Skopje continues to be among the most polluted cities in the world


Skopje continues to head the list of the most polluted cities in the world. AirVisual website, which publishes the list of the most polluted cities in the world, positions Skopje on the first place with the most polluted air in Europe and fifth in the world. After two days, when the air was cleaner due […]

Air pollution causes 1469 deaths in the period 2015-2016


Air pollution in the period 2015-2016 has caused 1469 deaths in Macedonia. These are the findings of the European Environment Agency. The report prepared by the European Commission suggests that along with Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria and Hungaria, Macedonia has one of the highest death rates caused by pollution. In 2015, the rate of deaths caused […]

VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM accuse each other over the pollution


VMRO-DPMNE continues to accuse SDSM for the air pollution, which is a consequence, among other things, of their policy for ten years in power. According to the opposition party, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Mayor Petre Silegov do not do absolutely nothing to preserve the health of the citizens from the polluted air. “Skopje and […]

We want air, do we ask for much?


Sanja Naumovska The high values ​​of PM 10 particles did not wait for the low temperatures, nor did the heating season come to full realization. The polluted air slowly, but surely, becomes our everyday life, and we are aware that it will only get worse. Health organizations have already identified toxic air as a silent […]

No radiation detected after emergency inspection of Skopje landfill


After conducting extraordinary inspection of the Drisla landfill near Skopje, the State Environment Inspectorate has concluded that the company has been abiding by an order to shut down the incinerator while anti-pollution measures are in force. The incinerator hasn’t been in use since 1 January 2018. In the meantime, hospital waste transported to the landfill is […]

City authorities launch street sweeping to reduce air pollution: mayor Silegov


Two public utility companies will launch an intensive campaign to sweep streets in the capital Skopje as part of the efforts of city authorities to curb air pollution, Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov said Wednesday. The campaign will cover five pollution-affected municipalities in Skopje, namely Suto Orizari, Cair, Butel, Aerodrom and Gazi Baba. “Dust lying on streets […]