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Macedonia 03.03.24 | 18:54

Maricic used a Government vehicle to give his signature in support of Pendarovski’s presidential nomination

SDSM official and Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic used his Government issued vehicle today, when he came to give his signature for the nomination of Stevo Pendarovski for President. This is a clearly partisan matter, and official vehicles should not be used in this capacity. We can see his driver...
Macedonia 28.09.23 | 19:28

Parliament session interrupted because of Maricic’s rude gestures aimed at a woman representative

The session of Parliament today was interrupted because of rude behavior by Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic, who was wincing and “blowing kisses” at VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Dafina Stojanovska, as she was speaking. This is a humiliating act, a violation of our democracy. All should...
Macedonia 27.08.23 | 10:40

Maricic: VMRO won’t win the next elections, and won’t be able to form the next Government

Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic insists that, despite the polls, VMRO-DPMNE will not win the coming elections, and therefore should agree on adopting the Bulgarian amendments to the Constitution. In the SDSM party, Maricic has been a proponent of forming a pre-election coalition with DUI and possibly...
Macedonia 27.02.23 | 19:21

Deputy Prime Minister Maricic warns Hristijan Pendikov that he may be charged with hate speech for insulting Macedonia

Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic warned that Hristijan Pendikov may be faced with different crimes, including insulting the country of Macedonia. Pendikov was badly beaten up in February, allegedly because of his promotion of the Bulgarian national identity, and was quickly transported for treatment...
Macedonia 18.02.23 | 17:33

VMRO responds to the Government’s call for negotiations on the Bulgarian demands: You don’t have the mandate

VMRO-DPMNE responded to the call from Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic that talks between about the Bulgarian request that Macedonia amends its Constitution and includes the Bulgarian nation in the Preamble. The Government has ignored the opposition in the course of the years long negotiations with...
Macedonia 18.02.23 | 16:43

Government official wants to open a discussion with VMRO over the Bulgarian demands

Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic acknowledged that the Government will have to enter into talks with the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, about the Bulgarian request that the Bulgarian nation is entered into the Constitution. Bulgaria blocks Macedonia’s EU accession talks over this demand, and after...
Macedonia 19.02.22 | 10:54

Maricic: The US is our partner on the path to the EU

Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic praised the US as “our partner and friend on the path to full EU membership”, after he and Prime Minister Kovacevski met with US Senator Chris Murphy. The meeting was held during the Munich Security Conference. Murphy confirmed US support for our EU integrations...
Macedonia 31.01.22 | 22:32

Justice Minister Maricic asks for help from the opposition to meet the new round of Bulgarian demands

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic asked the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party to support the Bulgarian demands to amend the Macedonian Constitution and add the Bulgarian minority to the Preamble. VMRO insists that this can only happen if Bulgaria accepts reciprocity and names the Macedonian minority in its Constitution...
Macedonia 18.01.22 | 22:14

Maricic: If there are Macedonians in Bulgaria, they can self-identify as such, but we can’t support them

Deputy Prime Minister Bojan Maricic spoke out about the controversy he caused, when he refused to stand up for the minority rights of ethnic Macedonians in Bulgaria. The same position was later adopted by Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, even as Bulgaria is pushing very strongly to demand minority...
Macedonia 17.01.22 | 16:44

VMRO-DPMNE strongly condemns Deputy Prime Minister Maricic for his refusal to stand up for the rights of Macedonians in Bulgaria

VMRO-DPMNE strongly condemned the statement from the newly elected Deputy Prime Minister for EU affairs Bojan Maricic, who said that Macedonia has no right to claim that there is a Macedonian minority in Bulgaria or elsewhere. The issue was raised after new Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov strongly...
Macedonia 28.12.21 | 10:50

Justice Minister Maricic received insider information about a secret vote held in the Appeals Court

The defense team representing former state security chief Saso Mijalkov is requesting answers how was Justice Minister Bojan Maricic able to know which judge voted in which way when the Skopje Appeals Court decided to release Mijalkov on bail last week. The decision was based on an 11 million EUR bail...
Macedonia 23.12.21 | 00:21

Mijalkov’s attempted release is another stain on the judiciary

The decision of the Skopje Appeals Court to release former state security chief Saso Mijalkov from detention on a huge bail (11 million EUR), even though quickly replaced by an order from a lower court to keep him in prison, caused outrage in the public. The decision was denounced by officials of the...
Macedonia 20.12.21 | 17:04

Nikola Dimitrov also expected to leave the Government, will be replaced by Bojan Maricic

Deputy Prime Minister for EU affairs Nikola Dimitrov is the latest top official of the Zaev regime who is expected to leave the Government along with him. Unlike Venko Filipce, Radmila Sekerinska and Mila Carovska, Dimitrov did not yet announce that he is leaving the Government, but “Sloboden Pecat”...
Macedonia 05.11.21 | 11:09

Justice Minister Maricic refuses to answer whether he wants to replace Zaev as Prime Minister

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic, who is being mentioned as a possible heir to Zoran Zaev as Prime Minister, told the press that the current priority is to preserve the narrow SDSM led majority in Parliament as Zaev is expected to resign as Prime Minister and SDSM leader. The will of all coalition partners...
Macedonia 15.09.21 | 16:42

Justice Minister Maricic claims that the census is going well

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic today insisted that, despite technical difficulties, Covid fears and manipulation with ethnic representation, the census is proceeding well. According to Maricic, 618,000 citizens were registered in the first week of the in-person census. The electronic system being used...
Macedonia 04.09.21 | 08:16

Zaev officials are trying to weaken measures meant to prevent voter fraud

Even though changes to the election law mandate that, starting with the local elections in October, voters are identified with their fingerprints, Justice Minister Bojan Maricic left the door open that the system won’t be operational in time. The Zaev regime is dragging its heels on implementing the...
Macedonia 03.09.21 | 21:06

Justice Minister Maricic threatens citizens who refuse to participate in the census

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic joined in the threats Zaev regime officials are aiming at citizens who refuse to participate in the census. There is widespread public anxiety over the census that begins this weekend, as Macedonia is in the midst of a huge coronavirus wave. There are fines in place for...
Macedonia 27.07.21 | 17:18

Proposal to reduce fines for slander and better protect journalists from assault

The Justice Ministry plans to propose changes to the Criminal Code that will reduce fines for slander while making assaults on journalists a more serious offence. Under the proposal, journalists will pay a maximum fine of 400 EUR for slander, down from 2,000. The fine for editors will be capped at 2,000...
Macedonia 01.04.21 | 21:39

Justice Minister Maricic claims that the State Department report is positive, VMRO notes its critical objections

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic tried to put a positive spin on the annual human rights report prepared by the US State Department. Maricic insisted that this is another “encouraging report about the human rights situation”. In response, Stefan Andonovski from VMRO-DPMNE pointed to the fact...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 22:24

Minister Maricic and prosecutor Ruskoska give conflicting timelines of events in Mijalkov’s escape

The drama around the escape of former security chief Saso Mijalkov got another layer today. In an interview, Justice Minister Bojan Maricic said that he was the first Government member who was informed that Mijalkov is planning an escape from the country – Maricic said that this was relayed to...
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