Tag: raskovski
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 20:06

Vasilevska: Raskovski confirmed that he was acting on behalf of Zoran Zaev

Law professor and VMRO-DPMNE official Ivanka Vasilevska dismissed Prime Minister Zoran Zaev’s statements about his Secretary General Dragi Raskovski today, during which Zaev defended Raskovski against the allegations of corruption and racism, and said he will not ask Raskovski to resign. Zaev’s...
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 19:57

Mickoski: I stand with the journalists who were threatened by Raskovski

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said that he stands by the journalists who were threatened with charges by Dragi Raskovski, Zoran Zaev’s Secretary General, who was caught on tape discussing a lucrative deal and using racial slurs. Raskovski held a lengthy press conference on Tuesday, during...
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 17:40

One of Zaev’s main Roma allies says he’d rather “not rock the boat” over the racist slurs scandal

Amdi Bajram, one of Zoran Zaev’s Roma coalition partners, said he’d rather not rock the boat over the racist comments by Zaev’s right hand man Dragi Raskovski. A leaked audio recording revealed Raskovski comparing Italians to Roma, using the slur term “Gypsies” for them...
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 16:57

Zaev will apologize to the Italian people for Raskovski’s racist remarks

Zoran Zaev is standing by his right hand man Dragi Raskovski who faces allegations of corruption, and promised to protect him from the allegations of racism as well. In the audio tape of Raskovski that was leaked by the Expres news site, he is heard comparing Italians to “Gypsies”, making...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 15:49

Media regulator AVMU condemns Raskovski’s threat of lawsuits against journalists

Macedonia’s media regulator AVMU condemned the threat with law suits issued by Dragi Raskovski, the Government Secretary General, against media outlets who reported on the corruption allegations raised against him. Public officials need to accept that they are subject to public oversight and criticism,...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 15:30

Vasilevska calls on Raskovski to stop threatening journalists and resign

Law professor and opposition activist Ivanka Vasilevska, who is one of the critics of the Government threatened with charges by Zaev’s Secretary General Dragi Raskovski, responded to his threats following his press conference. A leaked audio tape of Raskovski reveals him discussing a major public...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 14:15

Raskovski says Prime Minister Zaev instructed him to discuss the Leonardo contract

Asked on whose authority was he discussing a public procurement contract for the M-NAV air traffic control company, the Government’s Secretary General Dragi Raskovski said that he was tasked by the Prime Minister, Zoran Zaev. This was one of the most important revelations of the lengthy press conference...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 14:02

Raskovski threatens to sue the journalists who reported on his corruption scandal

Zoran Zaev’s Secretary General Dragi Raskovski threatened to sue the media outlets who reported on the leaked audio tape which revealed him discussing a public procurement contract and using racist slurs. Raskovski held a press conference today to explain his side of the story, which has quickly...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 09:45

Italian press reports on the Leonardo scandal and Raskovski’s anti-Italian slurs

The Italian newspaper La Verita reports on the developing scandal in Macedonia, in which Zoran Zaev’s Secretary General Dragi Raskovski was reportedly involved in the awarding of a 7.7 million EUR deal to an Italian company. The deal was awarded to procure air traffic control systems, with the...
Macedonia 01.07.19 | 20:31

Telma claims an air traffic incident influenced the suspicious public procurement contract

Telma, a pro-Government TV station, reports that prosecutors are investigating an alleged incident when air traffic control radars stopped operating at an unspecified moment recently. Interior Minsiter Oliver Spasovski and SDSM party officials claimed that such incident occurred, as part of their defense...
Macedonia 01.07.19 | 17:32

Taseva calls on Zaev’s Secretary General to explain what he was doing discussing a major public procurement

Slagana Taseva, head of the Macedonian anti-corruption organization Transparency International asked the Government’s Secretary General Dragi Raskovski what exactly was he doing at a meeting that covered a sizable public procurement. Raskovski is in the heart of corruption allegations after a leaked...
Macedonia 25.03.19 | 15:36

Raskovski stumped when asked if he understands a word of Albanian

Government Secretary General Dragi Raskovski was left stumpted during the press conference today, when a journalist asked him if he understands a word of what Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani is saying in Albanian. Raskovski and Osmani held a joint press conference to discuss the implementation of...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 15:05

Government Secretary threatens President Ivanov’s web admin over the name Republic of Macedonia

Dragi Raskovski, Secretary General of the Government, threatened the office of President Gjorge Ivanov with consequences if the President doesn’t begin to use the name “Republic of North Macedonia” on his web site and in other communication. President Ivanov rejects the name change...
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