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Macedonia 28.08.23 | 22:01

Foreign Ministry defends Bujar Osmani in his OSCE linked corruption scandal

The Foreign Ministry today dismissed allegations from VMRO-DPMNE that Minister Bujar Osmani rigged the 1.8 million EUR contract for construction work related to an OSCE conference that Macedonia is organizing in December. The contract went to a company owned by the nephew of a late top DUI official,...

Macedonia 28.08.23 | 20:00

Mickoski: Every DUI minister has a company he uses to rig no-bid contracts

Every minister in DUI has his own company, said VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, speaking specifically about Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani. It was recently revealed that Osmani awarded a 1.8 million EUR contract to a company owned by the nephew of Abdulakim Ademi, who was a top DUI official until...

Macedonia 06.08.23 | 17:23

VMRO asks Bujar Osmani to address the scandals of his DUI party

VMRO-DPMNE called on Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani to address a number of scandals involving his DUI party, which VMRO says block Macedonia’s EU integration. We ask Bujar Osmani to grab a chalkboard again and write answers to the following: which EU cluster covers the negotiations with the village...

Macedonia 06.08.23 | 13:30

“Osmani was supposed to write one word on his chalkboard – resignation”

VMRO-DPMNE responded to Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani who tried to persuade Macedonians skeptical of the latest round of Bulgarian demands with a video in which he used a chalkboard. In the video, Osmani insisted that amending the Constitution along the Bulgarian demands will not harm Macedonian national...

Macedonia 29.07.23 | 20:10

Osmani admits that the Government is eight votes short

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani acknowledged that the DUI – SDSM regime is eight votes short from amending the Constitution in line with the Bulgarian demands. During a press briefing, Osmani welcomed the start of the process in the Parliament, but acknowledged that the votes are not there. This...

Macedonia 29.07.23 | 16:15

Foreign Ministry will speed up the issuing of passports in Germany

The Foreign Ministry announced that it is introducing double shifts in the consulates in Bern, Bonn, Berlin and Munich, to speed up the issuing of passports. The reason is the decision of the Government to retire all identity documents that don’t have the imposed name “North Macedonia”...

Macedonia 14.07.23 | 12:53

Osmani claims that DUI met all of the VMRO demands

In an interview, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani insisted that his DUI party accepted all of the VMRO-DPMNE demands when it agreed to leave the Government. Osmani left out the part where DUI insists that VMRO must first vote in favor of the constitutional amendments that Bulgaria requires from Macedonia. Their...

Macedonia 09.07.23 | 21:16

Bujar Osmani hired a consulting agency to boost his image

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani will spend 117 thousand EUR in a year to promote the work of the Ministry and the chairmanship of OSCE. The contract, that was reviewed by Alsat TV, was signed with a consulting agency. The agency is using the money to hire a PR consultant, to create a logo and to prepare...

Macedonia 09.07.23 | 18:52

Minister Osmani acknowledges that VMRO-DPMNE will not vote for the constitutional amendments

In a statement, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani acknowledged that the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party will not support the constitutional amendments that Bulgaria requires from Macedonia, even as other Government officials continue to insist that they are in touch with VMRO members of Parliament who will join...

Macedonia 09.07.23 | 13:41

Osmani hopes that the new Bulgarian Government will allow Macedonia to advance to the EU “past the point of no return”

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani called on the new Bulgarian Government and on the international community to allow for next steps in the Macedonian EU integration, that should soon “go past the point of no return”. Osmani was speaking at the Dubrovnik forum where he asked for sped up integration...

Macedonia 07.07.23 | 18:28

Mickoski asks Osmani to join the push for early elections

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, called on Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani to join the initiative for early parliamentary elections if he is convinced that the DUI party enjoys the citizens’ support for constitutional changes. This follows after the head of diplomacy, in an interview,...

Macedonia 04.06.23 | 14:34

Osmani presents plan to calm down the north of Kosovo

As chairman of OSCE, Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani presented a nine point plan for de-escalation of the tense situation in the north of Kosovo, where the Albanian dominated Government moved to take over several town halls in majority Serb areas. Osmani calls on the two sides to remain committed to the...

Macedonia 18.04.23 | 11:37

VMRO-DPMNE: Kovacevski is unable to control Bujar Osmani

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani is humiliating the whole of Macedonia and is undermining the Ohrid framework treaty with his violation of the use of the official Macedonian language, said the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party, reacting after Osmani spoke in Albanian during his recent meeting with the Spanish...

Macedonia 18.04.23 | 09:56

Skopje court will hold its first hearing in the slander case of Macedonian human rights activist Nicholov against Foreign Minister Osmani

Today the Skopje Basic Court will hold the first hearing in the slander case against Bujar Osmani. The case was brought on by Bill Nicholov, a Macedonian human rights activist from Canada, who is helping organize support for Macedonian groups in Bulgaria, Albania and Greece. In an interview, Osmani blamed...

Macedonia 17.04.23 | 21:21

Foreign Minister Osmani claims that he has the right to use the Albanian language during official meetings

The Foreign Ministry issued a statement defending the actions of Minister Bujar Osmani, who took it upon himself to expand the official use of the Albanian language and held a meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister in Spanish and Albanian. VMRO-DPMNE came out in protest against this move, insisting...

Macedonia 15.04.23 | 22:28

Osmani spoke in Albanian during his meeting with the Spanish Foreign Minister

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani used Albanian during his recent meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares. This is in violation of the Ohrid treaty and the Constitution. Bujar Osmani needs to respond which country is he representing and who is paying his salary. Prime Minister Kovacevski...

Macedonia 14.04.23 | 22:17

Osmani: There will be no special place for the Bulgarians in the Constitution

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani said that the planned inclusion of the Bulgarian nation in the Constitution will be at the same level as all the other nations mentioned in the Preamble, and through the text – and not in some exclusive fashion. The statement comes after reports that Bulgaria may ask...

Macedonia 06.04.23 | 09:43

Foreign Minister Osmani strongly rejects Bulgaria’s demand to be included in the talks about the constitutional amendments

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Bulgaria and its request that Macedonia includes Bulgarian representatives in the coming discussions about constitutional amendments. The MFA rejected this proposal. We expect this decision to be made by the Parliament, with sovereignty and in accordance with...

Macedonia 31.03.23 | 08:23

Macedonia joins the QUAD of Balkan countries that fully align their foreign policies with those of the EU

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani welcomed the creation of a group of Balkan countries that will fully align their foreign policy with that of the European Union. The group is dominated by Albania and Kosovo, and also includes Macedonia and Montenegro, both of which have influential Albanian minorities. We...

Macedonia 18.03.23 | 15:27

Osmani humiliated Kovacevski

Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani humiliated Prime Minister Kovacevski when he arranged a meeting with Kosovan officials without him present. Instead of Kovacevski, Osmani brought his own party leader Ali Ahmeti to the meeting. Kovacevski may think that he is the Prime Minister, but the real boss is coming...

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