Tag: besa
Macedonia 29.11.21 | 10:31

Mickoski: Deeply ingrained corruption is behind the Besa bus disaster

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski demanded answers from the Government on the Besa bus disaster that claimed 45 lives on Tuesday morning. Mickoski asked how is it possible that the bus that was used for a trip to Istanbul left the country 135 times even though it was not registered for international...

Macedonia 29.11.21 | 09:38

Zaev’s border management official shocks public by blaming the passengers for the Besa bus disaster

Vladimir Pivovarov, the Zaev Government’s coordinator for border management, shocked the public with a comment in which he partially blamed the passengers of the Besa Trans company for the disaster in Bulgaria that killed 45 people. In an interview with TV24, Pivovarov said that the passengers...

Macedonia 29.11.21 | 09:34

Three survivors of the Besa bus crash will return to Macedonia

Three more survivors of the deadly bus crash in Bulgaria last week will return to Skopje today. A total of seven passengers survived the crash, and two of them were already sent back home from the Pirogov hospital in Sofia where they were treated. The survivors will remain in treatment in Macedonia....

Macedonia 28.11.21 | 15:36

Foreign Minister Osmani will contact the families of the bus disaster victims to prepare the return of the bodies

Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani said that the bodies of the Macedonian citizens killed in the devastating bus accident in Bulgaria will be returned by the end of next week. Initial expectations were that they will be returned by Tuesday, after they have been identified using DNA samples from their...

Macedonia 28.11.21 | 10:38

Besa owner expresses his condolences to the families of the victims

Five days after the devastating bus disaster in Bulgaria in which 45 passengers were killed, the owner of the bus, Bekim Haxhiu, issued a statement. May Allah grant Paradise to the deceased, and speedy recovery to those injured. I say these words with sorrow and a wounded heart. They were like our family,...

Macedonia 27.11.21 | 12:09

Besa bus disaster: Two of the survivors will be discharged from hospital

Two of the seven survivors of the devastating Besa bus accident will be discharged today from the Pirogov hospital in Sofia. Bulgarian doctors operated on the survivors, who had burns, smoke inhalation and fractures, sustained during the fire and their frantic escape from the bus. One of those that are...

Macedonia 26.11.21 | 20:32

Inspectors finally entered the Besa bus company, and found that the two drivers were not working there

Inspectors were finally able to enter the premises of the Besa Tours company, which operated the bus that crashed in Bulgaria on Tuesday morning with the loss of 45 lives. Earlier today the inspectors were not allowed to enter the office, to shock and dismay of the public. Currently, the office is cordoned...

Macedonia 24.11.21 | 23:09

Company that owned the ill-fated bus denies reports that it was smuggling cheap Turkish fuel

“Besa Trans”, the tour agency that operated the bus that crashed and burnt down in Bulgaria on Tuesday morning with the loss of 45 lives, claims that it was not secretly transporting cheap diesel oil from Turkey or pyrotechnics for the coming New Year celebrations. These two allegations are...

Macedonia 24.11.21 | 20:20

Company responsible for the bus tragedy in Bulgaria stripped of its license

The Transportation Ministry announced that it stripped the Besa Trans BTB company from Skopje of its license to conduct international bus trips. This is the company that operated the bus that burnt down after an accident in Bulgaria on Tuesday morning, leading to the deaths of 45 passengers. The formal...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 20:26

Transportation Ministry will revoke the bus company’s license

Transportation Minister Blagoj Bocvarski said that he will strip the BESA Trans company of its license, following the disastrous bus fire in Bulgaria in which 45 people were killed. Bocvarski said that the company registered only four of its vehicles with the Ministry, and the bus that burnt down in...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 16:59

Bus company sends a message of condolences to the victims

The BESA trans company, which operates the bus that crashed in Bulgaria overnight, with the loss of 45 passengers, sent a message of condolences to the victims. This is a very difficult day for us as a company. We express our condolences to the families of the dead and pray for the quick recovery of...

Macedonia 16.11.21 | 20:43

BESA leader Bilal Kasami denies Zaev’s claim that his party is still part of the ruling coalition

The BESA party denied claims from Zoran Zaev that they are still part of his coalition. BESA announced that it is leaving the Government, and its officials in the Government, including Agriculture Minister Arijanit Hoxha, submitted their resignation, and one of their three members of Parliament –...

Macedonia 16.11.21 | 14:28

Zaev: Besa is still part of the Government

The resignations of the Besa movement officials have not been verified yet, which a priori means that they are still part of the Government, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told “Sloboden pecat”. Of course, Besa is part of the Government. The Parliament has not confirmed the resignation of Minister...

Macedonia 15.11.21 | 13:21

“Kidnapped” BESA representative Kastriot Rexhepi appears before Parliament, says he missed the vote against Zaev on his own free will

BESA member of Parliament Kastriot Rexhepi, who went missing on Thursday after signing on to a motion to bring down the Zaev Government, appeared in Parliament today after several days in which he was presumed kidnapped. Rexhepi did not detail his ordeal, saying he received threats but without identifying...

Macedonia 14.11.21 | 20:37

BESA remains under intense pressure from the Zaev regime, denies reports that its two members of Parliament will defect

The BESA party dismissed media reports that more of their group in Parliament will join SDSM – DUI coalition, as the party is put under tremendous pressure by the regime as its representative Kastriot Rexhepi was apparently kidnapped on Thursday to prevent him from voting no-confidence in the Zaev...

Macedonia 12.11.21 | 23:26

Report: Rexhepi was blackmailed with wiretaps

Kastriot Rexhepi, the BESA member of Parliament whose disappearance derailed the vote of no confidence in the Zaev Government yesterday, was reportedly blackmailed with wiretaps. The Albanian language Syri news site reports that the materials contained evidence of Rexhepi’s inside dealings with...

Macedonia 12.11.21 | 15:48

Agriculture Minister Hoxha resigns after the Government’s assault on the BESA party

Agriculture Minister Arijanit Hoxha today submitted his resignation. His BESA party is leaving the Zaev coalition and joined the opposition bloc in the attempted vote of no confidence, only to have one of its members – Kastriot Rexhepi, apparently kidnapped yesterday to prevent him from voting. My...

Macedonia 12.11.21 | 12:11

Another message from the missing member of Parliament: Rexhepi says that he will hold a press conference on Monday

Another statement, ostensibly from the missing BESA member of Parliament Kastriot Rexhepi, was posted today on his Facebook page. In it, he announces a press conference on Monday. I thank you for the care and support you give me. In the coming days you will be informed in more detail about everything....

Macedonia 12.11.21 | 11:37

Agriculture Minister Hoxha expected to resign today after the dramatic events in the Parliament

Arijanit Hoxha, who is Agriculture Minister in the Zaev Government, announced that today he will resign his position. This comes after the Zaev Government avoided a vote of no confidence by apparently keeping a member of Parliament hostage during the entire day yesterday. Kastriot Rexhepi from the BESA...

Macedonia 09.11.21 | 18:31

Hoxha: BESA will remain in the opposition camp, our main goal is to remove DUI from power

Agriculture Minister Arianit Hoxha from the BESA party said that the party will definitely vote in favor of bringing down the Zaev Government on Thursday with its key three members of Parliament, and that even if the vote fails, he will resign from the Government and BESA will continue to work to bring...

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