Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Macedonia 22.10.19 | 11:36

Zaev denies reports that his coalition partners are heading for the exits

Zoran Zaev denied reports that parties from his coalition are in talks with the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, looking to switch allegiance as the early elections draw near. Zaev scooped up a number of smaller parties who used to be allied with VMRO after he grabbed power in 2017. But now, with his SDSM party...

Macedonia 22.10.19 | 11:24

La Verita: Nobody is denying Zaev’s involvement in the Racket scandal, curious how Pendarovski is pulling away from him

Italian paper La Verita, which published some of the crucial pieces of information about the major racketeering scandal in Macedonia, reports on the visible turning of President Stevo Pendarovski away from embattled Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. Pendarovski took the initiative on Friday, as the outcome...

Macedonia 22.10.19 | 10:23

Zaev is going down, Croatian paper predicts

Croatian daily “Slobodna Dalmacija” predicts the fall of the Zoran Zaev Government in Macedonia, after his defeat at the European Council and the failure to open EU accession talks. Croatian commentator Ivan Brodic, who frequently covers Macedonia, sees the early elections Zaev was forced...

Macedonia 22.10.19 | 10:05

Zaev says he will “tone down” his EU optimism, mocks Macron for vetoing accession talks

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said he will travel to Rome in November, following the initiative from Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to raise the issue of EU enlargement again, but said he will “tone down” his optimism this time. Zaev also mocked French President Emmanuel Macron, for his...