Tag: nikoloski
Macedonia 21.05.23 | 19:18

“Macedonians need to stop making concessions”

The Macedonians have been forced to make concessions for 30 years and it is time we said enough, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in a Sitel TV interview, in which a poll was presented showing that an overwhelming majority of Macedonians oppose accepting the Bulgarian demands for constitutional...

Macedonia 21.05.23 | 17:42

Nikoloski: All infrastructure projects are stopped, except for the harmful Bechtel deal

The Government stopped all infrastructure projects, except for the corrupt Bechtel contract, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski during his visit to the region of Rosoman. Citizens there are asking for a road link to the planned Veles – Prilep expressway, but work on this road,...

Macedonia 03.05.23 | 09:09

Nikoloski: If the contract with Bechtel was really that good, the Government would have released it by now

if the contract with Bechtel is so favorable, as the Government claims, it would have released it on its own, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski after a day of negotiations over how the controversial deal will be revealed to the public. VMRO-DPMNE wants its members of Parliament, who...

Macedonia 28.04.23 | 23:14

EPP meeting in the Council of Europe on the verge of incident – Bulgarian representatives angered by Macedonian remarks

The meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of the center right EPP party in Strasbourg was on the verge of incident after Bulgarian representatives angrily reacted to the positions taken by VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. Because of Bulgaria’s veto against...

Macedonia 21.04.23 | 21:11

Large majority of the workers at the Bechtel highway project will be foreigners

The Government is expected to hold an event to mark the beginning of construction of the Bechtel highways – along the east – west corridor 8. Government officials already held one such event, for the Tetovo – Gostivar highway, but it’s still not clear when actual construction...

Macedonia 13.04.23 | 15:06

Bechtel project: Even owners of unlawfully built houses will be able to seek damages

Changes to the law on expropriation, that are being pushed to facilitate the Bechtel highway contract, would make it possible for owners of illegally built homes to seek damages if their houses are seized. According to VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, this will make it very profitable...

Macedonia 13.04.23 | 12:05

Nikoloski: Grubi must be held responsible for mishandling the Bechtel project

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that First Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi will be held responsible for mishandling the Bechtel highway project, which includes numerous clauses that are difficult to implement and may cost the country dearly. Nothing will come of these highways....

Macedonia 12.04.23 | 14:33

Macedonia will have to pay damages to Bechtel if the 60 hour work week is not instituted in 10 days

According to VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, the contract with the US construction giant Bechtel is made in such way that it would almost guarantee that Macedonia has to pay damages of over 50 million USD linked to the labour relations law. Bechtel demands a change to the law that would...

Macedonia 11.04.23 | 10:42

Nikoloski: This Government can’t build the Bechtel highways

Although the idea of building new highways is good, the Government of Artan Grubi and Dimitar Kovacevski won’t build any of the planned projects, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, discussing the planned construction of several new highways with the help of the American company...

Macedonia 11.04.23 | 00:31

Nikoloski: Under the Bulgarian proposal, the Macedonians will be put on equal footing with the Bulgarians

If the request for constitutional amendments is accepted, Macedonians will be made equal to the Bulgarians in the Constitution, warned VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. During a Sitel TV interview, Nikoloski reiterated that VMRO wants to have the Croatian constitutional model introduced...

Macedonia 07.04.23 | 22:39

Nikoloski: It’s time that the Macedonians gained something – Macedonia as our nation state

In a TV interview, VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the party supports the Croatian model of a constitutional preamble that will state that Macedonia is the nation state of the Macedonians, with full rights for all minorities, listing all of the groups that were featured in the...

Macedonia 30.03.23 | 11:18

Scandalous road maintenance contract

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski called out the Government for the scandalous contract for road maintenance. In it, simple tasks such as pruning trees and cutting grass along the roads will be outsourced to a newly founded private company from the DUI party stronghold of Kicevo for 2.5...

Macedonia 08.03.23 | 18:40

Nikoloski will present the difficult situation in Macedonia in Brussels

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that he will notify EU officials during his next round of meetings in Brussels about the high level of crime and corruption and the economic backsliding in Macedonia. Nikoloski will attend a meeting with journalists and EU and European officials, as...

Economy 23.02.23 | 09:09

Nikoloski: The Government will break the 60 percent debt to GDP barrier

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the growing budget deficit will add 800 million EUR this year, and Macedonia will break through the 60 percent of debt to GDP psychological barrier. This spending goes to crime, corruption and buying off voters. For comparison sake, the highway...

Macedonia 23.12.22 | 21:15

Nikoloski: The Government refused our offer to procure gas at half price

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski informed that the Kovacevski Government refused an offer from the opposition party, to put them in touch with companies that can offer natural gas at a far lower price. According to Nikoloski, the Government is purchasing gas at the price of up to 1,950...

Macedonia 10.12.22 | 18:22

Nikoloski: Next year there will be no more unpaved streets in Prilep

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski met with Prilep Mayor Borce Jovceski to discuss priorities for the local government. Nikoloski said that the city will have no unpaved streets after 2023, but also warned that the SDSM led Government is obstructing the funding of VMRO led municipalities. Over...

Macedonia 27.11.22 | 22:25

VMRO outlines three key reasons why we need early elections

The problem with this Government is taht they know this will be their last chance at power, and they are desperate to cling to their offices and avoid elections, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in an interview with Sitel TV. Nobody has fled from elections like the SDSM – DUI...

Macedonia 27.11.22 | 17:38

“The head of the secret service, the Interior Minister and the Prime Minister are responsible for the Ukrainian oligarch scandal”

There are three groups of officials who should be held responsible for the scandal involving Ukrainian oligarch Oleksandr Onyshchenko, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. Onyshchenko was given a Macedonian passport earlier this year, allegedly as a potential Olympian – equestrian,...

Macedonia 27.11.22 | 14:57

Nikoloski: VMRO-DPMNE leads SDSM 2:1 in the polls

SDSM and Dimitar Kovacevski are trying to avoid elections because they know that they trail VMRO-DPMNE with a 2:1 ratio in the polls, said VMRO Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski. Speaking at a political conference in the Skopje Hilton, Nikoloski said that Macedonia has not seen such epic attempts by...

Macedonia 26.11.22 | 16:12

Nikoloski: The French proposal is rejected by 75 percent of the Macedonians, we can re-negotiate the negotiating framework with the EU

75 percent of ethnic Macedonians are opposed to the French proposal and it is causing stratification in our society, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski in his 360 Degrees interview. He said that the national interests of Macedonians need to be taken into account and that VMRO-DPMNE is...

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