Tag: Kreshnik Bekteshi
Macedonia 03.12.21 | 22:38

Bekteshi: Negotiations for Alternative to enter the Government coming to an end, next week an agreement over departments

Negotiations for Alternative to join the Government are nearing completion. Next week, the leaders of the political parties will probably announce the agreement regarding the distribution of departments, said the Economy Minister and DUI official Kreshnik Bekteshi. Our position as DUI is that all political...

Economy 03.12.21 | 19:17

Bekteshi: Probable decision on freezing prices of basic food products

We will most probably decide to freeze the prices of basic food products, says Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi. He says that a proposal has been prepared that will be submitted to the Government for consideration tomorrow or Tuesday. The Trade Department of the Ministry of Economy has already made...

Economy 09.11.21 | 15:42

Bekteshi: There will be no restrictive measures, only injection of funds into energy companies

The Government decided Tuesday to declare a 30-day state of energy crisis at the request of the Commission monitoring the electricity supply within the Ministry of Economy, the Minister of Economy, Kreshnik Bekteshi, informed at Tuesday’s press conference. As Minister Bekteshi informed with the declaration...

Economy 09.11.21 | 14:59

Government declares state of energy crisis, informed Bekteshi

The Government decided Tuesday to declare a 30-day state of energy crisis at the request of the Commission monitoring the electricity supply within the Ministry of Economy, the Minister of Economy, Kreshnik Bekteshi, informed at Tuesday’s press conference.

Macedonia 05.11.21 | 22:16

Bekteshi: It is our personal interest to go to the polls because we would get 18 MPs, but at the moment the country needs stability

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi responded late on Friday to the claim by VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski that a new parliamentary majority has been formed. We will see how things will go, they should be voted in the Parliament if they have the numbers. We said that if we look at the numbers,...

Economy 03.11.21 | 19:55

Bekteshi requests state of crisis to be declared: There will be no restrictions, but the price of electricity will jump

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi will submit a request to the Government tomorrow afternoon to declare a state of energy crisis. In an interview with TV Alsat, the Minister assures that there will be no electricity restrictions. Bekteshi says the government has been monitoring the situation...

Economy 11.01.21 | 22:10

Bekteshi: 50 million euros provided for the fifth set of economic measures

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi pointed out Monday that 50 million euros have been provided for the fifth set of economic measures, and that they will target sectors, where there is a greater Covid-19 impact in terms of reducing incomes and layoffs. We have provided 50 million euros and we...

Macedonia 22.09.20 | 17:03

Minister Bekteshi tells reporters to learn Albanian

The Minister of Economy Kreshnik Bekteshi started Tuesday’s press conference in Albanian, and then in Macedonian, as he said “out of respect for the largest ethnic group”. Asked why he started the address in reverse order, and not as before, he told the reporters to learn Albanian. Language...

Economy 17.04.20 | 18:28

Bekteshi says economic reasoning behind fuel excise increase

There is economic reasoning behind the fuel excise increase and if the Ministry of Finance or the Government produce a proposal for a rise of the excise amount by Mden 2-3, the Ministry of Economy will support such a move, said Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi on Friday. Considering the analysis by...

Economy 03.04.20 | 14:47

Ban on flour export to be lifted

The ban on export of flour that was introduced because of the state of emergency will be lifted, the Economy Ministry decided Friday after meeting with representatives of the milling and baking industry. Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said that the decision was made after it was determined that the...

Economy 17.03.20 | 13:27

Bekteshi: No need for panic buying, enough food available

There is no need to panic, as all supermarkets and food distributors have sufficient stocks especially for essential items. We should be conscious and take care for citizens’ health and employees in markets, Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said after Tuesday’s meeting with owners of the largest...

Economy 09.12.19 | 10:58

Macedonian minister will not participate in a forum abroad because Kosovo was not invited

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi informed Sunday that he canceled his attendance at the Energy Community Forum in Moldova because Kosovo was not invited. The minister informed about this through a letter he sent to the forum organizers stating the above mentioned reasons. Here’s the full letter:

Macedonia 31.05.19 | 15:24

Bekteshi heard some of the “bombs” about DUI, says they are private conversations

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said Friday he did not want to comment on the new so-called. bombs from wiretapped conversations allegedly between DUI members, which were posted on Facebook, since such publication is strictly prohibited by law. He heard some of the so-called “bombs”, and...