Skopje, the world's most polluted air city

Skopje city leaders have started with implementation of urgent measures for air pollution protection.

Sunday's public transportation takes place free of charge, with the aim of reducing the number of vehicles in circulation. In this context, parking prices have doubled, while work has been cut off at construction sites. Inspectors have been ordered to do strict controls in countries where tire burns and other toxic materials are allegedly made.

The Ministry of Education has ordered that the second half of the year, due to begin today, be postponed by at least two days. But these measures by the opposition and the civil sector are more regarded as populist than measures that can produce effects.

NGOs have called for long-term measures, such as subsidies for changing heating and not only for several hundred families, as well as measures in the construction sector, construction cuts, or non-remitting permits for multistory buildings, which prevent air circulation or other measures.