Skopje, 7 March 2026 (MIA) - The Ministry of Health and the City of Skopje have signed Saturday an agreement for the construction of parking lots within the Mother Teresa Clinical Center. The 15-year agreement provides for a 10% lease based on total revenue.

In the first phase, two modern modular parking lots with at least 500 spaces are planned, expected to become operational by the second half of next year. The parking facilities will primarily serve patients and staff of the Clinical Center.

As announced by Health Minister Azir Aliu and Skopje Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski before signing the agreement, a third modular parking lot will be built if needed. If it is determined that the existing capacity allows for private residents to park, this option will also be made available.

The new parking lots will include a system for tracking and payment that detects free spaces and facilitates easier, quicker access. Patients will use the parking at the same prices, with added preferential terms.

According to Aliu and Gjorgjievski, this is a major infrastructure project for both Skopje and North Macedonia, set to solve the decades-long parking issues at the Clinical Center.

“Under the lease agreement with Skopje City, the parking lots at the Mother Teresa Clinical Center will be organized, managed, and maintained by the city. The city is required to submit an action plan within 60 days, including specific timelines for execution. The 15-year lease stipulates 10% of total revenue as rent, and Skopje will start designing and constructing multi-level garages and related infrastructure improvements. The project will modernize parking at the Clinical Center, increasing capacity by about 50%. It will include smart parking with sensors, a mobile app, full monitoring, landscaping, and a proposed pricing scheme for commercial users, cancer patients, and staff,” Aliu said.

According to Mayor Orce Gjorgjievski, instead of a private investor, the parking lots will be built by the City of Skopje, which will prevent ticket price increases and the generation of business profit.

“A budget rebalance is scheduled for next Thursday, with the modular parking lots among the items. The first phase will include two parking facilities with a minimum of 500 spaces, and a third will be added if necessary. The project aims to address the long-standing parking chaos at the Clinical Center. A tender for the design and construction of the parking lots will follow the budget rebalance. The operator must complete the project within a set timeframe with the Ministry of Health and it will not be a decades-long project. I hope that by the second half of next year, the two modular parking lots will be operational,” Gjorgjievski said.

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