Tag: vetting
Macedonia 07.08.24 | 08:41

DUI calls for international vetting of top public officials; VMRO-DPMNE asks them why didn’t they introduce it when they were in power?

The DUI party is proposing that international organizations conduct vetting of all top level appointees in the Macedonian Government. In a statement, the party said that it rejects the widespread allegations of high level corruption against them, and insists that a new condition is introduced to vet...
Macedonia 20.06.23 | 16:20

PM: The audit of the customs’ employees doesn’t mean vetting

PM Dimitar Kovachevski thinks that his proposal to audit the property of all Custom Administration employees will contribute to the increased transparency and social credibility of the institution. He also claims that the audit doesn’t mean vetting. The PM came with the idea immediately after the...
Macedonia 19.06.23 | 19:10

Mickoski: We need to vet the politicians’ property, to find out who plundered Macedonia for three decades

There is a plethora of Macedonian  politicians who entered politics as beggars, nd left it as billionaires – I think that these politicians and their families’  property may be valued in billions of euros. Before we undertake the judicial system vetting – which is, by the way, a political...
Macedonia 19.12.20 | 12:09

Mickoski: The failed judicial vetting shows that the Zaev regime wants to keep its influence over judges and prosecutors

The Zaev regime failed in its promise to reform the judiciary, and is in fact keeping judges and prosecutors blackmailed and under pressure so they will continue to deliver verdicts on demand, said opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski. SDSM even lied about the vetting of judges they promised, because...
Macedonia 04.07.20 | 13:54

Mickoski: We’ll conduct vetting of politicians who can’t explain the origin of their property

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that the party will institute vetting of politicians, and especially of their property. It can start with me and my family, Mickoski said. The process would investigate if the politicians can explain the origin of their personal property and the property of...
Macedonia 17.12.19 | 10:36

EU doesn’t trust Zaev, is waiting for his replacement, the vetting will wait for the new government

In just a few days, the outgoing prime minister has changed his mind again. This time Zaev changed his mind about vetting in the judiciary. After the EU ambassador said that at this moment no such thing is needed, Zaev rushed to agree with him and explained that it was really not a moment for vetting...
Macedonia 16.12.19 | 12:38

EU Ambassador Zbogar opposes Zaev’s request for vetting of the judiciary

EU Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar rejected the request from outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to have vetting of judges and prosecutors. The proosal would examine the work of the judicial officials and their wealth status, and those found to be corrupt would be dismissed. A similar move in Albania...
Macedonia 10.12.19 | 17:14

DUI’s session focused on vetting

At Tuesday’s session of the DUI presidency at the party’s headquarters in Mala Recica, Tetovo, the main debate was focused on the vetting ahead of the 4th Congress. Party spokesperson Bujar Osmani says the presidency as part of the preparatory sessions is debating the essence of the documents...
Macedonia 05.12.19 | 15:36

No vetting of the judiciary, but Zaev says he will find a way to investigate judges and prosecutors

Outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev gave up on his proposed vetting of judges and prosecutors, but insisted that the judiciary will be “purged” through other means. Zaev’s reign relies to a large extent on loyal prosecutors and judges going after the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party and his...
Macedonia 15.11.19 | 22:52

Siljanovska: If you elect not well educated people, you can expect “Racket” from them

The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office was a parallel body with a budget several times larger than other bodies, and when something is created in parallel it cannot be controlled, university professor Gordana Siljanovska Davkova said in an interview with Kanal 5’s “Samo intervju”...
Macedonia 08.11.19 | 12:29

Zaev: Vetting in judiciary after parliamentary elections

The vetting process in the judiciary will be reviewed after the early parliamentary elections on April 12, writes “Portalb.mk”. Vetting in the judiciary is a process that will likely start immediately after the parliamentary elections. The decision on the parliamentary elections is changing...
Macedonia 02.07.19 | 15:57

VMRO warns that the police vetting process will be used to submit the Interior Ministry to the SDSM party

VMRO-DPMNE raised the issue of the announced vetting of police officers, which the opposition party said is turning into a mechanism to intimidate police officers and purge the service from all those who are not party loyalists. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who has frequently used the police to...
Macedonia 01.07.19 | 15:00

Education, integrity, property and dossier of all police officers to be checked

All Ministry of Interior employees will be covered by the vetting process, including a check-up of their vocational education, integrity, property and possible criminal activities by certain structures within the ministry, said Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski on Monday. Judges and prosecutors,...

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