulevards throughout the city centre. The traffic jam is most intense on Boulevard Nikola Karev and Plasticharska Street,...

Gruevski visited the villages Morane, Studenichani and Dolno Kolichani

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski accompanied the Minister of Transport Vlado Misajlovski, deputy Education Minister Spiro Ristovski, the mayor of Skopje Koce Trajanovski and directors of several public bodies, visited the villages Morane, Studenichani and Dolno Kolichani. During the visit the residents asked of the Prime Minister to extend the public transit bus lines to the center of Morane, while Trajanovski...

Ivanov in Krushevo, Gruevski in Skopje, Zaev in Pelince for the Day of the Republic – Ilinden

Prime Minister Gruevski is going to be in Skopje and the President of Republic of Macedonia George Ivanov will give his August 2- Day of the Republic remarks in Krushevo. The President of the Assembly Trajko Veljanoski will speak from Pelince. The leader of SDSM Zoran Zaev and his delegation will visit Pelince on the same occasion. The...

Nuland to recommend that the agreement from 2nd of June is the basis for resolving the crisis

Assistant of the US Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Victoria Nuland will arrive in Skopje on Sunday, confirmed the US Embassy in Skopje for META. On Monday morning, Nuland will have separate meetings with leaders of political parties, and at noon she will also meet Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski. "The US and EU have...