Tag: Zaev
Macedonia 17.09.21 | 22:47

Zaev violates a UN Security Council resolution with his position on the Kosovo military

The announcement from Zoran Zaev that he will allow the military of Kosovo to move through Macedonia is a violation of the UN Security Council resolution regulating the status of Kosovo. Under resolution 1244, Kosovo was allowed to form a protection corps, but not an actual military. In 2018 Kosovo decided...
Macedonia 16.09.21 | 22:18

“Zaev tries to avoid Filipce’s removal because of the large procurement contracts going through the Healthcare Ministry”

Zoran Zaev keeps Venko Filipce on as his Healthcare Minister because of the large procurement contracts that go through that Ministry, said VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki. He noted that the Zaev Government moved quickly to remove other officials who offered their resignations, but is now procrastinating...
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 19:50

Zaev’s adviser Dragi Raskovski filmed violating his parole

A reportedly new picture of Zoran Zaev’s former close adviser Dragi Raskovski was shared today. Raskovski should be in house arrest, but he was photographed outside, on a walk through Skopje’s Aerodrom district. The picture was shared on social media, prompting calls to investigate whether...
Macedonia 14.09.21 | 20:14

Zaev talked to Merkel about the need to unblock Macedonia’s EU path, and about his Mini Schengen project

Zoran Zaev had a meeting with outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Tirana today, after which his office said that the Chancellor agreed that Macedonia should be allowed to continue with its EU integration. During her remarks, Merkel blamed nationalism in Bulgaria for blocking Macedonia, as well...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 15:26

Albanian news sites note Zaev’s absence from Tetovo, compare with Gruevski’s support after the 2015 floods

Albanian news site Shqip Media called out Zoran Zaev for his decision to stay away from Tetovo after the catastrophic hospital fire there that killed 15 people. Zaev visited the city once, on the eve of the fire, and was not seen in public for two days afterwards. The site contrasts this with the approach...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 12:08

Zaev: Accidents happen, I don’t think the Government should resign

Zoran Zaev insisted that he himself won’t resign and will not even push Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce to resign over the catastrophic hospital fire in Tetovo which killed 15 patients and hospital visitors. The Government pushed a project to build 19 modular hospitals made of plastic panels...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 08:50

Merkel begins her Balkan tour, will skip Macedonia

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins her tour of the Balkans today, during which she will visit Serbia and Albania. Macedonia is not on the list. Zoran Zaev is expected to travel to Albania tomorrow, where he and other Balkan leaders will have a chance to meet with Merkle.
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 12:59

Zaev still hasn’t addressed the public about the Tetovo disaster

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was last seen in the public on Wednesday evening, when he visited the site of the catastrophic Tetovo hospital fire that killed 15 people. Zaev refused to speak to the press or address the public on the even of the tragedy, and has remained silent ever since. Healthcare Minister...
Macedonia 10.09.21 | 10:15

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev and Filipce can’t lead an objective investigation of themselves

We can’t have an objective investigation into the actions that led to the hospital fire in Tetovo ran by Zoran Zaev and Venko Filipce, when they have to investigate themselves, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce refused to even offer a resignation after the...
Macedonia 09.09.21 | 10:09

Zaev and Ahmeti booed in Tetovo as they avoided addressing the public after the catastrophic hospital fire

Zoran Zaev and Ali Ahmeti were booed when they arrived at the site of the tragic accident in Tetovo, where at least 14 people burnt to death in the improvised Covid hospital. Заев и Ахмети исвиркани во Тетово pic.twitter.com/499P24kAn1 — FurKlan (@FurkanSaliu) September...
Macedonia 08.09.21 | 13:46

Zaev adds “North” in his message congratulating the independence of the Republic of Macedonia

Zoran Zaev inserted the imposed name “North Macedonia” even in his message congratulating the citizens on the 30th independence anniversary of the Republic of Macedonia. In response, dozens of citizens flooded the replies to tell him that the country which voted for its independence on September...
Macedonia 08.09.21 | 10:38

Zoki Kiceec, mobster close to the Zaev regime, ordered into detention after causing a fatal traffic accident

The court in Gostivar ordered the politically linked mobster Zoran Mileskii – Zoki Kiceec into a month long detention, after it was determined that he caused the fatal car crash on Saturday in which a young father of was killed. The incident caused outrage since Kiceec was already supposed to have...
Macedonia 07.09.21 | 13:46

Levon who? Zaev claims he knows nothing about the “Armenia Scandal”

Everything I know I know from the press. Armenia is not a well known country. This is the first time I hear there was some Government there that was replaced and that there was a brother of the former President involved. Once the details are known, they will be revealed to the public, Zoran Zaev said...
Macedonia 07.09.21 | 13:11

Zaev again defends the release of a mobster close to him from prison, even after it led to a fatal car crash

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev today again defended the decision to release mobster Zoran Mileski – Zoki Kiceec from prison. Kiceec was sentenced to three years in prison in the major scandal – a light sentence that reflected his plea deal with the prosecutors and his contribution to covering...
Macedonia Economy 06.09.21 | 15:02

Macedonian economy reportedly grew by 13.1 percent in Q2

Zoran Zaev declared that Macedonia is in a strong economic recovery as he touted the just released report from the State Statistics Bureau, that the country reportedly grew by whopping 13.1 percent in the second quarter of 2021. This means that in the first half of the year we grew by 5.6 percent, Zaev...
Macedonia 06.09.21 | 12:55

Zaev defends Zoki Kiceec after his fatal car crash, says the mobster had the right to seek medical treatment out of prison

Zoran Zaev largely feigned ignorance today, when confronted with the two latest major scandals to hit his Government. On the matter of the arrest of a Macedonian diplomat on an Armenian warrant after he helped the brother of former Armenian President Levon Sargsyan flee the country, Zaev gave a broad...
Macedonia 06.09.21 | 11:05

VMRO: Zaev keeps losing coalition partners

Zoran Zaev is losing supporters and coalition partners, VMRO-DPMNE said in a statement after two of the smaller coalition partners of SDSM announced an independent run for in the mayoral race in Skopje. LDP and DOM nominated a Zaev supporter, singer Beni Shaqiri, as their candidate for Mayor of Skopje....
Macedonia 02.09.21 | 22:14

Kumanovo Mayor Dimitrievski: I will work to change things in the SDSM party from within

The Mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski condemned the SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev for trying to kick him out of the party. Dimitrievski announced an independent re-election bid after realizing that Zaev and Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski will not let him run for another term as the SDSM candidate. At...
Macedonia 02.09.21 | 17:12

Zaev defiant in face of protests from his party’s branch in Radovis

Zoran Zaev responded to the revolt in his SDSM party branch in Radovis, where supporters of Mayor Gerasim Konzulov are publicly burning their membership cards. Zaev insisted that 60 percent of people in Radovis were opposed to Konzulov, and that is why the party dropped him in favor of Kole Cerikciev. We...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 18:40

Jansa and Varhelyi expressed support for Macedonia’s EU accession during their meeting with Zaev

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and the European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi expressed their support to continue EU enlargement toward the Balkans, during their meeting with Zoran Zaev at the Bled Forum. During the meeting, it was said that enlargement is a priority for the Slovenian...
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