Controls of Discos and Nightclubs: Three with Licence Shut Down for not Meeting Conditions

At a press-conference on Wednesday, at around 12:30 pm, Government Spokesperson Marija Miteva said that of the 22 discos and nightclubs that had a valid license, three had been shut down for not meeting conditions.

“The three discos will be stripped of the license and be issued all maximum punishment. Once the checks of those that have licenses end, the controls when it comes to all those who don’t have a license but had operated previously will start”, she stated.

Currently, she added, controls are being conducted at another nine discos that have licenses.

The same day, а 58-year-old nightclub owner from Kumanovo was detained. As authorities said, officers spotted him taking fire extinguishers out of his parked vehicle outside the nightclub and taking them inside the nightclub. When officers entered the facility, they found and took away pyrotechnics.

Fines have been issued, while the nightclub has also received a ban on operations that will be in force until the detected irregularities are removed.