Tag: kovacevski
Macedonia 25.03.22 | 13:22

Kovacevski: Establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would cause a war of unseen proportion

Following the NATO summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that the request from Ukrainian President Zelensky for a no-fly zone over Ukraine would mean direct war between NATO and Russia. The allies heard from Zelensky, who has been making this request for weeks, but was reportedly...
Macedonia 25.03.22 | 12:07

Kovacevski downplays hopes that Bulgaria will lift its veto in June

With June approaching, and with it the first chance for Bulgaria to lift its veto, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski sought to downplay expectations. Speaking to the press from Brussels, Kovacevski said that he does not want to get tied to dates when the accession talks would finally begin. We need realistic...
Sport 25.03.22 | 09:17

Prime Minister Kovacevski did not dare mention the name of the winning country

Even in the great triumph of the Macedonian football team against Italy, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski did not allow himself to mention the word Macedonia. Kovacevski and his SDSM party used the Macedonian flag emoji, in their messages of congratulations to the team. President Pendarovski used the...
Macedonia 21.03.22 | 12:41

Kovacevski: The public will be informed of any agreement with Bulgaria only after it is reached

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that talks with Bulgaria are advancing well but that he will inform the public about the outcome only after some progress is finalized. Once there is a document that is acceptable to both sides, it will be shared with the institutions and with the public, Kovacevski...
Economy 21.03.22 | 12:23

The Government plans to allow traders to export the grain it secured from Serbia for profit

Instead of placing the newly purchased reserves of grain from Serbia in the strategic reserves, the Kovacevski Government intends to allow companies close to the ruling SDSM party to trade with the grains, said VMRO-DPMNE official Cvetan Tripunovski. Instead of keeping our reserves full with wheat, Government...
Economy 16.03.22 | 17:14

VMRO-DPMNE warns about a looming disaster after the announced budget amendments that will add more debt

The Kovacevski Government is preparing to introduce amendments to the 2022 budget that will include further cuts to infrastructure spending and will move forward with adding 600 million EUR to the debt. Prime Minister Kovacevski acknowledged today that the debt will rise as share of GDP in 2022, despite...
Economy 11.03.22 | 10:17

Despite fears it will create shortages, Government reduces profit margins on strategic items

The Government is limiting the profit margins wholesalers and retailers can put on strategic products. This includes sugar, milk, fresh meat, cheese, rice, eggs and pasta, that can be sold for, at most, 4 percent margin in wholesale and 3 percent in retail. This order, that caused concerns of food shortages,...
Economy 07.03.22 | 09:28

Drop in the unemployment rate is entirely due to emigration, VMRO-DPMNE tells PM Kovacevski

VMRO-DPMNE responded to claims from Prime Minister Kovacevski that he reduced the unemployment rate to 15 percent by pointing to the statistics in more detail. According to the opposition parties, there are no new jobs being opened – in fact, the number of active employees and job seekers dropped...
Economy 04.03.22 | 23:52

Government is restoring the old model of calculating pensions based on the cost of living and the increase in wages

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski announced that he has reached agreement with representatives of retirees to increase pensions and to hike the financial assistance package for the next three months. Kovacevski said that the Government is introducing a scheme to calculate pensions based evenly on the...
Macedonia 24.02.22 | 18:52

Prime Minister Kovacevski met with the Ukrainian Ambassador

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski met with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Macedonia Natalya Zadorozhnuk to discuss the on-going Russian attack. The Government said that the Ambassador expressed the gratitude of the Ukrainian Government for Macedonia’s clear condemnation of the attack and the decision...
Macedonia 22.02.22 | 11:31

Kovacevski is negotiating about the Macedonian language and nation with Bulgaria, Republika has learnt

Bulgaria is pressing its full, maximalist demands in the on-going negotiations with Dimitar Kovacevski, Republika has learnt. According to our sources, the two sides are negotiating about the Macedonian language and national identity, contrary to frequent denials from the Kovacevski Government. The Bulgarian...
Macedonia 21.02.22 | 15:19

Kovacevski insults the opposition supporters as “hysteric”

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski dismissed the concerns of opposition voters and citizens who disagree with his policies as “histerics”. Speaking to the press, Kovacevski said that the opposition “VMRO-DPMNE party creates hysteria with regard to the on-going talks with Bulgaria”. It’s...
Macedonia 21.02.22 | 15:12

Sooner or later, we will have early elections, Mickoski responds to Kovacevski

Sooner or later, we will have early elections, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski told Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, after Kovacevski said that he refuses to have a meeting of the two leaders if Mickoski insists that the only issue on the agenda are early elections. I don’t expect that...
Macedonia 21.02.22 | 13:20

Kovacevski refuses to meet with Mickoski if early elections are the only issue on the agenda

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that he has no intention of meeting with opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, if the only on the table are early elections, as Mickoski has asked. Since assuming office in mid January, Kovacevski still hasn’t met with Mickoski and have only communicated over...
Macedonia 21.02.22 | 12:26

Petkov’s comments indicate that Kovacevski has agreed to new concessions

In an interview with Euractiv, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that he reached agreement with Dimitar Kovacevski for a joint statement to the EU. This statement would bind Macedonia to amend its Constitution before it joins the EU, and to add the Bulgarian minority in the Preamble. Kovacevski...
Macedonia 20.02.22 | 18:18

Petkov cropped Kovacevski out of their photo with Blinken

During the Munich Security Conference, Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski met with the Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Kovacevski shared a picture of the three, adding that Blinken asked to see both countries in the EU soon – a clear message...
Macedonia 20.02.22 | 18:03

Kovacevski plans to commit before the EU that Macedonia will add the Bulgarian minority in its Constitution, without reciprocity

In an interview with Euractiv, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said that he reached agreement with Dimitar Kovacevski for a joint statement to the EU. This statement would bind Macedonia to amend its Constitution before it joins the EU, and to add the Bulgarian minority in the Preamble. Kovacevski...
Macedonia 20.02.22 | 14:12

Kovacevski says he is ready for an agreement with Bulgaria

In his remarks in a panel at the Munich Security Conference, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski said that Macedonia is dedicated to finding a mutually acceptable solution to the issues Bulgaria is raising and blocks Macedonia’s EU accession talks. In the spirit of European good neighborly relations,...
Macedonia 19.02.22 | 19:48

Kovacevski says he received unanimous support from world leaders in Munich

Following his meetings with world leaders at the Munich Security Conference, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski came out with a positive message of “strong unanimous support” for Macedonia. Kovacevski and President Stevo Pendarovski met separately with Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov....
Macedonia 19.02.22 | 13:57

Kovacevski met with Alexander Soros

During the Munich Security Conference, Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski met with Alexander Soros, son of billionaire speculant and funder of left wing activists George Soros.  Great to meet with the new Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski and hear about his plans to strengthen and...
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