Tag: vmro
Economy 01.04.20 | 11:19

VMRO-DPMNE: The proposed stimulus package is nowhere near enough

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said that the economic measures finally announced by the SDSM led Government yesterday are badly insufficient as a response to the coronavirus epidemic and will lead to a long and difficult economic crisis. The package of measures are a huge disappointment. It’s...

Macedonia 30.03.20 | 18:43

VMRO-DPMNE congratulates to the citizens on Macedonia’s NATO accession, notes their sense of humiliation and need for change

VMRO-DPMNE issued a message congratulating the public on Macedonia’s official admission to NATO. This is the result of the extensive efforts of many previous generations. NATO represents our joint defense and an organization through which Macedonia will be able to realize its strategic. It is a...

Macedonia 29.03.20 | 11:15

VMRO: SDSM actions are the height of irresponsibility

After the ruling SDSM party rejected the proposal from opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski to work together on reducing the blow to the economy, VMRO-DPMNE said it’s clear the Government only cares about the financial interests of its own leaders. SDSM leader Zoran Zaev is putting forward estimates...

Macedonia 28.03.20 | 21:57

SDSM rejects VMRO offer of cooperation in order to soften the economic blow

The ruling SDSM party rejected the offer from VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski to work together on preparing an economic program that would help soften the blow from the coronavirus epidemic. In a testy and arrogant response, SDSM points out that their record of economic growth over the past years...

Macedonia 28.03.20 | 12:07

VMRO demands accountability for the obscenely priced coronavirus tests

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party demands accountability from the FZO healthcare fund and the Healthcare Ministry for grossly overpaying for the coronavirus tests. As prices in the “free” public sector are more than three times above those paid in the best equipped private hospitals in Skopje,...

Macedonia 26.03.20 | 10:55

VMRO: Government officials are spending millions on luxury items while citizens are desperate for medical assistance

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party revealed that the spending the SDSM led Government approved on travel, restaurant lunches and other non-essential items in just a few days during the peak of the coronavirus epidemic (March 17-20) amounted to a total of 8 million denars (130.000 EUR). While hundreds of...

Economy 24.03.20 | 10:09

VMRO-DPMNE: Macedonia can’t afford to make wrong moves in the economy

As the debate heats up over the approach to the coming economic downturn, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party issued a press release reiterating its position. VMRO calls for urgent measures to cover 50 percent of the gross salaries for private sector employees in the hardest hit industries, reductions in...

Macedonia 23.03.20 | 10:30

VMRO rejects Zaev’s proposal to place nearly all public administration employees on the minimum wage

VMRO-DPMNE denounced the proposal from SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev to dramatically cut public employee salaries for the coming two months. VMRO has been proposing alternative measures such as postponing bank loan payments for weeks, before Zaev surprised the public with his announcement that he will...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 14:32

Nikoloski: The pledged five million EUR won’t come even close to helping the Macedonian economy

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski said that the five million EUR pledged to support the economy are woefully inadequate for the expected hit aimed at the Macedonian economy. It’s ridiculous to think that five million EUR will make a dent in the situation. Neighboring countries are...

Macedonia 19.03.20 | 12:15

Who are the people that are allowed to flaunt the mandatory quarantine orders?, VMRO asks

VMRO-DPMNE asked the Government to explain what happened with the announced mandatory quarantine for 200 citizens, after it was revealed that only one small group of Roma musicians are forced to remain first in an army firing range and then in a former asylum. Instead of the decrepit Krivolak barracks,...

Macedonia 17.03.20 | 20:05

Full poll showing VMRO with a solid lead over SDSM will be published on Thursday

The Macedonian public television MRTV said it will present the full IPIS poll on Thursday. According to the summary published today, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party enjoyed a comfortable 24-21.5 lead over SDSM even after adding the votes of the small Albanian BESA party to SDSM’s numbers. SDSM...

Macedonia 15.03.20 | 15:52

VMRO-DPMNE asks that prices for basic consumer items and medical devices are frozen

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski called onthe Government to freeze prices of staple consumer items and of the medical devices used to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. This must be done to protect the citizens and to prevent profiteering in thse difficult days, Nikoloski said. Other...

Macedonia 15.03.20 | 12:09

VMRO-DPMNE proposes urgent measures to stop the spread of the virus

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party calls on the SDSM led Government to make enough face masks and disinfectant available for public, given the incidents of price gouging and hoarding. VMRO also calls for cuts in the work schedule of the public administration, sending half of the employees home to reduce...

Macedonia 14.03.20 | 11:39

VMRO proposes urgent measures to tackle the coronavirus

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party calls on the SDSM led Government to make enough face masks and disinfectant available for public, given the incidents of price gouging and hoarding. VMRO also calls for cuts in the work schedule of the public administration, sending half of the employees home to reduce...

Macedonia 13.03.20 | 23:12

Durlovski: Macedonia endured a national humiliation over the past three years

Over the past three years Macedonia endured a national humiliation, said opera singer and political dissident Igor Durlovski, who leads the VMRO-DPMNE list in the 5th electoral district. We protested in 2017 to warn about what is going to happen to Macedonia. What happened were three years of national...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 14:58

Nomination of a former SDSM insider by VMRO sparks online criticism – and anxiety in the ruling party

The nomination of former journalist Safet Bisevac as candidate for VMRO-DPMNE at the coming elections sparked a heated reaction in the public, mostly because Bisevac was member of Parliament for SDSM between 2011 and 2014. The former A1 TV journalist was nominated by SDSM during the early 2011 elections...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 12:45

SDSM’s list of candidates reveals which party officials need immunity, VMRO-DPMNE says

The candidates proposed by the ruling SDSM party guarantee that it will continue its current campaign of extortion, crime and corruption, the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said in a press release after both major parties revealed their lists of candidates. VMRO opted for a largely new roster of candidates,...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 10:54

Durlovski: Macedonia will live free, forever

Political dissident and opera singer Igor Durlovski dedicated his nomination for Parliament to the ideal of having Macedonia free again. Durlovski, who was put on trial by the Zaev regime, leads the VMRO-DPMNE list in the 5th district that covers Ohrid and Bitola. I express my gratitude to party President...

Macedonia 11.03.20 | 10:37

Vladimir Gjorcev: I wish success to the VMRO candidates

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Vladimir Gjorcev, who long represented the 3rd, eastern electoral district and was also a potential 2019 presidential candidate, welcomed the electoral lists that were announced yesterday and wished success to the nominees. Along with the opposition party’s strategy...

Macedonia 10.03.20 | 22:15

Nikoloski: The renewal begins in the south-east

The renewal of Macedonia begins with the 4th electoral district, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski, who leads the opposition party list in the south-east and will face SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev. We will make this area of Macedonia the most desirable part to live in. With my personal...

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