Tag: bechtel
Macedonia 04.04.23 | 16:53

No questions allowed during the ground breaking ceremony for the first of the Bechtel highways

Government officials, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler and representative of the Bechtel construction company attended a ceremony today to mark the beginning of work to expand the Tetovo – Gostivar highway. This section is part of the major – and highly dubious – contract to build highways...
Macedonia 22.03.23 | 10:52

Grubi insists he’s clean in the Bechtel scandal revelations

First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi insisted that he’s clean as a histle in the scandal involving the major Bechtel highway contract that he negotiated. A construction company that already has received highway contracts, sold a hotel to a person close to Grubi for pittance, and serious allegations...
Macedonia 18.03.23 | 14:36

Mickoski: I will personally make sure that the culprits in the highway scandal are brought to justice

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said today that after there has been a change of Government, the judiciary will have to look into the growing scandal involving the oversight of the large Bechtel highway deal. A consortium, that includes suspicious companies and a company registered for production...
Macedonia 18.03.23 | 12:10

Company doing oversight on the Bechtel deal won a suspicious “innovation grant” from the Government

New details about the Bechtel highway oversight scandal have emerged – the VMRO-DPMNE party showed evidence that one of the companies that are involved in the oversight consortium – Elektra Solutions – has received a 65,000 EUR grant from the Government. The grant was awarded by the...
Macedonia 14.03.23 | 21:46

Company registered for production of laundry will conduct oversight on the huge Bechtel deal

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Bojan Stojanoski warned that one of the companies that will conduct oversight on the major, 1.3 billion EUR worth highway project with Bechtel, and which will receive much of the 20 million EUR planned for oversight, is completely incompetent in this field. According to...
Macedonia 08.03.23 | 17:44

Kovacevski dismisses concerns over the consortium that will review the huge Bechtel highway project

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski defended the choice of a company that will review the large Bechtel highway project, despite the numerous corruption allegations that follow it. All the talk here is focused on not getting things done, and I’m focused on getting things done. I face roadblocks all...
Macedonia 08.03.23 | 09:01

Huge highway contract with Bechtel – Enka worth 1.3 billion EUR will be signed today

The Government is expected to sign a contract with the US – Turkish consortium Bechtel – Enka for the construction of 110 kilometers of highways on the east – west corridor, which is going to cost the country over 1.3 billion EUR. The negotiations were led by scandal stricken First...
Macedonia 06.05.22 | 18:12

Miteva: DUI is preparing to push Macedonia 900 million into debt through a corrupt infrastructure deal

VMRO-DPMNE spokeswoman Marija Miteva announced that the party will soon reveal details about a major scandal involving the DUI party. This was first announced yesterday by party leader Hristijan Mickoski, who said that the planned 900 million EUR in new loans will go to fund a major infrastructure project,...
Macedonia 10.12.21 | 19:12

Zaev’s Chief Justice confirms that she will keep the much criticized “Bechtel highway law” in place

Constitutional Court Chief Justice, and a key Zaev loyalist, Dobrila Kacarska, confirmed that the Court will upheld the special law that gives the American – Turkish consortium Bechtel – Enka exclusive right to build two key highways in Macedonia and one shorter highway link. The way the...
Economy 09.12.21 | 19:50

Constitutional Court reportedly approved the exclusive highway contract with Bechtel – Enka

First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi said that, according to his information, the Constitutional Court approved the special law adopted to give the American – Turkish Bechtel – Enka consortium exclusive right to build several key highways in Macedonia. The contract was strongly supported...
Macedonia 26.07.21 | 12:25

Anti-Corruption Commission challenges the “Bechtel law” before the Constitutional Court

The State Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) challenged the “Bechtel law” before the Constitutional Court. Under the law, the US construction giant is given exclusive right to build three significant highway links in Macedonia – Gostivar – Kicevo, Prilep – Bitola and from...
Macedonia Economy 16.07.21 | 13:23

Anti-Corruption Commission calls on President Pendarovski not to sign the law that would give Bechtel exclusive right to build three highways

The State Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) called on President Stevo Pendarovski not to sign the proposed law tailor made to give exclusive right to the US Bechtel company to build several key highways in Macedonia. DKSK protests the fact that the highways would be built in no-bid procedures, excluding...
Macedonia Economy 06.07.21 | 17:07

SSM union protests the proposed Bechtel law because it undermines worker protections

The SSM union calls on the Zaev Government to amend its proposal for a law that would have the American Bechtel company build infrastructure along the east-west Corridor 8, especially the Gostivar – Kicevo highway. The law is controversial because of the pre-determined contractor, which corruption...
Macedonia 15.04.21 | 23:12

Mickoski says VMRO will support work in the Parliament on the agreed issues

VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Hristijan Mickoski said that the party will continue to support the work of the Parliament, in line with an agreement he reached with Zoran Zaev, who lacks the majority to convene a session of the Parliament. But, Mickoski said that this applies to the issues that were agreed between...
Macedonia Economy 13.04.21 | 16:59

NGO warns of serious corruption risks from the proposed closed-bid contract with Bechtel

The Center for Civic Communications warns that the direct contract the Government is preparing with the US-Turkish conglomerate Bechtel – Enka could be source of significant corruption. The Zaev regime plans to sign a contract with the major construction firm for several highway links, mainly the...
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