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Macedonia 26.11.23 | 18:38

Reports of a major new scandal involving Artan Grubi

Artan Grubi, the powerful First Deputy Prime Minister who has been involved in a long list of corruption scandals, is implicated in a major new affair, worth 150 million EUR. This rumour is being spread today through Twitter account, which have often been right on the money when it comes to such issues....

Macedonia 25.11.23 | 12:09

Dozen pro-DUI news sites operate from Artan Grubi’s Government offices

First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi is accused of hiring loyalists in his Political System Ministry, whose main task is to manage a network of news sites that report favorably about Grubi and his DUI party. The bloc of opposition Albanian parties claim that these news sites, named Indeks, Dosie,...

Macedonia 14.11.23 | 12:18

Grubi in Chair hailed as new prime minister

Last night, at the promotion of the Secretariats of the DUI branch in Chair, Artan Grubi was greeted as “prime minister”, and he replied that “Macedonia is ruled by Albanians”. then Grubi said in his speech that the power of the Albanians is great and that everyone is afraid of...

Macedonia 16.09.23 | 21:14

Albanian opposition parties accuse DUI of using the US Ambassador to cover up their corruption scandals

Albanian opposition parties accused the ruling DUI party of corruption, citing a number of recent scandals. Among them is the hiring of the Eurovia company, owned by people close to DUI, for major public contracts, after the company donated large sums to the party. Eurovia was named a major subcontractor...

Macedonia 01.09.23 | 18:21

Osmani decides to cooperate with the DKSK commission in the latest corruption scandal to involve the DUI party

Even after First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi dismissed the DKSK Anti-Corruption Commission as incompetent, his colleague, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani decided to cooperate with the corruption fighting institution. Osmani sent the materials linked with the latest corruption scandal that involves...

Macedonia 16.08.23 | 21:03

Grubi insists that failure to adopt the Bulgarian amendments will not lead to early elections

First Deputy Prime Minister Albin Kurti insisted that the, if the DUI – SDSM coalition fails to adopt the constitutional amendments, the country still won’t hold early elections. No, elections are absolutely not the solution. The only solution that is good for you, for us, for all the citizens...

Macedonia 22.07.23 | 13:14

Threatening message: Artan Grubi’s car set on fire

A car reportedly owned by First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi was set on fire overnight. The incident happened in Skopje’s Cair district, where Grubi lives, at around 3 in the morning. Media outlets that follow the events in the DUI party report that the Audi, even though registered to a different...

Macedonia 13.04.23 | 12:05

Nikoloski: Grubi must be held responsible for mishandling the Bechtel project

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi will be held responsible for mishandling the Bechtel highway project, which includes numerous clauses that are difficult to implement and may cost the country dearly. Nothing will come of these highways....

Macedonia 12.04.23 | 20:10

SDSM party contradicts Grubi, say they will publish the Bechtel contract in full

SDSM spokesman Darko Kaevski contradicted Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi and said that the Bechtel contract will be published and the press and the public will be allowed to inspect its 400 pages to see there is nothing suspicious in it. Kaevski spoke hours after Grubi said that the contract is classified....

Macedonia 12.04.23 | 19:03

VMRO-DPMNE: The Bechtel contract is not classified

There is no provision for corporate secrecy in the law on classified information, said the VMRO-DPMNE party after Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi insisted that he won’t publish the highway contract with Bechtel. The contract that Artan Grubi is hiding is not classified. Grubi should inform the...

Macedonia 12.04.23 | 17:59

Grubi won’t publish the Bechtel contract, says he will import workers if locals are not willing to work 60 hour weeks

During a press briefing on the growing problems surrounding the Bechtel highway contract, First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi said that workers won’t be forced to work on the project – this after revelations that the Government bound itself to amend the labour law and to extend the 40...

Macedonia 07.04.23 | 17:08

Artan Grubi and Austrian gambling interests are behind the new slot machine company

The state lottery company registered a new daughter company, in cooperation with the Austrian gambling giant HTL. The move is reportedly coordinated by the powerful First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi, after his DUI party initially tried to form a separate state lottery. The new company will be called...

Macedonia 07.04.23 | 10:49

VMRO: Kovacevski and Grubi are covering for each other as they give benefits to their own families

VMRO-DPMNE accused Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski and his deputy Artan Grubi of helping each other defraud the public budget by approving benefits for their family businesses. The opposition party first revealed how Grubi’s brother Veton and people from his entourage are receiving lucrative...

Macedonia 07.04.23 | 08:46

SDSM official defends the appointment of scandal plagued Artan Grubi as coordinator of the Bechtel highway project

Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Bytyqi defended the appointment of his colleague Artan Grubi as chief coordinator of the major Bechtel highway project, despite the numerous corruption allegations associated with him. We have concluded that infrastructure projects implementation is going poorly and that...

Macedonia 06.04.23 | 12:19

Artan Grubi named coordinator of the Bechtel highway project

The Government formally appointed First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi as the lead coordinator for the construction of the planned new highways, that will be built by the US company Bechtel. Grubi already led the negotiations with Bechtel, and allegedly profited handsomely from the process. The country...

Macedonia 04.04.23 | 15:52

The Government sold state owned land to a company co-owned by Prime Minister Kovacevski’s wife

The Government approved a request from the Sol Group 5 company, that is partially owned by Elena Kovacevska, the wife of Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, to purchase publicly owned land for just over 1 EUR per square meter. The shocking abuse of power was signed not by Kovacevski but by First Deputy...

Macedonia 22.03.23 | 12:39

VMRO-DPMNE accuses Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi of corruption

VMRO-DPMNE accused First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi of corruption, abusing his powerful position for real-estate deals signed with his brother and businessmen close to him. Grubi’s brother Veton, as owner of the ETC Travel company, has collected a million denars from state institutions in...

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 17.03.23 | 14:17

Mexhiti smells fear in the new PR campaign launched by Ahmeti and Grubi

DUI party official Izet Mexhiti, who leads a faction that pushes for the ouster of First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi sees Grubi’s desperation behind a new PR initiative launched by the party. DUI has a cryptic campaign titled “He is coming” – alluding either to the fact...

Macedonia 17.03.23 | 13:40

Grubi had Alexander Soros over for a game of football

Alexander Soros, son of billionaire and funder of left wing activist causes George Soros, who has exerted serious influence over Macedonia, visited the country. The visit was announced by First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi, who shared a picture of Soros Jr. in his office, while playing football. Grubi,...

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