Tag: albanian
Macedonia 20.07.23 | 17:54

Minister Loga snubbed the Macedonian press while answering questions in Albanian

Justice Minister Krenar Loga snubbed journalists who asked questions in Macedonian during a press event while indulging those who asked him questions in Albanian. Loga spoke for seven minutes to the Albanian journalists. When the press asked questions in Macedonian, he only responded to one and refused...
Macedonia 23.06.23 | 12:07

Forner British Minister for Balkan claims that Macedonia is populated by Bulgarian-Macedonian majority, sharing it with 29% of Albanians

Dennis Mcshane, former British minister for Balkan, describes the situation in Macedonia and the region in his last analysis, writing that we are humble and poor country, which changed its name under Greek demands and had to give up Alexander the Great and the appropriation of the Greek cultural heritage. Now,...
Macedonia 13.04.23 | 20:27

Pendarovski supports making the Albanian language co-official, even though it complicates the attempts to amend the Constitution

In a transparent attempt to court the Albanian vote ahead of the presidential elections in 2024, Stevo Pendarovski visited Tetovo where he endorsed the demand of the Albanian parties that the Constitution is amended to make the Albanian language co-official with the Macedonian. Currently, as result of...
Macedonia 31.03.23 | 20:08

BESA demands that the Albanian language is made vo-official, including in international relations

The Albanian BESA party came out with another request, linked with the Government’s initiative to amend the Constitution in line with the Bulgarian demands. According to BESA, the position of the Albanian language in Macedonia will have to change as the Bulgarian nation is added to the Constitution. Other...
Macedonia 12.05.22 | 19:46

I’m Albanian – Kreshnik Bekteshi lashes out at a journalist who called him a “Macedonian minister”

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi caused a scandal when he lashed out at a journalist who referred to him as a “Macedonian minister”. I’m sorry, I’m a minister of North Macedonia. I’m not Macedonian, I am Albanian, Bekteshi said. Using the term Macedonian to refer to official...
Macedonia 04.02.22 | 17:29

Albanian parties protest after a cop killer died in prison

Albanian protesters who gathered in downtown Skopje today demanded international investigations in several criminal cases involving ethnic Albanian murderers. The protests were sparked by the death of Rexhail Qerimi, member of a gang that killed a police officer in a botched raid in 2008 and injured...
Balkans 20.12.21 | 17:15

Macedonian citizen caught in Serbia trying to smuggle clothes soaked with cocaine

Serbian customs officers detained an ethnic Albanian citizen of Macedonia last week as he was trying to smuggle cocaine from Ecuador. The drugs were soaked into his clothes, the officers found. The smuggler was caught when the officers noticed a strong acidic smell from his suitcase. He tried to explain...
Macedonia 04.11.21 | 14:46

Zaev refuses to answer whether he’ll keep his promise to inaugurate an ethnic Albanian as Prime Minister

Zoran Zaev today refused to discuss what his announced resignation will mean for a key promise he made to his coalition partner DUI – that an ethnic Albanian will be named Prime Minister in the last 100 days of the Government. Zaev announced his resignation following the serious defeat in the local...
Macedonia 13.10.21 | 17:01

Silegov again promises to appoint an ethnic Albanian as Deputy Mayor of Skopje

SDSM mayoral candidate Petre Silegov announced that he will again nominate an ethnic Albanian as Deputy Mayor of Skopje, if he wins re-election on Sunday. In his first term, Silegov appointed businessman Enver Maliqi as his deputy. Maliqi died in late 2020 from coronavirus infection. Silegov re-election...
Macedonia 26.04.21 | 19:04

Albanian citizen arrested while transporting 21 illegal migrants from Pakistan and India through Macedonia

A citizen of Albania was detained while transporting a van with 21 illegal migrants from Pakistan and India. The group was intercepted near Gradsko, on the E-75 highway. The driver, 37-year old Albanian citizen identified by the police as A.B., tried to escape from the police when he was ordered to stop...
Macedonia 15.01.21 | 11:56

Pendarovski wants guarantees that Albanians won’t lose their political power even if they drop below 20 percent of the population

Discussing the disputed census that the Zaev regime plans to hold this April, President Stevo Pendarovski said that for an accurate census, it will be important to guarantee minority rights regardless of the ethnic distribution in the country. At issue is the 2001 Ohrid peace treaty and the subsequent...
Macedonia 29.12.20 | 11:27

Albanian man filmed brushing a police officer off – “I don’t want to speak in Macedonian”

Another day, another example of lawlessness shared on the social media. After a number of brazenly dangerous driving stunts, and the incident where a man was opening fire in the air in a densely populated part of Skopje – all shared on TikTok and other social networks for clicks – now an...
Macedonia 23.12.20 | 22:14

AA party demands that the Albanian language is made mandatory for all students

The Alliance of Albanians demands that the Albanian language becomes mandatory for all students. According the to the opposition Albnaina party, the “Communication between the two main ethnic groups in the country must be such that they understand each other with no issues. This can only happen...
Macedonia 15.10.20 | 20:57

Grubi says there is agreement in principle between SDSM and DUI to offer subsidies to private companies for ethnic diversity hires

First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi said that his DUI party and SDSM are still working on their plan for subsidies for private companies that hire ethnically diverse employees. Grubi originally presented the idea a month ago, and caused outrage saying that the Government will pay companies to hire...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 17:03

Minister Bekteshi tells reporters to learn Albanian

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi started Tuesday’s press conference in Albanian, and then in Macedonian, as he said “out of respect for the largest ethnic group”. Asked why he started the address in reverse order, and not as before, he told the reporters to learn Albanian. Language...
Macedonia 18.08.20 | 20:58

Artan Grubi hails “historic achievement” of having three Albanian foreign ministers in the Balkans

Boastful after the announcement of their new coalition with SDSM, DUI official Artan Grubi said that Albanians now have three foreign ministers in the Balkan countries. Grubi was speaking about Albania, Kosovo and now Macedonia, which under the coalition agreement will apparently have the Foreign Affairs...
Macedonia 18.08.20 | 18:42

Ahmeti secured an ethnic Albanian Prime Minister, but only in the last 100 days of the Government

Following the coalition talks with Zoran Zaev, DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti said that it was agreed that an ethnic Albanian will be Prime Minister for the last 100 days of the Government. The two parties unilaterally decided to abolish the 100 days rule which introduced opposition officials in the Government...
Macedonia 13.08.20 | 15:52

Ahmeti: I will ask Zaev to explain why can’t an Albanian become Prime Minister

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti, who holds the key 15 votes for the creation of any future Government, said that he stands firm by his request that an ethnic Albanian is named Prime Minister. Ahmeti is involved in talks with Zoran Zaev’s SDSM party, which received the mandate today, but the issue of...
Macedonia 10.08.20 | 12:23

Interim Interior Minister Nuhiu uses the gap between Governments to add the Albanian language to police uniforms

Interim Interior Minister Agim Nuhiu, who leads the department until the creation of a new Government, said that he has signed bylaws that will regulate the use of the Albanian language on police uniforms. Nuhiu comes from the DUI party that represents mainly ethnic Albanians, and which insists on a...
Macedonia 17.07.20 | 14:05

Large increase in Albanian representation expected in the new Parliament

Albanian parties in the region have welcomed the increase in Albanian members of Parliament in Macedonia. Depending on the recounting and the expected appeals, there will be about 35 ethnic Albanian members of Parliament. This is a significant increase of almost 10 seats from the previous Parliament....
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