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Economy 13.04.24 | 12:22

The next Government will have to fight corruption and ensure economic stability, Slaveski says

VMRO-DPMNE official Trajko Slaveski announcecd that once in power, the party will begin a serious fight against corruption.  Corruption is the gangrenous wound on our society. Everybody sees what’s happening in the country. It is noted not only by the ordinary citizens but by international experts...

Sport 26.08.23 | 13:32

Slaveski beats Lindsey for the BKFC title

Macedonian fighter Gorjan Gogo Slaveski beat American Jake Lindsey in Miami for a title in the welterweight BKFC world championship. Slavevski was first ranked coming in the fight, and he beat the 4th ranked Kansan at the Miami Dade Fairgrounds.

Economy 08.03.23 | 12:29

Macedonia will pay 18 million EUR more for the poorly executed bond issue

The chaotic reconstruction of the Government, to accommodate another ethnic Albanian party – the Alliance of Albanians – will cost the country 18 million EUR in extra interest on the large bond that was being issued at the time. Justice Minister Nikola Tupancevski refused to approve the bond...

Macedonia 03.03.23 | 12:40

Slaveski: The central Government discriminates against opposition ran municipalities

VMRO-DPMNE official Trajko Slaveski, who presides with the Skopje city council, accused the Government of blocking cooperation with the VMRO-DPMNE ran municipalities. During a TV debate, Slaveski was seconded by former SDSM official and Mayor of Kumanovo Maksim Dimitrievski in this claim. The central...

News 15.10.22 | 22:51

Slaveski expects the Skopje City Council to continue to function

President of the Skopje City Council Trajko Slaveski insists that the institution can still function, even after the erratic behavior of Mayor Danela Arsovska, who broke with the VMRO-DPMNE party that had her elected. To be honest, I did not expect things to escalate to this level. I’ve met different...

Economy 08.05.22 | 17:36

Slaveski: The Government is partially to blame for the inflation spike

Former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski warned that the Government is failing to control the inflation and the growing economic crisis, while failing to build up on the significant reforms VMRO-DPMNE implemented for a decade until 2016. The VMRO-DPMNE Government began to implement reforms since 2006,...

Economy 10.02.22 | 12:00

Slaveski: The minimum wage should be set without conflict and tensions

Former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski says that the Government is politicizing the adoption of the minimum wage. Slaveski added that the process is led by public sector unions, while it will affect private sector workers. The increase in the minimum wage can be done with less tensions and fewer divisions....

Macedonia 26.12.21 | 13:05

Slaveski: The 2022 budget is like a leaky bucket; a new SDSM Government won’t be able to resolve our problems

Former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski says that the 2022 budget is like leaky bucket in which the spending is out of control and the revenue is doubtful. Especially now with the energy crisis, we have households exposed to prices that are far above the market price. Domestic production of energy, that...

Macedonia 31.10.21 | 20:37

Slaveski: Low Albanian turnout means SDSM can’t win in Skopje

Trajko Slaveski from VMRO-DPMNE said that, while votes are still counted in Skopje, the dismal turnout in majority Albanian parts of the city means that Danela Arsovska will be the new Mayor. The only areas where her opponent, incumbent Mayor Petre Silegov won in the first round, were the Albanian majority...

Macedonia Economy 02.06.21 | 14:52

Slaveski: It’s embarrassing to speak of tax hikes during a crisis

The promised 5 percent annual GDP growth rate, is reduced down to 0.7 percent for the past four years, said former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski during the VMRO-DPMNE conference on the past four years of the Zaev regime. Zaev grabbed power in June 2017, using the Colored Revolution and unrealistic...

Macedonia Sport 25.04.21 | 22:56

Macedonian boxer Gorjan Slaveski wins UFB title in Munich

US based Macedonian boxer Gorjan Slaveski won the UFB title in the tournament in Munich. Slaveski beat Serbian boxer Slavisa Miodrag in the super welterweight category in five rounds. After the tournament, Slaveski is scheduled to come to Skopje for talks about joining the Macedonian national boxing...

News 15.03.21 | 20:27

Slaveski. The inability of the ruling majority to adopt its proposed stimulus is not the fault of the opposition

VMRO-DPMNE official and former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski said that the blame why the latest proposed stimulus package has not been adopted in Parliament rests with the ruling majority. The SDSM – DUI – BESA coalition has only 62 out of 120 seats in the Parliament and frequent travels...

Economy 20.01.21 | 22:43

Slaveski: Another populist stimulus package, meant to make people happy with someone else’s money

Former Finance Minister and top VMRO-DPMNE official Trajko Slaveski predicted that the new stimulus program put together by the Zaev regime is populist, and again has the goal to buy votes for the ruling party. Some of the measures to support salaries in the hit industries are ok, can preserve jobs....

Economy 29.04.20 | 20:09

Slaveski: The Government was spending like there’s no tomorrow

The Government was spending like there was no tomorrow, adding 120 million EUR in new debt in the election year, said VMRO-DPMNE official and former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski during his press conference today. He pointed to the extraordinarily high levels of spending in the first three months...

Economy 12.04.20 | 15:00

Unemployment rate in Macedonia could rise over 20 percent, Slaveski warns

Economy professor and VMRO-DPMNE official Trajko Slaveski warned that Macedonia could see the unemployment rate go back above 20 percent. Slaveski said that the SDSM led Government is badly late in preparing a rescue package for the economy in response to the coronavirus crisis. With every day that goes...

Macedonia 28.09.19 | 20:41

Slaveski visits Petrovec as part of the “Macedonia’s Renewal” listening tour

VMRO-DPMNE official and former Finance Minister Trajko Slaveski was in Petrovec near Skopje today, to discuss the points of the opposition party’s program for the coming 2020 elections, as part of the “Macedonia’s Renewal” tour. It’s our tradition to prepare our election...

Economy 06.06.19 | 19:34

Slaveski: EC report reveals the Government’s economic failures

The European Commission progress report on Macedonia reveals that there is practically no progress in the economy, said VMRO-DPMNE official Trajko Slaveski. The Commission finds almost negligible progress in the two economic criteria – a functional market economy and ability to face competing pressures...