Tag: corruption
Macedonia 05.02.21 | 15:32

Byrnes condemns government’s tolerance, says fighting corruption begins with accountability

According to Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, Macedonia received the worst rating in history. With a drop of 5 spots, the country is on the 111th stop in the company of BiH, Panama and Mongolia. Criticism of the government’s poor response to corruption also...
Macedonia 03.02.21 | 21:40

Justice Minister Maricic given a rug as present after media outlets report that his father – while a top prosecutor – asked for a rug as a bribe

A carpet was left as present for Justice Minister Bojan Maricic today, after a scandal involving his father Momir Maricic broke out in public. Two lawyers told Netpress that years ago Momir Maricic, a former powerful prosecutor, asked them to buy him a pricey rug if they want to have favorable treatment...
Macedonia 02.02.21 | 19:59

Pendarovski on the latest corruption report: It’s not pretty

President Stevo Pendarovski responded to the dismal corruption report issued by Transparency International in which Macedonia was ranked 111th in the world by saying “it is not pretty”. Unlike the Government, Pendarovski said that he will not try to offer excuses. Zaev’s Government...
Macedonia 01.02.21 | 15:49

Siljanovska: No-confidence motion filed against Maricic and Nikolovski, rarely incompetent ministers with the highest level of corruption

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova from VMRO-DPMNE’s group in Parliament informed Monday that no-confidence motion has been filed against two members of the Government – the Deputy Prime Minister for Fight against Corruption, Sustainable Development and Human Resources Ljupco Nikolovski and the...
Macedonia 30.01.21 | 16:05

Nikoloski: High level corruption is the reason why Macedonia is not allowed to open EU accession talks

Macedonia is not allowed to open EU accession talks because of the high level of crime and corruption, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in an interview with the Macedonian Radio. The issue of corruption is coming again to the fore after the Transparency International report found that...
Macedonia 29.01.21 | 22:52

US Ambassador Byrnes: Transparency International report is a clear signal that fighting corruption remains a critically important task

US Ambassador to Macedonia Kate Byrnes wrote on Facebook that corruption threatens trust in each other and in government, in equitable justice, and the confidence to build, grow, and innovate economies. Corruption threatens all elements that bind our societies—trust in each other and in government,...
Economy 29.01.21 | 22:08

Nikolovski: Corruption is evil that the country must eliminate

Corruption is an evil that eats up democracy and diminishes people’s trust in institutions. That is why every country fights to eliminate this evil, says Deputy Prime Minister for the fight against corruption and crime, sustainable development and human resources Ljupco Nikolovski. Of course, as...
Macedonia 29.01.21 | 16:13

Racket, Leonardo, Daka… the biggest corruption scandals of the Zaev regime which “helped” rank Macedonia among the most corrupt countries in the world

The Transparency International report which places Macedonia at its historically worst ranking of 111th in the world in fighting corruption is proof about the criminal nature of the Zaev Government, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release. We took the country over in 2006 and when Macedonia was ranked at...
Macedonia 29.01.21 | 10:13

“Transparency International report is an indictment of the Zaev regime and its unchecked corruption”

The Transparency International report which places Macedonia at a historically low ranking of 111th in the world in fighting corruption is proof about the criminal nature of the Zaev Government, VMRO-DPMNE said in a press release. After years of high level corruption scandals, Macedonia drops to its...
Macedonia 28.01.21 | 17:29

In the last 18 years, the highest level of corruption occurs when the SDSM / DUI coalition is in power

Following the publication of Transparency International’s latest report where Macedonia dropped 5 places on the corruption index, the opposition is demanding the resignation of the entire government. The report of Transparency International confirmed the incompetence of SDSM. Today, the report...
Macedonia 28.01.21 | 11:32

After years of high level corruption scandals, Macedonia drops to its worst ranking in the Transparency International poll

Macedonia fell to the historically lowest point in the Transparency International corruption ranking. The poll conducted among Macedonian citizens ranks the country 111th in the world – by far the worst rankng so far, and tied with Bosnia as the worst countries in the region. The poll asks citizens...
Macedonia 16.01.21 | 21:52

Pro-Government TV station published poll showing that 71.8 percent of the citizens don’t believe Zaev has the capacity to fight corruption

A poll conducted by Telma TV and the MCMS organization showed that 71.8 percent of the citizens do not believe that the Zaev Government has capacity to deal with corruption in Macedonia. Only 23.4 percent of those polled said that they trust Zaev on this issue. Zaev grabbed power in 2017 after a Colored...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 15:01

Corruption watchdogs call on President Pendarovski to veto Zaev’s pipeline law

Transparency International – Macedonia and other organizations that analyze and report on corruption and financial abuse called on President Stevo Pendarovski to veto the Makpetrol law, under which the oil company will receive 33 million EUR for its share of the GAMA gas pipeline. Zaev’s...
Macedonia 09.12.20 | 17:26

Transparency International index shows major corruption spikes under SDSM rule

On the international day of fighting corruption, Transparency International published its corruption perception index for Macedonia, which ranks the country in a very low, 106th place in the world. The index shows that the level of corruption in Macedonia visibly dips when the conservative VMRO-DPMNE...
Macedonia 09.12.20 | 11:24

Zaev says he will fight corruption

On the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev reminded that corruption and political abuses are the greatest enemies of the citizens and the rule of law. Corruption steals citizens’ money, undermines the rule of law, weakens institutions and threatens democracy,...
Economy 30.11.20 | 20:00

Zdrava kotlina: Bulgarian company, disguised as Swiss capital, became owner of Ilovica mine through Cayman Islands

A Bulgarian company, disguised through a Swiss company through the Cayman Islands, bought the company that owns the Ilovica-Shtuka mine, Euromax Resources in Macedonia, and the Macedonian budget was damaged by not paying a fee of 7% of the value of the concession, the Facebook group “Zdrava kotlina”...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 17:43

From unsatisfactorily corrupt Macedonia has become a satisfactorily corrupt state: political analyst

Ivor Mickovski, a political analyst, believes that Macedonia has gone from being unsatisfactorily corrupt to being satisfactorily corrupt. We have made progress in the fight against corruption. We have gone from unsatisfactorily corrupt to a satisfactorily corrupt state, Mickovski wrote on Facebook.
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 13:33

VMRO has four demands that will restore the rule of law in Macedonia

We refuse to spend our lives waiting for justice, we’ve been doing that for 30 years, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski during the large protest march the party held yesterday evening. Protesters streamed from the Justice Ministry to the Skopje courthouse, chanting against the numerous...
Macedonia 23.09.20 | 15:05

Crime and corruption run rampant in Macedonia, Mickoski says during meeting with Italian Ambassador Romeo

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski had a meeting with Italian Ambassador Carlo Romeo today, during which he raised the issue of high level corruption in Macedonia under the Zaev regime. The Covid-19 pandemic brought our country in a very difficult economic and healthcare situation, and the Government...
Macedonia 22.09.20 | 12:12

VMRO schedules a major protest against SDSM corruption and mafia attacks

A large protest will take place on Wednesday afternoon, organized by the VMRO-DPMNE party in resposne to the mafia links in the SDSM – DUI led Government. One reason for the protest, which opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski called for today, is the attack on outspoken Government critic Ljupco...
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