Tag: kovacevski
Macedonia 23.05.22 | 20:47

No progress announced after the meeting in Rome

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that he can not reveal whether any progress was made during his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov in Rome today. Kovacevski added that talks are on-going between experts and the public will be informed once there is a mutually acceptable proposal. We...
Macedonia 23.05.22 | 17:03

Kovacevski wants to focus on the positive during his meeting in Rome, while Petkov is trying to find allies to lift the veto

Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that he wants to focus on the positive during his meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov in Rome today, where they’re both honoring Ss. Cyril and Methodius. In the afternoon I will meet with the Bulgarian Prime Minister. We are in regular...
Macedonia 23.05.22 | 16:55

Kovacevski met with Pope Francis, is expected to begin negotiations with Bulgarian Prime Minister Petkov

Accompanied by his daughter Tamara and Government officials, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski met with Pope Francis today. The meeting is part of the honoring of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Rome, and Kovacevski is also meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, to discuss the growing historic...
Macedonia 20.05.22 | 20:37

Mickoski: I have zero communication with Kovacevski

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski attributed the growing political crisis in Macedonia to the lack of communication from Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski. The public was informed about our initial contact and, outside of that, we’ve had no other communication. It may seem strange but despite...
Macedonia 19.05.22 | 14:57

Kovacevski agrees that Parliament should conduct a disciplinary procedure against Speaker Xhaferi

Prime Minister Kovacevski agreed that a disciplinary procedure should be initiated against Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, who was recorded shouting obscenities at staffers. I know that members of Parliament have made such an initiative. I would ask them to follow the procedure, the code of ethics....
Macedonia 19.05.22 | 14:04

Prime Minister Kovacevski tries to dodge questions whether his wife has a dual Bulgarian citizenship

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski did not answer if his wife Elena has declared a Bulgarian national identity and his office would still not answer whether she has obtained a dual Bulgarian citizenship. The claim was made by the Bulgarian Trud newspaper, which published a certificate showing that Elena...
Macedonia 18.05.22 | 13:28

PM Kovacevski blasts Bulgaria for holding Macedonia and Albania hostage

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski referred to the Bulgarian blockade of Macedonia’s EU accesion talks as taking Macedonia and Albania hostage. Kovacevski made his remarks during the opening of the Macedonia 2025 summit in Skopje and he discussed the blocked accession talks, as well as the Open...
Macedonia 17.05.22 | 11:16

VMRO-DPMNE: Kovacevski can’t even dare rebuke Speaker Xhaferi for his outrageous actions

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski has refused to rebuke Speaker Talat Xhaferi, after a leaked audio tape revealed his torrent of abuse at Parliament staffers. Even for a country generally not shy about using profanities, Xhaferi’s shouting off the charts, not to mention that it occurred in the...
Macedonia 16.05.22 | 13:34

Mickoski: Kovacevski needs to muster courage and sit with me to determine the date for early elections

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to gather courage for a meeting in which they will decide on the date for early general elections. I call on them (SDSM) to encourage Kovacevski to sit with me on the table and to determine the date for elections. That...
Macedonia 13.05.22 | 23:05

Petkov says no deal will be signed in May, chances for an end to the veto in June look very slim

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that there will be no signing of an agreement in late May, when he is likely to meet with Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski. According to Petkov, it is still not certain even that the traditional meeting in Rome, on the honoring of Ss. Cyril and Methodius...
Macedonia 13.05.22 | 15:34

Still not clear whether there will be a joint Macedonian – Bulgarian honoring of Ss. Cyril and Methodius

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski confirmed that a Macedonian delegation will travel to Rome for the honoring of Ss. Cyril and Methodius on May 24th. It’s still not clear whether it will act together with the Bulgarian delegation. This is one of the key requests from Bulgaria, which wants Macedonia...
Macedonia 13.05.22 | 15:18

Kovacevski won’t comment on Xhaferi’s scandal because you can’t say for certain if it’s his voice in the tape

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski would not comment on the audio tape showing Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi hysterically shouting at staffers. Xhaferi, apparently angry over not being able to advance his agenda in the blocked Parliament, is heard cursing at someone, presumably members of the Parliament...
Macedonia 08.05.22 | 16:35

Kovacevski calls on the EU to finally keep its promise an allow Macedonia to open its accession talks

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski today endorsed the warning from his Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, who said that Macedonia will lose focus on the dispute with Bulgaria if Bulgaria continues to veto our EU accession talks beyond June. Kovacevski reminded the EU that Macedonia has been a candidate country...
News 08.05.22 | 15:34

Kovacevski refuses to discuss holding early elections – I will not accept blackmail from VMRO-DPMNE

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that he will not accept the opposition’s request for a meeting of party leaders who will discuss setting a date for early general elections. VMRO-DPMNE will begin blocking the work of the Parliament from Tuesday, unless this request is accepted. The demand of...
Macedonia 08.05.22 | 14:24

VMRO-DPMNE: Kovacevski is aware that he can’t pull the country out of the crisis

The VMRO-DPMNE party called on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to accept its request for early elections, after the failure of his Government to handle any of the numerous crises Macedonia faces. We have an energy crisis caused by the crime and incompetence of the key officials, and an economic crisis...
Macedonia 08.05.22 | 11:02

Poll: Mickoski leads Kovacevski almost 2:1, VMRO will easily beat SDSM in the next elections

A poll conducted by the IPIS institute shows that VMRO-DPMNE and its leader Hristijan Mickoski have a significant lead over SDSM and Dimitar Kovacevski, as the possibility of holding early general elections becomes more prominent. The poll shows Mickoski leading Kovacevski by almost a double margin –...
Macedonia 07.05.22 | 16:49

Mickoski: We will block the Parliament, Kovacevski has until May 10th to respond

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to move quickly on the opposition’s request for early elections, as in three days VMRO will begin to block the work of the Parliament. We are prepared for an active blockade of the Parliament and we are calling on Kovacevski...
Macedonia 06.05.22 | 20:51

After the threat of political blockade, Kovacevski finally expresses readiness to meet with Mickoski

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski showed signs of backing down today as he agreed to meet opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, after refusing to do so since the start of his term. This came about after Mickoski announced that his VMRO-DPMNE party will block the work of the Parliament entirely, starting...
Macedonia 06.05.22 | 11:18

Kovacevski tells Bulgaria that Macedonia can’t just open and amend its Constitution

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski issued a rare warning to Bulgaria, saying that Macedonia can’t just open and amend its Constitution whenever someone asks it to do so. Kovacevski is under pressure from Bulgaria to introduce the Bulgarian nation in the preamble, as a condition to even open the...
Macedonia 05.05.22 | 14:23

Kovacevski justifies his absence from the Delcev anniversary events by his long trip to Greece

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski defended his decision not to appear at the grave of Goce Delcev yesterday by saying that he was tied up by his visit to Greece. The 119th anniversary of Delcev’s death was marked yesterday, but of the top Government officials, only President Pendarovski visited...
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