Tag: dpi
Macedonia 27.04.21 | 18:14

Government removes product safety bureau director who refused to hire unqualified ethnic Albanian employees

The Zaev Government removed Stojko Paunovski as head of the DPI product safety bureau. Paunovski, an SDSM party official and friend of Prime Minister Zaev, was removed after he refused to accept 33 unqualified ethnic Albanian “diversity hires” in the institution. Zaev was under strong pressure...

Macedonia 26.04.21 | 17:44

Zaev will initiate the removal of the director who refused to admit Albanian “diversity hires”

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced that he will put the removal of product safety director Stojko Paunovski at the agenda of the Government tomorrow. Paunovski, a personal friend of Zaev and an official of the ruling SDSM party, refused to admit three dozen ethnic Albanian “diversity hires”...

Macedonia 25.04.21 | 21:57

Nearly all product safety inspectors signed a petition against Zaev’s decision to have their director removed for insubordination

The head of the DPI product safety inspection service Stojko Paunovski said that he still hasn’t been removed from office, even after it was announced by Prime Minister Zaev. Paunovski, an official of the ruling SDSM party and personal friend of Zoran Zaev, was ordered by Zaev to step down after...

Macedonia 24.04.21 | 20:16

Safety inspector demand meeting with Zaev after he ordered their director removed for refusing to hire unqualified Albanian employees

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev refused to meet with officials from the State market inspection service (DPI), who are protesting his decision to replace their director Stojko Paunovski. Zaev called on Paunovski to resign after he refused to distribute 35 employees who are being transferred to DPI from the...