€1.6 Million Parking Lot Near Parliament to Be Reserved for MPs and Official Vehicles

The area adjoining the Parliament building, once an illegal parking lot and later designated for a multistory garage, will now be transformed into a parking area for delegation vehicles and the official fleet.

A total of 101,951,456 denars has been allocated for preparing the site and creating the parking lot, equivalent to approximately €1.6 million. According to data from the Public Procurement Bureau’s portal, on June 8 Parliament finalized a contract with “Stenton Gradba” DOO, based in the village of Dolno Orizare in Bitola, for the supply of equipment and the regulation of the security area at ground level.

The area is currently enclosed by barriers, and work at the site has begun.

Parliament spokespersons explained: “The area surrounding Parliament has been classified as a security zone. The section within this zone, with the exception of the square in front of the main entrance, has been designated for parking vehicles serving Parliament. Groundwork to prepare the area around the parliamentary building, which has been declared a security zone, is being carried out in accordance with the tender agreement dated 08.06.2026.”

According to the tender documents published on the Public Procurement website, the project initially calls for the removal of the existing asphalt. Granite paving will then be installed, pedestrian paths and parking spaces will be constructed, greenery will be planted, and street furniture and lighting will be installed. The project also includes the construction of a new entrance and the purchase and installation of a system for managing vehicle access and exits.

During the tenure of former mayor Vladimir Todoroviq, the “Small Ring” Detailed Urban Plan was amended: instead of an underground parking facility, an above-ground garage was planned. In June 2013, through an electronic auction held by the Ministry of Transport, the company “Ango” DOOEL won the right to purchase the land for €136 per square meter, or €333,000 in total for 2,455 square meters. Under the plan, the permitted height of the garage was 9 meters, while 15 percent of the building could be used for commercial activities, shops or restaurants.

In 2018, former Centar Municipality mayor Sasha Bogdanoviq revoked the permit for the multistory garage, arguing that the investor had not begun construction within the legally prescribed deadlines. However, the investor appealed the decision and, following several years of litigation, the municipality’s decision was overturned, once again granting the investor the right to build the structure. In August 2024, investor DTPU “Ango” DOOEL from Skopje fenced off the plot next to Parliament and began clearing the site to build the new garage.

In September of the same year, Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said that “an unreasonable person in the past, behaving immaturely, took actions that compromised Parliament’s security.” Subsequently, Parliament passed a law declaring the area around it a protected zone, banning any construction and announcing that the company that had purchased the plot would be compensated.