Tag: makpetrol
Economy 23.12.22 | 15:43

Minister warns Makpetrol that the company will lose its monopoly status in the gas market

Following the announcement from Makpetrol that the company will stop importing natural gas in 2023 – unless the Government immediately adopts regulatory changes, Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi warned the importer that they won’t be left in a monopoly position for ever. Makpetrol has held...
Macedonia 22.01.21 | 13:59

Corporate responsibility, Macedonia style: Company that received 33 million EUR in a corrupt settlement donates 1,000 tablets

The Makpetrol oil company, which last month received 33 million EUR in a corrupt settlement, decided to improve its image by donating tablets for the hard-pressed public education system. One thing though – the donation amounts to just 1,000 tablets. Zaev’s tenacity to push through the Makpetrol...
Macedonia 18.01.21 | 11:19

The court didn’t allow Zaev to answer whether he personally initiated to transfer the “Makpetrol” dispute from court to Parliament

The judge did not allow the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to answer the question of the defense lawyer Saso Staninov whether it was his personal initiative to transfer the “GAMA” dispute from the court to the Parliament. Zaev’s lawyer, Miroslav Vujic, said that there was nothing personal...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 17:19

Pendarovski doesn’t hesitate to serve Zaev, signs the decree for giving 33 million euros for Makpetrol

After consultations with experts in the field of energy and law, President Stevo Pendarovski today signed the Decree promulgating the Law on Resolving the Dispute between the Government of the Republic of Macedonia and Makpetrol by way of agreement, the President’s Office informed Wednesday. President...
Macedonia 30.12.20 | 15:01

Corruption watchdogs call on President Pendarovski to veto Zaev’s pipeline law

Transparency International – Macedonia and other organizations that analyze and report on corruption and financial abuse called on President Stevo Pendarovski to veto the Makpetrol law, under which the oil company will receive 33 million EUR for its share of the GAMA gas pipeline. Zaev’s...
Macedonia Economy 30.12.20 | 13:47

Zaev’s tenacity to push through the Makpetrol pipeline deal raises new questions

Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska from VMRO-DPMNE warned that the deal the Zaev regime is pushing with the Makpetrol oil company, over Macedonia’s only gas pipeline, is clearly harmful to the country. Dimitrieska said that this was confirmed by reports from state officials charged with settling contracts...
Economy 29.12.20 | 23:29

Mickoski: Money for Makpetrol is money taken from the poor to give to an oligarch close to the government

During the Infomax interview,  VMRO-DPMNlE leader, Hristijan Mickoski, talked about the unscrupulous crimes of the government, as well as the one in the amount of 33 million euros that were given to Makpetrol. Mickoski emphasized that it was a  major deal between the government and Makpetrol, with...
Macedonia 29.12.20 | 22:13

Mickoski: Telma’s poll is worth 33 million euros, this government has the lowest trust in the first 100 days of any government ever

In an interview with “Prasanjeto mi e sledno” show ” on the Infomax news portal, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, spoke about the health crisis, the economic collapse and the bad policies of the Government. Mickoski referred to the poll that appeared in public regarding...
Macedonia 29.12.20 | 16:00

Mickoski on the Makpetrol law: All SDSM accomplished is to take from the poor and give to a rich, politically linked businessman

After the Parliament adopted the special law to pay 33 million EUR to the Makpetrol oil company for its share of the GAMA gas pipeline, the ruling SDSM party posted a gloating Facebook comment, celebrating that it was able to push the law through Parliament. VMRO-DPMNE and Levica filibustered the work...
Macedonia 29.12.20 | 10:33

Hours after the Parliament adopted the Makpetrol law, Makpetrol’s Telma television reciprocated with a poll favorable to Zaev

The ink wasn’t dry on the special law the SDSM led majority adopted in Parliament to pay 33 million EUR to the Makpetrol oil company, and Makpetrol’s Telma TV was out with a new poll. It showed SDSM ahead of VMRO-DPMNE by half a point, and more notably, SDSM leader Zoran Zaev ahead of VMRO...
Economy 28.12.20 | 19:25

Mickoski: Zaev’s government adopted a law that will allow them to pay 33 million euros to Makpetrol

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, reacted that the government of SDSM and Zoran Zaev adopted the harmful and in many ways criminal Makpetrol law, which will allow it to transfer as much as 33 million euros directly from the public treasury to the account of this company. From now on they...
Macedonia 26.12.20 | 21:39

Stojanoska: With 33 million euros for “Makpetrol”, Zaev wants to gain dominance over “Telma”

The MPs of VMRO-DPMNE and the coalition, after a 21-hour debate in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, for now, prevented SDSM from giving 33 million euros to Makpetrol, in order for Zaev to gain dominance over Telma, Dafina Stojanoska from VMRO-DPMNE told a press conference on Saturday. She...
Macedonia 26.12.20 | 11:22

The government failed to pass the disputed Makpetrol law, the opposition kept them awake for 21 hours

After more than twenty hours the Parliament interrupted this morning the debate on the draft law on resolving the dispute between the government and the “Makpetrol” oil company by way of an agreement, in a shortened procedure. The twentieth session on whose agenda is this draft law will be...
Macedonia Economy 25.12.20 | 21:58

Second evening of filibustering the Parliament to prevent Zaev’s Makpetrol deal

VMRO-DPMNE members of Parliament are preparing for a second night of filibustering in the Parliament, as the SDSM led majority is trying to adopt a law that would give a huge windfall to the Makpetrol oil company. The Zaev regime reached a settlement with Makpetrol in the decade and a half long dispute...
Macedonia 25.12.20 | 19:05

SDSM expected to make another push for its corrupt Makpetrol law

The SDSM led majority in Parliament will make another attempt to adopt an openly corrupt law that would hand over 33 million EUR to the Makpetrol oil company. An attempt on Thursday evening failed, when VMRO members of Parliament filibustered the work of the Parliament, with long speeches and loud shouting. The...
Macedonia 25.12.20 | 10:28

VMRO-DPMNE succeeded in its efforts to interrupt the session at which SDSM pushed to legalize the Zaev – Makpetrol deal and misuse 33 million euros of public money

The coordinator of VMRO-DPMNE’s group in Parliament Nikola Micevski addressed the journalists late Thursday after the Parliament’s 19 session and accused the government and the Parliament of non-transparency. Although they did not inform us about the continuation of the session after 6 pm...
Macedonia Economy 24.12.20 | 22:22

VMRO is filibustering the Parliament to prevent Zaev’s deal with the Makpetrol oil company

VMRO-DPMNE announced that it will be using filibustering in the Parliament to prevent a vote that would land 33 million EUR in profits to the Makpetrol oil company. The Zaev regime has been pushing for the deal, as a settlement to the lengthy dispute between Makpetrol and the state over the property...
Macedonia 24.05.19 | 11:12

Makpetrol gas station in downtown Skopje caught fire, explosion narrowly avoided

A Makpetrol gas station located in one of the most densely populated parts of Skopje nearly avoided a catastrophic fire yesterday. Eyewitnesses reported that smoke began to bellow out of the station and alarms sounded, after which most people fled the scene. One heroic employee took it upon himself to...

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