Tag: aa
Macedonia 10.11.24 | 20:40

Alliance of Albanians pledges to investigate DUI’s abuses over the past two decades

The Alliance of Albanians met today to map out its plan for activity in the next to years. Party leader and Healthcare Minister Arben Taravari said that the AA will work to achieve zero corruption and zero tolerance for violent extremism. The party will continue to focus on the abuses of power during...

Macedonia 10.02.24 | 11:43

Mexhiti: SDSM are silent observers as DUI pursues disastrous policies

As he was being removed as Healthcare Ministry, Fatmir Mexhiti from the Alliance of Albanians party launched a scathing attack not on DUI, the party who insisted that he must go, but on SDSM – the “larger” coalition partner who has enabled DUI’s power-grab over the past seven...

Macedonia 07.02.24 | 20:20

Rival leaders organize separate assemblies of the Alliance of Albanians, as the stability of the Government is also called into question

With growing infighting in the Alliance of Albanians party, its rival leaders Arben Taravari and Ziadin Sela are convening competing assemblies. Meanwhile, the DUI led Government plans to remove two ministers who support the opposition and replace them with loyalists. Taravari, who is the current party...

Macedonia 17.07.23 | 12:52

Taravari is against the Open Balkan initiative – the Berlin Process is the only way forward

The leader of the Alliance for the Albanians, Arben Taravari, stated on Monday his and his party’s position regarding the initiative “Open Balkan”, recently abandoned by the Government of thee Republic of Albania. His assessment is that by Albania’s departure, this mechanism became...

Macedonia 02.04.23 | 20:24

Alliance of Albanians rejects VMRO offer of a Croatian model for the Constitution

The Alliance of Albanians promptly rejected the offer from VMRO-DPMNE that Macedonia adopts the Croatian model of a Constitution that will include the Bulgarian minority. Croatia has a long list of minorities acknowledged in the Constitution, but at the start, the Preamble clearly states that it is the...

Macedonia 27.02.23 | 10:02

Albanian parties call for a union of Albanian municipalities in Macedonia, redrawing of municipal borders

The DUI party came out against the proposal that a Community of Albanian Municipalities is created in Macedonia, similar to the proposal for an organization of Serbian municipalities in Kosovo. The proposal was put forward by the Alternative party, which was recently removed from the SDSM – DUI...

Macedonia 13.02.23 | 23:01

Attempt to enlarge the ruling coalition marred by defections, corruption allegations

Parliament adjourned this evening after the initial discussion on the proposal to reshuffle the Government and include the Alliance of Albanians in the ruling coalition. Arben Taravari’s party is set to take several key posts, such as Justice and Healthcare, in exchange for its 8 votes in Parliament. SDSM...

Macedonia 01.12.22 | 13:01

Aliti: No talks with AA on joining Government, course of reforms most important

There are no talks with the Alliance for Albanians (AA) and the most important thing at this time is the course of reforms, said Minister of Information Society and Administration Admirim Aliti on Thursday. Aliti mentioned that all news and discussions related to this topic are speculation. As he said,...

Macedonia 22.11.22 | 20:52

Reports that the Alliance of Albanians reached agreement to join the Government

Albanian language Klan TV reports that the Alliance of Albanians party has reached agreement with the other coalition partners to join the Government. According to this report, AA leader Arben Taravari negotiated to take over two key departments – healthcare and education, and also, possibly, the...

Macedonia 22.11.22 | 15:54

Ahmeti: Talks with AA over joining the government are in the phase of initial meetings

The leader of DUI Ali Ahmeti said that the talks held with the Alliance of Albanians (AA) over the party joining the Government, are still in the phase of initial meetings and nothing concrete has been defined in this direction. We expect to hold further meetings in this direction, Ahmeti said, answering...

Macedonia 20.11.22 | 16:47

In talks with AA over joining government, vetting of all institutions required, says Ahmeti

Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) leader Ali Ahmeti said Saturday’s meeting at the party headquarters, which lasted 11 hours, has been one in a series of traditional party meetings, and there had been a constructive debate. At the meeting, remarks were heard on the report of the executive authority,...

Macedonia 19.11.22 | 21:16

Grubi on AA joining the Government: Progressive forces are welcome to implement the constitutional amendments

The discussions about the work done by the DUI ministers will continue, said Artan Grubi, member of the DUI presidency and head of the cabinet of President Ahmeti, before the start of the continuation of the session of the party presidency intended for the report of the ministers. As Ahmeti said, there...

Macedonia 22.05.22 | 14:17

VMRO and AA demand answers about the visit of the Chechen delegation to the Macedonian Parliament

VMRO-DPMNE called on SDSM to explain which of their party officials met with the Chechen delegation that visited the Macedonian Parliament late last year. The Chechens came from a faction loyal to President Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov, and even discussed erecting a monument to his father Ahmad Kadyrov in...

Economy 08.03.22 | 17:14

Energy crisis: Alliance of Albanians demands a reduction of the gas taxes

The Alliance of Albanians called on the Government to reduce the excise tax collected on the price of fuel. An enormous price hike yesterday caused long lines at the gas stations as motorists were trying to tank up before the new price goes into effect. As the price of oil on the world markets keeps...

Macedonia 16.11.21 | 17:21

Alliance of Albanians party demands justice after courts give a “slap on the wrist” to perpetrators of several fatal traffic accidents

Bujare Abazi from the Alliance of Albanians held a press conference in front of the Justice Ministry to decry several recent extremely lenient sentences handed to traffic violations that led to fatal outcomes. We see that the justice handed under the DUI – SDSM hybrid regime is not equal to all,...

Macedonia 08.11.21 | 20:26

Alliance of Albanians sees the vote of no confidence as a chance to finally hold DUI officials accountable

Alliance of Albanians spokesman Arben Zeqiri said that this party is stronglyu determined to ensure the defeat of the current SDSM – DUI coalition and to ensure justice for the corruption on the part of its officials. AA is the largest of the three opposition ethnic Albanian parties, and together...

Macedonia 21.10.21 | 11:38

Alliance of Albanians: Our determination to bring down the Zaev Government will guide our actions in the second round vote in Tetovo

The Alliance of Albanians noted that it still hasn’t determined which way to direct its votes in the second round of the mayoral election in Tetovo. AA, in coalition with the Alternative party and VMRO-DPMNE, won a strong third place, and are well position to decide the outcome of the second round...

Macedonia 17.10.21 | 22:52

The Albanian opposition won in Debar

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative coalition of opposition Albanian parties announced that it took Debar from DUI. This is their main win in the first round, along with Gostivar. We go to the second round in five other municipalities, and I believe that we can expand the number of cities led by...

Macedonia 14.09.21 | 15:20

AA asks key questions to the municipality and the hospital: Why was there no fire alarm, protective equipment and who installed the electricity network?

The modular hospitals in the country were built with funds from the World Bank loan, and according to the tender documentation, published by the Alliance for Albanians, it is clear that the Tetovo Hospital and the Municipality of Tetovo are responsible for fire protection. After the municipality of Tetovo...

Macedonia 19.06.21 | 17:38

Passport shortage will leave visiting diaspora members without necessary documents

The Alliance of Albanians and Alternative parties called out the Interior Ministry for the shortage of blank passports and other blank documents, which has badly hurt the ability of many citizens to travel. The two Albanian opposition parties remind the Ministry that many Albanian diaspora members come...

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