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Macedonia 10.08.23 | 21:20

Former BESA official Arijanit Hoxha will also form a new party

Yet another Albanian political party will be formed in the coming days. Arijanit Hoxha, who recently left the BESA party, says that he has done all the necessary preparations to form his European Democratic Party. The inaugural conference will be held just ahead of the anniversary of the signing of the...
Macedonia 09.07.23 | 20:42

Former NLA commander accuses Ahmeti of cowardice

Xhezair Shaqiri – Commander Hoxha, one of the leaders of the NLA/UCK guerrilla group, turned on his former main commander Ali Ahmeti. Shaqiri accused Ahmeti of cowardice during the 2001 war which he started, and of profitting from the deaths of their fellow fighters. Tell us Ahmeti, when and where...
Macedonia 12.04.23 | 15:40

Levica leader Apasiev bowed on the grave of Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha

The populist Levica party is receiving a lot of criticism after its leader Dimitar Apasiev and party officials visited the grave of Albanian communist dictator Enver Hoxha. The visit was organized on the 38th anniversary of Hoxha’s death. Besides the ugliness of honoring a Communist dictator, Levica...
Macedonia 31.03.22 | 19:52

BESA: Under DUI party rule we are witnessing an exodus of Albanians from Macedonia

Arianit Hoxha from the BESA party points to the results from the 2021 census as evidence that ethnic Albanians continue to emigrate out of Macedonia in large numbers – which he blames on the co-ruling DUI party. Our analysis of the data led us to several points we want to share with the public....
Economy 08.02.22 | 09:13

“Just one company fired 150 workers after Sunday was declared a day off”

The law mandating that Sunday is a day off from work is already leading to major job losses, said Nebi Hoxha, head of the Chamber of commerce of North Western Macedonia. In a TV interview, Hoxha said that he is receiving reports of companies downsizing as result of this law all the time. Only one company...
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 | 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...
Macedonia 05.11.21 | 15:51

Key BESA party official leaves the Government, declares for a new coalition that will not include DUI

Agriculture Minister Arijanit Hoxha, who is a member of the BESA party, announced that he will leave the Zaev Government and indicated that BESA is likely to leave the coalition altogether. Hoxha is the first BESA official to speak to the press as the party gathered to discuss its future political steps. The...
Macedonia 05.11.21 | 09:54

Agriculture Minister Hoxha: Personally speaking, I support leaving the coalition

The BESA party will meet today to discuss whether it wants to remain as part of the SDSM – DUI led coalition, as calls from within the Erdoganist party grow for them to leave. BESA has a growing dispute with DUI as they both fight for the same ethnic Albanian votes. The party board will decide....
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 17:32

Mayor Silegov courts the Albanian BESA party as he faces the crucial run-off election on Sunday

Skopje Mayor Petre Silegov (SDSM) met with Arjanit Hoxha, Secretary General of the BESA party, to discuss possible support from the party for the crucial second round of the elections. Silegov lost the first round against the VMRO-DPMNE backed candidate Danela Arsovska, and his party leader Zoran Zaev...
Macedonia Economy 15.09.21 | 16:50

After protests, vineries agree to pay more for the grape harvest

Vinery owners today agreed to pay 10 denars for a kilogram of Smederevka grapes and 12 denars for the Vranec variety. This was agreed today at a meeting mediated by the Agriculture Minister Arijanit Hoxha. Vineyard farmers protested in Kavadarci and broke into the grounds of the large Tikves vinery after...
Macedonia 22.08.21 | 09:32

Zaev Government retracts statement from its spokesman about offering work permits to Afghan refugees

Hours after Government spokesman Muhamed Hoxha said that the issue of work permits for the arriving Afghan refugees will be examined in the coming days, the Government issued a retraction. Instead of clarifying what Hoxha said, the Government blamed the opposition of spreading misinformation and hate...
Macedonia 21.08.21 | 10:48

Plans for education, healthcare and work permits for Afghan refugees are being prepared

Spokesman Muhamed Hoxha said that the Zaev Government will meet in the coming period to discuss how to socialize the coming refugees from Afghanistan. Given the possibility that they remain in Macedonia for more than three months, the Government will determine how best to educate the children, provide...
Macedonia 07.04.21 | 14:53

Government spokesman Hoxha refuses to release the names of a group of secretive cabinet advisers

Muhamed Hoxha, spokesman for the Zaev Government, refused to reveal the names of the nearly 60 people who were hired as part time advisers in the cabinet. BIRN revealed that tens of thousands of euros are paid to this secretive group in the cabinet that already employees 250 people, and many of them...
Macedonia Economy 04.12.20 | 14:25

Tobacco farmers angry at the price they’re getting for this year’s harvest

Agriculture Minister Arianit Hoxha proposed that the ranking of tobacco is changed and the 4th, worst quality category, is abolished. The reason is that cigarette companies have been evaluating the current harvest as very poor quality and have offered very low prices for it. Hoxha acknowledged that the...
Macedonia 15.10.20 | 18:20

Hoxha denies reports that his Alternative party will join the Zaev Government

Afrim Gashi from the Alternative party denied that the party is considering joining the Zaev Government and bolstering its very thin majority. Zoran Zaev today said that he is in talks to enlarge the majority by between 3 and 6 members of Parliament, and his Agriculture Minister Arianit Hoxha added that...
Macedonia 07.08.20 | 17:10

If all other Albanian parties join the future Government, BESA may remain in the opposition

BESA may go in the opposition of all other ethnic Albanian parties join the next Govenrment, said BESA official Arianit Hoxha. The small conservative party won four seats in a pre-election coalition with SDSM but is under no obligation to remain with SDSM in the eventual ruling coalition. Both SDSM and...
Macedonia 04.02.20 | 19:56

No progress in talks aimed at creating a coalition of opposition Albanian parties

The BESA party said that it supports forming a broad pre-election coalition of opposition Albanian parties, but that it doesn’t understand the positions of its chief would-be ally, the Alliance of Albanians. AA yesterday gave 48 hours to BESA to accept its proposal for a coalition that would be...
Macedonia 12.06.19 | 14:30

Zaev’s Government hopes that the Goce Delcev issue with Bulgaria will be resolved

As more senior officials in Zaev’s Government remain silent on the Bulgarian ultimatum over Goce Delcev, it fell to spokesman Muhamed Hoxha to take questions from the press. Bulgaria yesterday officially warned Macedonia that there will be no NATO membership or EU accession talks, unless Macedonia...

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